HEY LANEY

nickey:

It’s true.

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Mike and I refer to Matsui as “Old Reliable.” For good reasons (he drove in 6 runs tonight!)

I just called my parents and said “We’re going to the parade, right?” Let’s hope I’m not being too presumptuous.

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Early this morning (way too early this morning, especially for a girl who is on hiatus and enjoys sleeping in) I made my way down to Centre Street to serve my civic duty with the State of New York.

And lo, it was awesome.

I am a nerd about quite a few things and one of those things is our criminal justice system. I’m absolutely fascinated by it and being able to witness it firsthand was downright exhilarating.

I was called onto a jury panel for a second degree murder trial almost immediately upon arrival at the courthouse and even though I ultimately didn’t get chosen (I’m not going to lie, I was a little offended; do I not look FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENOUGH?), the process was so interesting to watch. As were my fellow jurors; the people watching at jury duty is prime.

I know, I know, it’s super-lame to actually enjoy jury duty but getting paid $40 a day to read a book, catch up on emails and get a peek into the inner workings of a courtroom? I’ll take it.

Happy Birthday to my fantastic Aunt “T.”

Tina is so much more than an aunt; she’s truly a friend. We’ve had a million and one adventures including, but not limited to, trips to London and Greece, accidentally ending up on the tarmac at LaGuardia in a car and scouring a beauty supply store (with my head wrapped in a turban) for something that would take my locks from tangerine orange back to a socially acceptable color. I look forward to all the adventures that still lay before us.

Happy [redacted] anniversary of your 29th birthday, T. I love you.

Happy 88th Birthday to my grandmother, Yiayia Helen, one of my utmost favorite people in the entire universe. She and I have shared a special bond since birth (I was a colicky baby and she was the only one who could quiet me down) that continues to this day.

She’s warm, witty and wise and to know her is to truly fall head over heels in love with her.

Guess who I got to see at brunch on Saturday? And guess who was wearing her brand new Converse kicks?

Why, none other than the uber adorable Maddie of Maddie Wednesday (seen here being held by her Aunt Tracy.)

The cuteness was almost unbearable. She is simply delicious and I wish I could clone her.

Emily and Tom, post-26.2. 

They deserved every bit of both the medals around their necks and the beers in their hands.

Even though the NYC Marathon finish line is in my neighborhood, I’ve never gone out to experience it before. Mainly because I’ve never had a reason to.

That changed yesterday, when we headed to Central Park South to cheer on our friends Emily and Tom as they tackled 26.2.

As we waited for them to pass, we cheered on the other runners. I’m a bit of a natural cheerleader in that a) I like to scream and b) I like to encourage people; thus I was totally in my element. A lot of the runners (including Alanis Morrissette, who threw me a peace sign when I called her name) had their names on their shirts, making it easy to give them a personalized boost.

All in all it was an exhilarating experience and I was so happy to be a part of it. Whether or not anyone I know runs next year, I’ll definitely be out there again, cheering for strangers. 

I didn’t dress up for Halloween this year. Instead, I offer you photos of my adorable little sister in both of her adorable little costumes:

Costume #1: Merlotte’s Waitress (This will mean nothing to you unless you watch True Blood.)

Costume #2: Sailor

For the record, she subsists mainly on chicken parm and Oreos. Feel free to be bitter; I know I am.

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GPOYW: Missing my girls edition

co-motherf*ing-signed.

Yeah, that sounds about right. (PS: How cute are they? I mean seriously. I just want to smush their little adorable faces. I think we need to start planning another A-Team Meet Up, stat.)

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