2005
as we drive off to someplace cheap and amazing
maura @ 4:41 pm
People are probably wondering how we made out during the transit strike. We were okay! Thanks for asking. With Jonathan working at home all the time and me part of the time, that part of our lives wasn’t affected very much. But we do take Gus to school on the subway (usually) or bus (less often). It’s only about a 30 minute walk to his school, but it’s uphill on the way home, and even though he’s still a peanut he is heavy to push in the stroller. Plus, he was very very very sad to not be able to ride the trains for THREE WHOLE DAYS. We had to sit in the station and watch lots of trains going by on the day the strike ended, just to make up for lost time.
Luckily Santa brought him a couple new Thomas trains, just like he demanded, as well as a subway ornament from the Transit Museum store. Merry Christmas every one!
As for me, Santa brought me a cool new bag (in bright lime green), some good books, and some fancy shoes, among other things. Actually the fancy shoes are stressing me out. I love love love them, but they are ever so slightly too big, and the place they’re ordered from doesn’t have them in one size smaller. And I can’t find them anywhere else online (damn you, Google!). So I’m not quite sure what to do with them. Suggestions are welcome! I’ll keep you posted.
I have this whole week off from work and I’m having that thing where I’m wanting to luxuriate in the free time, just roll around in it and feel its silky smoothness on my skin, BUT (everyone I know has a big butt) there is so much I could be doing (and, the evil part of my brain says, SHOULD be doing) that I’m kind of at wits end just thinking about it. Jonathan’s mom + stepdad are here for the next coupla days, so at least the Gus-load will be light. And we get a date! Yes indeedy, a date. That is, as long as Jonathan can get over the stomach flu that’s been dogging him for a few days (and fingers crossed that no one else in this house gets it, dammit).
I have things to do — leave me alone!
4 comments on “as we drive off to someplace cheap and amazing”
Hey, thanks Jessie! That is a great idea about the foam. Maybe that would work with my new(-ish, got them over the summer but only started wearing them in the fall) Dr. Marten’s wingtips. I also love love love them, but thanks to Gus my feet are 1/2 size bigger than they were, and I fall right in the middle of the Dr. Marten’s sizing, and they don’t have half sizes. Damn kids!
Speaking of Doc Martens, I found out recently (or was reminded having forgotten) that my mom used to au pair for the original Dr. Maertens himself. Weird, huh?
That bag looks cool! I want one too. Good? I know you guys nurse a bag fetish. Can you recommend other bag sources?
If the shoes are only slightly too big, you might want to pick up a pair of heel liners, or you find something soft and squishy (high density foam works well) to put in the toes. No shoes ever fit me right due to the squareness of my feet, so I’ve improvised in many ways. Of course, if they’re too big in a wide way, these tricks won’t work.
Hope Jonathan feels better soon.