04.27.08
Posted in Life, Crew at 9:52 am by Elisa
I have only been to a handful of Crew games. Last nights game against the Houston Dynamos was a good one.
It was such a perfect night to be outside.
This picture of our goalie Will Hesmer reminds me of Will Ferrell
Alejandro Moreno scored the only goal of the night
And these pictures of Brian Carroll and Robbie Rogers crack me up. They are waiting for the ball to be kicked in by a Houston player.
I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that pro soccer players don’t wear cups?
Crew 1
Houston 0
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04.22.08
Posted in Family, Life at 8:08 am by Elisa
Remember that song by the Boomtown Rats? And the video with the big snake?
That song was going through my head last night as I stayed up with a sick Cole. Lots of tummy pain, lots of throwing up, very little sleep.
Not sure if it is a bug or a huge bag of cinnamon almonds he ate from Whole Foods. He kept having these waves of pain that made him cry and wiggle like crazy. At one point I started timing them, every 20 minutes. Then throw in some puking and let’s just call it a fun night.
So, since yesterday was Monday and we are on the topic of Boomtown Rats, lets just enjoy a little 80’s music. How can you not love Bob Geldof and his shoulder pads. Ahh the 80’s, such a great time to grow up.
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04.18.08
Posted in ElisaLou, Life, Blue Jackets at 7:48 am by Elisa
-Well the obvious good thing about today is that it is Friday.
-It’s warm. I bought flowers, a basil plant and a rosemary plant yesterday to plant and we slept with the windows open last night.
-Boys are going to the Scarlet and Gray game tomorrow, they are excited!
-Grandparents are coming up for the weekend. Cole has been counting down the “sleeps”
-Forgetting Sarah Marshall is now in theaters
-Yesterday I got an email from Mary that said-
I come from a heavy duty hockey family, so the hockey blogs were great. My husband is the goalie coach at the prep school where we live, and I forwarded him the article you linked about the generous player who donated seats, $$, etc to kids in need. He shared it with the kids and other coaches.
She is referencing the post I did a few months ago about Rick Nash. reading her email made me smile. Good=Good. I love how it spreads. And that is why we love the Nasher and always point him out as a roll model for our boys, regardless of what sport they decide is the sport for them.
-Rachel for emailing me this
Thanks again for all you do. I still hold you up on a pedestal! You ROCK!
-almost wrapping up my duties as the yearbook chairperson for the PTA. At least for this year.
-funny dogs
Shiloh has started hoarding balls. It was funny at first but now the boys are starting to get mad because she will take the lacrosse balls while they are trying to play. When she gets a ball she puts it on the trampoline, her new favorite hangout.
And every time I walk by and see this dog sleeping like a frog I always smile.
-starting to plan neighborhood cook-outs
-getting our pool pass
-bikes. I have been longing to get mine back out and hit the trail.
-no more indoor exercising. Yesterday Barley and I went for a long walk.
-The grape hyacinth that I picked from the yard is making the whole house smell good.
- Cole sitting next to me right now singing “fat bottom girls” by Queen. Not sure if that is better than American Idiot but at least he is starting to show some diversity.
-Blake teaching himself to play guitar because his mom keeps forgetting to sign him up for lessons. He played Brain Stew for me the other day. At least the first 6 cords anyway.
-Summer is on it’s way. Yay.
-starting my day with a big mug of coffee and my orders sheets. Today I will be working from the back porch-
the fine print- thinking I may need to increase my font size, or maybe I need glasses. Sometimes it all starts to run together…..
Have a great weekend!
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04.14.08
Posted in Life at 8:05 am by Elisa
Recently Polaroid announced that they will no longer be making instant film.
Makes me a little sad, makes me wish I had kept my Polaroid camera. It was a cheap one that I got in college when I went through a little Polaroid phase. Now I am addicted to this blog- love the soft dreamy colors.
My Polaroid Blog
Speaking of color, it was time to bring a little in from the yard
I am going through my usually Spring time antsy-ness. I am tired of mud, homework, projects, sports, etc.
I want to throw the kids (and maybe little Zo) into the car and head to the beach. Always this time of the year when I wish the beach was a couple hours away and do-able for a weekend trip.
