One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?
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Christmas List 2008

December 17, 2008 · Narrative

Nick's Christmas List 2008When the holiday catalogs start coming in, we gather them in a pile and pick an evening to sit down and start going through them so Nicholas can decide what he’d like for Christmas.  I love watching him do it.  He doesn’t go blazing through page after page circling everything he can.  He goes slowly, one section at a time, and thoughtfully looks at each and every item, circling just a few here and there.  He’s the same way when he goes to the toy store; it takes him f-o-r-e-v-e-r to choose something.  I love that about him.  This year, he even made sure to circle a few things that he thought Madeline would like as well.

A month ago, he sat down with Danielle to write up his Christmas list for this year.  She wrote just the heading and the numbers, and he wrote out the list himself, with her spelling help.  His handwriting has changed so much in the past year, even in just the past few months.  (If you click once on the picture, it will make it bigger)  I just spent the last half hour trying to find his lists from previous years on the site here and gave up – frustrating.

I’m not sure what the “spinning tops” are about, I’ll have to ask him.  He’s been asking for a globe for ages now, so I just ordered him this one from Leap Frog, and I already have a map for his bedroom.  I love that this globe is a little more interactive and will tell you a little about the countries as you point to them.  He still loves tinkering in his play kitchen, an interest that has had a recent resurgence since Madeline loves to bang pots and pans in there and play.  And his DS?  Ever since he got it as a Big Brother present when Madeline was born, it goes nearly everywhere with him, along with his Leapster.  He loves anything having to do with art and also wants a beanbag chair and a soft blanket.  His choices are always interesting … most of them so practical, yet still with a little bit of whimsy.

Now to get cracking on finishing my shopping … how did next week get to be Christmas already?!

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  1. Patsy says

    December 17, 2008 at 11:38 am

    I love that he’s so choosey about what goes on his list… my 2 boys circled nearly everything in the catalogs… which meant we didn’t even consult them in the end!

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  2. Tyanne says

    December 17, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    December 7th of 2006. Just a Few Wishes from Nicholas. It has his list to Santa on it.

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  3. Cate says

    December 17, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Tyanne – you are the best! I searched a few different ways and gave up. His handwriting has changed so much! Here’s 2006 Wish List.

    Patsy – too funny! The other day he paused an infomercial until I was back in the room and made sure that I wrote down the website because he wanted it for Christmas. Shh, don’t tell him I can’t find the site … some sort of slip on slider shoes to skate around the house with. Yeah, not happening, I’m sorry. :(

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  4. claire says

    December 17, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    He’s got a pretty good list. Enjoy that while you can. My brother no longer has easy lists…they are ALL big ticket items. The list this year: 40-inch flat screen HDTV (yeah right!), I-pod, Xbox-360 games. He doesn’t even have any ideas for DVDs or CDs…things that I can get him. So annoying. Maybe I should get him some play kitchen things…don’t think he’d appreciate that like Nicholas would! :-)

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I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?

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