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I’ve been friends with Marissa since fourth grade – that’s twenty years as of right now. I can’t think very hard about that. We got pregnant around the same time – she was three months ahead of me – but since we’re both new moms, we haven’t been able to fly for months, and just [...] Sunday was a great day. Matt spent most of the day reading his school book, but how hard is that when studying looks like this? We spent time with Grandma and Grandpa (my parents) and Uncle Austin. Eva can only hope she inherited these eyes: Eva had a great time meeting her cousins. By my count, she [...] By my calculations, Eva’s heritage is more than 50% southern, with roots ranging from North Carolina to Alabama. It is therefore fitting that her first trip was to Princeton, North Carolina last weekend for the annual Hartley reunion. Overall, we couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to traveling with a baby. The drive is normally [...] Just a few days after Gigi and GD left, my mother flew into town on a whim. My mother, you should note, is on her third visit since March – what a jet-setter! We had a great week going for walks, visiting friends and family, and sitting quietly with Eva. We braved the heat and walked to [...] It’s been a busy month for our little family. During the first part of July, Eva met two more great-grandparents, Matt’s maternal grandparents. Great-grandparents on my side of the family – we’re working on plans to come see you. We had a great weekend visiting with the newly crowned Gigi (GG for Greatgrandma) and GD (for [...] Studies show that grandparents improve your quality of life. Matt’s parents have been cooking dinner for us – at either our house or theirs – since week one. There are some photos from dinners up in the gallery. I linked to this gallery in the last post, but there are some new pictures starting on the [...] Due to popular demand, here are more photos of Eva settling in at home. So far, she has met one of her Uncles and her Aunt, and spent more time with her Grandpa and Grandma. She loved it, and can’t wait to spend some serious quality time with her other Uncle, her other [...] We’ve had a lovely visit with my family, which has included lots of snow, food, and chocolate. We took family portraits. We built an impromptu snowman after taking family portraits. (Photo evidence might suggest “we” actually means Matt and Austin built the snowman.) My mom and I attended a joint baby shower, at which we blind tasted baby [...] I realize I used this title for Thanksgiving, but… that’s what they say here, especially the proper Brits who greet us on the elevator at our hotel. The abundance of politeness soothes my soul. We had a lovely Christmas day, complete with a secret Santa, lots of food and champagne, and a long walk through Hyde [...] Yesterday was a shopping day for most of us in London. Matt and I braved the Christmas Eve crowd at the Knightsbridge Harrods, and hit an alley of bookstores. And by that, I mean the entire alley was lined with bookstores, almost entirely used, and many of them rare/antiquarian. We all went to dinner at a [...] |
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