January 2012
2 posts
Running home
When Ryan and I lived in Brooklyn, I always worked later than him. On my way home from work, I would speed walk to the subway, push my way through the crowd, fight to get on the first train, and run all the way home once I got off our stop. I couldn’t believe that no matter what I always wanted to rush home to get to him.
We moved to California, and again I worked later than him. I...
The little things.. or one little thing
Every few days I call my grandparents. Years ago when I moved out west I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t forget my family and I wouldn’t let geography stop us from feeling close. I didn’t want them to think I left them or that I didn’t care— and I realize life is short and precious and I’m lucky to even have grandparents alive, especially ones who have...
August 2011
2 posts
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is perhaps one of the most magical nights of the year for me. Whether or not I’m literally putting cookies out for Santa or not, there’s a lot of mental preparation that goes into Christmas Eve for me. It’s one of my favorite nights ever. The anticipation, the wonder, the hope, the excitement…it’s incredible.
Well every night for the past week feels...
A toast to us
This weekend Ry and I had so many of those moments I want to remember forever. We toasted to having found each other and the windy path that got us to that point, to the love and friendship that we have, and to the hope and prayer that nothing will ever take one of us away from our duet.
We went night swimming, ate great meals, laughed hysterically, stole looks, gave kisses, and shared a yoga...
July 2011
3 posts
To my kid(s)
No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.
Good girlfriends
Ryan was gone for a week (last week) and I was just feeling pregnant and lonely. The weekdays aren’t usually so bad because I’m at the gym and work and time flies. Weekends without my partner in crime sorta suck. So I made some plans for Saturday.
The morning kicked off with a visit to the Farmer’s Market with my friend Myriah, her son Tristan, and her sister Hayley. I had been...
Not drinking
I always thought that my biggest ‘fear’ of getting pregnant would be ‘how earth could I go 9 months (which is actual 10, they lie to you) without drinking?’ And more importantly, why would I want to? Turns out, it was a non-issue. I barely thought about it for a minute.
When I found out Baby K was Baby K, we had just a month away before two huge weddings in Mexico and...
June 2011
1 post
Today, I'm 29.
Today is my birthday— last year in my 20s. I don’t feel older and I’m still just as excited for my birthday as I was when 10, except it would’ve been nice if my mom sent me off to work with cupcakes for everyone like she used to do for school.
I guess though, there are some major differences from 28. My 28th birthday was a blast with our friends Jackie and Eric, in Santa...
January 2011
3 posts
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on...”
– Mark Shields, PBS News Hour (via bethanyinbeijing)
All those quotes about people in your life
All of ‘those’ quotes mix and meld in my mind, but you know the ones I am referencing..they usually talk about fate, and people crossing your path, and the meaning or lack of meaning of those people in your life.
Lately, I’ve done a lot of thinking about the people whose paths have crossed mine or whose paths I’ve crossed and part of me thinks that each and every one of...
Our European Vacation
Looking back, I can’t forget the sense of sadness I felt when I thought I wouldn’t make it over to Europe to meet Ryan. It was a crazy day as the biggest blizzard in 20 years had hit Europe and all the airports had closed days prior. But MY flight looked good— a couple quick layovers and I’d be in Prague in no time. Well, US Airways had other plans. A piece of equipment...
November 2010
2 posts
So, it's been awhile....
I feel out of practice. I haven’t written in so long, I have stage fright. Have I lost my voice? No, nobody follows me. I’ve merely lost my long form outlet. I can tweet all day and update my status, no problem. Those are mindless forms of communicating out to a world that may or may not be listening. So I am going to try to back on tumblr. At least for me.
A lot has happened since my...
February 2010
2 posts
The best laid plans
When Ryan and I were home for Christmas we went to Christmas Eve mass. The sermon was really good and in part of it the priest said that God laughs at you when you make plans, because you can’t ever really plan anything. Ry and I found this really funny, because I plan EVERYTHING. I plan my day, my lunch, my bathroom break, our dinners, our weekends, our everything. Sometimes too much, but...
