I can’t seem to write ANYTHING. So much to say, and I just can’t get it together! So much to say — and, oh! It’s my cousin from NYC. I’m telling you: procrastination city over here…. Oh, and, look. Try typing with THIS staring at you:

Actually, I’m still getting over my FLU SHOT, which has rendered me DROWSY, IN PAIN, NAUSEOUS and DID I MENTION DROWSY? How ’bout EXHAUSTED? It was a little unfortunate because I was sick in New York, and we had to go home early from the Museum of Natural History….

Ooops! Sorry, wrong picture — that was Toys R’ Us (LOVE!)…. Here’s the museum….

Yeah, we’d been walking for a while, and then, all of a sudden, my feet felt like they were going to FALL OFF. And, I got f-f-f-reezing and achy everywhere. We had a wedding event that evening, and I totally didn’t think I’d be able to go. And, I was willing to sacrifice the WRATH of Josh-O’s family to FREEZE alone in my hotel bed. But, I ended up popping two advils (which I never do), and I MADE IT!
Speaking of wedding…. I promised I’d share my uggers dress with you! I only managed to get one pinkberry picture — which I took to send to my family back in Toronto. WARNING: it’s frightening. WARNING #2: my breasts are actually THE SAME SIZE; one is NOT impossibly bigger than the other….

I’m really not sure which boob is the actual size…. Anyway, I wish to thank DRESSMAKER FROM HELL for the lovely job on the PLEATS that made me look TRAY fat. I’ve always wanted to be the FAT BRIDESMAID. And, SHE (helped) make it happen. LOVE. Also, if I look like I was punched in the eye? It’s ‘cuz I’m pretty sure I WAS punched in the eye. My left eye was THROBBING with pain all day. Monkey slept in our hotel bed, so it’s very likely I was thwacked in the eye by either a foot, a fist or an elbow. Probably an elbow. Or, a knee. Because, if I remember correctly, Doc didn’t inject the flu shot in my eye….
Fortunately FOR ALL, the kids looked great at the wedding…. Monkey was a beautiful flower girl, and I was TRAY fahklempt walking down the aisle with her while she meticulously and with great seriousness scattered the rose petals….

Awww! I KNOW! And, look at my little ringbearer…. RAAAASCAAAAL! IN A TUXEDO (check the shoes!)!

Josh-O looked really spiffy himself…. Here we are at Rockefeller Center….

(That’s my bad angle. The photographer at the wedding, you should know, made sure I was photo’d at this angle, but with a little less nostril, of course, in all the photos. Which makes me SO happy. Because those are, like, FOREVER.)
We loved being in New York. It’s a fascinating city. We stayed at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square….

This picture was taken at FOUR in the afternoon. 4pm!!! It was SO DARK. Eerie almost. Surreal…. Sublime….

Check out that orb! Do you see that orb up there? Ghost?!?!?
Central Park, of course, was my favourite….

Also…. ALSO, the American Girl doll store. We went there to get Monkey the PERFECT gift for being such a great flower girl. EVERY girl who is ANY girl in NYC has an American Girl doll. They. Were. EVERYWHERE. Have you BEEN to this place? It’s insanity. LOOK:



No. They are not kidding.
Dolls. EVERYWHERE. Little girls. EVERYWHERE. And, it’s very serious…. There’s even a freaking cafe (”freak” being the operative word here)….

The monkey came out with this doll….

…whom she named SHIELA (don’t ask because I have NO IDEA where she got that name from…), middle name PEELA. Of course, we got monkey and the doll matching pajamas and slippers — because that’s…what you do….


We TRIED SO HARD to get Rascal a gift, but he wouldn’t take anything! Everything we gave him was THROWN out of the stroller…. See how hard we tried? See?!

