My poor baby was stuck sharing a room with her parents for the first year of her life, and because I know she was desperately crying out for pastel wall color and sleek Swedish-designed mobiles, we decided to make it up to her by giving her a baller bedroom. And in our house, that means […]
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Last week, a group of friends started murmurs of a couples’ trip to New Orleans. The second the text notification frenzy began, I shot a look at my husband that said, “Get on the VRBO house research.” You see, Dave is a VRBO wizard. He has held the reigns of our vacation rentals our […]
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As soon as the temps jumped above 50 this week, I got the itch. Literally, my legs were itching from being trapped inside tights for the last 5 months! So, I’m done. No more tights! And once I take them off, there’s no turning back for me. I full steam ahead into my typical spring […]
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When the babies turned one not long ago, we looked at each other and said, “Ok, this year we gotta find a way back to ourselves.” But in actuality, I’m not exactly sure we can ever find our way back to who we were before. I found myself wondering if that person even truly exists […]
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Dave and I made our third trek out to wine country recently, and I swear that my soul belongs on that coast. I don’t know why my family stopped short in the Midwest when emigrating from Italy, but they should have kept going. Each time, we return with a little more knowledge and a lot […]
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I have this recurring nightmare about the first day of school where I show up to greet the students wearing *GASP* a twin cardigan set, mom-jeans and an apple-bead necklace! I wake up in a cold sweat, before slowly reassuring myself that this is not reality. But not too long ago, this would have been […]
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Our babies turned one this month. And as much joy as we have for this celebration, there’s a bittersweetness there too. Mostly because they’re our last babies. So the end of this year marks a close to a lot of the mothering experience for us: the last time we’re pregnant, the last newborn smell, the […]
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Every year I tell my students there are 3 things you should never ask a lady: 1. How old are you? 2. How much do you weigh? and 3. Is that you real hair color [because, no it’s not]. Lately I’ve been thinking about adding a 4th never to that list- How long has it […]
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My baby turns one tomorrow. One year ago today, the night before she was born, I sat at this same computer with a swollen belly and a box-full of tissues, writing this letter to my son. Full of love and fear, I sobbed and worried and dreamed about how this tiny person would change all […]
Read MoreI recently came across this gem on Instagram… at first I laughed my ass off, nodding in agreement as I sent it to MB. Then, after just a few minutes of browsing back through my own pre-children photos, it hit me. Holy s*@%!! When did we get old? I look at my face every single […]
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