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Impromptu Dinner Party

So, per my usual I made up some errands to run and went to Whole Foods to pick up some stuff for me and Ben to have for din. I picked up a small wedge of Brillat-Savarin Cheese and some pate and a baguette. I also grabbed some fresh ricotta and sage to try to recreate this recipe I saw in some magazine the other day. My plan was to hit Whole Foods and then Starbucks but I decided to stop in the wine store that's between them and picked up a Spanish cava sparkling wine. Got my coffee and was off home again.

When I got home I called Nadia who already had plans with Rob and Anny. We decided to consolidate and have them all over for dinner. So my dinner for two turned into dinner for six. It was good though and we were able to pull it off. I added some cheddar to the triple cream, some olives and a little pepperoni. I had some strawberries and nuts too.

The pasta was good. I don't know where I read it but I think that the fresh ricotta did make all the difference. We ended the night with a little cheesecake I had in the fridge from Trader Joe's. All in all I think it was a success for being kind of fly by the seat of your pants. Then again, I think I might work better that way... not enough time to build up anxiety.

I enjoy entertaining. I love this house and I think that it has a lot of potential for being a home for entertaining. It's just a matter of getting people to come up to Baltimore for dinner. Chase had a good time and loved all the attention... for the 45 minutes that she was up before her bedtime.

Looking forward to doing it again soon.

Sweet Raspberries

Claudia, Oh, Claudia!

Good Mommy, took what like 7, 8 shots today of Chase in the Bumbo so here they are. I was going to slap em all on one page myself but thought what's the point.... you do it!

Here's the framed original artwork, (sorry about the flash) now to get ben to hang it for me.

Some Pictures to Go With That Story

Bring on summer

Fie, the paparazzi again!

Check out those kicks

Good News, The Mall Has a Pharmacy

It's good news because I decided that if the mall has a pharmacy and you need to stop in it, then your trip to the mall counts as a) exercise AND b) errands. But before we got to the mall we

1) Stopped at Staples to drop off a UPS package. I come out of the store, push my cart into the back of the last cart in the row and prepare to walk away when I notice the cart at the front of the row has somehow dislodged itself. I then look on in horror as the cart picks up momentum, jumps the curb, and continues down into the parking lot. I'm seriously thinking about whether I'm going to have to try to stop this cart from hitting some body's car with the car seat in tow. Does it slow down? No, of course not. The cart keeps building up speed as it hurtles across the parking lot. It was ok though I was finally able to ascertain that it was going to crash into a dumpster and not a car and kept on going.

2) At the mall, I redeemed my Gymbucks. I wasn't brave enough to make it to the smash and grab sale last week but the coupon wasn't limited to stuff on sale anyway. I bought her some cute stuff in the next size up for summer. Presumably she'll be wearing the next size up by then. Even though the coupon was for 25 off your purchase of 50 or more and I thought I was careful about what I was buying, I somehow managed to spend 50 anyway. I think it was the sunglasses that threw me over. But come on, a girl needs sun glasses. Ben looked at me the other day as I was showing him something I picked up and he narrowed his eyes and said oh, that's terrible, you wanted a girl all along from the very beginning didn't you? He doesn't understand that there's a whole constellation of dresses out there ripe for the wearin'.

3) Nordstrom keeps the Robeez right at the entrance of the lounge area and I'm sure that it's no accident. I looked at them before she was born and every time I go in there since. Finally I caved and bought her shoes. I thought for sure I wanted the Robeez and it was just a matter of picking the style but these Pedipeds are so freakin cute! I can't stand it. I would have bought them for myself if I could have.

4) If there's no medical reason to take cough syrup by liquid rather than by capsule... why the hell do people do it? Dayquil tastes like it could strip paint it's just ridiculous.

5) Went to Michael's bought a sheet of mat board to finally frame the artwork Danielle had drawn for Chase. It's a windy day... do you know what happens to a sheet of mat board on a windy day? That's right folks, it turns into a giant sail :) AND as a bonus it's exactly the size of my trunk. Fun :)

Sick Sick Sick

Uuugggghhh. I'm dying and my baby still needs to eat, be changed, and played with. Now I can see the appeal of formula. Ben could do everything and I could stay in bed all day.

So Far So Good

So Chase is continuing to sleep six hours a night. I'm so glad that it wasn't just a one time thing. I'm also amazed by how things can change so rapidly from day to day with no warning. She is changing so much. She's sleeping more, and eating less frequently, now when she wakes up from naps she sometimes just sits and chills and looks around. That's something else she does a lot more of. She now swings her head vigorously from side to side and mouths her hands all the time. At night when it's time to go to bed she lies on the changing table while I put her jams on and coos and smiles. I don't know what I would do without the changing table. It makes clothing and diapering her so much easier. Here are some pics of our baby girl.

Everyone loves a boppy

Wait, she can't talk.. she can't say "get away Mike"? Really?!

Oh, Mike!