August 10, 2007

In addition to doing this because it gives me an outlet and also because it helps me to feel creative and intelligent after a few days of incessantly rambling things like “wee offspring, please stop touching your front bum”, one of the other reasons that I love Blogging is the community aspect of it. I’m a social person, I like you guys. I enjoy getting to know ya’ll. Blogging buddies are some of the best buddies, you talk about what you want to talk about, you share what you want to share and they’re there when you need them but yet there’s no obligatory anything, not even ghastly husbands to pretend to like at obligatory couples dinners.

So, you can imagine my great surprise to find out that there are REAL LIVE people on the other sides of the blogs!

I know, it just blows my mind.

I can vouch for the fact that there REALLY is a Rae at Rachel’s Blatherings and there REALLY is a Tarah at Loving Each Day! I know because I got to meet them today. I was finally invited to hang out with the cool kids at the Zoo. A handful of fine, hysterical, adoptive Mommas and we had a good time.

But I have to admit, I was nervous about going simply because I liked these ladies…. and I didn’t want to meet them and ruin it. What if it isn’t ACTUALLY Rae and Tarah but instead some perverted internets named Bruce and Boris that were using blogging aliases? Or what if we meet and they don’t like me? What if we meet and I don’t like them? And then our Bloggy friendship is RUINED! It was a risk. But everything went super, they were indeed Rae and Tarah, not Bruce and Boris. And I’m glad I made the jump from “pretend internet friend” to “real person friend”.

Which reminds me, I’m off in the morning to sunny Los Angeles and while I’m there, I get to meet, and I know you’ll be incredibly jealous, Julie at My Journey to Family. And it’s ironic that her blog now says that SHE is leaving town so it looks as though she is running away from me, but in actuality, she will be back in time to meet me. At least, that’s what she told me before she left. Hmmm.

So, ya, meeting the bloggers. Interesting, no?

And now, my first attempt at posting a video.

I took this the other day while Mike was at school, knowing that he wouldn’t want to miss seeing his child ride her pretend horse while wearing a gangster’s hat, sunglasses and her incredibly cute mismatched outfit while at the same time listening to her Mom’s “clean house music” (Don’t judge me). It’s a tad long, but I love towards the end where the Lily Allen song begins and Delaney takes off her gangster’s hat right along with the music, just like we had practiced over and over and over and over again until she got it right.

Kidding. Although it’s no secret that I am meticulously grooming my daughter to be a dancer, I’m not one of THOSE Moms.

Baby Battle Station from fully operational battle station and Vimeo.

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8 Responses to “Trying new things”

1. August 10th, 2007 at 1:19 am, Chandra Says:

   Very Cute Jamie! She is an absolute doll. Your house looks adorable and I like that I’m not the only person that lets their child have vehicles in the house
   C

2. August 10th, 2007 at 5:36 pm, jennifer england Says:

   I am so glad that you posted! I was having fully operational battle station withdrawals! The video of your daughter is adorable and your blog continues to be so much fun. Have a great time in LA with Julie… if you ever visit the big SLC, let me know- cause I think we are supposed to be best friends. (although, I don’t have fake boobs like your real best friends do- is that one of the pre-requisites to being your friend?)
   Have a great weekend.

3. August 10th, 2007 at 8:37 pm, Jamie Says:

   Hilarious video! She is super cute!

4. August 13th, 2007 at 12:33 pm, Rebecca Says:

   What a cutie! I love the video - and especially that she said “cheese” for the first 30 seconds You have her trained well for the photos!

5. August 13th, 2007 at 7:14 pm, Boris Says:

   I’ve always wanted to be a Boris! (even though you seem to have named me Bruce–blech!)

   I’ll have to come back when I have time to watch the video (watching a quiche right now).

   Wanna go to IvyWild park sometime before August ends?

6. August 14th, 2007 at 3:49 am, Shannon Says:

   Front bum…heehee!

   hope you have a great trip, I love meeting blogger buddies IRL!

7. August 15th, 2007 at 1:35 am, Tarah Says:

   Hey girl,
   It was awesome meeting you!! The zoo here needs more animals. Delaney is a doll, and was so cute and polite. You must be a great mama. My Chandler didn’t talk to her much, but the whole ride home he talked about “cute delaney”.
   I look forward to more outing and meeting your beauties!
   T

8. August 22nd, 2007 at 12:22 pm, Waiting for (Iyasu) Zufan! Says:

   Thanks for the comment! I have seen your site before — you are funny! Didn’t know that you were a WHFC lister, too.