Nothing. You know how hard it is to NOT be able to give your kid a gift? I bought him a little toy phone today, though, and he loves it. So, s’all good.
Hey, by the way, check it! I met my first bloggers ever! I’ve never met any bloggers that I didn’t know in real life EVER (oh, except for Toronto private-blogger Lisa B, whom I met in the parking lot at Loblaws). And, I survived. I met the lovely Steph, who quit blogging (wah!), and AmyD, who’s as gorj and fabulous as she appears on her blog. It was AWESOME meeting them. Who knows? Maybe I CAN go to one of the Toronto blogger events? Maybe I CAN go to a Blogher conference after all? Maybe I CAN meet other bloggers in real life? Maybe it’s NOT scary! (Granted, these were TWO bloggers…. not TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MILLION….)
Highlight of the trip?: Monkey in the airplane. We’re all waiting to get out of the airplane. It’s late. Everyone’s quiet. All of a sudden, monkey’s little voice blurts out loud and clear:
“MAMA, I MADE A STINKY THART!”
Mmm hmm. That’s ma girl. Of course, everyone on the plane was laughing. And, one day she’ll get her “f”’s right….

…but, I’m in no rush….















Renee November 18th, 2008 at 1:27 am
DD LOVES American Girl Place…she just got to see the one in LA. She says they NEED one in Colorado so she doesn’t have to travel so far to get there! LOL! Poor deprived kid…she’s now saying they should put one in our town. LOL! Monkey looks so cute in her matching clothes…I’m sure that I’m going to have to make some matching clothes for DD & her dolls (yeah, she has two…don’t ask. it’s a Santa thing, he gets her the most ridiculous things.)
OMG! That dress is aweful! I’m so sorry you had to wear that…did the bride appologize to you yet? I know it’s the bride’s priviledge to dress the bridesmaids as hideous as she likes but that was really uncalled for. Course I got in huge trouble with my bridesmaids for making them all wear BIG BOWS on their butts. LOL! It looked pretty in the magazine.
been missing you.
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PJ November 18th, 2008 at 3:59 am
So many comments …
1) I really missed you during the past several days — is that tres silly?
2) The pic of Minden is one of my faves — he must’ve been so happy when you got home!
3) Your dress - ugh - oy - there are no words.
4) Such lovely flower girl and ring bearer - so precious.
5) The doll store scares me but the matching pjs are way cute!
6) The “thart” comment totally cracked me up.
Glad you are home safe. Still envious and hoping I’ll get to NYC some day.
Hugs!
LD November 18th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I loved the pics.
The dress is pretty uggers. I had something similar for a wedding. Nice.
I soooo want to go to the American Girl Store when Chloe is old enough to appreciate it. We get the catalogue - and the stuff is amazing.
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Bubba November 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Hiya, kiddo! Sounds like you had a good time!
Don’t worry about the dress…I can’t ever remember looking at a gal in a bridesmaid’s dress and thinking “wow! she looks so hot in that dress!”
I used to work at a bookstore where they had weekly meetings of these girls carrying their American Girl dolls…before they sold the outfits to match. No worries; the mommies MADE THEIR OWN MATCHING CLOTHES. As a guy with no kids, this really freaked me out…but now I guess it’s the norm. *shrug*
Sorry I haven’t stopped by in so long. Hope you’re doing well!
Bubba
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Holly November 18th, 2008 at 10:25 am
ok, I don’t like to be rude but wow — I totally see why you dislike that dress so much. Oh dear. Uneven breasts in photos is never a good thing! I guess the cuteness of the kids makes up for the boobage issue?
I have never been to NYC and wow — I want to go NOW!
mel November 18th, 2008 at 10:26 am
can I slap you…WHY are you so hard on yourself? Iwww just wuv ‘dat puddy ‘tat
Laura November 18th, 2008 at 11:01 am
dude, that dress…. ummmmmm yes……. you had some strange boobage going on there….. yikes…..
besides that moment of shudder for you, I love love love the Museum of Natural History.. sooooo amazing…… and central park…. I love NYC, have many a friends trying to get me to move to Long Island.. love…..
cute cute monkeys!!!!
LAVENDULA November 18th, 2008 at 11:50 am
oh your children are so precious! how sweet.thaart hahaha!cute doll and matching pj’s. and you are right about that dress….NYC would scare me soo big…miaaaooowww minden.
junctionmama November 18th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
your kids are soooo adorable! rascal in the tux was too much really, how cute is he?
