Big sigh of relief- the Regionals meet is DONE. Everything went well and we got a lot of compliments from other teams/parents about how smoothly everything ran. I also felt very honored, because someone came up to me yesterday and told me that our co-host team's Meet Directors were "raving" about what an awesome job… Continue reading DONE
Feels weird to be typing a post in the evening. I basically only ever blog in the morning, and if I don't, I just don't blog that day. But I'm sitting on the floor next to my fireplace, Asher is in his room talking to friends, Ethan went to a sleepover, and Ivan ran to… Continue reading A photo to remember
Short on time here this morning, but OMG. Did anyone see the end of the Ladies' Free Skate last yesterday?!?! After my posts recently about high level athletes and their sacrifices and discussions about if it's all worth it....well, last night it most definitely did NOT look worth it! If you haven't seen the story,… Continue reading omg Olympics
Last night Ivan and I had plans to meet a co-worker of his and his fiancee for dinner. This is a guy that Ivan is quite close with and has gotten to know really well over the last several years. They actually meet for a drink after work most Thursdays. Not always, but more often… Continue reading A fun night out
It's February 16, so we're technically still in the beginning of the year. Right? Not too late for some "New Year's-esque" posts. Last year in 2021 my word was PEACE. I had picked that obviously very mid-pandemic- end of 2020/ early 2021. But for me, that choice wasn't really about the pandemic specifically or making… Continue reading 2022 Word of the Year
The weekend flew by this time...boo. Sunday night, Asher even said, "Wait, it's Monday already tomorrow? The weekend went so fast!" I'm not really sure why, since for us, it was actually a lower key weekend than usual. (No full day swim meets or tournaments or anything like that.) It was a good weekend, though!… Continue reading Little life catch-up
Day 5, Monday, January 17: Monday was our last full day in Mexico. Thankfully, the semi-yucky weather the day before had fully moved out and we had a GLORIOUS final day!! (I went down by the water in my PJs that morning to just sit for a while. There were still a few lingering clouds,… Continue reading Isla Mujeres, Mexico- Trip Recap Day 5 (beach, shrimp quesadillas, COVID tests and fancy dinner!)
Heyyy, look at me, picking my trip recaps back up!! I abruptly left off on Day 3, but I've been itching to finish these up! Days 1-3 were great, but so were the last couple days, too. So here we go! Day 4, Sunday, January 16: On Saturday overnight/ Sunday morning a little weather pattern… Continue reading Isla Mujeres, Mexico- Trip Recap Day 4 (walk downtown, chilaquiles, Playa Norte, enchiladas!)
I just need to "vent" for a second after a frustrating evening last night!! So, Asher is performing a drum solo at the local Solo Ensemble competition on Saturday. (I was in orchestra growing up and did not actually realize that "drum solos" were a thing. But I guess they are. Should be lovely to… Continue reading Major shopping frustration
Wheeeeee that was fun to watch last night!! Chloe Kim on snowboarding halfpipe= GOLD Nathan Chen on figure skating= GOLD They were both absolutely spectacular. That's the only word that kept popping into my mind. SPECTACULAR! (I like that word. It sounds like a definite step up from "great" or "amazing". Spectacular is up there… Continue reading Spectacular
GRATEFUL KAE 