the girls
Tuesday, August 16
Saturday, August 13
A Bunch of Boxers
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Another day, another trip to Goodwill.
We've morphed from purgers to boxers. It's a little overwhelming as we continue to look around at all the loose stuff left, but I think overall we're making good progress. We made quite the maze throughout our condo and the dogs don't know what to think.
Another day, another trip to Goodwill.
We've morphed from purgers to boxers. It's a little overwhelming as we continue to look around at all the loose stuff left, but I think overall we're making good progress. We made quite the maze throughout our condo and the dogs don't know what to think.
Thursday, August 11
They Make'em Meaner Than Mean Here in BeanTown
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I just got back from Boston City Hall to get my moving parking permit. The lady at the "switchboard" was so mean, it made me feel relieved I won't have to be dealing with so many of these "friendly" faces oh-so-soon.
Of course this was after a morning of crying about leaving my friends. Sandwiched between another unfriendly service rep at the flooring installer's office.
Two people today told me that I looked ready to have the baby any moment.
And in all fairness and gratefulness, I did have some men hook me up with some free stuff. So I guess the lesson is, sure, endure some harsh comments now and again and ever so quietly, you'll find a kind soul among them all.
I just got back from Boston City Hall to get my moving parking permit. The lady at the "switchboard" was so mean, it made me feel relieved I won't have to be dealing with so many of these "friendly" faces oh-so-soon.
Of course this was after a morning of crying about leaving my friends. Sandwiched between another unfriendly service rep at the flooring installer's office.
Two people today told me that I looked ready to have the baby any moment.
And in all fairness and gratefulness, I did have some men hook me up with some free stuff. So I guess the lesson is, sure, endure some harsh comments now and again and ever so quietly, you'll find a kind soul among them all.
Wednesday, August 10
Oh, Holy Cow!
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The moving scheduler called today to see if picking up on the 18th, rather than the 22nd, would be okay for us. My first thought was pretty comical: Wait, if you take my bed the day before my ticket leaves, I'll have no place to sleep. I'm very pregnant, you see."
But the more I thought of it, the better it sounded because then we'd have time to help Don clean the years of grime. And the move-in date is more like the 25th-27th rather than as late as the 30th.
Three hours later, the new date makes me realize that if mom gets here at 4ish on Wednesday, we'll only have that night to get everything ready for the next day pick up. OH, HOLY COW! It's gonna take a miracle to get it all together. But it looks like the floor installation is going to happen on the 22nd. And that's very good news.
See, it really is all coming together. Patience, baby steps and packing tape.
The moving scheduler called today to see if picking up on the 18th, rather than the 22nd, would be okay for us. My first thought was pretty comical: Wait, if you take my bed the day before my ticket leaves, I'll have no place to sleep. I'm very pregnant, you see."
But the more I thought of it, the better it sounded because then we'd have time to help Don clean the years of grime. And the move-in date is more like the 25th-27th rather than as late as the 30th.
Three hours later, the new date makes me realize that if mom gets here at 4ish on Wednesday, we'll only have that night to get everything ready for the next day pick up. OH, HOLY COW! It's gonna take a miracle to get it all together. But it looks like the floor installation is going to happen on the 22nd. And that's very good news.
See, it really is all coming together. Patience, baby steps and packing tape.
Tuesday, August 9
Ah, the peace of mind that comes with an address.
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We got the house! We're so excited. All is going to work out just fine and dandy.
To do:
1. Mover's parking permits
2. Clean out locker at NESOP
3. Coordinate floor installation
4. FauxToes: 2 sittings & 2 orders to process
5. File Change of Address forms
6. Donate heavy coats and outerwear
7. Scoop all the rest of it into boxes
8. Completely inhale the harbor views/smells before heading to landlocked country.
We got the house! We're so excited. All is going to work out just fine and dandy.
To do:
1. Mover's parking permits
2. Clean out locker at NESOP
3. Coordinate floor installation
4. FauxToes: 2 sittings & 2 orders to process
5. File Change of Address forms
6. Donate heavy coats and outerwear
7. Scoop all the rest of it into boxes
8. Completely inhale the harbor views/smells before heading to landlocked country.
picture our new home
house pictures
We're still waiting a confirmation on this one, but this could be it... a beautiful new home near Austin with a community playground just on the other side of the backyard fence... can we say, kid magnet? can we also say, FauxToes haven? let's all cross our fingers and keep good thoughts. i'm getting very, very excited.
