Category Archives: the boy

Accidental Life List Thing

Posted on September 28, 2011 by la_florecita

Let me just say that the Life List thing I’m crossing off is NOT “take a vacation without overplanning it.” In my planning for Hawaii the 2 things I did the most planning for were what I was going to … Continue reading →

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The Fit is Go

Posted on August 30, 2011 by la_florecita

So out of motherfucking nowhere I bought a car this weekend. Not entirely out of nowhere. I’d said I wouldn’t buy another car until we needed a car seat. We could share a car, we have been for 3 years. … Continue reading →

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What to expect

Posted on August 25, 2011 by la_florecita

If you’ve been paying attention you know we stopped using birth control a few months ago and are open to starting a family. This month is the first cycle that I’ve been late and actually had to face the thoughts … Continue reading →

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Serious chill time

Posted on August 23, 2011 by la_florecita

[I wrote this on Sunday night] On Thursday evening Dave called me to tell me his aunt (who had been very sick for a long time in spite of her youth) had passed away. Work is super busy for me … Continue reading →

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And then we never traveled again

Posted on August 9, 2011 by la_florecita

So yes, even as I haven’t finished my eating our way through New York posts I’m excited about our next trip. In a little over a month from now. To a place I wasn’t sure if I’d ever visit: Hawaii. … Continue reading →

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Life List Thing #8, Part 2: Section C (Eating Our Way Through New York, Day 3)

Posted on August 4, 2011 by la_florecita

Thursday. Thursday was our last day to spend on our own. On Friday we’d go to Brooklyn and hang out with our Houston friends. So this time we got up early and made it to the Circle Line for the … Continue reading →

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Life List Thing #8, Part 2: Section B (Eating Our Way Through New York, Day 2)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by la_florecita

First of all, let me say this is what 5am in June in NYC Brooklyn looks like. 5AM!! That’s too early, sun. On this day we slept in and didn’t rush off to do anything. We ate breakfast/lunch at the … Continue reading →

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Life List Thing #8, Part 2: Section A (Eating Our Way Through New York, Day 1)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by la_florecita

Apologies for not posting this last week as promised. Sometimes life trumps blog. [And that's why this isn't paying for my kid's college. Or breakfast tacos.] So our new camera that we bought for the NYC trip has a food … Continue reading →

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Life List Thing #8, Part 1

Posted on July 13, 2011 by la_florecita

I don’t have time to write a long post because we’ve decided to go watch Transformers 3 tonight before Harry Potter kicks it out of the IMAX theater on Thursday. One of us really feels sentimental about the Transformers films … Continue reading →

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Life List Twofer?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by la_florecita

I have on my Life List to take Dave to New York (T minus 16 days) and I also have “take a vacation without overplanning it.” I attempted to do that in Chicago but we still packed in every single … Continue reading →

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