Friday Stuff

Two pics

1. Picture from a children's book about the artist Frida - it's Frida as a little girl and they kept her unibrow. I'm in love.

2. First spring flowers.

Droolin' at the Dentist

I've been to the dentist twice this week...both experiences have been good. Dr. Dentist numbs me with a good dose of Novocaine and shortly thereafter my lips feel fat like someone hit me with an uppercut and the drilling begins. Today I had two small cavities in my front two upper teeth filled. I've never had any work on my front teeth done and it was an interesting/humiliating/funny experience. So after three shots inside my upper lip or lipf at this point cuz that's how I think I sound when I talk, my lip seem to swell up like a balloon and I feel like Bucky the Super Bucktoothed Beaver. I mean I literally feel like my two front teeth are so big/long/overbitten that I could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence. The image of this made me start to laugh (on the inside - always quietly on the inside). Then Dr. Dentist jams a bunch of gauze up under my upper lip - exaggerating the fatness of my lip and the buckness (?) of my teeth. The laughter is starting to creep to the outside... Soon the drilling begins and with that comes water and suction...the next thing I feel is water running down the side of my face down my neck and down my shirt to my back. At first I didn't know it was water - I thought I was actually drooling that much - and that's when it hit me - I must look like a big ol baby Huey sitting there in that chair, mouth all open, eyes squeezed shut, drool running outta my mouth - and it made me laugh. It's hard to laugh when you have all this business going on..but I started laughing. As soon as he stops drilling I bolt up - more water (now I know it's water) comes streaming out and the poor hygienist is doing her best to suction the whole mess but I'm laughing and choking and moving too fast for her to do much good.
I don't know how dentists keep straight faces when their working on patients. I know I looked ridiculous and if I'd been able to see my face I would have been crying from laughter.

I'm Back

Word verification bugs the ever livin crap outta me. Half the time I can't read the letters so I end up having to do it over and over again and it makes me feel like a dumb*ss.

Best Birthday Party Ever

Last night I helped Vincent celebrate his first birthday. It was a great party! It's hard to believe a year has passed ~ Momma Moira baked a bundt cake, had fresh strawberries, cheese, bread, wine, (not for Vincent) and we all got to wear party hats. After the candle blowing and cake eating we got to listen to some jazzy, snazzy kids songs. We sang and danced along to "If you're happy and you know it..." And we were happy and we did know it - that I'm certain of. While I was singing and clapping my hands I realized I was experiencing one of the most perfect moments I've ever seen/been a part of. I can't do it justice but here's what went down....

Moira and Vince were sitting by the stereo: Vince was beebopping his little head back and forth, stopping to watch all of us now and then, turning up the stereo, laughing, grooving in his little boy way. Moira was smiling and clapping and singing - watching Vince and you could see all over her face that he was her light :)

Stefanie and Tori were in the doorway ~ full out dancing, laughing and singing. Kristin was over on the couch getting her groove on as well - clapping and stomping, laughing and singing.

It's hard to explain but as I watched all of us it seemed like not only were the six of us in our own world (the world of the birthday party) but we were each in our own worlds within our selves. We weren't self conscious, weren't worried about work or bills or life - we were just in the moment - clapping our hands b/c we were happy; happy to be celebrating Baby V & Momma Moira.

It hit me on the ride home how perfect it all was and I wanted so much for Vince to be able to remember it - how much fun was being had because of him. And it made me think about how life is full of these perfect moments - sometimes they last a few minutes, a few days or a few years. Once they pass you know you'll never be able to recreate it.

This used to be hard for me to accept. I remember spending the summer in Europe with the two Jennifer's and how much fun we had - and how we said - we'll go back next year - we never made it back and maybe that's ok b/c I don't think it could have or would have been as perfect and it had been.

It also reminded me of how for several weeks (it seems like it went on for months) last year a group of us met at the Littlest Bar on Sunday afternoons ~ we would cram ourselves into this tiny space and listen to the same guy play guitar and sing the same songs every week - and we would drink and sing along like it was the first time we'd heard our favorite songs in years. It was perfect.

There comes a point when you have to move on from those perfect moments (too many to list here but I wish I could) - it's inevitable - things change, people come and go, and we move from perfect moment to perfect moment.

Uh - little sentimental over here if you haven't guessed :-) What I really want to say in a nutshell is... "I LOVE YOU MAN". Thanks for the perfect moments!

What is this?

Seriously, what is this? I missed AI last night and I really want someone to explain to me what the h*ll this is.

Starting again...again :-)

I started this blog back in the summer of 05 when I moved to Boston as a way to share with my family all the neat places I visited (beach towns and Walden Pond are two that come to mind)

It morphed into a few things:

• A record of all the crazy and ordinary day to day things (think bus rides, and my love affair with the T)
  
• A photo album of all of the crazy and ordinary weekends/trivia nights/concerts/pubs/roadtrips
  
• A journal of the last year and half of my life that has captured all of the ups and downs (mostly ups), the new, wonderful, friends I've made, falling out of love, and finding love in the least expected place

Very soon it's going to be filled with stories and pictures of roadtrips, trivia nights, concerts, kiddos, family, reconnecting with old friends, and visits from the Beantown Friends - but instead of a Boston backdrop all of this will be taking place in Music City USA baby - that's right - NashVegas - Nashville, TN.

