Yeah. I hear it's raining cats and dogs in Idaho. The rain stopped falling here. Today was glorious.
I went shopping with my co-worker Aida during lunch while she looked for a raincoat & rubber boots for her toddler. She's been having a really rough time finding anything. It's rainy season in NY, you'd think you could find a raincoat that fits a little kid. At least in the major places where you would expect to find them. She called every place she could think of and no one had them. Finally we went to Daffy's "Clothing Bargains for Millionaires" (hey I didn't come up with the silly name). It's kind of like Ross Dress for Less if you live on the West Coast. Daffy's is the Ross of NY.
I browsed around the kids section and found a couple things for my friend Tanya's daughter. I got her a sparkly pink bikini with butterflies and cherries on it and a turquoise blue tanktop with a sequined horse on the front. Very Precious. I love kids. I don't have any and will probably wait awhile still. But I LOVE other people's kids (unless they're horrible brats like just a few I can think of off the top of my head). I fear raising a child in a way. It's so much responsibility. And I fear ever having to deal with the insanity of a teenager like I was. But Tanya's baby, well in addition to the fact that she's my boyfriend's godchild, she's beyond beautiful. I could stare at her for hours. Just sit and watch her learning about new things and interacting with her surroundings and people. I saw her the day she was born. So innocent. So perfect. Now she's a little over 18 months old. Big, incredible, gleaming eyes the color of dark jade fringed in tiny soft lashes, shining chestnut silk locks...and the best smile ever. She's playful and comedic. Sometimes she starts thinking she's really cute and having mucho attitude. I never get tired of her. I can't wait to see her running around on the beach for the first time in that cute pink bathingsuit I bought her.
Speaking of which I can't wait to run around in my bathingsuit! Summer can't come soon enough. I haven't had a vacation since last September and I am ready. I am going to go home to Oregon for the fourth of July. More than two months to go and I'm already counting the days. How sad is that? I love the city, but I'm ready to be out in the country for a couple weeks. A couple months would be even better but I have to go back to work sometime. If you've never been to Oregon, I highly recommend it. It's a great place.
Posted by Maria at April 27, 2004 08:51 PM | TrackBackKids are great. They aren't caught up in all the day to day BS like us. Plus holidays are fun again!
Posted by: Gordon the Magnificent at April 28, 2004 12:08 AMI can't hardly watch old videos of Ailey as a baby without crying. I can't hardly have a conversation with her now w/out freakin' crying..out of frustration..hahaha.
When you become a mother Maria..you'll be like the rest of us...you won't know what in the hell you're doing, whether you're coming or going but you'll be just fine honey.:)