A celebration of life. Some people don't care for them, some people only look forward to them, some people deny them, and some love the attention from them. I'll be honest, growing up always having an excuse to eat cake and celebrate, has always been fun for me. With a child now, birthdays have definitely taken a different form. But the core is celebration with people that respect and honor the birthday person and are willing to have fun and celebrate with them! If the reasoning for parties, etc. changes for my kid(s) then we will reflect and regroup.
I guess as a kid it was about fun toys, cake, playing with friends, getting attention, doing things that are out of the everyday norm...and that is all good. It's creating experiences that will hopefully be unforgettable. Noah's b-day is coming up...not sure what exactly we're doing, but want to keep it genuine and fun for all of us. He wants to have a "pirate adventure" so we can try as parent's to make that possible for him as long as we are all have FUN with it. I have a feeling Brian will when he heard that Noah wants to find a pirate treasure.
Kids are so bright-eyed and Noah can be so creative that I want to make sure to keep those doors open for him and not squelch his ideas and thoughts (within reason, right?). So this year, yes, we'll celebrate him and his day, but in a way that allows him to be who he is and what he wants (again within reason--am I squelching---nahh!).
Anyway, we'll see how the pirate adventure comes along...more adventures and more time to celebrate the precious boy who graced our presence 3 years ago...soon.
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
New Life
There's a child growing inside me. Yes, I'm pregnant. This is such a learning process...being pregnant. I've been through it once, but the experiences are different for different reasons. It's a different child, yes, but it is also another time in my life as well with different external and internal influences. Overall, I will say that physically it's not an easy task. And emotionally it is challenging mostly due to the hormonal fluctuations that I'm encountering (at least in this point in time) and that I'm having to keep present to remember that I am sane and this is part of the process.
As I see people around me having children and adding to the life force of energy around us, it truly reminds me how amazing this whole process is and allows me to step away from the everyday "woes" and "challenges" that I am facing right now...the fatigue, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, etc, etc.
Just like what has held me and will continue to hold me captive sometimes in my life, fear has definitely reared its head. The fears that encapsulated me during my first pregnancy looms over me and continues to flash in front of me, but I have to keep reminding myself to carry on in the present and live the moment and see how things work themselves out. Not everything will carry over from past experience. I get tripped up in that.
I realize that what I do see now is how the days progress, and I'm not so super concerned with what will happen next, but what is happening now. The first time around it was a learning process, and this time around it's another experience, so a bit different. Birth and life occurs DAILY in every capacity, and it's just so amazing what it really is and how for I sometimes have to stop and reflect, otherwise it's like I take it for granted sometimes...WOW...
Mid-October our life will be consumed with caring for another little being and introduce him/her to the wonders of our world. May she/he see the wonders with light and little fear.
Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch. -- E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
As I see people around me having children and adding to the life force of energy around us, it truly reminds me how amazing this whole process is and allows me to step away from the everyday "woes" and "challenges" that I am facing right now...the fatigue, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, etc, etc.
Just like what has held me and will continue to hold me captive sometimes in my life, fear has definitely reared its head. The fears that encapsulated me during my first pregnancy looms over me and continues to flash in front of me, but I have to keep reminding myself to carry on in the present and live the moment and see how things work themselves out. Not everything will carry over from past experience. I get tripped up in that.
I realize that what I do see now is how the days progress, and I'm not so super concerned with what will happen next, but what is happening now. The first time around it was a learning process, and this time around it's another experience, so a bit different. Birth and life occurs DAILY in every capacity, and it's just so amazing what it really is and how for I sometimes have to stop and reflect, otherwise it's like I take it for granted sometimes...WOW...
Mid-October our life will be consumed with caring for another little being and introduce him/her to the wonders of our world. May she/he see the wonders with light and little fear.
Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch. -- E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
Friday, February 1, 2008
Food
So, I'm not sure what's going on. It's been a year and I"m still showing heat and a red tipped tongue. Rupesh says that he wishes I could eat kale for each one of my meals. So the work that I've been doing with the Chloroxygen isn't really working...hm. So my plan is to have a spirulina shake every day. One tablespoon should be good, right? I've done it now for a week, so I might up the dose a bit. Then I'll go see Rupesh next week. Won't 2 weeks make some sort of difference? We'll see. It makes me wonder if I have absorption issues.
Surely, like Parker, I'm not gluten allergic, I don't think that has anything to do with absorption of greens?!?! Anyway, I love and hate food, which I'm sure most people can say they've felt at some point in the course of their life. Some times or days I want to just eat chocolate covered almonds or Julie's organic chocolate ice cream bars, but then others I'm just not hungry and just crave St. John's Wort Yogi tea. :)
The inbetween...ha! I'm doing well. I will say that I always have a healthy evening meal. Tofu and veggie stir fry with brown rice, salmon and seaweed burgers, noodles, bean soups, etc. I still eat fish once or twice a week, but I wonder too if my vegetarian lifestyle doesn't give me enough of what I need to make my tongue turn pink. Maybe it's all the red wine?
Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn. ~Garrison Keillor
Surely, like Parker, I'm not gluten allergic, I don't think that has anything to do with absorption of greens?!?! Anyway, I love and hate food, which I'm sure most people can say they've felt at some point in the course of their life. Some times or days I want to just eat chocolate covered almonds or Julie's organic chocolate ice cream bars, but then others I'm just not hungry and just crave St. John's Wort Yogi tea. :)
The inbetween...ha! I'm doing well. I will say that I always have a healthy evening meal. Tofu and veggie stir fry with brown rice, salmon and seaweed burgers, noodles, bean soups, etc. I still eat fish once or twice a week, but I wonder too if my vegetarian lifestyle doesn't give me enough of what I need to make my tongue turn pink. Maybe it's all the red wine?
Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn. ~Garrison Keillor
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Travel
First off---HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!
It's interesting how when I'd see anyone after the holidays we'd have the typical exchange:
"How was your holiday break?"
"Good. And yours?"
"Fine."
"Did you stay in town with family?"
"Oh, well, for part of it, but then I went to Barcelona with a small group of girls for 6 days."
Oh, the joy of the holidays. It's that large chunk of time that you get that either decide to do the typical fare and overestimate how much "stuff" you can get done around the house before heading back to work, or you're lucky (or crazy) enough to momentarily forget the fact that you're broke until you get back from a fabulous excursion to Europe with some close friends.
I had the joy of being able to do both. We spent most of the first part with the Dainton crew. Christmas tree and a big ham dinner (which isn't really that appetizing for a vegetarian) at the Grandparent's house. You know it's the typical American holiday, so it's important to abide and play along. I enjoyed myself, but I have to be honest that after another day of literally sitting around and watching others watch football or TV, I was ready for the new adventure just around the corner. Not many people knew that I was going, I was barely aware. I kept having to check the itinerary to make sure I knew when I was leaving and for how long. I don't think that I'm not sentimental, sure I enjoyed all the Christmas activities with the fam, and I missed the heck out of Brian and Noah while I was gone, but I seem to hold true the ability to know that they will be back and I'll be back and that it is a blip of time that will pass...and looking back it was a blip.
Tiffany and I traveled there and back together and we shared bunkbeds while there. It was INCREDIBLY easy to travel with her. I have a true ability to just BE when I'm with her. I'm not moody, or anxious, or needing to feel "over-positive" or having to make conversation...I think what it is is that sometimes I reflect the vibe that I'm given. I know that this is the case with many situations with relationships that I have. And I'm more unaware when or if I give out the vibe first or what my vibe is. Do I change? Well, not to get deep into that, but I truly believe that it was just an EASY trip.
Great food (pimientos de padron, manchego, paella, patatas bravas, olivas), great wine, beautiful people, amazing company and conversation...easy, easy, easy!
