Archive for May, 2006

It’s my sister’s fault

Monday, May 29th, 2006

…that I’ve been drinking these every day and have therefore been too busy to post the cocktail recipe. Here it goes, to the best of my memory: one part coconut rum (like Cruzan, NOT like Malibu) one part Chambord (trust me) three or four (?) parts pineapple juice shake and serve up in a sugar-rimmed glass (Although it should be noted [...]

June Bug

Monday, May 29th, 2006

June is almost here and that means that spring quarter is almost over and that means that I start to panic. Summer stretches before me, languidly, like the bad-ass big sister I never had. The counterpart to my neurotic habits of filling my schedule, filling my shopping cart, filling my martini glass. Summer. I can [...]

What Happens in Vegas

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Now that mother’s day is over, I can make plans to ditch my entire family and party in Las Vegas. Which is precisely what I’ll be doing one month from now. The Atomic Mama and Auntie Kerry are going to par-tay for four days straight. Can you tell I’m looking forward to this? Just a [...]

Pug Mama

Friday, May 12th, 2006

It’s so exciting to approach my first mother’s day as Lina’s mama. It feels wonderful, and my life seems so very beautiful and blessed when I stop and look around. I’d always imagined my life would look something like this, what with the brilliant and handsome husband, organic spinach and french wine in the fridge, [...]

Dear Lina

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

You are fourteen months old! Already obsessed with technology, I gave in and bought you your own phone. This is exactly the kind of thing I would have totally judged other parents for, before I had my own kid. “That’s ridiculous! A baby with a phone?” Yep. (And it’s a flip phone, folks. My kid [...]