There's no doubt that the brand new little niece has been a huge blessing in our family. Aside from the fact that she is the most adorable thing I've laid eyes on, she provides so much positive for us to dwell on. Our little 7 lb slugger is pushing back a lot of the worries and fears. Not to mention being a grandma is my mom's newest favorite pastime. (Screw you, cancer.)
It's surprising to me how long I can hold her, or sit there and stare at her even when she's sleeping. I'm amazed by her. (I also take great pride in the fact that I'm usually able to get her to stop crying! Although, I have yet to change a diaper solo.) She makes me laugh hysterically. I don't know how long it takes for babies to develop to the point where they recognize faces or voices or anything. But I talk to her, and sometimes she looks at me.
She also smiles for me. Most awesome thing ever. (Okay, it's probably gas, but let uncle have this little thing.)
I can't wait till we laugh together...
Showing posts with label laugh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label laugh. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
Charlie
Did you ever watch Charlie the Unicorn?
My friends showed it to me a couple years ago and I was terrified in a bad way. But now it makes me laugh. Hahah "Shuuuuuun."
And we all know laughter is good, right?
My friends showed it to me a couple years ago and I was terrified in a bad way. But now it makes me laugh. Hahah "Shuuuuuun."
And we all know laughter is good, right?
Sunday, March 15, 2009
The Ides...
You haven't appreciated the simple things until you've witnessed the pure bliss on a dog's face while she devours a peanut-butter frosty paws. (The whole thing this time... a birthday treat!) How on earth she bends her nose like that I'll never know.
Here's to my magpie.
Here's to my magpie.
"We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us."–Maurice Maeterlinck
Friday, March 6, 2009
Puppy love
"Dogs play more like children play, totally in the moment, barely able to contain their happiness. 'A ball?! You have a ball?! Oh oh oh, that's wonderful, miraculous, exquisite! Will you throw it? Oh please please, please throw it! Oh boy! You threw it! I get to run after it, pick it up, and bring it back!'"-Patricia McDonnell
For the Love of a Dog
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hey baby
One of my coworkers had a baby a few months ago and just came back to work today. She brought the baby in to introduce to everyone before she started, and holy crap is she adorable!
It was actually the highlight of my day. She introduced us, and the baby looked up at me from her mom's shoulder with these big blue eyes. Then she made that cute baby face, where everything kind of scrunches up and she totally smiled (and maybe baby-laughed? Haha, I haven't been around babies enough recently to know if it was some sort of baby laugh). So I laughed, probably more out of surprise or relief that she didn't start crying. And she smile/laughed again. Best "pleased-to-meet you" I've EVER received.
It was awesome.
It was actually the highlight of my day. She introduced us, and the baby looked up at me from her mom's shoulder with these big blue eyes. Then she made that cute baby face, where everything kind of scrunches up and she totally smiled (and maybe baby-laughed? Haha, I haven't been around babies enough recently to know if it was some sort of baby laugh). So I laughed, probably more out of surprise or relief that she didn't start crying. And she smile/laughed again. Best "pleased-to-meet you" I've EVER received.
It was awesome.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Hey dude, wanna buy an entertainment system?
Almost without fail, every place I've traveled to I've encountered at least one person who wanted to sell me drugs. In Florida, it was "something to tickle my nose with." In Oregon, I think it was your regular run-of-the-mill pot. In Cali, it was heroin. It's become sort of fun to see what I'll be offered next.
While I haven't been offered drugs recently, today as I was leaving the store a van pulled up next to me and a youngish guy leaned out the passenger side window to ask, "Excuse me dude, would you be interested in an entertainment system. I've got an extra one."
My tongue got the better of me and I asked him how much. (I think it was a combination of trying to do something so I wouldn't laugh and trying to be neighborly to someone addressing me.)
His friend leans over the steering wheel to tell me it's worth a few thousand dollars, and I can take a look at it and tell them how much I think it's worth. Original van man tells me he'll give it to me for "hundreds, or make a deal."
Oh, to be a random guy in a parking lot trying to fit dog food and bags into a car without dropping anything and with no visible backup or rent-a-cops in sight.
