I woke up on Sunday, Annie’s actual birthday, and snuck into her room to leave her a present on the floor: Her face when she woke up and saw the balloons was awesome: Balloon war! Next it was time to eat, so we had birthday cake for breakfast. Obviously. We wanted to do something fun,…
What A Zoo
June 22nd, 2011Comments: 27
Mike has been itching to take Annie to the Zoo for ages. I finally committed to a date, but then I was sick so it had to be canceled. Yesterday morning he was like, “Feel like going to the Zoo today?” and I must have been feverish because I said yes. Having barely left the…
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Beach Baby
May 31st, 2011Comments: 38
Yesterday we took Annie somewhere I’ve been excited about going to for months – the beach. We were amongst the other bajillion people who had the same idea: It was worth it – the perfect day for the beach. The sun was high but not too hot, and there was a nice breeze that kept…
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Long Distance Eaters
January 27th, 2011Comments: 35
Not long ago Heather wrote that she wanted to make 2011 the year of the “at home tourist.” She was stoked when I told her I was “in” on the idea, but that was only because she didn’t realize that, in addition to accompanying her to girlie tourist stops like beaches and shopping districts, I…
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Mike and I both grew up in suburbs of two great cities – Mike in San Francisco, and me in Los Angeles. We’ve been talking about our childhoods, and we realized that we really took for granted the amazing opportunities that were in our own backyards. This last weekend we were at Mike’s childhood home,…
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