New York
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Early Christmas Present
I got my Christmas present early this year – family photos! It wasn’t in th budget for us to go get pictures and I really wanted good shots of all of us before Nora gets too old, so Chris gave me family pictures from a place at the mall for Christmas – which turned out…
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Post Thanksgiving/Redo
We were lucky enough to spend Nora’s first Thanksgiving at Marc & Margarete’s with the whole Cassalina clan, which is just about as good as having our own family around, but we realized meant no leftovers at our house, and missing some of our favorite foods, so we decided to have a second Thanksgiving on…
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Childcare
I never imagined just how incredibly awful it is to find quality, affordable childcare for a newborn. Of course, I procrastinated on it, because I was secretly hoping Chris would find a job that would pay enough for me to stay home with her… When I finally realized that wasn’t going to happen, I figured…
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Parade of Halloween Outfits
So, Nora got a lot of Halloween outfits (four), and the funny thing is they are all not quite small enough (she’s still swimming in 0-3 months and wearing newborn-sized). She wore them anyway and looked really cute in them all! Here’s three (she’s going to wear the last one tomorrow): P.S. We realized all…
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Great-Grandparent Visit
Mim and Papa stopped in for a quick visit with Nora Wednesday (in that night and out the next morning). I think they had a great time with her and we really enjoyed seeing them! Both Nora and Pip really took to Papa, and we were all sad that they couldn’t stay longer. Here’s a…
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Bard
Interesting news: I’m not working at Marist anymore.. I was offered a job by Bard College about three weeks ago, and after working out the details, I accepted and gave my notice at Marist. The position is the Director of Recruiting for the MAT program. I’m really excited about the position – it’s going to…
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Why I Married Chris
Well, one of the reasons, any way… Homemade Ravioli!!! And here’s some pictures from after dinner when both Nora and I were really happy…
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Dad’s Visit
Well, my dad left Friday and we had a great (busy!) visit. He helped me out with quite a few house things I’d never gotten around to doing, like pianting, getting a second garage door opener, and putting our towel bars on right. We also went to eat a Chris’ resturant and visited the Walkway…
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Future Supermodel
Nora is one month old today! Grandpa Rik, my dad, came for a visit yesterday and we’re having a great time – and keeping very busy! Today, we ran all kinds of errands, including getting the Toyota washed, going to the grocery store, and to Home Depot for painting supplies (dad offered to help me…
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A Whole Night
First the baby news: Last night, Nora slept from 12:30 am until 7:30 am. Holy cow, it was great! (And as a result, I’ve been doing laundry and I even swept the kitchen floor – yay for feeling well rested!) So, yesterday was Chris’ first official day of work at Painter’s Tavern. Remember them? He…
