The boys went back to school on Monday the 3rd, which meant that we wouldn’t have to worry about keeping them distracted when we went to pick out a dog on Wednesday. So I got up on the 5th, had breakfast with the boys, then drove them to school before coming home and meeting up … Continue reading Gechitzik (part 2)
Gechitzik (part 1)
“Ugh” Joyce said, after Keaton’s truck pulled away with him, Travis and Mrs. LaSalle and we went back inside and took a look at the kitchen after Christmas dinner. Keaton again had insisted on clearing, and actually offered to stay to help with the dishes, but Joyce said, no, he was a guest, and you … Continue reading Gechitzik (part 1)
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2021
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (American Christmas, that is) at the Sharpmans are super, super quiet. One of the cool things about the family keeping Armenian Christmas is that everyone who works for the Sharpmans can get regular Christmas off. That includes Belen (who goes to her family and makes tamales), Ethan, Sandy and the … Continue reading Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2021
The Gingerbread House
The decorating and Maya and Robert’s cocktail party weren’t my only responsibilities for the Christmas season: I also had to worry about keeping the boys busy over Christmas vacation. I was hoping that I’d be able to take them someplace while they were on break, but once the omicron variant struck, the writing was on … Continue reading The Gingerbread House
The Sharpmans’ Christmas Party
The Christmas season at the Sharpmans' this year was totally different from what it was last year, when we were in the bubble. The first huge difference came right after Thanksgiving when the outside of the house got decorated. Or, maybe more to the point, got transformed. Last year, they called that off, although me, … Continue reading The Sharpmans’ Christmas Party
Thanksgiving 2021 (last part)
I think one of the reasons that Joyce wanted to do Thanksgiving this year was so she could make the most spectacular Thanksgiving table I’ve ever seen. It was amazing even by Joyce’s holiday décor standards. She even went to a paint-a-plate place and handpainted the plates we used for dessert with fall designs, each … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2021 (last part)
Thanksgiving 2021 (part one)
Like last year, I got to have Thanksgiving twice this year, once on the actual date, and once a couple weeks earlier. The reason was the same: the show. They want for our Thanksgiving episode – the one that airs the day before Thanksgiving – to show us having a Sharpman family Thanksgiving, and the … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2021 (part one)
Turning 29 (last part)
I was still talking to Sumter when it was announced that dinner was ready in the dining room. It was a buffet of southern food, supervised by Meemaw even though a professional caterer had been brought in to do the actual cooking. The centerpiece of the spread was, of course, fried chicken, although there was … Continue reading Turning 29 (last part)
Turning 29 (part 3)
Although I was being left to ‘my’ guests at my surprise birthday party, and had already spoken to a lot of them, I didn’t know where I should turn next after I finished talking to Luke and Sabrina. It was Keaton who solved that for me by coming through the crowd in my direction. “That … Continue reading Turning 29 (part 3)
Turning 29 (part 2)
When I looked around at all the people at my surprise 29th birthday party, I couldn’t believe that I had that many friends. I mean…I did that post a while back where I listed all the people I’ve mentioned in the blog, but that included people like Monica and her fucked up family…and baseball players … Continue reading Turning 29 (part 2)
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