But instead I pick flowers from the yard, and count down the days until our summer trip.
Happy Monday, always better with a venti Starbucks by my side.
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04.11.08
Posted in Life at 3:36 pm by Elisa
Every year our goofy weatherman likes to remind us that there is always one more snowfall after the forsythia blooms. He is usually right and it looks like we will be trading our warm temps for some icky weather just in time for the weekend.
Which means, soccer and lacrosse in the cold. GRRR!
Either that or they will cancel the games which is just as bad as Cole has been about to pee his pants in anticipation for his first soccer game of the season. Not sure why because last season he wouldn’t even stay on the field.
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04.08.08
Posted in Family, Life at 10:14 am by Elisa
A few minutes ago I was taking some pictures off of my card.
Just some backyard shots from yesterday on the trampoline.
I stared at this one for a while- trying to blink back the tears that were trying to make their way out.
2 months away from turning 5. How is that possible? My little guy, the crazy one, the one that wants to be a big kid.
Have I squeezed everything I can out of his first five years?
And that’s when I decided
forget school
forget work
forget the yard that needs to be cleaned more
forget the laundry
forget the dirt and dog hair that needs to be vacuumed
It’s 72 degrees outside and I am taking my baby to the zoo.
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04.04.08
Posted in Travel, Family, Life at 9:08 am by Elisa
I just realized that it is only 2 more months until Cousin Camp.
I am ready. The boys are ready. They don’t get to see their Texas cousins near enough, I miss my sister-in-laws.
Once a year isn’t enough.
So a few pictures from last year, which I am sure have been posted on here before but since it is raining here today we need a little sun, if only in pictures.
The first night is always my favorite- the sun is setting but the kids don’t care, they hit the beach anyway. The promise of a whole week of beach time ahead.
5 out of 8 of the kids
This guy will be brown as a berry by the end of the week, even with 40+ sunblock. He will also be decked out with a shell necklace, anklet, shorts only the whole time, and a general surfer dude mentality.
One of my favorite pictures of Cousin Joey
Going inside that first night is always hard
Ah, I am so ready.
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04.02.08
Posted in Family, Life at 3:38 pm by Elisa
Put your lacrosse stick away
Close the cabinet doors
Throw away your trash
the dogs are out of water
where are your shoes
pick up your socks
flush the toilet
shut the door
Gross!
why didn’t you do your homework after school (always asked at 9pm)
stop fighting
stop yelling
be nice to Cole
did you get in trouble at school today, Cole?
I’m sorry you don’t like your dinner, eat it anyway.
No, we are not ordering pizza for the third time this week.
please don’t fart in my face
stop burping the alphabet
aim for the toilet, not the floor
get off the dog
stop tracking mud through the house
when is the last time you washed your hair
go play outside
I am not your maid
where are your —— (insert cleats, shin guards, mouth guard, jersey, etc into this space)
you can’t wear that
please get your hand out of your ——- (pants, nose, etc)
because it’s good for you
because I’m a grown-up
because I said so
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04.01.08
Posted in Family, Life at 4:47 pm by Elisa
a blurry picture taken on my blackberry-
off to lacrosse practice again
sometimes it is shocking to look in the rear view mirror and see a big kid where a little kid once sat
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03.31.08
Posted in Life, dogs at 4:13 pm by Elisa
Just read this in the back of Country Home (no I don’t live in the country but most of the time I think I want to).
Anyway it was written by Karen Weir-Jimerson and is about her Border collie Rose.
This one is going out to my friend Julie (who, like most of my friends has no idea I have a blog so therefore will never see this- I love living incognito but that’s a whole ‘nother story)
Julie is heading to the Capital Area Humane Society to pick up a new friend tonight. I think she said his name is Charley.
here is my favorite part of the story
Sharing your life with a good dog is a wonderful thing. And because of the odd inequities of life spans, humans have the opportunity to live their lives with many dogs.
Every connection that you make in life- even with a dog- teaches you something.
So here is the wisdom that Rose has impaired on me:
That speed and superiority can come without swagger.
That life is good if there’s as much joy in work as in play.
That true passion can ignite your life forever.
And that you should never pass up the opportunity to sneak in a nap.
Happy monday.
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