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<\/figure>\nTwo years later, she was a co-author of the New York Times best-selling book \u201cToday I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day.\u201d In 2006, she wrote \u201cIs There Really a Human Race?\u201d inspired by her adopted daughter Ruby.<\/p>\n
HER MARRIAGE TO CHRISTOPHER GUEST<\/p>\n
Curtis and her husband have been married since 1984. She\u2019s shared her appreciation for the man with whom she\u2019s happy to spend the rest of her life numerous times. During their 36th wedding anniversary, she wrote:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy hand in his. Then and now. Connected through our children and family and friends it became the links in our human emotional chain that have seen each of us through triumph and tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Curtis once opened up about the moment she knew she was going to marry Guest. The actress manifested it when she came across his picture in a 1984 issue of Rolling Stone during the release of \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the actress, she pointed at Guest\u2019s photo wearing a plaid shirt. Although she\u2019d never seen him before, she pointed at him and told her friend that she would marry that man.<\/p>\n The very next day, Curtis took her chance by calling Guest\u2019s agent. She gave him his number and asked for Guest to call her if he was interested.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, he never called, and she went on with her life, dating another man. After breaking up with him, she drove to Hugo\u2019s restaurant in West Hollywood. There, she glanced up and saw Guest three tables away.<\/p>\n Guest ended up waving at her, and she waved back. When he got up to leave, he shrugged his shoulder and put his hand up. The very next day, he called her, and a couple of days later, they had their first date.<\/p>\n A couple of months later, Guest flew to New York City to tape \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d for a year. At the time, they were completely smitten with one another and haven\u2019t looked back since.<\/p>\n In 1992, Curtis walked into the 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival home which would become her first home. The actress admitted that she believed she could make any place lovely at the time, saying about the house\u2019s decor, \u201cThere\u2019s not one piece that I didn\u2019t go out and buy or that I can\u2019t tell you a story about.\u201d<\/p>\n For Guest, it was different. Curtis shared that while house hunting, he would often be radiating disapproval with his facial expressions. For this particular house, however, he was different.<\/p>\n He started to look at the house\u2019s terra-cotta roof tiles and eucalyptus trees around it before deciding that they should purchase it. He would later reveal that he was impressed by the home\u2019s park-like setting.<\/p>\n When they moved into the house, previous owners had not updated it, although it was built in 1929. Consequently, they tapped the help of Jan McFarland Cox to revive the home, and now, it is airy and light.<\/p>\n There are remnants of Curtis\u2019s two children everywhere in the home. She blended elements of an old traditional Mediterranean house with a more contemporary zen aesthetic.<\/p>\n The home reflects Curtis and Guest greatly, as they believe that the blend between old and new is a part of who they are. For the children\u2019s book author, the house is also a source of inspiration to create something beautiful.<\/p>\n While the couple refurbished the house before moving in, they collaborated with architect Michael B. Lehrer and his wife Mia on renovations and landscape design. They first worked on adding bedrooms for their children before renovating the master bedroom and bath.<\/p>\n Lehrer then renovated the lower floor, opening the kitchen into a space that has a family area, a place that Curtis calls \u201cthe emotional center of the house.\u201d She tapped Cox to create interiors that emphasized the house\u2019s Mediterranean origins.<\/p>\n Curtis and Guest are certain they\u2019ve made the house a happy home. Guest once said: \u201cI think it\u2019s like anything: it\u2019s a work in progress. This house is going to keep living.\u201d<\/p>\n True enough, Curtis hangs positive messages through kitchen towels, hanging cloth dividers, and wall art to keep the house lively. Their home\u2019s light and airy feel are accented with timeless wooden pieces that keep the Mediterranean aesthetic.<\/p>\n While Curtis and Guest built a loving residence, the couple has expressed that they learned the true meaning of \u201chome\u201d from each other. The actress once wrote her husband a song, saying: \u201cI feel safe when I drive up and see that you are home.\u201d<\/p>\n The lyrics may seem simple, but to her, they encapsulate what it means to be in a long marriage. To her, it\u2019s about the safety of knowing her husband is at home and that she isn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n Now that Curtis and Guest are empty-nesters, they find comfort in spending time together. Their eldest daughter Annie is now married, and their daughter, Ruby, transitioned from her previous identity as Thomas.<\/p>\n Ruby is the second of Curtis\u2019 two kids with Guest, and she decided to transition at the age of 25. Curtis couldn\u2019t be any happier for her kids, as Ruby taught her to ditch the idea that gender is fixed.<\/p>\n In the same way that Annie is now married, Ruby also walked down the aisle in 2022. Curtis was proud to share that she officiated her daughter\u2019s wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aside from her acting career, Curtis is one of the few celebrity authors to win over critics and book enthusiasts. She\u2019s a celebrated children\u2019s book author, first publishing \u201cWhen I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old\u2019s Memoir of Her Youth\u201d in 1993. BOOKS INSPIRED BY HER CHILDREN When it comes to inspiration, Curtis credits her two children…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viral-stories.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/A1-22.png?w=640&ssl=1\")
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