We're Back! (and random updates...)

We just got back from our summer vacation in Quebec and Lake Placid. Both are such pretty locations. Quebec is full of charm, flowers EVERYWHERE and I love French, plus I had the best cantaloupe sorbet- yum! Lake Placid looks like a painting- the scenery is gorgeous, the lake is beautiful, tress reflecting off of it, and the air is clean and fresh. I did not want to come back to the hot, dirty streets of NYC. But alas....

Maya is a great traveller. She is very easygoing and loves people. We were stopped constantly by people cooing and smiling at her- she loved it and would giggle and squeal- that's her new thing. She squeals all the time, it's as if she's discovered her voice! Another new thing is she loves holding cell phones and TV remote controls. What's up with that? My husband thinks she has a future in technology. But she also absolutely loves to see any singing or dancing. At night sometimes to soothe her, we'll put on taped American Idol episodes and she just loves the music. Also my husband plays the piano, so every night they have their ritual of playing piano together.

On another and unexpected note, I have been approached by the museum I worked for to write a memoir of a Holocaust survivor. I am definitely honored and excited, it's just hard finding the time to work on this! My days are consumed with taking care of Maya and she's a light napper, so I don't really have chunks of time to write during the day. I was honest about this with them and they were fine. I'm going to try working on it at night when David comes home and see how it goes. I am officially starting today, but getting started is kind of making me a little nauseous, it's just so much! But I am determined. This reminds me of my college days when getting started on papers was the hardest part but then once I was over the hump, it was fine. So I just need to get through this part and I think the story will write itself. I'm psyched to get published though!

So back to Maya- she turns five months on Monday!! Where is the time going? I like it and hate it at the same time. I love watching her grow and develop, but I don't want her to grow up too fast! We start her on solids in two weeks! How is this possible when I feel like I just pushed her out of my hooha? It really feels like it was yesterday. Oh how I loved that day....

Anyhoo I better stop procrastinating and get to work. My once- a -week nanny is here so I better use my time wisely.

More soon! In the meantime here we are in Lake Placid..