Happy Mother's Day: Yesterday as you know was Mother's Day. It was Leah's first so I had to make sure that I went all out for Leah. I will admit, I had a hard time trying to come up with something good. I also wanted to get her something I know she would like and/or use. I ended up talking to Leah's mom and getting the name of places where I could get her a massage, manicure, and pedicure in Arizona when we are out there this summer visiting. I also had some custom cards made on the Kodak Gallery website with pics of Andrew and Casey. Andrew was so excited about his first Mother's Day that he was up at 6 AM (gotta love that when we finally spent a night out with the Goldberg's and the Miller's and had a real babysitter. Great meal at Fahrenheit. Best Short Rib going. Drank way too much wine). Leah slept until 9 and Andrew and I gave her her gifts. We also spent part of the morning seeing MD's kids on the webcam. We saw Jace's missing tooth and watched Reese make goofy faces at us. She loves seeing Casey and always asks to "talk to" her on the phone. I always bark into the fun and she giggles and says "again." Its adorable. We then got dressed and dropped off my mom's gift and went over to my grandmother's and Leah's grandparents and gave them flowers and cards from Andrew. It's a tough day for my grandmother. Very bittersweet. She has three sons. One who is no longer with us (my dad), one who she is estranged from (Jimmy), and one who she remains close with (Kenny). I'm glad we could make her day a little better. We ended yesterday by going to Oakwood for dinner.
Now I grew up going to Oakwood and Leah and I got married there. They always do a great job with special occasions and the food is solid, but I'm just not into the country club scene. It was real crowded last night and it felt a little stuffy to me. It's a dog and pony show most of the time. My mom loves going there, but she is an avid golfer, so it is worth it for her. As good as the food was last night (I buried some roast beef with horseradish sauce, Caesar salad, and curly fries from the lids table - I cant take credit for that, it was all Uncle Kenny. Add in the sundae bar and apple crisp) give me grilling hot dogs and burgers at our house with the family over all day. Andrew was great during dinner. He literally was sleeping the entire time. I went to go feed him after dinner and ended up sitting in the same room that Leah and I were married in. It came to me while I was giving Andrew a bottle that I have certainly come a long way - almost six years ago, Leah and I were walking down the aisle in that very room and now I was sitting in the same spot feeding our son. Then I thought of Dad and how I still can't believe he isn't around to know his grandson.
Sincerely, Orenthal: During the weekend of the Kentucky Derby, every one's favorite murderer, O.J. Simpson was in Lousiville "searching for the real killer." On the eve of the race, O.J. and 11 others came into an upscale Steak Restaurant looking for a table around 10:30. Jeff Ruby, the owner of the restaurant, made news by refusing to serve O.J. and asking him to leave. You have got to give props to this guy. In classic O.J. fashion, he immediately drew the race card and having his lawyer look into legal action. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," said O.J.'s lawyer Yale Galenter. You know what the real amazing story is here, that 11 people were dining with O.J. How anyone can hang out with him is beyond me. The guy is a murdered who flaunts his freedom in the face of the Goldman and Brown families. No clue who he lives with himself. If any of you want to tell Fred Goldman, the father of Ron, how you feel, go to Fashion Square mall Scottsdale. He works at the Nordstrom men's department. We see him every time we visit my in laws. I have always felt the most sorry for him.
Things You Don't Think Of: It's great to have a house. I love the space. I plan of staying in the house for 30 plus years. There are so many great things about it. I could never have a house like this in Chicago in a million years. With all of that said, when you buy a house for the first time like we did., you don't think of all the added things that pop up. We've got lawn issues. Our air conditioning works fine, but the high ceilings and sky lights cause the great room and kitchen to become unbearably hot when its 70 plus and sunny outside. etc etc. The heat is a serious problem. I have no clue how these friggin morons we bought the house from lived like this every summer. Cold air was blowing out of the vents and it still wouldn't cool the house. We've got the AC being serviced now and Wednesday we have a company coming out to quote us on tinting the windows. Like my father before me, I love air conditioning and need to be cold. The window tinting may do the trick. Bottom line everything costs money, my company is being sold and Leah currently isn't working. Real adult problems here now. Does this mean I'm getting old? Our babysitter is 22. When she came over she told Leah and I "when I'm your age I hope I'm as fun as you guys." That, my friends, is what I like to call a backhanded compliment.
Gas, Gas, Gas: No, I'm not talking about my son, but the rising gas prices. Even here in Cleveland gas is $3.19 a gallon. What a joke. I remember at KU I used to roll down to the Jayhawk Food Mart and fill up the Lebaron for $18.00. Gas was $.89 a gallon. That doesn't seem like that long ago. Meanwhile, the idiot running our country is hosting a White Tie Dinner for Queen Elizabeth in Washington last week. The cost of the dinner was upwards of $1 million dollars. That's right - a million dollars for a dinner. This guy just doesn't get it. Is it 2008 yet?
