Well, first things first. I had
the big talk with Uri this weekend. He even went so far as to read my blog post about my doubts related to a second kid - and he rarely reads the blog so that was big. The thing is, even though I do most of the work, and even though I'm so reluctant to start all over again - all my arguments fade away when I have to face him. He is just so persistent about the second kid thing. It's how he envisions his family and when you look at us as a unit, he's the one with the vision and I'm the one who gets things done day to day. He may not be good at the little nit-picky things in life - but he's really successful at having a vision and seeing it through. I wish I had half his imagination and brazen spirit. So there was lots more to the conversation but the final word is that we're still trying. My attitude is very "come what may" at this point.
Today I have really been thinking about where I want to go with life in general. The last couple weeks I was so absorbed with my landscaping project that I didn't have space in my brain for anything else. Now all I'm doing is maintaining my precious sod and regular stuff around the house and I'm starting to wonder - where am I going? I might actually have time for a hobby, what should it be? I mean, besides landscaping.
In ongoing travel news, we are trekking to the other side of the pond again in 2 weeks. Uri had a conference in Paris so we thought what the hell. I'm going to attempt to haul our umbrella stroller with me even though I am so big into packing light. We all know how much I love the carrier but Anna is getting to be a lot taller and heavier so I think the stroller will help. We're visiting Brussels, Paris and Paderborn (Germany) which isn't a very touristy place but it's a business destination for Uri so off we go. I haven't been to Paris since I was 11 so I'm really looking forward to it. I hope to be able to rent bikes and see some of the sites that way. We've really been enjoying family bike rides since we got the new bike seat for Anna instead of the rickshaw set up.
Lastly, some pictures (and no, I can't be bothered to crop anything):
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| Waiting for dad's plane at Encounters, LAX |
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| Too cool |
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| At Gabrielle's 2nd birthday party |
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| mmmm... cake! |
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| I have been washing my hair like crazy and it has faded some |
