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Then Comes Grumpope* in a Baby Carriage

I have a secret. I’m going to tell all of you right now.
I’m pregnant!
That’s right, knocked up, preggers, with child, expecting, got a bun in the oven.
It’s becoming fairly obvious now, and even my clients at work know, so I figured it’s time to tell the world. I’m about 18 weeks along, and my due [...]

Posted 04 November 2007 † Bethany § Baby ‡ Comments (6) °

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage

When did you realize that you were with “the one?” This question has been on my mind lately, having just found out that three of my good friends are engaged. (Congrats to Amy, Saiful and Etaf!) I jokingly told Larry that I’m still not sure if I know he’s the one. But the real story [...]

Posted 03 November 2007 † Bethany § ‡ Comments (1) °

Every Night I Burn

Happy Devil’s Night!
Where I grew up outside of Detroit, the night before Halloween was Devil’s Night. In Detroit, the city burns on Devil’s Night. You don’t leave the house after dark. There is a city curfew. If you made the mistake of leaving your jack-o-lanterns outside, you can bet that they will be smashed in [...]

Posted 30 October 2007 † Bethany § Holiday ‡ Comments (1) °

Home Alone

Larry is out of town for the next two weeks, so I’m home alone. AAAAAHHHHHH (hands on face.)
Larry usually does all the cooking around here, so if anyone wants to come over and make me dinner, you’re more than welcome. (I know, I know, I am so spoiled.) I’ll do the dishes. Otherwise, I will [...]

Posted 09 September 2007 † Bethany § Food ‡ Comments (0) °

The Great Outdoors

Last weekend was a whirlwind of activity, eating and emotions. My brother Eric was visiting from Indianapolis, and we managed to do some fun junk outdoors, eat way too much food and laugh a lot, in spite of some other really awful things that happened. (I’m still processing how to even write about one of [...]

Posted 07 September 2007 † Bethany § Food § Posts § Restaurants § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (0) °

Free Pizza, I think

Tonight, because I was tired and lazy and didn’t have the energy to prepare something for dinner (and Larry was out, so there was no hope of him making dinner), I went to the unnamed pizza/gyro shop across the street from my apartment building. I went all out and got the $4.99 pizza and soda [...]

Posted 06 September 2007 † Bethany § Food ‡ Comments (1) °

Wrong Number, Wrong Profession

Yesterday I got two wrong numbers from the same man. The first call came while I was at work. I answered my celly:
Me: “Hello?”
Man: “Hello, how are you?”
Me: “Um, fine. Who is this?”
Man: “I’d like to make an appointment.”
Me: “I think you have the wrong number. Who are you trying to reach?”
Click.
Clearly, I do not [...]

Posted 28 August 2007 † Bethany § ‡ Comments (4) °

Soon You Will Be One Of Us

I try not to blog about work. But I just have to mention that Larry is taking a job the same Large Unnamed Consulting Company that I work for. We’re going to be a little family of consultants.
Welcome aboard, honey. You are now one of us.

Posted 15 August 2007 † Bethany § Announcements ‡ Comments (3) °

This day is Bananas

I have most of my photos on Flickr under a Creative Commons license, which means that I give permission for anyone to copy, distribute, perform, or use my work, so long as they give me credit. I figure that since I’m not selling my pictures, or making any money on them in any way, I [...]

Posted 12 August 2007 † Bethany § Photography ‡ Comments (1) °

A Letter in Three Parts, Part Three: What I missed about home

Even when I was having a fabulous time living in France, eating baguettes and camembert with an earthy cote du rhone in a cafe in Aix-en-Provence, or jetting around Europe, there were plenty of things I missed about home. I even missed the little things, the kind of stuff you don’t really think about until [...]

Posted 25 July 2007 † Bethany § France § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °