February 2011
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please don't be long
I have discovered one of the best places to take your child that will also shower happiness on others and cost you absolutely nothing in dollars and very little in energy: the mall, around 8AM. You know what happens in the mall around 8AM? If you don’t have a toddler who habitually wakes up super early, you probably don’t. If you’re not a person who likes to walk and is also of a...
January 2011
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Month Twenty-Two.
Dear Jasper, Your letter is two days late this month, something that I’m totally not going to try to hide. I’ll be honest — I don’t REALLY think you’ll care if I try to hide it or not, but just for the record: I’m not. Throughout the day today I told several people that I have an “almost two-year-old.” An almost two-year-old. Say it with me again:...
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Ready...set...GO!
They’re blurry because they’re fabulous. And because that kid is FAST. I haven’t been intentionally not blogging as much as I have either not been in the mood (so I guess that is intentional) or SO busy. Ashley and I are throwing the first-ever independent bridal fair in our city, one that we’re hoping will finally bring together at least some of the wedding biz...
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dancing queens
I’m having the kind of day where I can’t remember if I’ve already told someone a story or not, so forgive me if this is a repeat. I have gotten REALLY into physical health lately, and by lately I mean it started early last fall, but really kicked up a notch three or so months ago. I’ve always been a yoga fan, but I’m now going 3-4 times a week. On top of that, Kim,...
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there is greatness here
Jasper has suddenly and ferociously taken an interest in The Beatles, namely the White Album liner notes/poster (the one that came inside the album) that’s hanging above our couch. He likes to point up at it and have one of us hold him up while standing on the couch so he can point at each of the photos. His favorite so far is Paul, he loves Paul, he’ll point at Paul and then say...
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a quarter of a century
Today is Sean’s twenty-fifth birthday. When I met him he was twenty, and it’s been quite interesting watching him grow into his adulthood. I think he has much firmer footing than he once did, and is truly a remarkable, compassionate, and generous human being. He always has been, really, but he’s grown even more into these very positive and delightful attributes. It’s a...
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BRB
Jasper and I are both inexplicably moody today. He’s wearing a diaper the rest of the day because I’ve already stepped in puddles of pee on three separate occasions and I’m a little tired of it. He doesn’t want to leave the house and all I want to do is swoop him up and go somewhere, so we’re kind of at a crossroads. I’m pretty sure he’s going to win....
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thrifted: let's pretend we're in Hawai'i!
So, as plenty of you know, Sean’s dad’s family is Hawaiian, hence the “Kaloi” in the “Casa de Kaloi.” This is a fact that I use for various things, like a cool last name, an excuse to visit the islands, and a reason to buy ridiculously floral and fabbbbulous clothing from thrift stores. I’m paying homage, guys! The first dress is one of my new-to-me new...
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where we (kind of) stand with TV & films (right...
When I was pregnant, I was TOTALLY all “I will never, ever let my kid watch TV, not until he/she is [AGE], never, ever.” And then it turned into, “Well, maybe he/she can watch a little bit of Harry Potter/Star Wars, but only while he/she is really young.” And now, you guys, our kid says “Dumbaduh!” when Dumbledore comes on screen and claps. He’s also been...
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up! up!
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another reason why reading is rad
Eric Carle’s From Head to Toe* is Jasper’s absolute favorite book right now. His favorite book used to change frequently, sometimes daily or hourly, but in the last few weeks we’ve seen him really grow attached to a few (previous favorites have included City Dog, Country Frog and Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly). When he gets particularly attached we usually use up all of our...
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toilet training continues on & on & on
Latest toilet training problem: Jasper really doesn’t like public toilets. I think it’s the super-crazy-loud sound they make, but I’m kind of at a loss as to how we can overcome this. He’ll use his toilet at home, but not out. When we’re out he’s always down for visiting the bathroom, but not for sitting on toilets — kid or adult sized. One friend...
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thrifted: two for one under $7
So, something I used to do when I first started seriously shopping secondhand was buying nearly every single thing I could think that I might ever want to wear. I did this mostly because I felt like I wasn’t successful if I didn’t leave with something, and that I could make anything work. I was totally, hopelessly wrong on both accounts. Having said that, every so often I do completely...
snow day
The last time this happened was around 1993, so we’re taking a bit of a break to soak it in: Upcoming: I’m going to attempt to do a Thrifted post each week. We’ll see how it goes! Every time I try to do something regularly on the blog I tend to deviate from it, but I really love this idea and liked the feedback that it received, so I plan on addressing the comments...
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yesterday a birth was celebrated
Yesterday I turned twenty-six, but that’s hardly the big news of the day. A very dear friend, one who I’ve known for the last four years and Sean has known longer, emailed me the night of the 6th and asked if I’d join he and his wife (and their two daughters) at a local hospital to celebrate and document the birth of their third child, also a girl. I was beyond (seriously, very...
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with hands
It reminds me of this: This kid! (Cue happy sigh.) I don’t have much to say today other than Jasper has made it 24 hours with only one accident (not counting while he sleeps, because he wears a diaper then). I’m kind of amazed by how toilets and Jasper using them has so quickly dominated everything else I was thinking about, but c’est la vie. He’s just so much closer than...
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SUCCESS
Two favorite things that happened today: 1) We were at the library and Jasper saw the letter “O” on the alphabet rug they have. He excitedly said “O!!!!!!!!!!” (there were at LEAST that many exclamation points) and pointed at it, and then proceeded to inquire about letters N, M, L, K, and J, and then identified S and T. 2) I received a text message from Sean informing me...
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thrifted: is this green or blue?
I remember hanging with Ashley this time last year, I think discussing a wedding we had coming up (coincidentally, I think we’re shooting one this weekend that is on the same day as the one from 2010. Different folks, of course), and she told me that her New Year’s resolution/goal was to only buy clothes that were $10 or less, and to make most of that vintage/thrifted/second-hand. I...
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obligatory wrap-up
So, I totally spaced on the whole sentimental 2010 blog post, but honestly, there’s been a lot going on. Thanksgiving is always the kickstart to a whole host of celebrations that take place in our families — there’s that holiday, Christmas, New Year’s, and then at least six January birthday celebrations (including both of ours) to contend with. Our very lovely friends...