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The Friday Five!

1. Yesterday, my daughter had her first day of playschool. I know, I know. It's not real school. But it was still REALLY hard for me. I mean, I had to label her little lunchbox! And write her name on her rain boots! And then LEAVE her and drive away. I was totally traumatized. She, not so much. I heard from the teachers that there were some tears, and she managed to muddy up not one but two outfits in less than four hours. The first thing she said when she saw me at pick-up was "I go home!" whic

Awake.

The other day, I posted a Facebook update about an hour after I got up. Someone commented back: "It's so early! Go back to bed, woman!" (I especially liked the "woman" part. Made me giggle.) Anyway, it got me thinking about all the ways my life has changed since Sasha was born almost two years ago, but the early waking up thing is one of the biggest, for sure. The thing is, I've always been a kind-of early riser. I used to get up at 7am every single day. So why, you may ask, was it such an adjus

Home again, home again...

So, it's Monday, I'm back from the beach, and this time it actually feels real. Like, yes, fall is coming. School is starting. And I'm ready. Or, at least more ready than I was a week ago.

The beach was lovely, though, with good weather (except for some rip tides thanks to Hurricane Bill) good friends and, of course, good food. This was our last night's dinner:


A low country boil with shrimp, potatoes and corn, plus tons of delicious seasoning, courtesy of our friend Cameron. It was DELICIOUS. I m

The Friday Five!

1. So far, even with a hurricane churning in this general direction, the beach has been amazing. Sunny and hot, the water perfect. The one downside: my daughter cannot seem to understand the meaning of "Stop!" or "Wait!" when she is running wildly towards the water, shrieking with glee. Multiple times I have had to chase her down and grab her to keep her from just leaping into the sizeable waves. I know, I know. It's not a good thing. I have tried to explain to her, scolded her, even removed her

writergrl @ 2009-08-19T06:58:00

So I'm sitting here, drinking hazelnut coffee. Can I tell you how much I love hazelnut coffee? It's like two products in one: caffeine AND air freshener. I love when a product pulls double duty.

This beach house is, like, so nice. The decor is gorgeous, there are TWO dishwashers (why you need two, I have no idea) and the TV system is so complicated that even I---who considers herself good at such things----can't figure out how to work the DVD player. All this decadence is so odd because really,

whooosh....

Hear that? It's the sound of the ocean, which is right outside my back door as I write this. Yes, I am back at the beach. Yes, I could not help myself. I just needed a bit more time here, and despite a CRAZY day coming down yesterday now I am here and it's all good. Next week, everything begins again, but for now....I'm happy to just stick for awhile. To stick at the beach is just a bonus.

Anyway. Lots of cool stuff coming up, starting with TONIGHT, on A&E, there's a new show called Hoarders , wh

The Friday Five!

1. I feel like the summer is just whizzing by right now. I mean, it's mid-August. School starts at UNC in less than two weeks, for the public schools around the same time. My own daughter is starting playschool (sob!) the end of this month. Part of me really wants to try and embrace the fall, and get excited about things fall-lovers do, like cool weather and sweaters and apple cider and pumpkins. That is the stuff that fall lovers like, right? I have no idea, because given my choice, I'd be all

writergrl @ 2009-08-12T07:21:00

When I was a kid, I was really into dollhouses. I had a couple of them, from a small one my grandfather made me to a fancy one I saved up for ages to buy for myself. I had rooms full of furniture, cars for the garage, food for the kitchen. Oh, and an entire backstory for the family that lived there, complete with written history (divorces, marriages, intricate personality details....I guess that was the beginning of my writing life, although I didn't know it at the time). Anyway, eventually I gr

Re-entry

Hi.

So I'm back, after a glorious---truly---week at the beach. It was a total girl fest: me, my daughter, and two of my babysitters. I know, I know. It's almost too amazing to even picture. In fact, since I've been home, I keep thinking I must have dreamed it. The days on the beach, the perfect water, shrimpburgers, movies in the evenings. Long naps all around, wearing no makeup and not caring one bit, not at all. I came home with a tan, and somewhat reluctantly. For the first time in my life I t

Ahhhhh......

That about says it all. Having a great time. More relaxed than I've been in ages. Incapable of writing longer sentences. Off for a shrimpburger now.....

Have a great day, everyone!