so we don't have to call...: 2008

Friday, December 5, 2008

From the Mouth of New York

Some words of wisdom from Manhattanites upon hearing our news...

"Wow, How old are you?"

"You ARE showing, how far along are you?...You are going to be HUGE! Ha Ha Ha"

"Twins, you're moving out of the city right?"

"Have you looked into Rye, New Cannan, or Greenwich? If you do move to Greenwich, you'll have to put the kids in private school. But, you're probably planning on that anyway."

"So, are you looking for a two or three bedroom apartment?"

"You're going to need help. Have you started interviewing Nannies?"

"Where are you delievering? Oh...St Lukes's Roosevelt...That's nice."

"It's going to be hard to loose all that weight."

My Personal Favorites:

To Nicole: "That's weird you naturally conceived twins...no IVF. You're eggs must be old"

To Spen: "That's some strong sperm. Too much man for only one baby."

Thursday, November 27, 2008

We don't know of a better forum than a blog to announce big news, so here it is: We're expecting! And for the bigger news: We're having TWINS! The due date is mid June but as twins are usually early, we expect to have them around the beginning of May. We can't wait! (...or maybe we can...)

Monday, November 10, 2008

It's Over!

This basically sums up the presidential campaign for me.

I'm glad it is finally over. I was getting a little tired of the whole thing. I can't help but wonder how the two candidates can talk about the impoverished, how they are going to help them and then turn around and spend over a billion dollars to get the job. Seems a little disingenuous.

I'm hoping Obama lives up to the expectations he has created. I really do. I'm proud this country has come far enough to elect a an African American for president. But, I have to say, his portion in this video pretty much sums up, for me, his campaign; as I don't think he ever really explained what he would do. I just heard him say "change" a lot (Nicole likes the unicorn).

Time for Some Campaignin' | Funny Jokes at JibJab

With My By Myself

We got a kick out of this video.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Blaze

THE BLAZE

"The Hudson Valley’s biggest, most exciting, most electrifying Halloween event features more than 4,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins! Meander through a riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking display: snakes, a giant spider web, an undersea aquarium, super-sized dinosaurs, even a colossal Stonehenge…all made of pumpkins!"

It was fun, folksy, and definitely electrifying!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Tan in NYC

Coney Island

Coney Island is a dream come true.

Nathan hot dogs on the beach during a firework show, playing "Shot the Freak" where you can shoot a living "human freak" with a paintball gun , ride the Wheel of Wonder that was made in 1920 and probably has never been maintained, see beautiful memorials of a rapper who was "loved by many, hated by few and respected by all", and feel the comforting presence of the NYPD on each corner.

i heart #10

Yes. I heart Eli.

The best part of our dirty Jers (aka New Jersey) outing was COSTCO!

I loaded up on heavy items like detergents...so I don't have to carry them home from the grocery store! Hurray for cars and Costco.

June/July

(this pic is supposed to be at the bottom of the blog...)

Summer Solstice Ride to Montauk

Despite standing in line at 6am and not actually riding until 11am...we had a GREAT DAY! (I also experienced a slight set back myself...about 2Miles into to ride, I decided to eat 2 pieces of pie. It was delicious, but I had pie sticking to my ribs the whole ride. It made it hard to breathe going up hill.

Spen was working in Denver and I hadn't seen him in eons(2.5 weeks)...so his company will fly loney wives out for conju..."an extended visit during which an inmate of a prison is permitted to spend several hours or days with a legal spouse. The generally recognized basis for permitting such a visit in modern times is to preserve family bonds and increase the chances of success for a prisoner's eventual return to life outside prision".

Spen was a prisoner to PwC. I've included the last picture to show his eyes...in 60 hours, he enjoyed 5 full hours of sleep.

It was great to be with Spen and spend some time in the mountains. I miss my mountains.

That is a chipmunk that jumped on my lap, on two different occasions.

May

Dear Voyeurists-

Ahoy, Ahoy. I'm blogging, I'm blogging.

Dinner with some of the gals...a few are sadly missing in this pic...maybe we'll all get together soon.

At Kate's 6th Grade Cotillion. (And...look at those BANGS!!! The girl at the salon, who was supposed to cut EXACTLY like my Rosa asked if she could trim up my layers...I even tipped the girl!)