Wednesday, April 2, 2014
NYR 3-29-14
Friends from Moncks Corner who were in town for spring break came over for dinner. We don't often share similar social/political points of view with friends from home, but we do with these people. So refreshing, engaging, interesting, funny. It was a most enjoyable evening and we were very thankful that they fit us into their holiday schedule.
NYR - OH MY GOSH, HOW FAR BEHIND AM I????
3-13-14 - Since Jimmy was running a half marathon on Saturday (two days from now) and because he was in Barbados and couldn't pick up his race packet, I agreed to go with a friend who was also running to pick up his packet. I am not exaggerating when I say the windchill temperature was 19 degrees. Miserable and windy and horrible. I was so thankful to be with a friend to do this horrible chore.
3-14-14 - Thankful that Jimmy returned from Barbados so I could stop being jealous.
3-15-14 - We ate dinner with my BFF's sister and her boyfriend who live in Maryland. They were so much fun and engaging so Jimmy and I were entertained, and Mac got to play with a dog the entire time, so he was entertained. Win-Win!
3-16-14 - We went to our first NHL game to see the Washington Capitals versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. We really knew none of what was going on - although Jimmy and Mac pretended to understand it - but we had a great time. And since I ice skate where the Caps practice, I feel like we're sort of kindred spirits. Kind of. Since we both ice skate. Even though I'm more of a figure skater than a hockey skater. But still.
3-17-14 - Another snow day for Jimmy and Mac. Thankful that Mac has lost most of his interest in snow and doesn't require us to go out for hours to be cold and wet with him and that we could stay in and eat green waffles for St. Patrick's Day.
3-18-14 -I'm sure something amazing happened on this day, but we're so far past it that I don't know what it was. Thankful to wake up healthy on another morning.
3-19-14 - Because of snow day make-ups, there is only one remaining early release Wednesday afternoon (in June). HURRAY for full-day school on Wednesdays!
3-20-14 - See 3-18-14.
3-21-14 - I got to catch up with a dear friend from Brasilia days who, even though she lives right in DC, travels all the time and so I never get to see her. We got to catch up in person and I was so thankful for it and her positive energy!
3-22-14 - We had an old colleague of Jimmy's, his wife and their son over for dinner. They have an adorable 2 year-old who I could just eat up. Loved having some little boy time! Plus the couple is so funny - their company is excellent!
3-23-14 - Mac had baseball practice today (and yesterday!) after endless bad weather cancellations. So happy that spring is trying to get here.
3-24-14 - I had dinner with Bogota girlfriends for a nice grown-up evening. We were at a nice restaurant in Clarendon but had a really surly server. It made me miss the restaurants in Latin America where you sometimes have to fight to get the bill delivered because they are so concerned about appearing to rush you out the door. Our server here appeared happy to turn the table about 3 minutes after we sat down. One less restaurant to go back to in this area of great restaurants.
3-25-14 - I had my 4th ice skating lesson today. There are now 5 of us in the class and this other lady and I are the rock stars of figure skating among our colleagues, two of whom never leave the wall and one of whom marches on her skates. I can skate backwards, I can glide, I can stop (I CAN STOP!), I can swizzle, I can half swizzle and I can do this quick turn from to go from forward to backward in a split second. I've asked Jimmy and Mac for ice skates for my birthday. And then I may get a Little Pony the next year.
3-26-14 - I have been craving Argentine empanadas but don't know where to get them easily like we could in Bogota. So I made them myself. Well I didn't make the dough myself because some company has already made these wonderful empanada disks that only require you to roll them out. Why do the unnecessary?
3-27-14 - Mac was away for the night, courtesy of the 5th grade overnight camping trip to the Arlington Outdoor Lab, which is not, in fact, in Arlington but instead is in Fauquier County. What this means is real terms is that Jimmy and I got to have a a date night without a babysitter or guilt.
3-28-14 -
1. While waiting for friends to exit the White House tour, I saw the Obama's dogs being walked. I'm a bit of a celebrity stalker and Bo and Sunny are quasi-celebrities, so it counts.
2. We went to our first NBA game to see the Washington Wizards play the Indiana Pacers. We actually left at halftime because Mac returned from his school camping trip sick with a horrible cold and an incredible lack of sleep, but the Wizards broke their losing streak and I kind of think it was because we were there.
3-14-14 - Thankful that Jimmy returned from Barbados so I could stop being jealous.
3-15-14 - We ate dinner with my BFF's sister and her boyfriend who live in Maryland. They were so much fun and engaging so Jimmy and I were entertained, and Mac got to play with a dog the entire time, so he was entertained. Win-Win!