We're still waiting a confirmation on this one, but this could be it... a beautiful new home near Austin with a community playground just on the other side of the backyard fence... can we say, kid magnet? can we also say, FauxToes haven? let's all cross our fingers and keep good thoughts. i'm getting very, very excited.
Monday, August 8
What are the odds?
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This morning, I took the dogs out for a quick pee break in our favorite peeing spot, the Training Field. What are the odds that a teeny tiny bee would fly between my foot and my flip-flop AND sting me right in the middle of my foot? I mean the odds have to be quite slim. I've lived 31.5 years and never been stung by a bee. But now I can't say that any more.
I'm taking it as a sign of good fortune. Stay tuned...
This morning, I took the dogs out for a quick pee break in our favorite peeing spot, the Training Field. What are the odds that a teeny tiny bee would fly between my foot and my flip-flop AND sting me right in the middle of my foot? I mean the odds have to be quite slim. I've lived 31.5 years and never been stung by a bee. But now I can't say that any more.
I'm taking it as a sign of good fortune. Stay tuned...
Sunday, August 7
Uncomfortable, But will I miss it?
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I sit here at my computer and feel little Rosa Jane kicking and moving around. It's only slightly uncomfortable. It makes me smile to feel her so close to me. I can't imagine what it will feel like once she's outta here. I wonder if I will feel empty or barren or just plain weird to have my body back, not that you can ever control what goes on internally. I imagine myself wearing RJ in a sling just to keep that feeling of her body moving against mine. But then again, there's another part of me that has never liked carrying anything of significant weight... so why would i want to lug a extra body unnecessarily? I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out. If only my dogs were a little more cooperative and less shedd-y, I could try out the sling and see how it feels to carry some extra weight...
Don keeps calling me with cheerful speak of Texas. It sounds like he really likes it, despite the heat. What an exciting adventure!
I sit here at my computer and feel little Rosa Jane kicking and moving around. It's only slightly uncomfortable. It makes me smile to feel her so close to me. I can't imagine what it will feel like once she's outta here. I wonder if I will feel empty or barren or just plain weird to have my body back, not that you can ever control what goes on internally. I imagine myself wearing RJ in a sling just to keep that feeling of her body moving against mine. But then again, there's another part of me that has never liked carrying anything of significant weight... so why would i want to lug a extra body unnecessarily? I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out. If only my dogs were a little more cooperative and less shedd-y, I could try out the sling and see how it feels to carry some extra weight...
Don keeps calling me with cheerful speak of Texas. It sounds like he really likes it, despite the heat. What an exciting adventure!
Friday, August 5
Light as a Feather
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Don flew like a bird this morning on his way to Houston for the night and Austin tomorrow. I miss him already, but I'm also so hopeful about this trek.
I'm officially leaving Bean Town on August 19th. Pinch me, is any of this real?!
Don flew like a bird this morning on his way to Houston for the night and Austin tomorrow. I miss him already, but I'm also so hopeful about this trek.
I'm officially leaving Bean Town on August 19th. Pinch me, is any of this real?!
Thursday, August 4
Wednesday, August 3
Move this, move that, THAT stays.
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On and on we go through every inch of this house touching every file, every piece of paper and every item asking ourselves, "do we really NEED this?" And tossing what we don't need. What a feeling!
We had another good visit with our OB on Monday. She said everything was going great and was very sympathetic about our move. She encouraged me to fly and said I'd be much better off on a plane than in the car. I'm thankful for that and I'm also thankful that my mom is going to come back up to help pack and be with me on the plane.
I had a photo session with cutie Sophia today. She's 19mos and talking up a storm. I couldn't believe how much she had changed since I last saw her at 6 months when she was barely sitting.
Congratulations to my Nashville friends, Tom and Katherine, on the birth of healthy, precious Lola Rose (July 29th)!
On and on we go through every inch of this house touching every file, every piece of paper and every item asking ourselves, "do we really NEED this?" And tossing what we don't need. What a feeling!
We had another good visit with our OB on Monday. She said everything was going great and was very sympathetic about our move. She encouraged me to fly and said I'd be much better off on a plane than in the car. I'm thankful for that and I'm also thankful that my mom is going to come back up to help pack and be with me on the plane.
I had a photo session with cutie Sophia today. She's 19mos and talking up a storm. I couldn't believe how much she had changed since I last saw her at 6 months when she was barely sitting.
Congratulations to my Nashville friends, Tom and Katherine, on the birth of healthy, precious Lola Rose (July 29th)!
