dammit anthony i love you

Sorry to say but if J ever takes the big dirt nap I'll make it my business to track down Mr. Bourdain and make him my second husband.


Yes, I know he looks like he wreaks of cigarettes and cheap whiskey but there is just something about him. Christ, I'm in love. Plus he's from Bergen County, NJ... birthplace of all rad persons such as myself.

I watch his show on the travel channel almost everyday like the good little groupie that I am.


Anthony Bourdain's blog

nursery = 95% done

Finally we are almost done with the nursery. The joke is that he doesn't even sleep in there. Oh well. And even though he is a month old, technically we are still on schedule since he was due on Jan 17th.... best laid plans....

Things that we need to complete it:
I want to make a crib quilt using some cool fabric that I got from repro depot
We need a chair of some kind. Or better yet a white storage bench that has some nifty cushions on top.
More artwork/pictures/tchotkes
A nicer light fixture... the one that is in the ceiling is OK but it kinda looks like a giant boob.
A unique crib mobile (I hate all the frou frou ones that I have seen in the stores thus far)

p.s.... J and I made the green curtains. The fabric came from Joann. The sheers are from Ikea but we shortened them quite a bit to match the length of the green curtains.

Here are some pics of the nursery (full set):

1 month

Yesterday Fenix turned one month old! Can you believe it? My due date hasn't even rolled around yet and this kid has been on the outside for a month already.

Crazy!

Here he is rocking the fauxhawk:

before and after.

remember this old thing?


well we finished it:


much better, eh?

sweater bags

I had a dream the other night that I sewed up all these nifty handbags and wristwarmers made from old sweaters. Apparently others have had the same vision so my idea isn't so... uh unique. Here are some cool examples that I found on etsy while poking around.

stretchy wool bag


recycled jcrew sweater bag


green sweater tote

that's my boy!!!!

Guess who gained an entire pound in just 10 days?! Fenix! I know it sounds silly but I was overjoyed when they weighed him today and I found out how much he had gained since the last visit. He is now at 6lbs 2oz. Grow Fenix, GROW!

hello smiley

Just before bed tonight, J took a bunch of pics of Fee. He kept smiling and making all these great faces.

Check it out:





The whole set.