iPhone lust

delayed gratification is difficult for me, but i'm trying to be good and not spend $600 on a new toy. so instead i've been reading blog posts of people who did get one. i'm sure i'll cave eventually, but honestly i think it's kelvin who has iphone lust more than me. i would have never thought he'd be swayed to the glowing apple.

she's here

if kelvin's not ready to have kids at least i have my friends to live vicariously through. my friends k&j welcomed their first little one on thursday morning early.

when i called to give my friend j an update this morning she had a great story to tell about her angel including all three baby bodily functions. made me enjoy my morning sitting at my desk.

birthday surprises

i've very delayed in posting my big birthday surprises, but everyone is usually impressed by kelvin's ability to surprise me so i will not deny you.

my birthday this year was on a tuesday, and i didn't really expect anything since we had tickets to see Wynton Marsalis the next weekend; boy was i surprised.

on thursday before, kelvin wanted chinese so we planned that i would meet him at our usual place around 5.45. i finished up work and went by the house to let the brat out and i noticed evidence that kelvin had been home-- laundry in the dryer, leftovers gone and the dishes in the sink, a spot of carpet cleaned and the cleaner machine not in the exact spot i had put it in the basement. i assumed he spilled something on him at work and came home to get it in the wash during lunchtime.

jumping back in the car, i called my friend j to see if she got the package i sent. i talked to her the whole way to the restaurant, even through some traffic. trying to get off with her, i walked into the restaurant to see kelvin sitting in the booth, with someone across from him. i think i squealed in the phone when i realized it was my friend S who had flown in from Tampa to surprise me for the weekend.

kelvin sent us to NYC for the day Friday. we at at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill and met up with my friends c&j for cupcakes at magnolia bakery. we also walked around and did a little shopping.

saturday k had planned for s and i to go for mani & pedi at a nice spa. we took out a little early to grab a yummy salad at Panera before our appointments. we drank wine and got pampered. we headed back to the house with the plan to pick up kelvin, go see a movie and get some dinner out. boy, was i surprised when i opened the door to find 20-odd friends here in the house. they had all come from NYC, Baltimore, Delaware, Easton and of course Florida to celebrate my big three-oh.

Wynton

what a great night last night. we drove up to the poconos and found a nice restaurant for dinner, and then to the Mountain Laurel performing arts center to see Wynton Marsalis with not only the Lincoln Center jazz, but also joined by Yacub Addy and Odadaa! to perform Congo Square.

we had amazing seats and the performance was unbelievably moving. i wanted to rush the stage when they did the traditional new orleans recessional. i think i miss home.

beautiful thursday

these weeks are going by so quickly; this is what happens to the summer. i wait all year for it and once it comes it's gone again. i finally had a decent day at work today-- a day where i feel like i had fun and accomplished things. those days have been few and far between.

i'm glad to report the bunnies haven't taken to my okra or the squash and red bell pepper. i think i might stop by the store and buy some short fence material just to be safe. i'd hate to take drastic measures on the cute bunnies.

i had an interesting experience yesterday. i went to the bris for a friend's newborn son. i got to meet several of her family members who i have heard stories about but have never met. and of course, the whole event was odd and beautiful at the same time. not the actual act, but the idea of a covenant steeped in so much tradition.

kill the rabbits

i feel like such a grouch. i'm not certain if my southern roots are showing or if the rabbits are really as annoying as i think, but i'm ready to invest in a b.b. gun. the bunnies are cute an all until they eat my flowers. i'm just waiting for them to find my red bell pepper, squash and okra plants on the side of the house. they eat those and it's game on!