New York

Date Night with Kids: Annie the Musical

The first time we took Jack and Zoe together to a theater show, it was an off-Broadway performance of Angelina Ballerina. They were so great during the show, they were genuinely interested and so entertained by the cute dancing ballerina mice on stage. They we...

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Country Escape

My mom flew in from California on Thursday, so as you can imagine my life has been very peaceful the past four days. We're all just a little bit more grounded when she is around. She takes care of us, but mostly she takes care of...

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Human Mother

I'm not the type of mother that completely restricts television from my children. I haven't hired a coach to prepare them to be accepted into the most elite schools in the city. My husband and I try not to drill our 2 and 4 year old's full...

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Winter Whimsy

I am aware that it's technically Spring. I'm going to go ahead and call it whatever I want until it starts acting as it should. If it looks like a grump, and feels like a grump, well then...

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Halloween, City Style

Halloween is my most favorite holiday. It always has been. Last year, we had lived in the city for just two months and I couldn't bear to celebrate here. I was plagued with homesickness and it just felt like the right thing to do to go...

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New Fall Favorite: Apple Picking

Every time we do something new and fun here in New York, I become more and more convinced that I am utterly in love with this city. Last year, we had lived here for about six weeks when fall came around and I decided to...

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New York, New York, Big City of Dreams…

My life has gotten a little crazy lately. Crazy in a way that I never, ever thought it would. Crazy in a New York City kind of way. I started this blog initially to keep my family up to date with our life and our transition...

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Full Circle

When I was seven, I moved with my mom and my sister from the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio to the Bay Area, California. I was the cool kid in my hometown, a fantastic student (I was the Student of the Day nearly every single day),...

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Dance Off in American Apparel

Part ONE: My mother came to visit us for a few days last week, and it was everything I had hoped for. It always is. There were many, many beautiful moments, but I wanted to share this one with you first. We went on a long walk to...

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City Kids

It's hard for me to believe that we've been here in Manhattan for almost 8 months. It sounds like a long time, and when I think about our life in the Bay Area it feels like we've been here for an eternity. Yet those eight...

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We’ve Got the Winters

It's hit me. I knew it would happen around this time, but I didn't know how fierce it would be. My skin is pale, my jeans are tight (hello extra SIX POUNDS), I've found myself standing in front of my closet, staring at sundresses for...

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Did You Find Out?

I have lots of friends that are trying to get pregnant, are pregnant, or having babies very recently. I am suffering from a bad case of screaming ovaries myself, but I'm not any of those things (YET! mwwwah ah ah). Of my mother-peers at Bubba's...

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