So I already told you that our holiday trip started off badly. Our new flight was rescheduled to leave on the morning of Christmas Eve at 6:20 a.m. We packed until the wee hours of the morning, and then collapsed for a brief rest.
We had to be extra-careful not to forget anything, since [...]
“Honey, wake up! Aren’t we going to make brunch for your family today?”
Grunts emanate from the enormous tangle of covers on the bed.
“We promised to cook breakfast for our New Year’s Day celebration. You really need to get up now, o.k.?”
More grunts, but the pile of bedding begins to stir.
“Why did we offer to do [...]
We spoke in hushed quiet tones…
“Babe, look at that.”
“That is so beautiful.”
“It’s absolutely magical, I feel like it was created just for us.”
Several hours earlier…
My building is endowed with an over-efficient boiler. It’s only a few years old and really does its job. Translation? My building is always hot. Africa hot. We all complain about [...]
When HCFG and I traveled for Thanksgiving, we had to leave on a separate days. I took the whole week off, but he had to work down to the wire. He traveled on Thanksgiving Day, and because he is a bajillion-mile-flyer he was upgraded to First Class.
That particular airline has a deal where you [...]
During this oh-so-joyful-holiday season, do you ever feel like your head is going to spin off your body? And if you slow down for even a minute that nothing will get done in time?
Me too.
Happy Holidays, my backside
After our first vacation as a couple last August went so smoothly, HCFG and I decided to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas together. We also figured that things have been going well enough that we’re at the “meet the parents” stage, (hopefully unlike the movie of the same name.)
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It’s that time again! Yes folks, Halloween is coming, and I don’t have a thing to wear.
Two years ago I dressed as a trampy tavern wench, and marched in the West Village parade with Deni and her dog, Rosie.
Last year I trick or treated with my neighbors and their dogs. The dogs were in costume, [...]
It’s early in the morning, I am about to get bloodwork done, and I am NOT happy about it.
Lisa: “I don’t want to get my bloodwork done today. It’s the Friday before a holiday, and all the good phlebotomists will be off duty and they will probably have icky doctors with pick axes puncturing my [...]
I received an iTunes gift card for the holidays. And boy was I jazzed. I got to pick whatever songs my little heart desired- woo hoo! Besides, I wanted to update my gym playlist as I was getting bored with the same tunes over and over and over…
And once again, I bow in shame to [...]
NO MORE COOKIES!!!
Gawd, I’ve been eating them nonstop for weeks. First I had the bright idea to bake sweets for the holidays. I wanted to include them with my holiday tips. I always think they are a nice little extra treat. So naturally I had to taste each batch, right? I mean I needed to [...]