because...

there are so many things that  i want to do that it's driving me absolutely insane that i can't do them yet.

happy news: it's my wonderful hubby's birthday today!

happy birthday to my best friend...
my partner in crime...
the peanut butter to my jelly...
my soulmate...
the guy i've been crushing on for almost twenty years...
the guy i've married a lot...
the one that i want to snuggle next to forever.

i am so incredibly blessed to have him in my life. i'm the luckiest girl in the world, and i can still say that 9 years after the first time i married him.

i can't wait to live the rest of my life with him...

and i'll continue to make my lists until chemo's over.

countdown: 2 months left!!!

birthday and menu

this is a photo

of me and my baby--

who is actually my nephew

that i can't believe has become so grown up!

i have two nephews,

this guy and another guy ( ;) )

that i love very much

and that check out my blog every chance they get.

my niece would, too,

but she's a very busy chiquita!

we all see each other

as often as our busy schedules

allow us.

so what do we like to do on our birthdays?

um, sushi!

of course...

 

 sushi at atami in whitestone...
is quite tasty!!

visit if you can

a special birthday

a very happy birthday to my nephew...

he was born when i was 15 just about to be 16.
i remember when my mommy bought him home from the hospital- my sister was sick at the hospital and that left me, my Grandmother- God Rest her Soul-, and my other sister to take care of him.

while he slept for what seemed like hours, my sister who was home bound with me decided to take a shower. what should happen except that little nephew starts to cry and cry...so i jumped at the chance to pick him up.

i begged him, please don't cry and don't wiggle around while i try to pick you up! and i gingerly picked him up when i realized that my mom was wrong...
you can support a baby's bum when there is no bum to speak of.

so i held him and he stopped.

the rest, as they say, is history.

he is one of my closest friends.

when he was two, he pee'd on my boyfriend- and my boyfriend one day turned into my husband.

my nephew stood dutifully at the altar.

well, he did mark his territory.

this guy was the first little boy our family had.
my niece would beat up people, had she a chance to, dare they bother him.
my littlest nephew makes him crazy.
he doesn't like school but he loves sushi.

love love love him.

happy birthday <3

love me
the globetrotting gamine

it's my sister's birthday :)

7-7 is my sister's birthday. i love her.
i think she's pretty cool.

things that my sister taught me:

• movies @ the cinema as therapy
• photography as therapy
• library- free books. read read read.
• to always take a coffee break :)
• that disney world is fun
• shop for notebooks on sale, because you will always buy them (meaning me)
• hop in the car and drive when feeling stressed
• tan. swim. eat.
• pasta as therapy.
• that LML (my husband) is (and was) in fact, funny :)

happy birthday happy birthday yay!

love you

love me

My Empire State Building

for my 23rd birthday,

LML wouldn't tell me where we were headed.

he had planned a whole day

just for us

and it was one of the sweetest things he'd ever done

(but this was years ago, and the man's amazing)

he helped me cross off a place i've always wanted to see

that had taken up residency

on my bucket list...

he took me to the empire state building.

he took pictures with me :)

then he fed me @ Mars2112...

though the pictures are in albums...

i'll never need them 'cause that day

has permanently imprinted itself in my mind.

but here are some shots anyway...

when you are in new york...

it's a MUST-SEE!!!

Must Must Must...

totally worth the walk, the lines, the everything :)

have you ever been? i'd love to hear your story!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

i love birthdays

(the birthday boy @ Portobello's. We love Portobello's!)

happy birthday, jay!

love me!
the globetrotting gamine

my birthday wishlist

aside from the obvious:

all i want for my birthday is:

"a fine cashmere blanket and a crate of champagne."

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

2009 Birthday Menu

last year, these are some of the people i spent my birthday with :)

and this was the menu:

my sweet potato fries and panini!

i love you, coffee.

frozen yogurt!!

cupcakes! yum

i would like to repeat this in september!!!

what would be your ideal birthday menu?

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

baby's first birthday

love these ideas: my friend is wonderful and truly talented. a domestic goddess :)
these our photos from our "little crunchy"'s first birthday!

cupcakes, lollipops, cakes. i'm pretty sure she made it all :)

i love kids birthday parties! i am so so glad i was in new york for this birthday.

love,

globetrotting gamine

birthday luck?

yesterday, i kicked my nephew's butt in video games. You know what he tells me? See, Chrissy? You're lucky because you're the birthday girl. I told him that I was lucky that I had him, which caused him to roll his eyes and say, no no no, that's not what I mean. I had a lovely birthday- so many warm wishes, a beautiful lunch with Mom @ a panini cafe, complete with coffee and homemade cappuccino frozen yogurt. For dinner, LML took me out, where he had a NY strip steak and I had a cajun pasta. Yum!

Then, before I fall asleep, an idea occurs to me. I've been wanting to craft for a while now, but had no idea what to do. It's like something whispered in my ear.

Maybe it was the pasta?

So, I went out and bought supplies, and began today.

I'm not looking to become rich and famous, just happy. And for the few minutes I worked on my new craftiness today, I was happy. It helped me to get so many more ideas that I didn't have time to even write anything down. It's something that I always search for and have plenty of and wondered, what if? Of course, I can offer my own spin on the craft. See how things work...

Of course, I'll still be writing, cooking, gardening and the like.

Photos tomorrow due to faulty connection :D

Much love,
MG