July 2010
14 posts
Let's Get Spontaneous
We’ve had a busy (and fun) week of dinners with friends and various activities. But perhaps the most bloggable activity was the one which was most spontaneous.
On Monday night we found ourselves hanging out on the couch after putting Miller to bed in his crib. Tracy checked her voicemail and had a message from some friends who were going to a movie that night. Sadly, we had missed their...
Goal Celebration
You’ve no doubt seen the “going fishing” move on the dance floor…but how about to celebrate a goal on the soccer pitch…
New Town To Do's
When we moved to NYC, we often shared over our first few months the many “firsts” we experienced in the city. Every daily task seemed new and exciting.
Now that we’re back in the land of convenience known as NC, we’re finding that we grew so accustomed to doing things the difficult way in NYC that we’re equally as mesmerized by the differences down South.
On...
Sleep Study
Miller’s always been a great sleeper. And for that we are VERY grateful. In NYC, he’d often fall asleep right away at night and for naps. Since our apartment was so small and he slept in the closet attached to our bedroom, we never invested in a monitor - we simply heard him if he was upset, and were right there if needed.
Now that we’re in NC, we found that a monitor was a...
We got Wheels!
As you can probably tell from the dearth of posts recently, it’s been a bit crazy as we’re settling down in Durham. We’ve been asked a lot lately “are you settled yet”. And the answer is the same - yes, and no.
We are indeed fully moved into the house in the sense that we’re completely functional. But we haven’t even begun putting stuff on the walls...
Vamos Espana!
Sadly, the World Cup is over, with Spain reigning as deserving champions. For the grand finale yesterday we dressed Miller up in his “Spain shirt”, a cute little shirt he received before moving from NYC from our wonderful next door neighbors Ellen and Jake. In case you can’t tell, the shirt features a bull who, fittingly, has a pacifier. I have no idea what the Spanish phrases...
Miller Crawls!
July 4th was our country’s 234th birthday. And it marked 7 months since Miller was born.
On this momentous day, Miller celebrated by doing his very first crawling. Or scooting. Or whatever you call it. The little man is enjoying his first tastes of mobility, as you can see in this little video.
Miller Crawls from Zack Mansfield on Vimeo.
Moving Beard
Longtime blog readers will remember 2 years ago when I was pretty excited to unveil a photographic spectacle which could only be known as “Beach Beard.”
Beach Beard, circa 2008
Since I’d always been a little late to the facial hair party, the novelty of letting the little hairs grow out for a few days during vacation was too, well, a fun little novelty. I subsequently...
Independence Weekend
Well, the long awaited and much dreaded physical act of moving has come and gone and by virtue of these words brought to you via the world wide web, it’s safe to say we somehow lived to tell of it.
I will spare all the gory details - of not beginning to pack boxes until Sunday afternoon for a Tuesday move, the sale of air conditioners on Craigslist leading to an almost 90 degree apartment...
