May
31
Last weekend our friends Nat, Syndi, and their daughter Sophi hosted a farewell dinner. Nat is a fellow law student who just graduated with me. He is originally from Hawaii and is now returning with his wife and daughter. Unlike some of his fellow graduates, he has a job waiting for him. We will all miss them greatly. They have been such good friends to us over the past three years. And they have hosted many wonderful parties, but Saturday’s was exceptional.
Syndi is a chef and as a goodbye she put together an amazing six-course dinner with wine pairings for each course. The food was truly delicious and the wine was perfect! We love you Syndi and as much as we will miss you, we may just miss your cooking even more!
(from left to right: Nat, Stephen, Amy, Jonathan, Syndi, Mike, Melissa, Me, Josh, and Joseph in the front)
Apr
22
The Sunday before last my friends Erin, Megan, and I threw a baby shower for our friends Melissa and Mike. Melissa is a fellow law student and her baby is due a week after our graduation. That means she will be studying for the Bar exam with a newborn baby at home. I don’t think any of us are worried about her passing the exam and I don’t really think she is either. If anyone can do it in such challenging circumstances Melissa can. She is hardworking, brilliant, and the most motherly person I know. She will be an amazing attorney and an incredible mom.
Our best friends were there to celebrate with us.
Eleanor was very good during the party. She always seems to enjoy having new people around.
Erin made all of the delicious food and brought a beautiful diaper cake designed by her cousin as a centerpiece.
I made the cupcakes and we decorated them with little plastic babies.
Here are Melissa, Erin and I at the end of the afternoon.
Apr
12
Hey everybody Josh wrote his first post, which is good because I wasn’t there so my recollections would likely be unreliable:
On Monday, Eleanor had her very first playdate with baby colleague, Kaitlyn Ramirez. Kaitlyn is the young progeny of Christina and Greg, of the Ramirez Family fame. Christina is my co-worker at the School of Public Policy and a fellow baby-haver. Kaitlyn was actually born only two days before Eleanor, so its almost like they are the same baby.
We were curious to see what two babies almost the exact same age would do when placed in the same room.
The answer: cry!
Actually, Eleanor was relatively fuss-free, but only because she was a guest. We had a long talk in the car ride over about appropriate behavior when visiting friends. For some reason, she is much more polite for friends and family than she is for mommy and daddy. I haven’t decided if this is a good thing or not. Eleanor and Kaitlyn seemed interested in each other, both watching carefully when the other was occupied elsewhere. But they seemed to really connect during the photo shoot on the couch, where they agreed that “this was B.S.”
Eleanor was charmed by Kaitlyn’s bumbo seat and crazy moose, but was most impressed with the giant television. She told me on the ride home that she thought it was time to upgrade. I said we’d get a new t.v. when she gets a job.
