so i have to start off this post by saying – we shared a bottle of wine tonight.  and a wonderful bottle at that.  i’m not sure if i’ve shared with the internets our love of WINE GARAGE.  it’s one of the really wonderful things that living in the bay area has brought us.  there are many wonderful things – but WINE GARAGE is close to the top.  i promise a post on WINE GARAGE in the near future.

i have a 6 month old.  it’s unbelievable.  and because i have a 6 month old, who kicks and splashes in the bathtub, who dadadadadas all day long, who blows raspberries while she eats carrots and sweet potatoes and yogurt and pears – i’ve decided – it’s clearly time to start planning her first birthday party.  i mean – duh.  it’s going to be DIY from top to bottom – because we’re moving and on a budget and because i’m me.  i have a theme in mind – but you have to wait until november.  i’m so excited.  i may not sleep.  until november

i have exactly three more things to say:

1. EBN does this thing where she nurses on my chin – literally.  she grabs my face with both hands, secures her lips around the base of my chin and sucks her heart out.  i’m red and raw and in absolute heaven.

2. ABN and i are in this together.  there is no doubt, the last couple of weeks have been a wee bit stressful and it’s bound to only kick up a notch in the coming weeks (did i mention we are moving JUNE 6TH!?!?).  but at the end of the day it’s about the 3 of us and making it work.  and so, we figure it out – over a bottle of wine – go ahead and judge.

3. OPRAH – i can’t even begin to undertand what the end is going to be like.  i mean – i know – there are bigger things going on in the world.  but come on.  it’s a big part of my life (and EBN’s too).  we watch it every day, on DVR.  and when it’s through – i’m just saying there will be a hole.  i think i’ll need a greater post on this as well.  OPRAH and WINE GARAGE.

stam.