I'm working on a second cookbook and am working on my love story, 'Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“My head rested on his shoulder, my heart rested entirely in his hands And in a whisper, my words escaped: "I love… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“The sun was just dipping below the western horizon when we pulled up to our little house on the prairie. Despite the… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry about our honeymoon,” Marlboro Man said when we woke up the next morning. It was 4:30, still dark outside, and… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’d been reflecting on this--the drastic turn my life and my outlook on love had taken--more and more on the evenings Marlboro… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’d never been with anyone like Marlboro Man. He was attentive--the polar opposite of aloof--and after my eighteenth-month-long college relationship with my… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“If Marlboro Man was wrong, I didn’t want to be right. Where would all of this lead? At times I asked myself… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“How do you talk to a new love about an old one, especially so early in a relationship? If I’d brought it… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Driving home that night, I felt so much better. I was no longer a freak of nature--the kind of freak that spends… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Soon it was time for us to leave; the clock had struck midnight, and we had miles to go before we slept.… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“ Dearly beloved: We have come together in the presence of God to witness and bless the joining together of this man… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Most of the guests left the rehearsal dinner at the country club; the remaining group--a varied collection of important figures in both… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“ Will you have this man to be your husband; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him,… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Sometimes Marlboro Man and I would venture out into the world--go to the city, see a movie, eat a good meal, be… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’d never been with anyone like Marlboro Man. He was attentive--the polar opposite of aloof--and after my eighteenth-month-long college relationship with my… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“ Maybe he got me one of those two-necklace sets, the ones with the halved hearts , I thought, and he’ll wear… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’d been reborn since Marlboro Man had entered my life; his wild abandon and unabashed passion had freed me from the shackles… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“It didn’t matter how stupid I was--how dumb, or awkward, or sweaty. It became clearer to me than ever, sitting on that… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I’d been reflecting on this--the drastic turn my life and my outlook on love had taken--more and more on the evenings Marlboro… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Tom carried with him a glass full of wine, which clearly hadn’t been his first of the evening. He swaggered and swayed… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“What else haven’t you told me?” I thought for a minute. “Actually, yes…there is,” I replied, pausing to consider my words carefully, “I eat… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“More and more, I began helping around the homestead. I learned to operate my John Deere mower so I could keep the yard around… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“I walked proudly out of the church, the new wife of Marlboro Man. When we exited the same doors through which my dad and… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“When we arrived at the wedding at Marlboro Man’s grandparents’ house, I gasped. People were absolutely everywhere: scurrying and mingling and sipping champagne and… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“What is it?” I asked, pasting a magazine photo of a football--found in an old Seventeen magazine spread--on my beloved’s collage. “Well, a bunch… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“When I arrived, I immediately saw the mother of an ex-boyfriend, the kind of ex-boyfriend that would make you want to look as good… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“At times the differences concerned me. Could I ever be with a man who’d never, in his entire life, eaten sushi? Could I, a… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“You did not do my homework assignment for me,” he said, grabbing the collage again and looking it over. “I had insomnia,” I said.… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“I couldn’t bear the thought of a ham sandwich. Imagining milk trickling down my esophagus almost sent me over the edge. Even the saltines… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“Marlboro Man picked me up the next evening, exactly one month before our wedding day. Our evening apart had made the heart grow fonder,… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“I’ll send the nurse in here in a minute, okay?” Waste of time , I thought. “Okay, but…do you think there’s anything we can… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“How come I wasn’t riding around in his middle seat? Was I supposed to initiate this? Was this expected of me? Because I probably… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“I’ll see you in the morning. Oh, and hey…if I don’t answer the door right away it probably means I’m doing some weight training… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
“Minutes later, we were back at the sliding glass door that led inside the house--me, leaning against the glass, Marlboro Man anchoring me there… — Ree Drummond Copy Share