Monday, August 1
Yesterday we made our first major baby purchase. We found a great mom-and-pop shop full of the cutest baby stuff in Arlington and we really wanted to do business with them before we left town. So now, little Rosa Jane, we have a car seat and a stroller for you. You could say our mode of thought is "baby-on-the-go." Maybe once we get to Austin, we'll start talking nursery. Stay tuned...
Thursday, July 28
PAIN -- Purposeful Anticipated Intermittent Natural/Normal
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On Tuesday the 26th, we went to our second childbirth class at MGH. They sure did their best to scare us into buying into the PAIN of labor and delivery. There was a lot of nervous laughter filling the room and when they showed us this natural birth video, there wasn't a comfortable face in the whole room. We got to sample the discomfort when the leader asked the women to grab some ice cubes and hold them in the palm of our hands tightly as "the contraction" wore on. Our partners tried various methods to comfort us. I just don't know if anything is going to work. I'd like to choose the option where I'm completely comatose and just wake up to a beautiful baby girl with all her fingers and toes. "Y'all go on ahead, I'll catch up later."
The other thought in the back of my head is this: maybe, just MAYBE, I'm in the small percentage of women who never feel labor and then look down only to say, "Oops, Rosa Jane, when did you get here?"
The other possibility of course is that we go into labor during our what would be a normal 31+ hour car ride to Austin. On all the web sites, they recommend pregnant women stop every hour to walk around... Good Lord... I just don't think I could handle making the journey twice as long for everyone! It seems ridiculous. But oh, what a story to tell! That is, it would be funny as long as she wasn't born in Arkansas. I think I'd have to have Don drive like hell to get us to God's country in just the nick of time. Texarkana, the Texas side, would do just fine. ;-)
We gave the moving company the date of Aug. 24 to come get our stuff. It's been a stressful couple of days as we tried to wrap our heads around everything that that means. Especially when we don't have an address at the other end, but we spent yesterday purging and I think maybe everything is going to be okay after all.
Deep Inhale, think "I AM..." exhale "...relaxed."
Deep inhale, think "I AM..." exhale "...strong."
Deep inhale, think "I CAN..." exhale "...do this."
Which is worse? The pain of childbirth or a 60 hour drive to Texas during the heat of summer?
Or should I say, which would YOU rather?? The pain of childbirth or a 60 hour drive to Texas during the heat of summer?
Too bad I'll have to suffer both. Woe is me!
On Tuesday the 26th, we went to our second childbirth class at MGH. They sure did their best to scare us into buying into the PAIN of labor and delivery. There was a lot of nervous laughter filling the room and when they showed us this natural birth video, there wasn't a comfortable face in the whole room. We got to sample the discomfort when the leader asked the women to grab some ice cubes and hold them in the palm of our hands tightly as "the contraction" wore on. Our partners tried various methods to comfort us. I just don't know if anything is going to work. I'd like to choose the option where I'm completely comatose and just wake up to a beautiful baby girl with all her fingers and toes. "Y'all go on ahead, I'll catch up later."
The other thought in the back of my head is this: maybe, just MAYBE, I'm in the small percentage of women who never feel labor and then look down only to say, "Oops, Rosa Jane, when did you get here?"
The other possibility of course is that we go into labor during our what would be a normal 31+ hour car ride to Austin. On all the web sites, they recommend pregnant women stop every hour to walk around... Good Lord... I just don't think I could handle making the journey twice as long for everyone! It seems ridiculous. But oh, what a story to tell! That is, it would be funny as long as she wasn't born in Arkansas. I think I'd have to have Don drive like hell to get us to God's country in just the nick of time. Texarkana, the Texas side, would do just fine. ;-)
We gave the moving company the date of Aug. 24 to come get our stuff. It's been a stressful couple of days as we tried to wrap our heads around everything that that means. Especially when we don't have an address at the other end, but we spent yesterday purging and I think maybe everything is going to be okay after all.
Deep Inhale, think "I AM..." exhale "...relaxed."
Deep inhale, think "I AM..." exhale "...strong."
Deep inhale, think "I CAN..." exhale "...do this."
Which is worse? The pain of childbirth or a 60 hour drive to Texas during the heat of summer?
Or should I say, which would YOU rather?? The pain of childbirth or a 60 hour drive to Texas during the heat of summer?
Too bad I'll have to suffer both. Woe is me!
