Except, not really. I am still (insanely, insanely) jealous that my parents got to eat a decadent dinner, cooked by none other than the new Top Chef, Kevin Sbraga. Oh, and you know the winning duck dish that he made last night, the one that put him over the edge and secured his victory? Yeah, my mom had that. She ...
Kings and Queens and Bishops, Too
Happy 30th Anniversary of your 51st Birthday, Dear Poppop. Not only are you the most precious of all Great-Grandfathers, but you are also the King of Birthdays. Wishing you a year of health, joy, happiness, peace, onion rolls, hummus, talking Barbie dolls, upper-arm squeezes, baby kisses, orange sherbet, long, sunny beach days, and, of course, many happy cocktail hours, with your ...
Today,
I felt sleepy. I also felt loved. Today, I made a friend, made banana bread, forgot to add the bananas, forgot my own name, had a pedicure, had the hiccups, had the occasion to discuss "existentialism", had the occasion to discuss "diaper cream", made baby food carrots, (orange-ya glad I didn't say banana?) talked to myself, answered myself, introduced my dad as "Zayde", introduced my Mommom as a great-grandmother, introduced my daughter ...
I’ll take the jeans–hold the elastic waist.
I just received an email from my favorite maternity shop, alerting me of a sale on great, new maternity items for the Fall. And in that instant, for just a fleeting moment, I missed being pregnant. And then, I looked over at my baby, my precious, smiling little joy, and I looked down at my skinny jeans, my tight, belted sheets of dark ...
long night’s journey into day
The reason why I haven't written yet today, has a little something to do with my baby's decision to have a party last night. I should have suspected that something was up when I overheard her, speaking in hushed tones into her mobile phone, after her evening bath. I thought I heard her saying, "yeah, party over at ...
Daddy, Ever After
So, as I was browsing the internet yesterday, (read: baby fell asleep while nursing. I had nothing to do but read blogs from my Blackberry) I came across this delicious little interview from the Blogger extraordinaire, The Pioneer Woman, during which she interviewed her rugged cowboy of a husband about all things "hiney-tingling", to use her slang. In ...
i’m a party girl, in my party world
J just sent me this photo, with the caption "We will make this for one of baby's birthday parties!!!!!!!!!!!!" (and yes, she did include this many exclamation points. I may have even edited some out. Maybe!!!!!!!) You know how we feel about our pinatas. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who cares this much ...
no baby, no wig
I came across this little treasure, today. Yeah, I love me some costumes. Yeah, I love playing dress-up. Yeah, I'm all about a good theme. Yeah, I've been planning the baby's Halloween costume since the last time I waddled around toting a Trick Or Treat bucket. But, still... I'd say that Lil Lil Kim is a bit much, even for ...
there’s magic in the night
Last night, after my hot date, I lapped up some vanilla ice cream with hot caramel sauce, got into my pjs, and announced to my family that I was ready for bed. My dad implored me to stay downstairs for a few minutes, so that he could play me a song that he wanted me to hear. So began an ...
wink wink
Tonight, I went out on a date. A real, Saturday night, out-to-a-nice-dinner-at-a-nice-restaurant date. So what if it was at 6pm? We were out, we were about, get used to it. We left the baby in the capable, trusted hands of my parents and grandparents, and set off for a romantic evening meal, that just so happened to be at the scene ...
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