Tag: TV/Movies

  • Ho-ho-home for the holidays My parents were here for a week to celebrate the holidays with us and IB. Everyone except the baby was sick to some degree, and the weather has been amazingly cold, but other than that, it was really nice. I love watching my parents with my child, and vice versa. Their…

  • Life is a zoo I’ll probably do a separate post reflecting on how my writing has gone this year, but the short version is: Motherhood is even more demanding than I anticipated. More wonderful, as well. IB is 14 months old and changing constantly. Her growth is both miraculous and bittersweet. Sometimes I wish she…

  • “Recently” is a relative term. I keep starting blog drafts, getting interrupted (#momlife), and then forgetting to finish. So my thoughts on these aren’t as fresh anymore, but I liked all of them and thought they were worth discussing. Stranger Things is a Netflix darling, and with good reason. Every aspect of the series is…

  • “Love isn’t something we invented. It’s observable, powerful. [That] has to mean something.” “Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it yet.” “I want to write. I want to write stories that make people feel less…

  • Unexpected delights

    A couple years ago, Andy and I decided to get season tickets to our local Broadway series, along with another married couple we’re friends with. It’s the perfect excuse for all of us to take a step back from our busy schedules and catch up with one another, enjoy some good food, and support and appreciate…