Sunday, July 24
Reply Hazy Try Again Later
fire up, buttercup
Things are really starting to take shape now! We've made a long overdue improvement to our home on Friday (got the masterbath toilet working) and come tomorrow we've got an appointment with a moving company to give us a quote on what it will take to get us and our stuff to Austin come the last full week of August. Don will visit A-town in the next 10 days and hopefully make some strong connections with some recruiters and maybe even some hiring companies and will find us a dandy place to hang our hats for the next year. As for me? You'll find me in the depths of our closets... cleaning out things that we'll never use again... can you say bye-bye artic weather coats? YEEHAW!! It's pretty exciting and maybe just a little overwhelming but we're babystepping and doing the work.
Robyna is definitely in on our move with us! We'll drive to DC to pick her up and take that funny girl with us on our big adventure. How GRAND!!!
Yesterday and today the weather has been and is a gorgeous 75 degrees. We walked all around downtown and went to see Wedding Crashers and laughed our heads off. It's a very funny movie.
During our walk, my fingertips swelled up from the pregnancy and I thought they were going to explode.
Last Thursday, we had an appointment with a midwife since our doctor was out of town. It went really well, and she was so sweet and Mary Poppins-like. All signs point to a normal, healthy pregnancy and that's so very exciting... Just 8 weeks left!
Things are really starting to take shape now! We've made a long overdue improvement to our home on Friday (got the masterbath toilet working) and come tomorrow we've got an appointment with a moving company to give us a quote on what it will take to get us and our stuff to Austin come the last full week of August. Don will visit A-town in the next 10 days and hopefully make some strong connections with some recruiters and maybe even some hiring companies and will find us a dandy place to hang our hats for the next year. As for me? You'll find me in the depths of our closets... cleaning out things that we'll never use again... can you say bye-bye artic weather coats? YEEHAW!! It's pretty exciting and maybe just a little overwhelming but we're babystepping and doing the work.
Robyna is definitely in on our move with us! We'll drive to DC to pick her up and take that funny girl with us on our big adventure. How GRAND!!!
Yesterday and today the weather has been and is a gorgeous 75 degrees. We walked all around downtown and went to see Wedding Crashers and laughed our heads off. It's a very funny movie.
During our walk, my fingertips swelled up from the pregnancy and I thought they were going to explode.
Last Thursday, we had an appointment with a midwife since our doctor was out of town. It went really well, and she was so sweet and Mary Poppins-like. All signs point to a normal, healthy pregnancy and that's so very exciting... Just 8 weeks left!
Monday, July 18
$@?! Floats
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Yesterday on our afternoon walk with the dogs, we ran into our friend, a Townie. She's lived in "concrete city" (as she referred to it) for 58 years and finally sold her place to a multi-millionaire and bought a small place in Revere on the beach. She's leaving next month. As we parted ways, she said "$@?! floats" and I think she was referring to all her worries and how things will seem better once she's got her harbor view. I tend to agree.
Yesterday on our afternoon walk with the dogs, we ran into our friend, a Townie. She's lived in "concrete city" (as she referred to it) for 58 years and finally sold her place to a multi-millionaire and bought a small place in Revere on the beach. She's leaving next month. As we parted ways, she said "$@?! floats" and I think she was referring to all her worries and how things will seem better once she's got her harbor view. I tend to agree.
Saturday, July 16
Color Me Done
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Well, my days as an official full-time class-takin' New England School of Photography student are over. KDogg and I celebrated with fancy smancy pedicures and manicures -- Melon of Troy, please.
Tom made me go first for presentations. I played the weepy girl and several classmates said, "You almost made me cry!" which my first reaction felt like -- "You almost won the Oscar!" But when I think further about who these 'mates are -- stone cold pure blooded Bostonians -- I guess it's about as high as a compliment as you can get. Right now, I find the images are hard to look at because I feel so emotional about them and they feel very raw and powerful to me.
We had the realtor come last week -- the same day I dyed my hair back to its original roots -- and she recommends we move out, get hardwood floors and then put the house on the market right after Labor Day. Whew, that's a tall order and a lot to think about, but with no more school and nothing to do in the days ahead, why not start throwing stuff out and getting more organized for an adventure that is sure to have us on the edge of our seats?
I like the thought of being in Richland for Labor Day.
Nevermind all the inbetween drama I just skipped over to envision that sweet time with family as a Texan on native soil again.
Well, my days as an official full-time class-takin' New England School of Photography student are over. KDogg and I celebrated with fancy smancy pedicures and manicures -- Melon of Troy, please.
