Milestones

Wow. That last post was my 100th. On top of that, Annaliese is already crawling around everywhere and pulling herself to standing in the crib. Oh, and Miranda is WAY too smart for her own good. She is sneaky. Very sneaky. And she lies. Oh, and I don't like it. And honey and I just had our third wedding anniversary. You know what the traditional gift is for a third anniversary? Leather. The contemporary one? Crystal. Our anniversary? Was us in bed asleep by 10pm, too exhausted from one terrible work week after another. He still wants to give the leather gift. I told him to make sure that it was tied to a crystal that I could hang in the window. You know me, very feng shui.

Anyhoo. I am working like a dog tonight. Too many things going on. I am HOPING that he isn't going too crazy with the two little ones on his own without E.'s help.

Just as an aside, I have been noticing that I have not really been taking stock in appreciating things lately. I have just been living to work, getting glimpses of life in watching the kids grow. Friendships have fallen by the wayside, love life is sparse, and "renewing my spirit" so to speak, is not very "renewed". I have fallen into quite a rut. I am trying to break out, live a little until the end of my work contract, and then hopefully breathe easier when it is over and the holidays are complete. My kids are getting a little more than the bare minimum of me, but then I am exhausted. And the headaches continue. Now it is definitely my sinuses. I hope I don't get the flu. I am getting a flu shot next week.

I have been trying to expand my horizons, learn more applications on the computer, appreciate art, take more pictures. I am excited about the possibility of changing industries from pharmaceutical into sports business. I really think that it would be just as stable as pharma, and the scheduling is much more concrete. That would be great. The hours are probably still hell, but at least it would be predictable.

As for "renewing my spirit", I have always been a great lover of art, 20th century modern furniture, early 20th century architecture (Frank Lloyd Wright) and sculpture (Calder), contempory abstract paintings (Rothko), photography (just learning), and glasswork (Dale Chihuly), with a few Greek statues and Medieval art and architecture thrown in the mix. For performing art, I will always go back to the ballet. I get my tickets for the Nutcracker at Lincoln Center in July. Puppetry is next (my love of anything Julie Taymor has trickled down to Miranda watching The Magic Flute with wide-eyed wonder), and then movies with an edge and old choral music (Mozart's Requiem and Handel's Messiah are my faves). For classical music, Bach is my absolute favorite. For our wedding, I had only Bach pieces playing for the procession and recession. I love Sudoku.

I hope to carve out some time soon to take Miranda to Storm King. I think she would love the monumental sculpture pieces and it is beautiful in the fall. I agree that kids under 4 shouldn't be allowed at Lincoln Center. She won't appreciate it. And I want to enjoy myself. Not have the back of my chair kicked 100 times with whining.

I also am an observist. I catch the misspelled words on billboards, signs, etc, all the time. I LOVE when Jay Leno has his bit with the newspapers. I have seen bouquet, Caesar, and field spelled incorrectly more times than I can count. I also appreciate witty literary quips, like "sarchasm" and "does anal retentive have a hyphen?" or "Vivant Linguae Mortuae".
I notice the wierdest stuff. Like the guy jacking off at the LIRR as it went by his "office" (if he was working in the back of an office building, naked) at 7am.

I need to say goodnight to the old lady whispering hush and break out into something enriching. But then again, that book puts Miranda out 75% of the time. So maybe it is a good thing.