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Monday, June 8, 2015
Jun. 8th, 2015 08:52 pmJune is usually a busy time for me, where nearly every weekend is scheduled. There are at least four birthdays, a Broadway show, and Father's Day which is big in Bear's family (he was born on Father's Day). I'm also the kind of person who likes set plans and I get uneasy with last minute changes. I also really dislike being late and can get cranky to make sure we all leave on time.
This June is already telling me to be more flexible and to relax a bit. We had to postpone the aquarium trip from last week to the 15th. Then, Bear actually looked at the Broadway tickets he bought and instead of the 13th, they are for the 20th matinee. I planned the week and the appointments and visiting my parents around the 13th, so they can babysit. Now I guess, we will stay an extra day in Staten Island and my Dad can take Tanya for the baby train ride he wanted to do. And we can go to the beach. And instead of going to Bear's parents for the whole of Father's Day weekend, we will just go on the 21st. At least this weekend we were able to do everything we planned.
On Saturday, Bear's Mom turned 72, so we drove to Long Island for the day. We stopped by a shopping plaza so Bear could go to Michaels to get a big set of colored pencils as a present - she got herself one of the new adult coloring books, and I went to a supermarket to get a bouquet of flowers. Tanya and I already bought a card. We had a nice low-key day there. Tanya played on grass for the first time. There was ice cream cake. I got presents too - a light summer shirt and pants, a biography of Romanov sisters that was on my wish list, and a coloring book too. And Bear went on a long walk with Tanya in the middle of the day and I sat luxuriously on the couch reading my new book. It was lovely.
On Sunday, it was time for my birthday gathering with my friends. I picked Brooklyn Bridge Park. That place is pretty new and very crowded but very pretty. It was Tanya's first subway ride - she liked it. We met up with my friend Janna and her baby Jo at the subway stop and walked to the park. It took a while for Yeva and Marianna with family to gather. Meanwhile I got some Indian pancakes at Smorgasburg. There were so many vendors; I wish I could try it all. We mostly hung out at the playground on Pier 5. My friend Olya came for a bit too; I haven't seen her in a while. I wanted to find some grass to sit on but with so many babies and feeding them, and naps etc, we kind of just stayed at the playground. Still, it was nice to see everyone. It's always cute when Ida and Tanya try to interact. Yeva got me an awesome bag with stacks of books on it and an umbrella with books, plus Ahava cream. Janna got me a gift card. Olya got me a chocolate bar which made me feel bad because I didn't have anything for her (we share a birthday, she is just three years younger).
So overall, a lovely weekend.
Prompts for RS Games went up on Friday. Usually I pick word prompt or at least song lyrics. I tend to be literal. By this time my top three choices out of five were audio/visual. I got my number one choice, and had a lot of fun coming up with a story. I really like my idea, I'm excited to start writing. (I shouldn't really elaborate since it is technically a competition and only my team is allowed to see my ideas so far).
I caught just the briefest glimpse of the Tonys yesterday, but that girl singing 'Ring of Keys' from 'Fun Home' was amazing.
This June is already telling me to be more flexible and to relax a bit. We had to postpone the aquarium trip from last week to the 15th. Then, Bear actually looked at the Broadway tickets he bought and instead of the 13th, they are for the 20th matinee. I planned the week and the appointments and visiting my parents around the 13th, so they can babysit. Now I guess, we will stay an extra day in Staten Island and my Dad can take Tanya for the baby train ride he wanted to do. And we can go to the beach. And instead of going to Bear's parents for the whole of Father's Day weekend, we will just go on the 21st. At least this weekend we were able to do everything we planned.
On Saturday, Bear's Mom turned 72, so we drove to Long Island for the day. We stopped by a shopping plaza so Bear could go to Michaels to get a big set of colored pencils as a present - she got herself one of the new adult coloring books, and I went to a supermarket to get a bouquet of flowers. Tanya and I already bought a card. We had a nice low-key day there. Tanya played on grass for the first time. There was ice cream cake. I got presents too - a light summer shirt and pants, a biography of Romanov sisters that was on my wish list, and a coloring book too. And Bear went on a long walk with Tanya in the middle of the day and I sat luxuriously on the couch reading my new book. It was lovely.
On Sunday, it was time for my birthday gathering with my friends. I picked Brooklyn Bridge Park. That place is pretty new and very crowded but very pretty. It was Tanya's first subway ride - she liked it. We met up with my friend Janna and her baby Jo at the subway stop and walked to the park. It took a while for Yeva and Marianna with family to gather. Meanwhile I got some Indian pancakes at Smorgasburg. There were so many vendors; I wish I could try it all. We mostly hung out at the playground on Pier 5. My friend Olya came for a bit too; I haven't seen her in a while. I wanted to find some grass to sit on but with so many babies and feeding them, and naps etc, we kind of just stayed at the playground. Still, it was nice to see everyone. It's always cute when Ida and Tanya try to interact. Yeva got me an awesome bag with stacks of books on it and an umbrella with books, plus Ahava cream. Janna got me a gift card. Olya got me a chocolate bar which made me feel bad because I didn't have anything for her (we share a birthday, she is just three years younger).
So overall, a lovely weekend.
Prompts for RS Games went up on Friday. Usually I pick word prompt or at least song lyrics. I tend to be literal. By this time my top three choices out of five were audio/visual. I got my number one choice, and had a lot of fun coming up with a story. I really like my idea, I'm excited to start writing. (I shouldn't really elaborate since it is technically a competition and only my team is allowed to see my ideas so far).
I caught just the briefest glimpse of the Tonys yesterday, but that girl singing 'Ring of Keys' from 'Fun Home' was amazing.