Tom made me go first for presentations. I played the weepy girl and several classmates said, "You almost made me cry!" which my first reaction felt like -- "You almost won the Oscar!" But when I think further about who these 'mates are -- stone cold pure blooded Bostonians -- I guess it's about as high as a compliment as you can get. Right now, I find the images are hard to look at because I feel so emotional about them and they feel very raw and powerful to me.
We had the realtor come last week -- the same day I dyed my hair back to its original roots -- and she recommends we move out, get hardwood floors and then put the house on the market right after Labor Day. Whew, that's a tall order and a lot to think about, but with no more school and nothing to do in the days ahead, why not start throwing stuff out and getting more organized for an adventure that is sure to have us on the edge of our seats?
I like the thought of being in Richland for Labor Day.
Nevermind all the inbetween drama I just skipped over to envision that sweet time with family as a Texan on native soil again.
Wednesday, July 13
Texas, My Texas, What Big Teeth You Have!
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The big wheels are starting to roll as we talk to a realtor later today. I've been a big emotional mess for the last three days, but I am starting to see the light again and I know everything will be fine. Sometimes though, when you're 7 months pregnant, you'll find it's real fun to get all worked up about being without a nest (temporarily, even) and just trying to wrap my head around all the change that will happen as soon as Rosa Jane starts making her move outside the womb. You should see my belly with all the weird and wacky "shifts" it makes at odd times as I'm clearly not the one in control. Rosa Jane already has my number. Watch out, world! Don't say I didn't warn you!
So at the end of the day, or at the wee hours of the beginning of a new day, like it is now, I've got the love of my life sweetly holding my hand, two precious pups and just these two buckets full of hopes and dreams.
We're hoping that Robyna will get to join us as we all make the epic journey down South. That would really be something if it all works out. It's the stuff good novels are made up of and I don't know why really, but Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove comes to mind...
The big wheels are starting to roll as we talk to a realtor later today. I've been a big emotional mess for the last three days, but I am starting to see the light again and I know everything will be fine. Sometimes though, when you're 7 months pregnant, you'll find it's real fun to get all worked up about being without a nest (temporarily, even) and just trying to wrap my head around all the change that will happen as soon as Rosa Jane starts making her move outside the womb. You should see my belly with all the weird and wacky "shifts" it makes at odd times as I'm clearly not the one in control. Rosa Jane already has my number. Watch out, world! Don't say I didn't warn you!
So at the end of the day, or at the wee hours of the beginning of a new day, like it is now, I've got the love of my life sweetly holding my hand, two precious pups and just these two buckets full of hopes and dreams.
We're hoping that Robyna will get to join us as we all make the epic journey down South. That would really be something if it all works out. It's the stuff good novels are made up of and I don't know why really, but Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove comes to mind...
Sunday, July 3
Saturday, July 2
Wednesday, June 29
Saturday, June 25
Friday, June 24
Would you stop for Blue Eyes?
This evening we went for a walk with the dogs in the Navy Yard, the on-location spot for filming Scorcese's "The Departed." I said, I wonder if we'll spot Jack or Matt. Don said, no, it's probably going to be Leo. So he kept walking and I thought I would, too. But curiosity made me stop just as he came out of his trailor to get in his "gitaway car." Someone shouted, "Leo, how 'bout an autograph?" and Leo looked up... right at me and Hank this time... and raised his hand high over his head in a wave, a motion I could only mimic. Cares and all coolness thrown to the wind. Still, I think he loves me and I know he wondered if I was carrying his baby. I've heard all stars think that when they see a pregnant woman.
Thursday, June 23
Help me, I'm addicted...
help me, I'm addicted
So late last night I figured out how to post pictures to my blog and now... 12 hours later, I can't stop. But I must stop. I must get on with my homework. Take the dogs for a walk. Eat my vitamins and so much more!
Pictures make the world go around and I just love it!
So late last night I figured out how to post pictures to my blog and now... 12 hours later, I can't stop. But I must stop. I must get on with my homework. Take the dogs for a walk. Eat my vitamins and so much more!
Pictures make the world go around and I just love it!
