I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
Lilian... What r u doing? Lilian! Stahp! Kristian left around 4am yesterday for a 6-day-long business trip. Which means, of course, that Lilian waited about 3 hours before she decided…
Visiting with family? Check. Breakfast in bed? Check. Using my baby for shenanigans? Check. We also took a nice, long walk along the new bike path near our house. It…
Late last week, I met with my advisor to have a conversation about the American Civil Rights Movement. Otherwise known as a comprehensive exam. Which also happened to be the…
I've written here before about how Patriots Day, Marathon Monday, is the best day of the year to be a Bostonian. It is, it really is. I'm sitting here trying to think…
This past Friday, we drove down to CT to visit with my grandmother (Lilian's "Gigi"). It was a lovely, low-key weekend. My sister, Allison, even drove up from her job…
On Sunday Mom hosted a big family dinner for Easter. I don't know that she was planning on hosting a big family dinner for Easter this year. But she invited…
Last Friday was my thesis defense. I'm going to cut right to the chase.... I passed! I wasn't super nervous, because I figured it would be a real douche move…
Yesterday, I made good time driving from work to daycare. When I walked into the infant room, Lilian was sitting on the floor, with her back to me, playing with…