Blonde or brunette? It’s the age old question of who has more fun. Well I for one, have had a blast being both! And today I’m going somewhere in between to see how that feels. I’ll report back.
January 2010
5 posts
My run was painful today. I did a bunch of stuff at the gym yesterday that was new and wow I am in pain. I didn’t want to go this morning and the wind was blowing so hard that I was shifting left and right.
I hate that I’ve been working out for almost 15 years and that there is no end in sight. It’s not like I’ve challenged myself to run a marathon, trained, and did....
I really really want a vacation. February 11th (and Angelique’s wedding) can’t come soon enough.
lunch club
Over the weekend, lunch club had brunch again. It’s one of my favorite times, because we actually get time to hang out and talk over food…and of drink, since we’re not in the office. Laura said something really nice during our day.. she said “I love that I work with people who I really want to hang out with on a Saturday.” She’s right— we’re really...
More Winter...
The highlight of our trip was our getaway. Gary spent the day packing up our packs, my mom and I made up our dinners for the next two nights, Ryan sorted through the layers he’d need to wear and we got the dog in her new winter coat and leash. She’s never been outside our yard for anything other than a vet’s appt.. she could feel the energy of a trip about to happen and she was...
Winter Break
I’m reflecting back on the past two weeks. I couldn’t have predicted a better trip home. The highlights:
Saw Avatar in 3D before we left LA. Such a good movie with a good message.
We got to and from LA without delays—- what? Unheard of when flying to the northeast and stops in between.
Christmas Eve- Went to mass with my parents and grandparents and learned that God laughs at...
December 2009
2 posts
Sunday was special too.
It sounded like Ry and L would be working all day on Sunday, so it gave me another excuse to have L&M over for dinner. With Christmas approaching I find myself very nostalgic. Nostalgic in a good way, where I start to think about and remember smells, tastes, feelings of my childhood. When I was little my dad used to make his dad’s ‘famous’ bbq sauce recipe. He’d grill...
I'm back
Ever since we started our lunch club blog I’ve started to neglect my own. Although I do recommend you check it out at http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/lunchclub
Start with the last pages as you are more likely to find the recipes there….we’re still catching up to ourselves.
This past weekend was one worth writing about though, as I had a wonderful one. Friday night was a low-key...
November 2009
1 post
NYC
I know that when I lived there I complained about NYC. It’s only when I left that I could truly love that city, and now I’m so excited to go back. I find myself missing it..missing the annoying subway rides where the doors always closed just before I got on and I had to wait another ten minutes, missing the smells (good and bad), missing the TONS of people everywhere, missing that at...
October 2009
1 post
Early AM
Had a lot to do at work this morning.. so I had to set the alarm for 6:30 which in my world really means its 6:15 but doesn’t feel as bad as seeing 6-1-5 on the clock when getting out of bed.
It was pitch black. I threw on my workout gear and started out on my run to the gym. What a strange time of the day…technically it’s morning, but it’s still dark. Most of the...
September 2009
1 post
Advertising- Art & Copy
Tonight at my office we had a viewing of the film Art&Copy which is a documentary of sorts on the advertising industry and the key players who have helped to make it what it is..or isn’t.
I was really excited to watch it and although I had to step out every few minutes to send an email or check out a copy deck or review a comp.. I think I took away from it all that I could’ve....
August 2009
6 posts
usually
I’m a passionista. When I fall in love with something I fall….hard… whether it’s my job, or my dog, or my husband, or a new friend… I never question it or doubt it, it’s black or white.
Lately…I’m gray. What am I supposed to be passionate about right now? Where should all my effort be going? I can’t figure it out and that makes me…sad.
Being a bringger
When you grew up were you a buyer or a bringger? I feel like back then you were either one or the other…there were no bringgers who bought lunch a couple days a week…things were really black or white when it came to that.
