9 years ago there was the anticipation of forever. Of HOLYCRAPFOREVER!???? Of oh my goodness – I found my oh-so-cheesy-yes-this-is-it SOULMATE-forever so, let’s get married and make it official. 9 years ago I married a guy that I had known for 5 years as an acquaintance and known as a “boyfriend” for far, far less. A guy whom [...]
I thought I’d spend a bit of time this morning getting caught up on vacation photos – when I found Christmas photos from last year. Oopsies! So, rather than a peak into our Bay Area-Tahoe-California-summer-extravaganza, I give you a look back on a chubby 1.5 year-old learning the finer points of present-opening cupcake eating skateboarding [...]
A nonchalant email from my oh-so-big-city-cousin Meredith a few months ago reporting that they were going to be visiting Austin – that’s the capital of TEXAS, where… wait for it… REPUBLICANS have lived!!! – took us a bit by surprise. Regardless of the surprise we were excited to see them – it had been almost [...]
We didn’t do much to celebrate – all I wanted was some new plants to put in the gray pots that have lived outside our living room window for the last three-thousand years and a nice dinner. I got both. Marc made lovely steaks with a truffle-mushroom sauce – yes, I know how lucky I [...]
From us and the Jendsens who are out visiting from NYC! Listening: The Big Pink
Happy-Cheesy-Smile-Christmas from the McKirdy/Blase/Keyzer/Kato/Vanderzee/Broadbears! Yet another awesome smile from the kid on Christmas #2. : ) Listening: Vampire Weekend (the new album – BUT, I just can’t stop thinking that this is the new “Your Mom’s Favorite Band” – which makes me not really want to listen anymore)
Happy-Cheesy-Smile-Christmas from the Blases. : )
Last night Desley and I were babysitting H when a near disaster happened. Des was cooking and inadvertently let some oil get too hot in a pan and added water. A flame-up resulted and lasted until Des could turn the gas burner off. Harrison and I were at the other end of the kitchen. After [...]
We had a lovely, lovely turkey day with Finn’s family. Absolutely one of the best t-day meals I have ever had. Thank you to you all for letting us crash. There was football on upstairs and while we were waiting for dinner H and I crawled up to take a peek. We were maybe in [...]
