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…
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…
It’s Official!
Gummy Bear is a girl! Also, the cat? Is going to murder me in my sleep. But it's not my fault that she has an adorable, baby-sized head. Gummy Bear…
Shut Up and Tell Me That My Hair Looks Pretty
Have I mentioned how much I love my doctor? Because I do. Tremendously. (No, not like that). I always leave her office feeling completely awesome about myself. She's always so…
Off to the Races
At our wedding last Fall, a bunch of our friends got along really well with my step-sister and her husband. To the point where, when talking about the road trip…