3-16-14 - We went to our first NHL game to see the Washington Capitals versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. We really knew none of what was going on - although Jimmy and Mac pretended to understand it - but we had a great time. And since I ice skate where the Caps practice, I feel like we're sort of kindred spirits. Kind of. Since we both ice skate. Even though I'm more of a figure skater than a hockey skater. But still.
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| the boys in the nosebleed section. |
3-17-14 - Another snow day for Jimmy and Mac. Thankful that Mac has lost most of his interest in snow and doesn't require us to go out for hours to be cold and wet with him and that we could stay in and eat green waffles for St. Patrick's Day.
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| view from the dining room of our apartment |
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| green waffles - a much prettier idea in theory than in real life |
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| Mac playing in the snowdrift on our building's terrace |
3-19-14 - Because of snow day make-ups, there is only one remaining early release Wednesday afternoon (in June). HURRAY for full-day school on Wednesdays!
3-20-14 - See 3-18-14.
3-21-14 - I got to catch up with a dear friend from Brasilia days who, even though she lives right in DC, travels all the time and so I never get to see her. We got to catch up in person and I was so thankful for it and her positive energy!
3-22-14 - We had an old colleague of Jimmy's, his wife and their son over for dinner. They have an adorable 2 year-old who I could just eat up. Loved having some little boy time! Plus the couple is so funny - their company is excellent!
3-23-14 - Mac had baseball practice today (and yesterday!) after endless bad weather cancellations. So happy that spring is trying to get here.
3-24-14 - I had dinner with Bogota girlfriends for a nice grown-up evening. We were at a nice restaurant in Clarendon but had a really surly server. It made me miss the restaurants in Latin America where you sometimes have to fight to get the bill delivered because they are so concerned about appearing to rush you out the door. Our server here appeared happy to turn the table about 3 minutes after we sat down. One less restaurant to go back to in this area of great restaurants.
3-25-14 - I had my 4th ice skating lesson today. There are now 5 of us in the class and this other lady and I are the rock stars of figure skating among our colleagues, two of whom never leave the wall and one of whom marches on her skates. I can skate backwards, I can glide, I can stop (I CAN STOP!), I can swizzle, I can half swizzle and I can do this quick turn from to go from forward to backward in a split second. I've asked Jimmy and Mac for ice skates for my birthday. And then I may get a Little Pony the next year.
3-26-14 - I have been craving Argentine empanadas but don't know where to get them easily like we could in Bogota. So I made them myself. Well I didn't make the dough myself because some company has already made these wonderful empanada disks that only require you to roll them out. Why do the unnecessary?
3-27-14 - Mac was away for the night, courtesy of the 5th grade overnight camping trip to the Arlington Outdoor Lab, which is not, in fact, in Arlington but instead is in Fauquier County. What this means is real terms is that Jimmy and I got to have a a date night without a babysitter or guilt.
3-28-14 -
1. While waiting for friends to exit the White House tour, I saw the Obama's dogs being walked. I'm a bit of a celebrity stalker and Bo and Sunny are quasi-celebrities, so it counts.
2. We went to our first NBA game to see the Washington Wizards play the Indiana Pacers. We actually left at halftime because Mac returned from his school camping trip sick with a horrible cold and an incredible lack of sleep, but the Wizards broke their losing streak and I kind of think it was because we were there.
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| (These are cheerleaders, not the players, in case your eyesight is going. They were very sparkly with not a lot of clothing on.) |
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| Start of the game. Once again, we're in the nosebleed section, from which you may assume the Storys are cheap when it comes to buying expensive sporting event tickets. |
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
NYR 3-8-14 to 3-12-14
A few days' worth of thankfulness:
3-8-14: Mac is playing Little League baseball again for the first time since we lived in South Carolina a few years ago (which was his one and only time playing). Today we shopped for new cleats and baseball pants. There's something about new sports seasons that are exciting - fresh starts and all that - plus baseball means spring is here and summer's close on its tail. Happy, happy, happy.
3-9-14: I didn't feel well today so after church and lunch, I crawled in the bed and dozed and read and watched tv for hours. It was pretty heavenly.
3-10-14: Today I visited with a friend who had surgery last week. We don't get to see each other very often and never without kids and husbands in tow, so it was especially nice to have a couple hours uninterrupted. I felt refreshed and ready for a full week.
3-11-14: After a postponed ice skating lesson last week (thank you Snowstorm 6417 of the season), I had my second lesson today. I kind of rocked it. Half-swizzles and BACKWARD skating this week. I'm practically ready for the Olympics.
3-12-14: Today I bought Nationals baseball tickets for a family visit in April. See note 1 above. Baseball screams spring and summer and that makes me happier than I can express.
