First of all, thanks for all of your positive comments about B’s pics!
So, this past week, we had a snowmageddon (I stole that from the Daily Show, haha). It was insane. A huge snowstorm over the weekend, followed by an even bigger blizzard the following Tuesday night into Wednesday. My office was closed Wednesday and Thursday.
I think the white stuff disoriented the cats. They were sort of crazy and were fascinated by the piles of snow outside of our door.
And then we created a monster. First of all, our cats pretty much have never expressed a desire to go outside, which is nice. I think we changed that now. Ferris seemed very curious and so we let him wander around on our back deck a little. There was no way he could get far because of the large piles of snow. He was pretty funny.
He didn’t last really long and wandered back to the door to go back inside after a couple of minutes. But now, he seems to dart over to the door when we head outside and he’s slipped out a couple of times. Ay-yi-yi. Oh well. It was fun to let him outside! Simone seemed completely uninterested, haha.
It is still pretty blah outside. I don’t think the snow is ever going to melt and we are supposed to get plowable snow tomorrow again!! What the heck?
I’m not sure what my deal has been lately with this blog. I really love blogging. I guess I just haven’t been in the habit. And I have just FELT busy lately. I don’t think I really am, but I feel like it. Does that make sense?
But, one of the best moments of my life happened this January. My niece was born! I’m very close to my brother and his wife. When my sister-in-law announced her pregnancy, I cried with happiness. I loved hearing about every aspect of her pregnancy. I loved feeling the baby move in her tummy after a competitive game of Wii bowling. And I do have to say that my sister-in-law looked amazing pregnant.
Neal and I hung out with my brother and his wife the day before she went into labor (of course we didn’t know it at the time). I got the word she went into the hospital around 1 p.m. on a Sunday and had her baby girl by 10:30 p.m. I went to visit them in the hospital the next day and fell in love. She’s beautiful and sweet and has that sweet baby smell. Neal and I have really enjoyed having a baby in the family. And I’ve never loved my brother more after seeing him with her. He’s a natural dad.
Since this is a public blog, I’m not going to post pictures of my niece’s face, and we’ll call her B. But I do have some photos to share that I took during a “photo shoot” with the new family that I can share.
I love baby feet. We put her in a little pink tutu and propped her up in the corner of their couch. She looked like an angel!
I love spending time with her, even if all she does is sleep right now, haha. She spit up on me during the Super Bowl and I didn’t even care! Her eyes are a slate blue, like my brother’s. They could still change, but I’m hoping they don’t!
This summer, we are going to the beach with my brother, his wife, my parents and B. I can’t wait! Oh, and my niece dogs are coming, too, haha. By that time she’ll be 5 months, so she should be smiling and laughing and all of that.
Anyway, to my friends, if you want more pictures of her, send me an email. She really is a gorgeous baby!
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Neal and I had a great Christmas, full of food and family. We got a lot of good loot, and hopefully gave some good loot, too.
Most of you have probably seen this, but here’s the picture for the Christmas card we sent out this year:
Isn’t she the cutest?!?!
I’m starting to think we should put Simone in some sort of modeling. How do you get involved with something like that? Any suggestions?
I cannot BELIEVE it’s going to be 2010 soon. Seriously, cannot believe it. Where has the year gone? We have New Year’s Eve plans with some friends and I’m really looking forward to spending time with friends, the love of my life and some champagne.
So I do have some fun food pictures I need to show you, but first, I have to share some good news.
I’m going to be an AUNT!! Whoop Whoop! It’s pretty much the most exciting thing going on in my life right now, so excuse my enthusiasm!
Hopefully by February, we’ll have a little, screaming bundle of joy to baby-sit. But the main reason I’m telling you is because my mom and I made a bangin’ diaper cake for my sister-in-law’s shower. I have to show it to you!
Here’s the deal – a diaper cake is not actually cake you can eat. No fake poop made of chocolate icing, OK? A diaper cake is made up of diapers, bundled to look like cake tiers. Usually assorted baby stuff is put on it, like lotion, rattles, onsies, washcloths, etc. I knew I wanted to make one for Amanda’s shower, and I was very excited with how it turned out!
Isn’t it the cutest?!?!
Anyway, I attached a rattle and a onesie, and wrapped some lotions and things in tissue paper.
I think Amanda really liked it, and it was a pretty centerpiece at the shower!
I have a feeling that with all my married friends, I’ll have a lot more opportunities to make these. Think my mom and I should go into the diaper cake business?
Yeah, I know. It’s been a while. Cut me some slack, huh?
HEHE, anyway, the reason for my renewed interest in blogging is because I have to tell you about “Shutter Island” by Dennis Lehane. Holy crap, this book is awesome.
I heard that a movie based on this book is coming out in February. Leonardo Dicaprio is in it, and that means Neal will want to see it (he’s got a a man crush on Leo, I think), and so I wanted to read the book first. After getting it at the store, I also realized it’s written by the same guy who wrote “Mystic River,” which is also an amazing book.
Anyway, this book rocked my socks off. I read it in two days because I couldn’t put it down. Quick summary – these two U.S. Marshalls are on this island off the New England coast which houses a hospital for the criminally insane. It’s set in the 50’s. Anyway, the U.S. Marshalls are there to investigate the breakout of a patient who drowned her three children. They start their investigation and shit gets really weird really fast. Oh man. I loved this book. I kept thinking I had the twists figured out, and then I was wrong!
I couldn’t sleep Sunday night, because I kept having these horrible thoughts that these doctors were going to drag me away to the madhouse and drill into my brain.
Anyway, here’s the trailer with Neal’s boyfriend Leo. It looks freaky, and if it’s HALF as good as the book, it’ll be awesome.