It was for Liz's bachelorette party, but I don't feel like we did much to celebrate that aspect (other than pulling out little penis toothpicks, relationship MadLibs, and LOTS of vino) other than talk about it A LOT. We did a lot of that...talking. Staying up til 4:30am talking. It was an easy and enjoyable trip and perhaps making me realize that life should be about that. About letting things be easy and relaxing as much as possible. Letting life lead a bit, while still taking an active and vested interest in it without always trying to direct it or worry about it. Although it happens, and that's okay, easy is always nice.
Places we saw and loved--La Familia Sagrada, Montjuic, Parque de Galle, La Rambla on New Year's Eve, and well, when it comes to Barcelona, all I have to say is visit Crepes de Born in El Born district. Well worth it, vale. :)
But, I will say that one of the best parts was getting to the Austin airport and seeing Noah run towards me saying "Mama!" And seeing the doting father waiting for a big hug. :)
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry Miller
It's interesting how when I'd see anyone after the holidays we'd have the typical exchange:
"How was your holiday break?"
"Good. And yours?"
"Fine."
"Did you stay in town with family?"
"Oh, well, for part of it, but then I went to Barcelona with a small group of girls for 6 days."
Oh, the joy of the holidays. It's that large chunk of time that you get that either decide to do the typical fare and overestimate how much "stuff" you can get done around the house before heading back to work, or you're lucky (or crazy) enough to momentarily forget the fact that you're broke until you get back from a fabulous excursion to Europe with some close friends.
I had the joy of being able to do both. We spent most of the first part with the Dainton crew. Christmas tree and a big ham dinner (which isn't really that appetizing for a vegetarian) at the Grandparent's house. You know it's the typical American holiday, so it's important to abide and play along. I enjoyed myself, but I have to be honest that after another day of literally sitting around and watching others watch football or TV, I was ready for the new adventure just around the corner. Not many people knew that I was going, I was barely aware. I kept having to check the itinerary to make sure I knew when I was leaving and for how long. I don't think that I'm not sentimental, sure I enjoyed all the Christmas activities with the fam, and I missed the heck out of Brian and Noah while I was gone, but I seem to hold true the ability to know that they will be back and I'll be back and that it is a blip of time that will pass...and looking back it was a blip.
Tiffany and I traveled there and back together and we shared bunkbeds while there. It was INCREDIBLY easy to travel with her. I have a true ability to just BE when I'm with her. I'm not moody, or anxious, or needing to feel "over-positive" or having to make conversation...I think what it is is that sometimes I reflect the vibe that I'm given. I know that this is the case with many situations with relationships that I have. And I'm more unaware when or if I give out the vibe first or what my vibe is. Do I change? Well, not to get deep into that, but I truly believe that it was just an EASY trip.
Great food (pimientos de padron, manchego, paella, patatas bravas, olivas), great wine, beautiful people, amazing company and conversation...easy, easy, easy!
It was for Liz's bachelorette party, but I don't feel like we did much to celebrate that aspect (other than pulling out little penis toothpicks, relationship MadLibs, and LOTS of vino) other than talk about it A LOT. We did a lot of that...talking. Staying up til 4:30am talking. It was an easy and enjoyable trip and perhaps making me realize that life should be about that. About letting things be easy and relaxing as much as possible. Letting life lead a bit, while still taking an active and vested interest in it without always trying to direct it or worry about it. Although it happens, and that's okay, easy is always nice.
Places we saw and loved--La Familia Sagrada, Montjuic, Parque de Galle, La Rambla on New Year's Eve, and well, when it comes to Barcelona, all I have to say is visit Crepes de Born in El Born district. Well worth it, vale. :)
But, I will say that one of the best parts was getting to the Austin airport and seeing Noah run towards me saying "Mama!" And seeing the doting father waiting for a big hug. :)
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” - Henry Miller
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