On the last day of Alt Summit I had a headache and I had to slip out of the final presentation a little early. Maybe my brain had just reached its maximum capacity for ideas and inspiration. I thought that visiting La Bonne Vie for a photography and gelato break would...
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Melanie selected this photo of Drew listening to music at Easy Street Records. He is not listening to Courtney’s mix. Yet. When Inward Facing Girl and I were in college together, we started a Christmas Eve Eve party tradition with our closest friends. Note from...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Nathaniel! What a difference a year makes. You couldn’t even sit up by yourself last Christmas, and even though you enjoyed trying to tear off the paper and looking at your presents, this year you’re going to be even more excited....
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Note: You might have noticed that I changed my December You’re My Obsession image. Something about the poinsettias seemed too dour or funereal. No chance of that with a hot pink Christmas tree. Hmm…maybe I would like to have a hot pink Christmas tree at my funeral....
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Drew’s parents came to visit last week and we decided to go up to Whidbey Island and spend the weekend by the Sound. We had a great time, and I was able to get some awesome photos. Here are some of my favorites.
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Remember yesterday when I told you that Drew and I actually had a date night on Saturday? I forgot to tell you that I…put…on…makeup. Can you believe it? Before I had Nathaniel, I wore makeup. Not nearly as often as I did before Drew and I moved to Seattle, but every...
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Nathaniel had a great day. He had a lot of fun climbing and playing in the loft. He was very interested in playing with C. It was the first time we really noticed him trying to play with her. C loved it. He would lean in and say, “hi,” and she would kick...
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One of the things that I really missed about Seattle when I lived in Los Angeles was the coffee shop culture. Not that L.A. didn’t have coffee shops, but stopping by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, or Peet’s was much more common than spending a leisurely...
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I think it’s time for some silliness. I’m not sure what made me think of this story, but I did, and I know at least some of you will find it as funny as I do. Once upon a time, way back in 2007 before Drew and I were married and had Nathaniel, we lived in...
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Quotes from the New York Magazine article All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting by Jennifer Senior Published July 4, 2010 As I told you guys recently, I didn’t always want to be a mother. In fact, I’ve spent most of my years on this planet...
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