As pretty much anyone with a pulse knows, today was a total solar eclipse in North America. We were not in the path of totality, but we were pretty close to it at 93% here in Raleigh, NC and luckily, Jay picked us up some eclipse glasses from Lowes back in early July (not even […]
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Zachary Lou Turns Two
So, Zachary turned two on June 13! I can’t believe I have a two-year-old. It feels like both yesterday and forever ago that he was born. I cannot believe how much he has grown over the last two years. He can play with trains and trucks masterfully. You can talk and explain something to him […]
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Since we were going to celebrate Christmas with my family on Long Island this year, on Sunday, Dec. 21, Jay and I had his family over for an early Christmas celebration. We decided that the theme was going to be Ugly Christmas Sweaters. I love theme parties. It was a lot of fun. We got Jay’s […]
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I know I keep promising to update more but I’m having that work/life balance issue right now. One of these days, I am going to sit down and document Zach’s big moments, even if no one cares by the time that I do. Maybe I’ll challenge myself to do that before Thanksgiving. Last weekend, Jay […]
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We did it. It was cold, but a lot of fun. Tweet
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Jay’s friend and Zach’s godfather, Cole, challenged Jay to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge yesterday. [Confession: Even though this has apparently been going on for like two weeks, I had NO IDEA this challenge existed until I saw a video of Oprah doing it on Saturday; no joke! I then proceeded to delightedly watch […]
Read the rest of this entry »3 Years Down
Jay and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary last Tuesday, April 29. Since Jay was working until 8 p.m. that night and it wasn’t like we could just go out and get a drink after he got off work to celebrate, we decided to do something the weekend before it. Jay surprised me by booking […]
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At the beginning of April, Jay & Jack had their 8th annual charity podcast for Autism Speaks. It was a blast, as always. We had a fun filled weekend with minimal sleep, lol. The total raised was $3,000. Donations are being accepted through the end of April, so if you’d lke to donate, here is the information on […]
Read the rest of this entry »Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope everyone out there has a happy and safe Thanksgiving day! Eat up, drink up, and do your Black Friday shopping online! 😛 When I used to stay at my grandparents’ house, my grandpa always used to have this mug ready for me to drink my coffee out of. When we were home in NY […]
Read the rest of this entry »That Time Jay Married His Friends
Yesterday, November 2, Jay officiated a wedding! Two of his friends from Apple got married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony and asked Jay if he would do the honors of making performing the ceremony. It was finally a gorgeous day in Raleigh, too – our first gorgeous day in a full week and our second […]
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