I'm starting to get it finally: the "compliment" of being said to appear years younger than I am. It has previously been kind of insulting especially if I was feeling sensitive that day or something. Last night I met one of my Dad's friends, who was super nice actually but he kind of treated me like a kid, patronizingly asked me how old I was. When I said I was 27, he did a double take and … [Read more...]
Those moments; those sweet moments
August 11, 2008 by · 5 Comments
Do you ever have one of those moments where you are like, "I'm going crazy"? I'm coming in the door from Sam's club with my arms full, trying to keep Summit from drinking my Dr. Pepper, and he spits up on the lid and it starts to slowly drain into my cup, and I'm like "noooooooo!" In slow motion. We get inside, dump the kiddo on the ground (gently of course), empty out the car, get turkey out to … [Read more...]
Side Ponies, Mustaches, Scrunchies, and Mesh (Pics!)
August 11, 2008 by · 2 Comments
Super Mario. With a crooked mustache. It was hard to get it straight, he was moving. I can't imagine why he wouldn't want me drawing on his face with an eyeliner pen. Ben and I are such cool parents, he will be so proud of us when he is a teenager! Hah! … [Read more...]
Popping Bubbles (slightly sarcastic and perhaps should be under the "Soapbox" label)
August 7, 2008 by · 8 Comments
Do you ever think about doing crazy things when people are talking to you? I'm going to shoot myself in the foot here by even talking about this but sometimes when someone is talking to me (mostly serious conversations, especially in interviews) I think stuff like "what if I throw up all over them right now?" or "what if I just start screaming?" That is how I feel when I talk politics with people … [Read more...]