Postlette 1: On Wednesday Ross started to mention my present would be on Friday.  And that I would need to be really dressed up.  I didn’t believe him.  But this continued and evolved to the point on Thursday I was told a car would be here to pick me up at 6:45.  And so on Friday I got really dressed up, got into a car which drove me to pick him up where we continued on to Manhattan to eat at the 21 Club (aka Four Seasons).  It was like stepping back in time – the place, the food, the service was meticulous.  My date – was handsome, attentive and funny.  It was a truly memorable evening.

Postlette 2: Mandy is such a good girl.  I thought that by this point I’d have wanted a break from the walking and petting and snuggling and the walking but I love it.  I love the reason to get out and enjoy the day.  Lexi and Mandy love each other as is evidence on every car trip: Lexi gets in her carseat – then I open the other door – Lexi pats her leg (apparently, I do this) and says “come come” and Mandy hops in and sits next to Lexi and Lexi pets her the whole car ride.  It’s honestly the sweetest thing ever.

Postlette 3: Lexi and I went up to Miss Lyla Beans 1st Birthday party and had such a good time.  Lexi clung to me for about three minutes before she saw the fun of playing on the floor with the balloons and all the other kids and there were a TON of people to smile and wave at.  At one point we put all the little girls on the couch to take pictures in their dresses (a whole other post) and these kids sat there for MINUTES without moving as we sang Happy Birthday and clapped – it was INCREDIBLE.  At the completion of each round of Happy Birthday my girl got so excited and was clapping – completely unfazed by the mass of people staring at all of them.

Postlette 4: Where are my people?  Recently Mandy and Ross have been bonding to the point that we are now both her people.  Before, I was her person and where I went, Mandy went.  It was that simple.  But now, Mandy has to be with both of us – regardless of the floor we are on.  The struggle she has when I am upstairs and he is downstairs is equivalent to the cold war.

Postlette 5: Sunday was a fun family day but it started with a panic attack.  At 6 the animals were fed and Mandy went out and then we all went back to bed.  When I rolled over at 8:40 and saw the clock I was pretty sure that someone broke in, shot the dog and kidnapped Lexi.  When Mandy licked my face I decided she was an awful guard dog because someone could take Lexi and not a word out of her.  It turns out that Lexi just slept in too – SHOCKING.  In the morning we went to Whole Foods and then we went to Pepsi to walk around the grounds, it’s closed off to cars on Sunday and it’s honestly gorgeous.  It was a fun walk without avoiding cars and at every fountain and sculpture Lexi pointed and gave a smile that is very much like this one.  After a nap Lexi and Ross went swimming at the pool here – it was so fun watching them swim, splash and laugh together.  It was an awesome weekend.