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Quick Takes! Jacobisms

— 1 — Jacob has the quintessential toddler voice. Consonants are consistently mispronounced; syllables are added and removed on a whim; subject-verb agreement is spotty. I love every minute of it, and almost don’t want him to figure it all out. It will be for the best when he does, of course, but for now […]

July 12, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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Not-So-Quick Quick Takes: On Running

— 1 — Tomorrow I run my first official 5K! It’s the Take Your Base 5K at Coney Island. The course is up and down the boardwalk and then around the bases at the field where the Brooklyn Cyclones play. It ends at home plate. How cool is that?! We spent a couple of days […]

June 28, 2013

Brooklyn, Modern Perspectives, Young Married Mom

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Quick Takes 5 – Eating in the Month of John

Last weekend we celebrated Father’s Day (all weekend long), and this weekend we’re celebrating John’s birthday. I use these celebrations as license to break out the big guns in terms of cooking. I found a bunch of new recipes and we have some new favorite dishes! I love June! — 1 — Asparagus and Prosciutto […]

June 21, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Young Married Mom

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