Last night while enjoying a glass of wine outside on my lovely deck, with my lovely husband I said something I would have BET money on that I never, ever would have thought to cross my lips.
"I just cannot get over how fabulous my begonias are looking"
And then the minivan side door slide open, three women wearing sweater sets with pearls, leaped out in their sensible shoes & fabulous Mom Cut hair and handed me my Officially Suburanized Membership Card & invited me to a play date.
(but seriously, the begonias look FABULOUS!)
Showing posts with label Suburbanized. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suburbanized. Show all posts
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Green Thumb!
So far I have not killed anything ESPECIALLY our new TOMATO plants!!
The petunias are doing the best - as well as the hitchhiking Sunflowers (due to the bird feeder) getting a free ride in my pots and being watered subsequently. [wow that was a big word this early in the morning!]
Sorry the one of the tomatoes is so fuzzy...
The petunias are doing the best - as well as the hitchhiking Sunflowers (due to the bird feeder) getting a free ride in my pots and being watered subsequently. [wow that was a big word this early in the morning!]
Sorry the one of the tomatoes is so fuzzy...
Sunday, May 6, 2007
And you may ask yourself...
....how did I get here?
So after Jen visited yesterday, I found myself mulling over my totally suburban lifestyle. When asked what we were doing this weekend I answered "getting a lawnmower" & Jennifer, who lives & works in DC proper, slightly grinned at me I'm sure wondering "when on earth did this happen?"
After getting a freezer for our garage, a lawnmower for our front AND backyard, flower box planting & patio furniture shopping I started asking myself that same question. We've quickly become Suburbanized. And it's hitting me like a ton of bricks. I don't mind, all that much, but it is quite a shock & I do not doubt that we would NOT be doing ALL of this if it weren't for Liam.
I love it though. I really do. It's just amazing how quickly you Grow Up once you have a baby. Pretty stupid thing to realize, right? Stupid but interesting in a sociological sort of way. I'm my own test case.
And I think & write all of this while I'm making Liam's spinach - fresh from the Farmer's Market & glorious in its Freshness.
When on earth DID this happen to me? I won't be running out to buy any gardening shoes or a kneeling mat because I don't think I've crossed over that far BUT I also love the time we are spending as family, with Liam in his backpack helping Daddy clean up the yard, & it makes me want to MORE.
So after Jen visited yesterday, I found myself mulling over my totally suburban lifestyle. When asked what we were doing this weekend I answered "getting a lawnmower" & Jennifer, who lives & works in DC proper, slightly grinned at me I'm sure wondering "when on earth did this happen?"
After getting a freezer for our garage, a lawnmower for our front AND backyard, flower box planting & patio furniture shopping I started asking myself that same question. We've quickly become Suburbanized. And it's hitting me like a ton of bricks. I don't mind, all that much, but it is quite a shock & I do not doubt that we would NOT be doing ALL of this if it weren't for Liam.
I love it though. I really do. It's just amazing how quickly you Grow Up once you have a baby. Pretty stupid thing to realize, right? Stupid but interesting in a sociological sort of way. I'm my own test case.
And I think & write all of this while I'm making Liam's spinach - fresh from the Farmer's Market & glorious in its Freshness.
When on earth DID this happen to me? I won't be running out to buy any gardening shoes or a kneeling mat because I don't think I've crossed over that far BUT I also love the time we are spending as family, with Liam in his backpack helping Daddy clean up the yard, & it makes me want to MORE.
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