Wednesday, June 22
Me and Jack.
fire up, buttercup
Well, well, well, what do you know? I learned something new today and can now start adding pictures to my blog. Thanks to Sally cat for publishing my blog and spurrin' me into action to get on the band wagon. I thought I was anonymous. ;-)
Today Don and I went to the Stone Zoo to see a mess of stinky monkeys, 50 flamingos, one growly leopard and two cougars (Go, Cougs!), two bald eagles, one horned owl and one very prickly porcupine. All in all it was a good hour at the zoo... never mind we spent the most time waiting at the Safari Grill for the most delicious mustard covered hotdog. Oh, and did I forget to mention that we saw two reindeer??? Yeah, that was sweet alright. I wanted to invite them over for dinner to partake in the "light lichen" on our living room walls.
Pregnancy makes me lose my brain. I can spend 30 minutes shopping for just the right thing only to end up picking up the wrong size and style in the last 30 seconds. Of course, the item is non-returnable. Joy of wasted money.
I love starbucks, nevermind what Robyn says.
Rosa Jane feels seriously similar to what it must be like to carry the alien from the movie V. I feel like my entire belly might end up on the floor with her somersaults.
Yesterday, after class and getting a motherload of a photo assignment I've yet to do before Friday, I took the boat home. Ten trailers lined the entire wharf and I wondered to myself if the circus was in town. Just as I was walking past the second trailer on my right, the one and only JACK NICHOLSON walks out with shaggy disarrayed gray hair and wearing a leopard robe like thing with pink satin trim. He's in town working on the new Martin Scorcese film: The Departed. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/
Need I say he looked right at me and we shared a special moment?
Of course we did. That's just how lucky I am.
Color Homework: Dig up and bring to class best color photo ever taken (digital doesn't count). Next write up proposal for final project. Finally take two rolls of film based on write up. Bring developed negs to class to start printing on Friday. Damn, this class moves quickly! I'm thinking of doing more self portraits, since my assignment on that topic didn't turn out too great, I'd really like to master the document of pregnancy. It's all I can think about... that and "excuse me, ma'm, but do you like your stroller?"
Go Bears, beat Bevo.
Well, well, well, what do you know? I learned something new today and can now start adding pictures to my blog. Thanks to Sally cat for publishing my blog and spurrin' me into action to get on the band wagon. I thought I was anonymous. ;-)
Today Don and I went to the Stone Zoo to see a mess of stinky monkeys, 50 flamingos, one growly leopard and two cougars (Go, Cougs!), two bald eagles, one horned owl and one very prickly porcupine. All in all it was a good hour at the zoo... never mind we spent the most time waiting at the Safari Grill for the most delicious mustard covered hotdog. Oh, and did I forget to mention that we saw two reindeer??? Yeah, that was sweet alright. I wanted to invite them over for dinner to partake in the "light lichen" on our living room walls.
Pregnancy makes me lose my brain. I can spend 30 minutes shopping for just the right thing only to end up picking up the wrong size and style in the last 30 seconds. Of course, the item is non-returnable. Joy of wasted money.
I love starbucks, nevermind what Robyn says.
Rosa Jane feels seriously similar to what it must be like to carry the alien from the movie V. I feel like my entire belly might end up on the floor with her somersaults.
Yesterday, after class and getting a motherload of a photo assignment I've yet to do before Friday, I took the boat home. Ten trailers lined the entire wharf and I wondered to myself if the circus was in town. Just as I was walking past the second trailer on my right, the one and only JACK NICHOLSON walks out with shaggy disarrayed gray hair and wearing a leopard robe like thing with pink satin trim. He's in town working on the new Martin Scorcese film: The Departed. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/
Need I say he looked right at me and we shared a special moment?
Of course we did. That's just how lucky I am.
Color Homework: Dig up and bring to class best color photo ever taken (digital doesn't count). Next write up proposal for final project. Finally take two rolls of film based on write up. Bring developed negs to class to start printing on Friday. Damn, this class moves quickly! I'm thinking of doing more self portraits, since my assignment on that topic didn't turn out too great, I'd really like to master the document of pregnancy. It's all I can think about... that and "excuse me, ma'm, but do you like your stroller?"
Go Bears, beat Bevo.
Monday, June 13
My Crib & Counting Blessings
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These last few days have been smotheringly hot but oh-so-fun with my monkey! We shop and laugh and poke fun and I just don't think anybody at these baby stores is having as much fun as we are. I'm very, very lucky. I've been so impressed by my husband. He's been such a champ and good mate despite a work situation that is less than desirable. These days together have been wonderful. I think it's a really good sign and true blessing to have such a mate beside me. I get so overwhelmed in these stupid baby stores with all these stupid decisions... things that I don't really want to care about, but the price points force me to care. Don makes me laugh. What a gift!
