Hello and Happy Deep Thoughts Thursday! Although today is drab and dreary, I’m feeling all sorts of cheery, as we have hit the peak of cherry blossom season here in the DC area! The blossoms decided to pop a little early this year due to the extra sunshine and warm weather that we’ve had during … Continue reading
(NOTE: This post is also available in audio form as a podcast – https://anchor.fm/deepthoughtthursdays/embed/episodes/Celebrating-10-Years-of-Elyse-e1es998) I often have to remind myself of how lucky I truly am. It’s so easy to get swept up in the day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month, year-to-year cycle. And before you know it, the years-to-years have become decades. In that time, so many … Continue reading
Real Jazz on in the background, a hot tea keeping me hydrated and satiated off to the side and months of self-imposed stress and anxiety ready to make their way into the foreground. I wrote the last blog post while sitting in my in-laws’ kitchen just days before January dawned, blinked twice and now here … Continue reading
In honor of Frightful Friday, I decided to spare you, dear readers, the long-winded prose I had been mentally preparing since earlier in the week and gift you with the following photos of my two little trick-or-treaters. Truth be told, this “gift” is more for me than you, as little Elyse has been working overtime in the I-think-I’m-going -to-go-back-to-waking-Mommy-up-multiple-times-per-night … Continue reading
A few weeks ago an old friend from college stopped by the house to visit and meet Clara and Elyse. I hadn’t seen him since July 2009 when I was pregnant with Clara. While we were catching up, he asked me if I had finished my Ph.D. I regretfully answered, “No.” Then he asked me if … Continue reading
With just three days to go until Christmas, I can’t help but to reflect on those that have passed, the current holiday season and those yet to come… But, first, a little pregnancy update for you: I am currently in week #27 and feeling pretty good (except for a nasty little cold that I picked … Continue reading
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