it sounds like you had a good time, which is great. sorry about the dress, it is indeed one of the most brutal dresses i’ve ever seen, but you know what? under that ugly dress i can see that you’ve lost a lot of weight and you look great! but seriously, what is up with those pleats? even heidi klum couldn’t pull that off…
ali November 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
shut up..my little brother works at the museum of natural history. too funny!
shit. why didn’t you tell me you needed a dressmaker? i have an AMAZING one. and she’s, like, a 10 minute drive from you. grr.
Dianna November 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
What a dress! Glad NYC was a hit otherwise! I’ve never gotten a flu shot for that exact reason, they pretty much make you sick when you get one. Love the matching slippers, too cute!
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Maria November 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
rascal in the tux!!!! OMG - luv luv luv luv luv!!!
dress is not the greatest but you are looking awesome! weight loss totally shows from previous pics I have seen
Chris November 18th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Jealous! I love NYC.
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Marie-Christine November 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Ohhh poor you… the dress… But the Monkey’s dress was awesome though! Waw!! And the Rascal, so cute in his little tux!!!! I love New York, I’m happy you had a good time there!!! And I hope you feel better from your flu shot soon!
xox
Teena in Toronto November 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
That dress is … um … er … well, you didn’t radiate more than the bride, that’s for sure. The kids look sooooooooooo cute, though.
I heard about American Girl a couple years ago and couldn’t believe the hype! As a non-parent, I found it amazing! The matching jammies are very cute!
I would have laughed and laughed and laughed on the plane.
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Dina November 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Wow! You look GREAT! Even in that dress! The monkey also looks fab and the Rascal? there are no words!!!! Glad you had a great time. I’m going to look up the doll place and get one for Jules, too cute!
Is the Rascal walking?
mamatulip November 18th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
that dress may be hideous but you look FANTASTIC, girl!
shiela peela TOTALLY cracks me up.
it'sgrandma November 18th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Haley, I loved this post. I was laughing out loud….very clever with a lot of feeling!000000xxxxxxxx
Sarah November 19th, 2008 at 8:35 am
I was sick yesterday so didn’t get a chance to reply to your post ..
this is my FAVORITE post from you .. I just loved it and swooned over the adorable-ness of your kids. OMG .. that little girl is going to break some hearts! And rascal .. how did you find a tuxedo so small .. LOVE! You looked looked gorj as ever and looks like you all had a great weekend. Thanks so much for sharing your pictures. I always wanted a tour of American Doll .. and there you have it! LOVE the matching pj’s how cute is that!
hope you are feeling better soon!!!
Rosebud & Papoosie Girl November 19th, 2008 at 9:00 am
NYC is like no other. We took the girls on a one day tour this summer and I can’t wait to take them again and to take them to American Girl.
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jasmine November 19th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Hideous boob-mangling dress aside Haley, you’re still THE PRETTIEST blogger out there!
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Kristen November 19th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
You guys all looked gorgeous!! And I especially love Monkey’s AG jammies, I had nighties like that when I was small. Hope you are feeling more yourself and I have my fingers crossed for Miles.
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Karen MEG November 19th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Haley you are too cute… you deserved a much better dress, does your boobage absolutely no justice!!!
Looks like you had a fab time in NYC though…I LURVE NYC. I’m planning an adults only trip soon myself, but you’re making that American Girl store look like a must see, to pick up a prezzie for my girlie’s BD coming up…
And YAY Miles!! I voted for him (several times !) - he is amazing, and good on that choreographer for piping up about how awesome he is!!
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Multi-Tasking Mommy December 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Oh, how I love those silver dresses! Adorable!
I’ve never been to NYC, but I should go while my cousin is at the Julliard, shouldn’t I?!
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