Now I grew up going to Oakwood and Leah and I got married there. They always do a great job with special occasions and the food is solid, but I'm just not into the country club scene. It was real crowded last night and it felt a little stuffy to me. It's a dog and pony show most of the time. My mom loves going there, but she is an avid golfer, so it is worth it for her. As good as the food was last night (I buried some roast beef with horseradish sauce, Caesar salad, and curly fries from the lids table - I cant take credit for that, it was all Uncle Kenny. Add in the sundae bar and apple crisp) give me grilling hot dogs and burgers at our house with the family over all day. Andrew was great during dinner. He literally was sleeping the entire time. I went to go feed him after dinner and ended up sitting in the same room that Leah and I were married in. It came to me while I was giving Andrew a bottle that I have certainly come a long way - almost six years ago, Leah and I were walking down the aisle in that very room and now I was sitting in the same spot feeding our son. Then I thought of Dad and how I still can't believe he isn't around to know his grandson.
Sincerely, Orenthal: During the weekend of the Kentucky Derby, every one's favorite murderer, O.J. Simpson was in Lousiville "searching for the real killer." On the eve of the race, O.J. and 11 others came into an upscale Steak Restaurant looking for a table around 10:30. Jeff Ruby, the owner of the restaurant, made news by refusing to serve O.J. and asking him to leave. You have got to give props to this guy. In classic O.J. fashion, he immediately drew the race card and having his lawyer look into legal action. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," said O.J.'s lawyer Yale Galenter. You know what the real amazing story is here, that 11 people were dining with O.J. How anyone can hang out with him is beyond me. The guy is a murdered who flaunts his freedom in the face of the Goldman and Brown families. No clue who he lives with himself. If any of you want to tell Fred Goldman, the father of Ron, how you feel, go to Fashion Square mall Scottsdale. He works at the Nordstrom men's department. We see him every time we visit my in laws. I have always felt the most sorry for him.
Things You Don't Think Of: It's great to have a house. I love the space. I plan of staying in the house for 30 plus years. There are so many great things about it. I could never have a house like this in Chicago in a million years. With all of that said, when you buy a house for the first time like we did., you don't think of all the added things that pop up. We've got lawn issues. Our air conditioning works fine, but the high ceilings and sky lights cause the great room and kitchen to become unbearably hot when its 70 plus and sunny outside. etc etc. The heat is a serious problem. I have no clue how these friggin morons we bought the house from lived like this every summer. Cold air was blowing out of the vents and it still wouldn't cool the house. We've got the AC being serviced now and Wednesday we have a company coming out to quote us on tinting the windows. Like my father before me, I love air conditioning and need to be cold. The window tinting may do the trick. Bottom line everything costs money, my company is being sold and Leah currently isn't working. Real adult problems here now. Does this mean I'm getting old? Our babysitter is 22. When she came over she told Leah and I "when I'm your age I hope I'm as fun as you guys." That, my friends, is what I like to call a backhanded compliment.
Gas, Gas, Gas: No, I'm not talking about my son, but the rising gas prices. Even here in Cleveland gas is $3.19 a gallon. What a joke. I remember at KU I used to roll down to the Jayhawk Food Mart and fill up the Lebaron for $18.00. Gas was $.89 a gallon. That doesn't seem like that long ago. Meanwhile, the idiot running our country is hosting a White Tie Dinner for Queen Elizabeth in Washington last week. The cost of the dinner was upwards of $1 million dollars. That's right - a million dollars for a dinner. This guy just doesn't get it. Is it 2008 yet?
The Blog, Bringing People Together: In LA this past weekend, two of my friends from different worlds were at the same wedding. I had them track each other down and take a photo. Boith are avid readers of the blog and great friends, so the photo has been posted above. Its Beej and his wife Megan aka 'The Hammer" with Jen. Easy to see who the luckiest person in this photo is. Speaking of my friends, we are anxiously awaiting any day now the arrival of the second Graines child. I have also posted a pic of a couple of two girls who are already fighting for Andrew's affections, Winter Rafal and Ella Schneider.
B-Day Wishes: May is a big month for b-day's in my family. Gotta give mad love to my cousin Jan as she turns the Big 4-0 today! Jan (she goes by Janet now, but like my cousin Susie, who goes by Susan at work, she will always be Jan to me) is one of the top writers and the CJN and model's in her spare time (I'm not the only good looking Dery you know, hahaha). We have both moved back to Cleveland this year and it is great that we get to see her more often. I do have solid cousins. That is the truth. Also gotta send birthday love to my sister in law Jessica who turns 28 tomorrow. She is now out of Chicago and back in New York. There aren't many people with a bigger heart than Jessica. I definitely miss seeing her all the time, as does Casey. Lastly, Justin graduated Northwestern law school yesterday. Congrats to him - I honestly say nobody worked harder than Justin and it paid off for him. He is going to work at the #1 mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Wachtel. They only take people from Harvard or Yale as first years, and he managed to buck that trend.
Song of the Day: "Syncronicity 2" by The Police
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