Sunday, May 27, 2012
Moments like these...
I wonder if they'll remember driving with the windows down on a sunny Spring day with Bob Marley on the radio and the wind in their hair.
I will.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
April was a bit insane. Hello, May.
April was an epic month for us - I think it was the busiest/fullest we've ever had.
Here's a run down with mostly pictures, because if I try to write it all out in lovely narrative form, I'd be lucky to get it posted by June!
April 3-10 my second cousin Ana was here from Mexico with her husband and daughter who is exactly Lilah's age. I busted out as much Spanish as I could and we took turns correcting one another. I'm so lucky to have these relatives!
April 4th - my big brother's 40th! We convinced him not to scrap the celebration they had planned at their place and had a nice little party at my folks' house instead. I was proud of myself for finding a nice Zinfandel for him from a winery in Napa whose vineyards were planted the year of his birth - 1972. It supposedly will age beautifully for 10 years and goes well with pizza. Score!
April 9th my baby turned 2! We had a little party at Vasona with a train ride and a spin on the carousel. She had an absolute ball.
April 11th - Andrew's childhood friend Max was on vacation from Switzerland with his family (they did a house swap for a place in Santa Cruz) so we drove over and spent the day with them. I absolutely love seeing my man hanging with an old buddy.
April 15th - Sunday Night Dinner Birthday Edition at my parents' house for Andrew and me. My mom prepared a mini Mexican feast with all sorts of deliciousness.
Another one of Andrew's childhood friends, Peter Sokolowski was in attendance, as he was out here on his every-other-year trip for a conference in Oakland. He also gave a lecture at Stanford. He's a lexicographer and Editor-at-Large for Merriam-Webster. Smarty pants. ;)
April 16th - Andrew's (actual) birthday.
The early morning performance at SCU for the 5th anniversary of the Virginia Tech Massacre. There is short slide show of photos and a few words about it here: http://chronicle.com/article/Remembering-a-Tragedy/131573/
later that night: Out to dinner with the girls.
April 18th - J9 heads to NYC - Happy Birthday to me trip.
This trip deserves it's own post entirely, but I may never get around to doing that, so I'm squishing it in here. I tucked my babes into bed and got a ride from a friend to the airport for a redeye flight to JFK. I took a cab to my friend's amazing apartment in the East Village (she has a backyard, y'all!) and we cruised around her 'hood for a few hours.
Then we headed to Broadway and I proceeded to have my mind completely blown by the most amazing performance I have ever seen in my life. "Venus in Fur" at the Lyceum Theatre.
Even though all of the articles and reviews I had read had prepared me to be impressed (seriously, the reviewers fall all over themselves to describe Nina Arianda's superb acting) I was still practically dumbfounded by the raw power of her performance from her madcap but endearing entrance to the lighting & thunder blackout. I literally leaped to my feet to join my fellow theatre goers to give her and Hugh Dancy a standing ovation. Here I am geeking out at the stage door after the show:
What a way to spend my first night back in New York after living there for a meager 18 months twelve years ago. The next 2 and a half days flew by. Friday we walked all over, window shopping and eating. We were able to include a delightful stroll along the Highline (so cool) until a goofy six-foot-something French teenager stepped on the back of Holly's sandal and took the sole right off! We (I) had a good laugh about that.
A crazy stroke of fate landed us tickets to the entirely SOLD OUT Book of Mormon's Saturday matinee,
and I had dinner at my friends Xander & Natasha's place on the Upper West Side. My rainy Sunday included a walk to a diner for breakfast (where, I have to add - we saw a most spectacular young woman doing her walk of shame* - I mean, seriously, I have never seen someone rock a red miniskirt/dress & flawless black stilettos like that - but I was like: hey, sister - I think this when you spring for a cab even if you can't afford it and before I knew it, I was on a plane home with a bag of bagels in my carry-on.
*yes, I take issue with this phrase
Andrew let the girls stay up past their bedtime to come get me at the airport and I got a running-leap-into-my-arms hug from Sadie. Lilah had fallen asleep on the way, but we had a nice reunion in the morning. I missed these little buggers.
And last but not least *drum roll, please...*
On, April 28th I packed my two darling girls, a handful of books, plenty of snacks, electronic toys and Music Together CDs in the car and drove over 2 hours (each way) to the Unitewomen.org rally and march in Sacramento.
