One Year Anniversary

Dear Friends,

Yes.

It has been one year.

Twelve months.

Three hundred sixty-five days.

Eight thousand, seven hundred sixty-five hours.

Five hundred twenty-five thousand, nine hundred forty-eight minutes.

And yet...

It still feels just like yesterday :).

As David--interestingly--put it, we 'returned to the scene of the crime'. I have yet to see the criminal nature of our wedding day. However, I will let it go as wedding anniversaries are joyous occasions and spouses are obligated to be extra nice to each other on such dates.

All joking aside, it was interesting to be back at the wedding site one year later. Both David and I agreed that we were able to enjoy Sonoma this time around. It has been quite a year for the both of us and it is amazing how quickly one year flies by. I

One year down...many more to go.

Happy Anniversary, David. You're the best husband in the whole world.

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Dinner at Girl in the Fig.

Back at the 'scene of the crime': Fairmont Mission Sonoma Inn.

Brunch at Meritage Oyster Bar: we had a lovely rehearsal dinner here last year.

Spa at Raindance Spa.

Dinner at Carneros.

Leprechauns, Unicorns and other mythological creatures...

What happens when men get together?

* The story you are about to read is true. Individuals' names have been altered for protection.

A couple of weeks ago David had a 'Boys' Night Out'. This is an annual gathering precluded by a draft pick and at the close of season, losers buy dinner for this annual NCAA-college-basketball-champoionshiop-draft-pick-thing-a-ma-bob.

Suspects David, *oe, *ark and *oung went out for dinner at Crustaceans and continued their evening at San Francisco's AT&T ball park to watch David's beloved Giants play.

The following day, David and I were just shootin' the breeze over dinner and he began telling me about his night out. Apparently, they discussed my blog a bit.

Hmmm...

If you recall, faithful followers, there was an instructional piece on the proper handling and installation of toilet paper (click here to read entry). Of course, of all the wonderful, delightful and engaging pieces I write, it was this particular one that garnered their attention.

David said: "So *ark says Heidi doesn't make a big deal about putting on the toilet roll".

Hmmm...

Interesting.

I briefly gave the thought some consideration and my ratiocinations lead me to the following conclusions:

1. *ark is an imaginative creation of David's playful game of make-believe;

-or-

2. Heidi is an imaginative creation of *ark's playful game of make-believe.

Now, eventually, I will have to have the 'Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Heidi are not real' conversation with Noah and David...but I'll wait. There's no hurt in a little magic and make-believe.

Do you believe in magic, come along with me. We'll dance until morning so it's just you and me...

Noah's Mom Rocks!

I (Grace) am not the most time conscious person in the world. This I admit, and if you care to hear the full report you can arrange a briefing with David Lee. He usually has a few words to share on this point. According to the Original Dave Lee, his tardiness can always be attributed towards legitimate reasons. But apparently, I am always late for no apparent reason. Hence, I am the greater offender. Which very nicely segues into my next point.

Another interesting fact about me: I am not conscious nor gravely concerned with the greater forces and influences that the majority of the world lives by, e.g., calendars in general, 24 hour clocks, national holidays, David's temporal ethics, etc...

My internal clock tells me that today is on or about near Halloween. So today's blog will feature Noah in his very first Halloween costume.

Now, like most major discoveries, Noah's costume was a serendipitous event. So the final product that you see was neither intentional nor timely. Clearly, we are nowhere in the vicinity of October and Halloween. But like I said -- I don't care.

May seems to be a fine month to dress in character as any other.

So, today we are going to talk about Halloween Costumes. And also, highlight some of my stronger traits: resourcefulness and creativity.

Though this may be surprising to some of you, I used to be rather studious and frequented the library for educational purposes like studying and research. The computer lab in the basement of the library provided these green foam earplugs. I LOVED them. Partly because they served a very useful function and partly because they were free.

Enter resourcefulness.

By the time I finished school I had accumulated quite a stash of these wonderful and free green foam earplugs and years later I find myself applying them to the ears of my delightful little son.

Enter Noah's First Halloween Costume.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Now isn't that creative?

I asked Noah what he thought of his costume; if you listen carefully you can hear him say: "Mom Rocks!"

One Tooth; Many Teeth: A Mother Son Story

Tooth...Teeth have been a very popular topic in our home recently.

For one (No pun intended), Noah's first tooth recently popped out...and since the taking of this particular photo, one more has begun to sprout on his upper gum. So, Noah is now the very proud owner of 1.25 teeth. Singular no more, Noah's mouth officially houses 'TWO teeth' and not a lone ranger tooth. A while back he bit my foot and I can report that his tooth is functioning and in good order.

As for myself...I am no longer Brace Face Grace. They came off last Friday! YAY for me!

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POP QUIZ

Please choose the most appropriate answer:

Question: How long did it take for David to notice that his wife had her braces removed?

a) .0347 nano seconds. He noticed immediately
b) 4.5 hrs
c) 29.25 hrs
d) none of the above. He still has not noticed.