As it was my husband’s birthday last week, I planned a surprise overnight trip to New York City to meet up with some friends who live in Connecticut. We had a great meal at B-cafe. Made the reservation through www.opentable.com. I mentioned when I made the reservation that it was Brad’s birthday and they did a nice [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Premeditated Surprise
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Cut Off
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In order to enroll in Kindergarten this fall, my daughter will need to be 5 years old by September 30th. Her birthday is October 9.
She is tall for her age and, don’t die of shock, but in my humble opinion, exceptionally bright. She is articulate and confident. Among her peer group, she is a leader. [...]
Opposites Atract and then REPEL
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, so in an ideal world, my friend Andrea would be married to my husband and I would be married to hers. Is it because of some undeniable, animal-like attraction to one another’s spouses? (Um, I love Jeff, but I don’t want to love Jeff – the airport bathroom thing will just have to go untold). [...]
My Friend Tanya
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Speaking of talented friends. You have to check out my friend Tanya’s photography. Amazing! Good music, too, so turn up the volume on your computer.
http://www.tanyabreenphotography.com/
Do I Need a Point?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So a few of my friends/colleagues have started blogs. Each have a theme and a focus. Clever titles and posts that weave together. Yeah, so I don’t. This must be indicative of the fact that I am not sure I want anyone to read my blog. But also it may be the fact that not [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I lived in Belgium, everyone took off the last two weeks of the year. In fact, we got six weeks of vacation every year. Uninterrupted time away. My admin used to reprimand anyone who would try to get in touch with me while I was away. I remember thinking I would never take the [...]
