I have been so swamped but there are still a couple more Romania posts to go. I will get to them soon. I am also doing a travelogue.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday! Here are some pictures from our trip to NYC to celebrate my mom's birthday. I got a bit of sketching in and this picture of Grand Central Station seemed to capture the spirit of the season.
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| Location shot! |
Mom had her birthday dinner at the
Breslin where we had a whole pig. It was amazing!
I cannot remember a time when the city was more crowded with tourists. The holiday season is the time to be in the city I guess.
We had a lot of wonderful food, drink and company.
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| Sketching at the Lucky Cat |
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| Troy and I at the Rockefeller Center tree |
Yesterday we celebrated the first birthday of the absolutely stunning Miss Eva, who receives the love we want to give her with the greatest graces possible. We have watched Eva grow into the glory she is. She has touched her hand to the light shim of our earrings, held tight to the leather string about our necks, danced with us and for us, breathed her brand new soul into our hearts. Eva gives us back some of what all our years of living took away, and she doesn't even know yet, and perhaps she never will.
Cristina, Eva's mom, teaches my husband to dance. Jeremy, Eva's dad, was an opera singer in another life; before that, he was performing on middle school stages with a best childhood friend, Brendan James, who, with his very beautiful wife, joined in Eva's celebration. Brendan, as it turns out, is an extraordinary singer/piano player/lyricist, hailed by LA Weekly, New York Daily, EW.com, and plenty of others; featured alongside Springsteen and Eddie Vedder on the soundtrack of Body of War; and now awaiting (May 2010) the release, from Decca, of his second album.
Listen to Early April Morning. It's the pure work of a classically trained musician who is clearly headed somewhere.
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Happy Birthday to her!
You just reminded me of the joys of a baby and I thank you for that.
Babies do give us back that feeling of promise and youthfulness which it's so easy to forget as we age. What a gift to have this young one in your life.
Absolutely loved the music, too. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's a piano man ;)
Sounds fantastic! Hope it was a wonderful time for everyone.
Sarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)
Ah, to be blessed with the beauty and gifts of family and friends. Happy Birthday to Eva.
Babies soften all around them. Happy Birthday to Miss Eva.
Beautiful song.