! ! ! !
Yes, I did.
I'll let the photos speak for themselves:
So, that was our April!
Here's a run down with mostly pictures, because if I try to write it all out in lovely narrative form, I'd be lucky to get it posted by June!
April 3-10 my second cousin Ana was here from Mexico with her husband and daughter who is exactly Lilah's age. I busted out as much Spanish as I could and we took turns correcting one another. I'm so lucky to have these relatives!
April 4th - my big brother's 40th! We convinced him not to scrap the celebration they had planned at their place and had a nice little party at my folks' house instead. I was proud of myself for finding a nice Zinfandel for him from a winery in Napa whose vineyards were planted the year of his birth - 1972. It supposedly will age beautifully for 10 years and goes well with pizza. Score!
April 9th my baby turned 2! We had a little party at Vasona with a train ride and a spin on the carousel. She had an absolute ball.
April 11th - Andrew's childhood friend Max was on vacation from Switzerland with his family (they did a house swap for a place in Santa Cruz) so we drove over and spent the day with them. I absolutely love seeing my man hanging with an old buddy.
April 15th - Sunday Night Dinner Birthday Edition at my parents' house for Andrew and me. My mom prepared a mini Mexican feast with all sorts of deliciousness.
Another one of Andrew's childhood friends, Peter Sokolowski was in attendance, as he was out here on his every-other-year trip for a conference in Oakland. He also gave a lecture at Stanford. He's a lexicographer and Editor-at-Large for Merriam-Webster. Smarty pants. ;)
April 16th - Andrew's (actual) birthday.
The early morning performance at SCU for the 5th anniversary of the Virginia Tech Massacre. There is short slide show of photos and a few words about it here: http://chronicle.com/article/Remembering-a-Tragedy/131573/
later that night: Out to dinner with the girls.
April 18th - J9 heads to NYC - Happy Birthday to me trip.
This trip deserves it's own post entirely, but I may never get around to doing that, so I'm squishing it in here. I tucked my babes into bed and got a ride from a friend to the airport for a redeye flight to JFK. I took a cab to my friend's amazing apartment in the East Village (she has a backyard, y'all!) and we cruised around her 'hood for a few hours.
Then we headed to Broadway and I proceeded to have my mind completely blown by the most amazing performance I have ever seen in my life. "Venus in Fur" at the Lyceum Theatre.
Even though all of the articles and reviews I had read had prepared me to be impressed (seriously, the reviewers fall all over themselves to describe Nina Arianda's superb acting) I was still practically dumbfounded by the raw power of her performance from her madcap but endearing entrance to the lighting & thunder blackout. I literally leaped to my feet to join my fellow theatre goers to give her and Hugh Dancy a standing ovation. Here I am geeking out at the stage door after the show:
What a way to spend my first night back in New York after living there for a meager 18 months twelve years ago. The next 2 and a half days flew by. Friday we walked all over, window shopping and eating. We were able to include a delightful stroll along the Highline (so cool) until a goofy six-foot-something French teenager stepped on the back of Holly's sandal and took the sole right off! We (I) had a good laugh about that.
A crazy stroke of fate landed us tickets to the entirely SOLD OUT Book of Mormon's Saturday matinee,
and I had dinner at my friends Xander & Natasha's place on the Upper West Side. My rainy Sunday included a walk to a diner for breakfast (where, I have to add - we saw a most spectacular young woman doing her walk of shame* - I mean, seriously, I have never seen someone rock a red miniskirt/dress & flawless black stilettos like that - but I was like: hey, sister - I think this when you spring for a cab even if you can't afford it and before I knew it, I was on a plane home with a bag of bagels in my carry-on.
*yes, I take issue with this phrase
Andrew let the girls stay up past their bedtime to come get me at the airport and I got a running-leap-into-my-arms hug from Sadie. Lilah had fallen asleep on the way, but we had a nice reunion in the morning. I missed these little buggers.
And last but not least *drum roll, please...*
On, April 28th I packed my two darling girls, a handful of books, plenty of snacks, electronic toys and Music Together CDs in the car and drove over 2 hours (each way) to the Unitewomen.org rally and march in Sacramento.
! ! ! !
Yes, I did.
I'll let the photos speak for themselves:
So, that was our April!
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