Sun pokes through my lashes

Posted on June 28, 2009 | Category: Saturday Snapshot | 3 Comments

In between bursts of outdoor chores galore, Rowan and I sought shelter from the bright sun in the living room where it was streaming through the windows much more mellifluously. Up until now, I’d been longing for the day he could sit on his own and play with his toys, and now that he can, [...]

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The California sun cascading down my face

Posted on June 25, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Naturally, I was a little worried about taking Rowan on a plane for the first time. Would he be one of those babies? You know, the ones who scream the entire time from takeoff to touchdown while the parents do everything (or seemingly nothing) in their power to quell the shrillness, all the while avoiding [...]

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You are the best thing (you’re the best thing, baby)

Posted on June 18, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 10 Comments

This is what I was doing four years ago today. Nervously chugging down a beer with my two best girls in the hotel before heading over to the vineyard to get married. Roth likes to joke that there are many pre-ceremony pictures of me drinking, while he was stuck at the front of the altar, [...]

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Six of one

Posted on June 18, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 12 Comments

I’m a big believer in celebrating half birthdays, and none seems more significant than the very first one. Rowan turns six months today, which means he is one half year old, and something about that just feels really special. Maybe it’s because at this halfway point in the year he’ll grow the most and the [...]

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Friends in low places

Posted on June 13, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Twice while I was on maternity leave, dear friends – both relatively new moms themselves – offered to stop by for a visit and bring me lunch. At first I was hesitant to accept their kind offers, not wanting anyone to see me and my disheveled hair and house during those first few weeks at [...]

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This pirate trend

Posted on June 10, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 8 Comments

On a scale of 1 to 10, just how much of a puffy shirt is this top? Does it look like I’m going to swing in on a chandelier? Related: I desperately need a wardrobe makeover. Also related: The baggy quality of the sleeves of this shirt nicely complement the bags under my eyes. I [...]

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How to stick it to a loved one in 140 characters

Posted on June 5, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 6 Comments

A few nights ago, I wrote this on Twitter: To which Roth responded via e-mail: “Oh and by the way, you could have told the Twitter world that I’ve been suffering from a mean flu, cold, congestion thing which has been causing the snoring — maybe you ran out of letters.” Oh, SNAP. As I’ve [...]

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Commisery* loves company

Posted on June 4, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 11 Comments

OF COURSE. Of course y’all get it. Sometimes I just get so inside my head when I’m frustrated or stressed out that I forget that I don’t exist within a vacuum, and it’s hard to see the bigger picture. As always, though, your comments of commiseration and constructive suggestions for how to make my life [...]

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