I never was given money in the morning, nobody ever forgot to make my lunch. My mom made my lunch every night. Each fall I got to pick out a sweet new lunchbox (or...
The Wednesday past
Last Wednesday my parents were here. I went to the farmers market with them in the morning and took them to the adidas store for a little discount shopping where I bought myself some SWEET new predators. I skipped down the stairs just in time to hop in the car with Ryan and the parents to head to our soccer match.
Gary, Ryan and I all took the field. It was quite the family affair with Nanc on...
Parents..and parenting
Lately Ryan and I have been talking a lot about parenting.. and the possibility of becoming parents someday, or someday soon, or… I mean, it’s a HUGE change, a giant leap of faith, and a total risk. All my life I knew I’d end up a mom. It seemed such an easy decision, creating something to love, someone to teach, someone to go out there in the world and do something good. Lately,...
my brother and I haven't changed much..
My grandparents sent me something so funny today.. a letter my brother and I wrote them (probably about 13 years ago) with a business proposal. I believe it was typed on our archaic apple computer…
Proposal to: Roger Cardin
From: Lauren and Ryan Hughes
RE: the opening of the pool
Mr. Cardin,
Unfortunately both Mr. Hughes and myself have heard of your recent decision to delay the grand...
Time Capsule
This isn’t news to anyone, but I am continually surprised by how a scent can be like a little time capsule in your mind. I was running this morning, unfortunately ended up behind a street cleaning machine (picture a zamboni but on cement). The smell of chlorine took me back to the days when I took swimming and lifeguard lessons. I remembered the suit I wore on those Saturday mornings, the...
July 2009
8 posts
My moleskin
Ryan and I did some cleaning a couple weeks ago…really digging through stuff we’ve kept for too long and stuff we need to keep but aren’t quite sure where to put it. He’s the kind of guy who still has his tax forms from 2004 and the copy of his lease from 2005…I’m the kind of girl who doesn’t know if I threw out that camera that was new but maybe broken,...
I miss boys
Don’t go getting the wrong idea. I don’t miss boyfriends.. I miss boy friends. When Ryan and I moved out to California, we moved as a couple, so making new friends that are guys was a weird/tough/strange thing to do. It’s like they’d have to choose to be friends with both Ryan AND I in order to be my friend. I’ve always enjoyed my guy friendships; mostly because I...
soccer
For the record I am not a soccer player. Unless you count the teams I was on until I was about 12 where we all chased the ball to one side of the field, all chased it back to the other side of the field and sometimes, sometimes by chance, someone happened to score. My highlight of those games was the oranges at half time. I was tormented by my inability to be great at the game. Although, I guess I...
The great outdoors
This weekend Ry and I packed up the car, picked up L&M, packed them in along with Lil Trix and headed east. Having only been to Joshua Tree I had no idea what to expect as we headed to a campground M found for us called Heart Bar. When I got there I was blown away. It didn’t look like the northeast, but it didn’t NOT look like the northeast either.
We set up camp— which I...
envy
Last night I went to a friend’s house for dinner. Her house is so adorable and just perfect for a family and for entertaining. We played outside on the swing set with her son, threw the ball to the dog, enjoyed the evening air as the sun was going down. She made an amazing seafood pasta and we sat around the dining room table with another girlfriend of mine and talked… about life,...
anxious
Today I am anxious. You know that feeling when you need something to happen and you don’t need it to happen in it’s own time, you need it to happen NOW? That is the way I feel today. I’m looking for an answer; one that I haven’t been able to figure out myself without looking at a tangible thing. An option. An option that tells me what I want. And now that I found it I just...
February 2009
1 post
Blank stare
It’s been so long since I’ve allowed myself to write for pleasure (facebook doesn’t count) that after taking the initiative and signing up for a new blog I stare blankly at the screen with a blinking cursor wondering what on earth I want to write.
It’s not that I want to share with other people, although I don’t mind if I get a readership started, it’s that I...