3-8-14: Mac is playing Little League baseball again for the first time since we lived in South Carolina a few years ago (which was his one and only time playing). Today we shopped for new cleats and baseball pants. There's something about new sports seasons that are exciting - fresh starts and all that - plus baseball means spring is here and summer's close on its tail. Happy, happy, happy.
3-9-14: I didn't feel well today so after church and lunch, I crawled in the bed and dozed and read and watched tv for hours. It was pretty heavenly.
3-10-14: Today I visited with a friend who had surgery last week. We don't get to see each other very often and never without kids and husbands in tow, so it was especially nice to have a couple hours uninterrupted. I felt refreshed and ready for a full week.
3-11-14: After a postponed ice skating lesson last week (thank you Snowstorm 6417 of the season), I had my second lesson today. I kind of rocked it. Half-swizzles and BACKWARD skating this week. I'm practically ready for the Olympics.
3-12-14: Today I bought Nationals baseball tickets for a family visit in April. See note 1 above. Baseball screams spring and summer and that makes me happier than I can express.
Friday, March 7, 2014
NYR 3-7-14
Today Jimmy and I celebrated 16 years of marriage.
16 years.
Holy smokes. That seems like a really long time. Especially since in my head I'm still 26 and cannot figure out how or why I have an 11 year-old.
Clearly I was a child bride.
We celebrated with a delicious dinner at our favorite Liberty Tavern with the aforementioned 11 year-old, who decided he wanted to come along.
I am so thankful that Jimmy and I married and created this sort of incredible life together, complete with this pretty amazing child. I realize how blessed I am.
16 years.
Holy smokes. That seems like a really long time. Especially since in my head I'm still 26 and cannot figure out how or why I have an 11 year-old.
Clearly I was a child bride.
We celebrated with a delicious dinner at our favorite Liberty Tavern with the aforementioned 11 year-old, who decided he wanted to come along.
I am so thankful that Jimmy and I married and created this sort of incredible life together, complete with this pretty amazing child. I realize how blessed I am.
NYR 3-6-14
Tonight we were lucky enough to host a Colombian coworker from Bogota and his wife for dinner. They're both in town for work and it was so much fun to catch up on what we've missed in the last 8 months. So thankful for the opportunity to maintain special friendships .
NYR 3-5-14
1. Today was NOT a snow day.
HURRAY! HURRAY! HURRAY!
After snow days on Monday and Tuesday and knowing that there's no school on Thursday and Friday because of parent-teacher conferences, I was very thankful to send Mac to school today, even if it was only for 4.5 hours (because of early release Wednesdays).
(Mac is thrilled with a 4.5-hour school week.)
2. Tonight I went to a Q&A with Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa. I am more in love with her now than I was before. So thankful I could hear her in person, even if I was in the nosebleed section and couldn't really see her very well.
HURRAY! HURRAY! HURRAY!
After snow days on Monday and Tuesday and knowing that there's no school on Thursday and Friday because of parent-teacher conferences, I was very thankful to send Mac to school today, even if it was only for 4.5 hours (because of early release Wednesdays).
(Mac is thrilled with a 4.5-hour school week.)
2. Tonight I went to a Q&A with Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa. I am more in love with her now than I was before. So thankful I could hear her in person, even if I was in the nosebleed section and couldn't really see her very well.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
NYR 3/1/14 - 3/4/14
3/1/14 - Mac returned from his sleepover around 1:15, so Jimmy and I had a nice leisurely morning all to ourselves, and for that, I am thankful.
3/2/14 - Today, I joined at least 1/2 of the Arlington population at the Harris Teeter so we could all stock up on toilet paper and bread before the snowstorm rolled in. I am not kidding you when I say that I was in line to check out for 30 minutes. 30 minutes! I almost had to sit in my buggy because my legs were starting to hurt. For surviving the grocery pandemonium, I am thankful.
3/3/14 - another day, another snowstorm. Surely this is the last big one of the season (a girl can dream, right?) and for that I am thankful.
3/4/14 - another unexpected snow day with my boy at home, so we're off to the movies this afternoon. For a random Tuesday afternoon movie outing, I am thankful.
3/2/14 - Today, I joined at least 1/2 of the Arlington population at the Harris Teeter so we could all stock up on toilet paper and bread before the snowstorm rolled in. I am not kidding you when I say that I was in line to check out for 30 minutes. 30 minutes! I almost had to sit in my buggy because my legs were starting to hurt. For surviving the grocery pandemonium, I am thankful.
3/3/14 - another day, another snowstorm. Surely this is the last big one of the season (a girl can dream, right?) and for that I am thankful.
3/4/14 - another unexpected snow day with my boy at home, so we're off to the movies this afternoon. For a random Tuesday afternoon movie outing, I am thankful.
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