Posted in Life in general
serendipity: a talent for making fortunate
discoveries while searching for other things
This post came across my feed reader yesterday morning and it left me fondly remembering the one time I’ve had Vosges Chocolates. I received a box of their exotic truffles (shown above) as a gift from the realtor who sold me my house. That was nearly eight years ago. I’ve thought about those chocolates for eight years but haven’t had any since. They are still the best chocolates I’ve ever eaten and I’m glad I never knew about them when I lived in Chicago (where they have their flagship store and kitchen). But eight years is a long time to think about chocolate, right? Continue reading
Posted in Life in general
There are moments in parenting when you just think: this is pretty great, THIS is why I became a parent. [And, yes, there are moments that are just the opposite, like when both your children start shrieking in the grocery store for no apparent reason and you have to cover their mouths while whisper-yelling at them to be quiet or you will eat their free cookie. Or so I’ve heard.] But, back to those moments of pure awesome… I’d like to note a few of those here so someday my kids can read them and know that I was paying attention and that I think they are pretty neat. Continue reading
Posted in Life in general, Parenting
I have no deep, dark secret regret that I’m going to expose here, but I do have things that I have stewed over for far longer than necessary.
1. That I didn’t figure out a way to do a semester in Spain when I was in college. The year I would have gone to Spain I ended up being an RA (resident assistant, i.e., floor monitor) in the dorms which I loved, but it meant I didn’t go to Spain that year and the following year I did the semester program in Chicago, which is a city I love dearly, but it is decidedly not in Europe. College was my chance to grab that opportunity and I let it pass me by. Continue reading
Posted in Life in general, who is ememby
I need some pep in my step this morning… we had date night last night and I drank some of Simon’s frozen Pepsi at the movie theater and then laid awake until nearly 2, waiting to feel tired. [Side note: Simon always gets a frozen Pepsi at the movie theater, even if we’ve just had a huge meal, he cannot help himself. I don’t know why, but this makes me laugh.] Last night’s date took us to HopCat for delicious food* (and beer) and to see Super 8, which I highly recommend! The movie was just so well done but with JJ Abrams (writer/director) and Steven Spielberg (producer) leading the project, there was no doubt. But just overall, it was funny, heart-warming, suspenseful and exciting – a throwback to how summer movies used to be.** But this is not a movie review, this is a music post, lamenting how tired I am (wah, wah). I wanted to share some songs that get me moving… Continue reading
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