This is a picture of our car packed for vacation. And oh, is it packed. I am not exactly sure what we will be doing that requires this much krap. But rest assured (as my friend Molly pointed out) we will be well hydrated. Or drunk driving on a Disney Princess scooter. The sound of [...]
This week, I am extremely happy to have a friend visiting from Los Angeles. Her name starts with L and she was born in the winter, so she is qualified to be my close friend. We were on-line friends first, meeting each other in a shady little internet room for women who are crazy about antique [...]
I am in Ohio, arriving yesterday morning about…uh…8 years late. It has been that long since Alison and Rob, two of my best friends from college (who were smart enough to marry each other) relocated here with their totally cool kids Josh (my God son) and Maddie. During these last few years, anytime I was [...]
Do you have people in your life who inspire you? My guess (and hope) is that most MoB readers have people they admire and/or love. But that is a little different than what I am referring to here. Do you have someone who makes you want to get off your butt and actually DO something? [...]
When was the last time you made a new friend? Children make shiny new friends all the time. Stranger Kid 1: Did you see Indiana Jones? Stranger Kid 2: Yeah – that was awesome. Do you have Super Mario Smash Bros? Stranger Kid 1: No, but I played it at my cousin’s house once and [...]
Who: Four college friends – Penelope, Lindsay, Jennifer, Melissa (yes, those are our real names) What: A weekend away When: 1986 Where: Martha’s Vineyard Why: Why not? We were all young and unmarried, if not unattached. My boyfriend, for example, was spending the entire summer in Europe. A perfect chance for a girls’ getaway. Starting [...]
By Monday afternoon I was getting a bit weary of all the Sex and the City talk. Major chick flick. Estrogen fest. X chromosomal experience. New York. Blah. Blah. Blah. I liked Sex and the City on HBO. I watched. I laughed. It was good, red-blooded American gal entertainment. But, puhlease. This movie was NOT [...]