My dad found a medical convention in Beantown and so both M&D will be coming up during the 9th of July. We're going to have our baby shower during that time, too. So we're trying to decide if couples should come or if that would be just too painfully boring for the guys.
Today was pay day for some photo work I did and boy does that feel great!
Little RJ keeps on a-kickin' and I get such a pleasure out of that. I get a little worried when I don't feel her every now and then. All of this is a blessing and I'm very thankful for it all.
These last few days have been smotheringly hot but oh-so-fun with my monkey! We shop and laugh and poke fun and I just don't think anybody at these baby stores is having as much fun as we are. I'm very, very lucky. I've been so impressed by my husband. He's been such a champ and good mate despite a work situation that is less than desirable. These days together have been wonderful. I think it's a really good sign and true blessing to have such a mate beside me. I get so overwhelmed in these stupid baby stores with all these stupid decisions... things that I don't really want to care about, but the price points force me to care. Don makes me laugh. What a gift!
My dad found a medical convention in Beantown and so both M&D will be coming up during the 9th of July. We're going to have our baby shower during that time, too. So we're trying to decide if couples should come or if that would be just too painfully boring for the guys.
Today was pay day for some photo work I did and boy does that feel great!
Little RJ keeps on a-kickin' and I get such a pleasure out of that. I get a little worried when I don't feel her every now and then. All of this is a blessing and I'm very thankful for it all.
Thursday, June 9
Sunday, June 5
The Next Chapter
fire up, buttercup: the next chapter
Sunny and warm finally, but Spring definitely seems to have missed us and Summer is now here. WELCOME!!
I spent the morning with the Koh family -- photographing young Sara and Scotty playing at the playground and around various spots in Beantown. It was lots of fun. The kids were beautiful and smart and giggly and happy. The Kohs are moving back to sunny LA at the end of the month and I'm happy to document a little of their lives here.
In the afternoon, Don and I took a sunny roadtrip north to Saco Maine to celebrate our nieces high school graduation. We got to hang out on their high-ceiling porch and even were able to climb amongst the trees in their tree house. JOY! I do love being high up and it was fun to imagine all the playing that the girls must have shared up there. Call me a sentimental, I really don't care.
I'm starting to really show now and people are asking when I'm due without my saying anything first. I'm relieved... I so don't want to just look fat.
I love being with family and it was fun to see the Rich family in their element. Katie's getting all growed up and soon will be heading off to DC for her next chapter.
I always knew 2005 would be a great year. Every day seems to get better. Don't let worrisome donr get to you or make you think contrary. Things will work out, I just know it.
We had brunch this morning with our friends Holly and Scott. In a little bit I'm headed over to the navy yard for a little bridal shower action for Cathy and then this evening is full of more photography of the Koh's at Harvard. A busy day indeed!
Sunny and warm finally, but Spring definitely seems to have missed us and Summer is now here. WELCOME!!
I spent the morning with the Koh family -- photographing young Sara and Scotty playing at the playground and around various spots in Beantown. It was lots of fun. The kids were beautiful and smart and giggly and happy. The Kohs are moving back to sunny LA at the end of the month and I'm happy to document a little of their lives here.
In the afternoon, Don and I took a sunny roadtrip north to Saco Maine to celebrate our nieces high school graduation. We got to hang out on their high-ceiling porch and even were able to climb amongst the trees in their tree house. JOY! I do love being high up and it was fun to imagine all the playing that the girls must have shared up there. Call me a sentimental, I really don't care.
I'm starting to really show now and people are asking when I'm due without my saying anything first. I'm relieved... I so don't want to just look fat.
I love being with family and it was fun to see the Rich family in their element. Katie's getting all growed up and soon will be heading off to DC for her next chapter.
I always knew 2005 would be a great year. Every day seems to get better. Don't let worrisome donr get to you or make you think contrary. Things will work out, I just know it.
We had brunch this morning with our friends Holly and Scott. In a little bit I'm headed over to the navy yard for a little bridal shower action for Cathy and then this evening is full of more photography of the Koh's at Harvard. A busy day indeed!
Saturday, June 4
Friday, June 3
Bittersweet Graduation
fire up, buttercup
Tonight I herded 75 cats into alphabetical order and it was surprisingly fun, despite not knowing a single one of them -- at least by first and last name. The ceremony itself was incredibly poignant and sweet and I was really impressed by NESOP. Oh holy cow, they can pull off something really nice. It made me a little sad that I won't be able to go through all that, but I know as I've always known that NESOP is not the end all be all. Just because these kids have graduated doesn't make them stellar photographers. It doesn't make them successful. That will be proven later. Andrea Modica spoke and I decided I love her work. Check it out at www.andreamodica.com.
