Showered! (Part I)
This weekend was my baby shower. To say that I felt loved and appreciated would be the understatement of the year. I've always known that I have great friends and…
That Lyric Little Bandbox
Thirty years ago, when my Mom was pregnant with me, she went to a Red Sox game with my Dad. Not such a big deal in the grand scheme of…
Cankles! Cankles!
Kristian and I attended our very first childbirth class last night. They should really call it "Hahaha look what you've gotten yourselves into now" class. I particularly enjoyed the anatomy…
Wuv, Twue Wuv (Kid & Kathryn’s Wedding)
File this one under phrases that I never thought someone would be saying to me... "It was a lovely service." Confused? Good. Allow me to elaborate. Last year, a friend…
Further Proof That I am a Total Goofball
Hope Roth: putting stunned looks on other people's faces since 1981.
Dancing Fool (Ben and Naomi’s Wedding)
Someday, when my daughter asks how our family got to be so weird, I am going to show her this picture. And then I'm going to tell her that weirdness…
Strawberry Fest
One of my sisters lives on an organic farm in Vermont. Every year, they put on two harvest festivals - Strawberry Fest in June and Pumpkin Fest in October. It's…
New York, New York
Last weekend, I took the bus down to NYC to see my sister and her family and to attend my nephew's sixth birthday party. I didn't have a lot of…
Much Ado About Nothing
Do you know what persistent headaches and nausea are a symptom of? Preeclampsia - a very, very serious pregnancy condition. Do you know what else they can be symptoms of?…
Invisible Car!
Yesterday, Kristian and I bought a new car. The one catch? It's kindof invisible. We bought a Jetta Sportwagen, but they didn't have the specific type that we wanted in…