I also find funny that even had I trusted these upstanding citizens with an "extra" entertainment system to allow me to view their goods and not rob me or beat me or anything, I'd have absolutely no idea how much anything would cost.
Yay random people in vans.
While I haven't been offered drugs recently, today as I was leaving the store a van pulled up next to me and a youngish guy leaned out the passenger side window to ask, "Excuse me dude, would you be interested in an entertainment system. I've got an extra one."
My tongue got the better of me and I asked him how much. (I think it was a combination of trying to do something so I wouldn't laugh and trying to be neighborly to someone addressing me.)
His friend leans over the steering wheel to tell me it's worth a few thousand dollars, and I can take a look at it and tell them how much I think it's worth. Original van man tells me he'll give it to me for "hundreds, or make a deal."
Oh, to be a random guy in a parking lot trying to fit dog food and bags into a car without dropping anything and with no visible backup or rent-a-cops in sight.
I also find funny that even had I trusted these upstanding citizens with an "extra" entertainment system to allow me to view their goods and not rob me or beat me or anything, I'd have absolutely no idea how much anything would cost.
Yay random people in vans.
Monday, February 16, 2009
It's fun to make a scene!
While shopping today, I had the pleasure of coming across Eric and his beautiful friend girl. Whether this was a wife, girlfriend, sister or any other female companion, I do not know. What I do know is said girl is a beast of a woman!
It started in the shoe department. Said beast (let's call her... Portly Girl of the Flushed Face, or Psycho Chick) was huffily trying on a selection of gaudy footwear. I took little notice as I continued to browse until I heard, "Why do you always do that?!"
Now granted, I was only an aisle or two away, so I didn't immediately notice the volume. I kept on moving away in my endless quest to find a pair of shoes when I then hear, "You can't just keep your comments to yourself! You always do that!" This causes a bout of chuckling I conceal by pretending to be enthralled by the bottle opener not-so-concealed in the strap of a pair of sandals.
Then I start to notice how many people are actually in this section of the store. Husbands and wives, older people, mothers with children, etc. Yet, Psycho Chick doesn't seem to be phased by her audience.
"I HATE it when you do that! No one appreciates your attitude!"
I see Eric hustle away with the shopping cart. I hadn't heard him open his mouth once and figured it was probably best for him to get the hell out of there. But it wasn't over. From across the store now we all hear, "YES OR NO!?! IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION!!!"
At this point I'm visibly laughing. Honestly, even if Eric is a total jerk, do you need to scream and shout across an entire store? Some of the startled customers are now looking at me laugh at Eric and Psycho Chick. None of them seemed to find it as funny as I did and a couple seemed to think my laughing was worse than her public display of anger.
I wonder if that makes me a bad person. But I'm pretty sure I'll get over it.
It started in the shoe department. Said beast (let's call her... Portly Girl of the Flushed Face, or Psycho Chick) was huffily trying on a selection of gaudy footwear. I took little notice as I continued to browse until I heard, "Why do you always do that?!"
Now granted, I was only an aisle or two away, so I didn't immediately notice the volume. I kept on moving away in my endless quest to find a pair of shoes when I then hear, "You can't just keep your comments to yourself! You always do that!" This causes a bout of chuckling I conceal by pretending to be enthralled by the bottle opener not-so-concealed in the strap of a pair of sandals.
Then I start to notice how many people are actually in this section of the store. Husbands and wives, older people, mothers with children, etc. Yet, Psycho Chick doesn't seem to be phased by her audience.
"I HATE it when you do that! No one appreciates your attitude!"
I see Eric hustle away with the shopping cart. I hadn't heard him open his mouth once and figured it was probably best for him to get the hell out of there. But it wasn't over. From across the store now we all hear, "YES OR NO!?! IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION!!!"
At this point I'm visibly laughing. Honestly, even if Eric is a total jerk, do you need to scream and shout across an entire store? Some of the startled customers are now looking at me laugh at Eric and Psycho Chick. None of them seemed to find it as funny as I did and a couple seemed to think my laughing was worse than her public display of anger.
I wonder if that makes me a bad person. But I'm pretty sure I'll get over it.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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