I was disappointed in some of the student digital work. You could just tell it was digitally printed. I don't know if that had more to do with the equipment used, or just the handler at the computer -- like maybe they didn't use the right resolution, etc. Hard to say... but it was pretty clearly stuff that was hard to miss on a 30x30 print. I don't want to print anything that's gonna look shoddy.
My kindred spirit, Marty, and sidekick, Adalaide, gave me good info for the summer classes. I've decided just to take the General Color class two days a week -- Tues. and Fridays. I'm relieved not to be in school 4 days a week. Summer is the best time to be in Boston.
Seacia never ceases to be a crack up. She's sure to point out that of course, she will be around next year so she can take whatever classes she wants. She doesn't have the pressure to take both the digital and color at the same time. Clearly she's not pregnant.
Still despite all the info I now have about both classes, I still wanted to get them out of the way before baby. I wanted someone teach it to me instead of having to teach myself. I need to get over that right away. So that's top of my list.
I feel Baby Rosa Jane move a lot now with more force and I just get so excited. I've decided there's no time to worry about stuff. I think that's always been my life's mantra, it just seems it is ever so important now. What good will it do to worry about stuff that hasn't even happened yet, or what might happen to RJ in the 6th grade. It's just ridiculous. She'll be her own person and I'm just so thrilled that I'll get to spend time with her -- a little bit of Don and me -- but totally different. Or maybe not, we'll just have to see how it all turns out.
Texans all jest to one another about how important it is to be NATIVE. Don has overheard some of these conversations and feels like he's the bad guy. I've tried to tell him it's just a joke, but he's sensitive now. I just have this gut feeling it's all going to work out. I know he's stressed about it and I wish that I could do more for him. But he's such a talented, brilliant man and I know he'll find the perfect job. It just takes time for that match to happen. I'm patient and have faith.
Rosa Jane agrees.
LOVE!
Tonight I herded 75 cats into alphabetical order and it was surprisingly fun, despite not knowing a single one of them -- at least by first and last name. The ceremony itself was incredibly poignant and sweet and I was really impressed by NESOP. Oh holy cow, they can pull off something really nice. It made me a little sad that I won't be able to go through all that, but I know as I've always known that NESOP is not the end all be all. Just because these kids have graduated doesn't make them stellar photographers. It doesn't make them successful. That will be proven later. Andrea Modica spoke and I decided I love her work. Check it out at www.andreamodica.com.
I was disappointed in some of the student digital work. You could just tell it was digitally printed. I don't know if that had more to do with the equipment used, or just the handler at the computer -- like maybe they didn't use the right resolution, etc. Hard to say... but it was pretty clearly stuff that was hard to miss on a 30x30 print. I don't want to print anything that's gonna look shoddy.
My kindred spirit, Marty, and sidekick, Adalaide, gave me good info for the summer classes. I've decided just to take the General Color class two days a week -- Tues. and Fridays. I'm relieved not to be in school 4 days a week. Summer is the best time to be in Boston.
Seacia never ceases to be a crack up. She's sure to point out that of course, she will be around next year so she can take whatever classes she wants. She doesn't have the pressure to take both the digital and color at the same time. Clearly she's not pregnant.
Still despite all the info I now have about both classes, I still wanted to get them out of the way before baby. I wanted someone teach it to me instead of having to teach myself. I need to get over that right away. So that's top of my list.
I feel Baby Rosa Jane move a lot now with more force and I just get so excited. I've decided there's no time to worry about stuff. I think that's always been my life's mantra, it just seems it is ever so important now. What good will it do to worry about stuff that hasn't even happened yet, or what might happen to RJ in the 6th grade. It's just ridiculous. She'll be her own person and I'm just so thrilled that I'll get to spend time with her -- a little bit of Don and me -- but totally different. Or maybe not, we'll just have to see how it all turns out.
Texans all jest to one another about how important it is to be NATIVE. Don has overheard some of these conversations and feels like he's the bad guy. I've tried to tell him it's just a joke, but he's sensitive now. I just have this gut feeling it's all going to work out. I know he's stressed about it and I wish that I could do more for him. But he's such a talented, brilliant man and I know he'll find the perfect job. It just takes time for that match to happen. I'm patient and have faith.
Rosa Jane agrees.
LOVE!
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