Everywhere is signs...

I have had a pretty special week and I want to tell you all about it, starting with the most precious of all. My good friends had a baby girl and man oh man, is she just adorable. Mama looks as gorgeous as ever and has fallen right into the role of doting mother.  I have never held a newborn before so this was quite an experience for me. Its amazing, at that moment I want to make sure I am doing everything right - is her head cradled properly, is she warm enough, is she happy. And so I can imagine for a parent this must be multiplied by one thousand right then and only increasing over time as the child grows. 

Me and Yahtzee were honored when we were asked to pick them up from the hospital for their homecoming. Yahtzee drove 10mph through Manhattan and over Queensboro bridge, ignoring all the honks and and explicits and focused only on the mission at hand, to get this little girl, her Mama and Grandma safely to her home in Astoria.

Thank you for sharing this special moment with us, we can't wait to watch this little New Yorker learn and grow and explore all the wonders of life.

Ok, but this is not all. I was also invited to fundraiser that was organized by four women (collectively, they established  MARA Society) that supports various Romainian organizations. One of those A's in MARA stands for Andreea, a wonderful smart and beautiful friend of mine who obviously has a very giving heart.  The event I attended was at the Essex House to support school children who lack financial means.  The night went off like a charm and was well attended, and I won my first item in silent auction - a signed copy of Before Sunrise, one of my favorite movies. Ethan Hawke was there too...with his wife...who is also pregnant.

Are these signs?






And this week we also got a surprise visit from our token Canadian friend who, we are happy to know, is moving back to the city with her husband and baby. Now HER little boy (there is a theme here, or ?) just learned to say "cheese" so you can imagine the photo-taking fun.  But this was one of my favorites.  Pretty darn cute.

The one in the middle is the biggest Jag of all!

We had a great night and got to catch up on work, life and love on Snug's deck.  It was great to jag around again, I sure missed that from our Soccer Days.

We look forward to many more fun times, YOU JAG!

Happy Independence Day

It was a beautiful night here in NYC, so we hopped on Stella for a ride to the West Side to watch the spectacular fireworks display.  These always amaze me, as do the conversations I sometimes overhear.  Tonight I overheard a family of three from Stamford, CT who first, they announced these were the most spectacular 4th of July fireworks in the WORLD, then commented on the new "technology" for the floating effects, and when the child lightly coughed, the mother told him to "do what you need to do sweetie, do what you need to do - cough it out" - whatever that was about.

Earlier this week we drove to Pittsburgh. We drove into the city for some Regatta action and after had drinks in Market Square with my brother and his girlfriend. Market Square was recently renovated and I am amazed at much space they managed to create there, even though with the upgrade came NYC drink prices.

Above all, we spent lots of time at the Compound and poolside with the family. My niece went underwater for the first time with the prodding of her mama.

Me and my sister shared ideas for project "neon sign" which will be unveiled pretty soon, along with gossip and a few vodka slushies.

We sat a lot on the porch - not just to BBQ and eat lots of good food but to share stories and chat and best of all, laugh.

This little guy was a hamming it up for us all the while. He even managed to call me Tante before the weekend was through.

Yahtzee shows off the iPad

We had such a lovely weekend. And mostly, we just feel very blessed to have so much love…

kind-of a big deal

Wednesday night we made our way uptown to celebrate the success of a guy who is "kind-of a big deal". 


This guy is my husband.


Yahtzee's hard work and many hours over the past months had a good end result though, and we invited a few friends to Kimberly Hotel rooftop to celebrate the occasion. 

I am very proud of my husband and even more - I am glad to have him back :-)  Mucho liebe Yahtz!!!