I'm excited and sad - how could I not be? I'm going to try and bring Camel Back to Nashville ;)

Nashville, Nashvegas, Music City

Had a great weekend in Nashville. The weather was warm, the trees were in bloom (the bumble bees and wasps were out - eek!), and the company was awesome :-)

Crying on TV

Does anyone know who that crying blond girl in the AI audience was and why was she crying? OH WAIT! British Invasion was the theme so I guess they had to have some crying chicas to make it look like the Beatles or something. Sanjaya sang his little heart out and his hair was normal - sweet little thing ;) That poor crying girl is going to die when she sees her ugly cry face on TV!! No one should have their ugly cry face on TV.

St. Pat's Weekend

First off - Snookster - we missed you!! Second - you'll be here in three weeks to help us celebrate the end of Lent - you know the 40 day thing where you give up something you like... ;)

Ahhhh

Having a snow day today - which is awesome except for the fact that Snooky's flight was cancelled....

What the??!?!?

Who in the hell is doing the hair for the contestants on American Idol?!?!?! Tell me NOW!! Sanjaya Malakar's hair on tonight's episode is sooooo bad. I mean they gave him the stick straight hair and Simon made fun of him for looking like Paula -and so now they give him a mini Diana Ross fro? WTH??? If I was judging the show I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face I would pee myself from laughing. OH I'm so sorry - it's painful to watch. He's so sweet and cute in a Lief Garrett - pre drug use - kinda way - please stop messing with his hair!

Stef and I went to watch the Boston Derby Dames duke it out in a couple of roller derby bouts last night. http://www.bostonderbydames.com/ It was a double header - The Cosmonaughties vs. Maine and The Wicked Pissahs vs. The Nutcrackers. It would be cool to be a roller girl...if there wasn't the ever present danger of dislocating this or that, breaking something or other etc. :-)

Then...drum roll please...we had ice cream at Lizzy's in Waltham. I can't believe I haven't been to this place before - we had black cherry - it was amazing homemade ice cream.

Why they gotta be from Ecuador?

Good news - we are getting new windows - so no more drafty cold arctic freezing wind
Bad news - we get them in April -which means - it's not going to be cold anymore

Hmm...

At least we'll be warm next winter.

In other news Snooky will be here next weekend for St. Patty's Day!

The next weekend I'll be in Nashville with Bugg :-)

Peace out freaks

Sunshine for the cold day

Got "flowers" today from Bugg via a text message. He saw them on the side of the road the other day and snapped a picture of them with his cell phone today. March flowers, daffodils, jonquils, easter lilies, whatever you call them - I call them a bunch of sunshine :-)

Not amused

It's cold today - bitter cold. That means that the apartment is bitter cold as well, thanks to old drafty windows and a crappy heating system. I am not pleased. I'm sitting in my living room trying to type this but my fingers are so cold they barely work - I'm dressed in the following:

1. wool sock hat
2. thermal undershirt
3. light hoodie
4. big hooded sweatshirt
5. wool socks
6. knee high cotton socks
7. thermal long underwear
8. flannel pants

AND I'M STILL COLD.

I realize it doesn't do any good to complain about it but it makes me a tiny bit better. Not any warmer but a tiny bit better. I hope my landlord has cold showers for a week and falls through thin ice on the Charles. Bastards.

We gonna party like it's your birthday

I'm up early this morning after having just the right amount of fun last night helping Kristin celebrate number "29". Does that 29 joke ever get old? Yes, yes it does - but it's early and I'm going with it anyway. Here are some photos for your viewing pleasure - or a laugh at our expense. :-)

Me, Stef, Sarah, Tori, Kristin

She was born to take this picture

No idea

Obnoxious but Social

The many faces of the evening

Amy & Kristin
Dan's and his ladies

Backtracking

My brother's been holding out on me - found some pics from New Year's Eve that he took and I like.

My dad - as Jewels says - Looking like he's up to no good

My mom - cute as a button

Jewels, Jack Daniels, Me

Jared and Jewels getting some elf lovin'

What I've learned this week

1. Ahh Love - it's not only blind but it makes you forgetful - you forget how bad it can be when it goes wrong
   
2. Myspace is freakishly amazing - I've been in touch with 2 old classmates just this week
   
3. I really like looking at that GuestMap thing so if you haven't already put yourself on the map do it now DAMN IT! :-)
   
4. 10 minute naps really are the best way to make it through the day
5. Peanut butter is the best thing for lunch - turkey and chicken cold cuts make me wanna vomit
   
6. Bejeweled is the most addictive game ever

Camera Phone Pics

Steve giving me the eye at Johnny D's.

Cuz it's funny that's why he's laughing...cuz it's funny

I've been saving this gem for awhile. I'm thinking about getting something similar painted on the Mini - only I want a He-Man (Masters of the Universe) looking dude on the unicorn. Suhweet!

Kisses from Jeff

I've got a plaaa-ant and you can't have it...