I Can't Resist

After posting about Isaiah's first day of school, I was taken back to his first days in years past. Here they are...

2009

2010

2011

First Day Of School

Isaiah recently began his third and final year at Mapleton Montessori School. He's the big boy on campus and has already gathered a group of younger friends who he affectionately refers to as his "little buddies." He's having a great time and has transitioned to 5 mornings a week with no problem at all. Here he is on his first day. Can you believe what a big boy this guy is?

sweetness.

no nerves here!

big boy.

Celebrate Good Times...With Meat...

You may be looking at this image of copious amounts of meat, thinking, "it must have been Ramin and Natalie's 9 year anniversary dinner." And you would be correct. Nothing says L.O.V.E. like a cutting board loaded with various kinds of meat that have each been smoked for days on end. SPECIAL NOTE: At this point I'd like to add an apology to my wonderful vegetarian friends who may have been forced to hit the bathroom. Sorry. Anyway, back to the meat. We happened upon this spread unintentionally as we went out for our 2nd anniversary date in a row (we both planned surprise dates for each other complete with childcare, so we decided to go for it and just have 2 celebrations). The first night we went to a delicious local pizzeria and for our second date, we hit one of our favorites, West End Tavern. We had no idea that the BBQ special was being offered that night, but we saw it on the menu and thought, "hey, we've been married for 9 years, let's eat with our hands!"

All messiness aside, I am so grateful to, after 9 years, be sitting across the table from Ramin Razavi. On March 23rd, 2002 he invited me into the adventure of a lifetime and I am so thankful to be walking with such an incredible man.