January 2013
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IRISH!
In 2005, I became an Irish Fan And I have been holding up the #1 sign ever since (deserved or otherwise)
Tonight we play for the title of National Champion. Woah.
The past 7 years have been incredible And we have watched A LOT of games.
There have been opening games (August 2010)
And away games (October 2011)
There have been gorgeous games (September 2011)
And games so wet, my puffer...
Tonight
We are sitting in bed watching the Notre Dame Pep Rally on Simon’s computer.
The countdown to the big game has been a blast. There has been so much Irish coverage…my husband is in heaven! He is also a nervous wreck.
The National Championship Game is tomorrow night. ND shirts/onesies are ready to go and the Te’o Leis are hanging on the candlesticks.
Hazel clearly knows her...
The Hundred Best Lists of All Time [New Yorker] →
posted because I LOVE lists…particularly lists about lists.
A few of my favorites:
91. U.S. News and World Report’s best-college rankings 82. Maria Kutchera’s “My Favorite Things” (The Sound Of Music) 81. Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” 63. Associated Press Top 25 Football Poll 1. The Periodic Table of Elements
Christmas Pics: I Have a Big Family Edition
I think my sister’s hair looks so great in this picture.
There were way more dudes on either side of this frame. Mama couldn’t fit them all in her shot!
The girls in our Mimi-made aprons!
last year
Jan 1, 2012. The test read: PREGNANT. (unexpected…but most definitely not unwelcome) Happy New Year!
In February, I turned 31 And ate at Next elBulli And found a new home And took a family photo that remains one of my favorite. …that was all the same weekend, actually. Good weekend, eh?
A few weeks later Hazel saw the mountains (her nickname at snow school: cheeks) And then Hazel...
“Carry all the good you have gathered forward into the New Year. Leave the rest...”
– John Patrick Shanley
December 2012
“There is room in our hearts for lots of feelings next to each other.”
– Grow Three Sizes | Fire of Thought
stuffs + such: the night before, the night before...
I finished my Christmas shopping today. BAM.
I also picked up pairs of cream tights for the girls to wear with their Christmas Dresses. Nordstrom has THE BEST kids tights. You heard it here.
Simon was out with his dad doing errands all afternoon… But Mom H. was an angel and came over to look after the girls for a few hours so I could tie up these loose ends without the double stroller.
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