Summer is officially here!

"In the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, the first day of the summer season is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest north (on June 20^th or 21^st). This day is known as the Summer Solstice"


INCORRECT!


"The first day of summer is actually the first time that we go to our house in East Hampton for the weekend.  This day typically falls on the Friday before Memorial Day and is known as Pure Awesomeness."


Tonight we leave for our first weekend in the Hammies and I couldn't be more excited to see Violet run around the back yard, enjoy her new swing, swim in the pool and jump on the trampoline.  However, the first weekend of the summer is all about work, work, work as we clean the pool, mow the lawn and tidy up the house after it's been standing abandoned all winter long.  Once things are in order, the lobster eating and sauvignon blanc drinking can officially begin!


Happy Memorial Day everyone!

Hungry Monkey

I was eating a banana before going into work the other day and Violet came up to me and opened her mouth.  I bent down and let her have a bite.  While she slowly chewed the banana, she realized how fast I was eating the rest of it.  She quickly finished chewing and reached up with her hands, grabbed the remainder of the banana out of my hands, ran to her room, hid in the corner with her back to the door and proceeded to hungrily stuff the banana into her mouth with both hands.  Every so often she would glance back to make sure I wasn't coming to steal the banana away from her.  It's official: she's a Roslovich.

Ma-Ma-Ma-Mommy-Ma-Mom-Ma-Mom....I love you!

When the nanny comes in the mornings Violet realizes that it means it's time for mommy to leave so she whimpers and raises her hands up asking to be picked up.  It's rather sweet to see how much she loves her mama.

Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day and Gene Violet really stepped up her game to make it an incredibly memorable day.  The night before Sunday she stayed at her grandparent's house so Gene and I spent the evening eating, drinking and playing poker at Sereja's and Slava's house. The following day we even got to sleep in, something that we haven't done in a very long time. When I woke up on Mother's Day morning, Gene said he saw Violet stash something in her crib. I excitedly ran into her room, where I found a Scoop bag, inside of which was a python clutch.   That's when I knew that it was going to be a good day!  Next on our agenda was to head into Staten Island for a family breakfast, prepared by uncle Vitya and aunt Gela. We devoured the omelet and triple stuffed French toast (Nutella, cream cheese and bananas) and spent the rest of the morning watching all the kids play together.  Peter and Ari play so well together (more so as they get older) and Mia just adores 'baby Violet'.  By 2PM, Violet was barely keeping her eyes open so we decided to head home.  She fell asleep on the car ride home, so I suggested we head into the city and check out some accent tables at Room and Board.  I went into the store and Gene stayed in the car with Violet, who woke up shortly after I left.  At this point we figured that we might as well go back to Brooklyn and spend the rest of the day strolling through parks and doing some grocery shopping at my favorite store: Trader Joe's.  We were on our way (and somewhere downtown) when all of a sudden Gene stops the car, pulls over and says he has to go to the bathroom.  I look up from my usual car activity - Facebooking, of course - and see that we are in front of Aquagrill.  Gene disappears and runs out a few minutes later holding a bag of my favorite - a dozen kumamoto oysters.  Ten minutes later, we were home and I was enjoying the plump and succulent willapa oysters, which I washed down with a cold glass of sauvignon blanc.  After a nice late afternoon stroll through the neighborhood, we put Violet to bed and spent the rest of the evening cuddling on our brand new couch and enjoying the apartment, which was finally (almost) fully furnished. Mother's Day 2011: A+

Bliss is around the corner

Ever notice that as the weather gets nicer life seems to slow down just a bit?  Soon enough, the kids will be out of school for the summer, camp will begin, the heat will creep in, people will start taking vacations and everything will be moving at a slightly slower pace.  This past year (give or take) has been pretty crazy for Gene and I as we managed to have a baby, buy an apartment, move and now decorate - all while Gene pursued his MBA and switched jobs.  As I add the finishing touches to the apartment, Gene's graduation is right around the corner.  Now that our weekends won't be filled with furniture shopping and homework, I can only imagine the possibilities.  We're actually going to have FREE time!  I look forward to the relaxing mornings and drinking my cup of coffee while watching cartoons with Cookie Monstroosha (Violet's not so secret nickname).  Our days will be filled with brunches, parks, museums and trips to the Hammies.   She will get to run, play in the sand (or eat it as I hear kids this age like to do), swim in the ocean and enjoy her new swing.  Spending time in the Hamptons with all the grandparents will also mean free babysitters so Gene and I can go to dinners, movies and shop at the Hampton boutiques (OK, maybe that last one is just for me).  

Summer, I am ready for you!

A Precious Monday Morning