Jan 26,
Today I took Bella driving for a few minutes before her lacrosse game. That got me thinking that Sofia has been driving for a while now, and I went digging for the photo of when she got her temps. I remember that day. It was March of 2021, so it has already been close to 4 years. They also look so much alike. Different, and at the same time identical in a way.
Jan 25,
Today is a bittersweet day. It is my mom’s birthday, and also the day our sweet boy Rusty passed away 13 years ago. At least Zoey is now keeping him company, and together they will be waiting for us when the time comes.
Jan 20,
Today we woke up to a decent amount of snow. Lionel was able to borrow the neighbor’s snow blower, so cleaning was not too bad. Luckily it was a holiday and we had nowhere to be. Unluckily, we had a massive issue at work and I ended up working both Sunday and Monday. So it wasn’t much of a restful weekend at all.
Jun 19,
Bella has started to learn how to drive. Lionel has taken her a couple of times, and today I took her after her afternoon lacrosse game. We mostly stayed in the parking of the Weston High School, but at the end also drove in a couple of quiet side streets. Little by little she will get there.
Jan 17,
We just received our 2024 blog book. Unfortunately the company I had been using to print our books from the beginning went out of business, so I had to find a new one. It is not the same, and I was not able to get an electronic version of it, but I was glad to still be able to add it to the collection.
Jan 17,
This week I was in Cincinnati for work and it was really cold. I took my biggest winter coat so was mostly ok, but it was definitely not pleasant when we had to be outside. Boston is supposed to be colder than Cincinnati, but this past week it was definitely the other way around.
On the very last day I stopped by Coffee Emporium real quick to get some goodies for the family. I cut it close, but I made it right on time to my gate.
Jan 11,
Today we woke up to snow on the ground and still falling. It wasn’t a ton, like they got in Cincinnati, but it was enough to cover alll the sidewalks, to wear my snow shoes, and to let Kika play in the backyard. She loves playing in the snow. It is one of the joys in her life.
Jan 6,
While this time around it was only 3 of us, we maintained our tradition one more year with Rosca and Dia de Reyes. It has been a while since we had a good rosca, but a dry rosca is better than nothing. It at least allows us to carry my very dear and special tradition.
Jan 5,
We received our new canvases already, and I hung them up today. I also washed Sofia's sheets and made sure her room is all nice and clean. She will not be back for a while, but whenever she comes back her room will be ready for her. Also, I want her room to be perfect while she is away. I miss her a lot, and when I walk past her room I want to think of her and smile, instead of seeing a mess.
Jan 4,
Today my friend Mario met me at work to save me the drive all the way to his house, and to return the little Kicks to us.
Jan 3,
Today we made the long drive back from Cincinnati to Boston. We left at around 6:45 am and arrived in Boston 14 hours later. Bella slept for a good portion of the trip, so I guess it seemed less long to her. Sofia flew directly from Cincinnati to Denver, so she only had to do the long drive one way.
Jan 2,
Today was our last day in Cinci and we made it count. I worked out again in the morning and then had lunch with my good friend Jessica. In the afternoon, my mom and Sofia agreed to humor me and go to the Zoo Festival of Lights, one of my favorite spots to visit during the Holidays. It was cold but not as bad as it could have been, so it was a good day to go. So many memories at the zoo! We also got lucky as a zoo worker at the tickets office gave us 3 free tickets! We are no longer zoo members, and those tickets are expensive, so it was very lucky of us and proof that we were meant to be there.
For dinner the 4 of us went to J Alexanders, our very favorite restaurant. After that Bella still spent the night with her friend Claire, and Sofia stayed at her friend's Sam. It was tough saying good bye to my Sofifi, but I stayed strong.
Jan 1,
I started the year with a workout, and then we had lunch with Bella's friends and their families. We went to Deweys, our favorite pizza spot. Sofia was still sleeping, and she didn't want to come anyway since she doesn't know them that well. She did hang out with me for a little bit in the afternoon, before she did her own thing again. And other than lunch Bella was with her friends the whole time. It was a chill sort of day, and Lionel and I had dinner at Wild Ginger, another one of our old spots.
