Baby Blase

Listening: wilco

…and receiving. And boy did we ever receive! Marc, Harrison and I were lucky enough to receive plane tickets to fly back for Christmas courtesy of two very special grandparents and aunty. It was beyond generous and we are extremely grateful. Because without that we would have had to decorate our own house, cook for [...]

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. : )