Seriously who made the rule that on my mother’s birthday we must go to a three Michelin star rated restaurant.
OK… that’s pretty much a rule my mother and I have followed almost since my birth. BUT… this year, I have taken it upon myself to shake things up a bit. I managed to convince my mother that this year her birthday should be spent at Benihana.
For reals.
Now before you comment on how selfish I am … I ask you.. where else would you see such cute pictures?
So in a way, I’m providing my mother with a different dining experience from the norm with her cute grandchildren. (Miss Nat isn’t pictured above because she was busy working on the Sudoku puzzles inside the Benihana hat and wouldn’t look up for the camera.)
And one thing you don’t get at a Michelin star restaurant is entertainment for three children seven and under.
The kids were entertained by Hibachi Chef KAM who not only played with the food before the kids ate it -
But he managed to entertain my grandmother who was entranced with how much he resembled my great grandmother. Seriously. According to my grandmother.
But wait… I realized something and then asked my grandmother to clarify her statement -
moi: You mean the hostess looks like your mother right grandma?
grandma: No this man right here cooking for us.
And my mother confirmed.
So there you have it, by going to Benihana yesterday, we may not have dined on slow baked nova scotia halibut with chanterelles but we did learn my great grandmother looked like a man, baby. A man! And that is why I will never forget my mother’s hibachi birthday celebration.
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I’ve gotten some interesting feedback after sharing the news my guy had officially moved in with me.
Some of it was variations on “its about time” or “wasn’t he already living there”.
But I got a few emails and comments which made me wonder what gives.
One email from my father asked me if my guy hasn’t already moved in then maybe I should consider not letting him because “its easy to move in but hard to move out”. The sad thing is, my father actually didn’t know a quarter about my life with my guy and people who follow me on Twitter actually knew more.
My father along with a few other emails made me wonder why people think everyone else should abide by their idea of the right time.
I’m old enough to figure out things in my life and while nothing has ever gone super smooth in my personal life, I do believe I can think and make the right decision for myself and my children.
And I can honestly say it would be wrong for me to not have made the decision I made.
So while I appreciate the feedback, understand that three paragraphs about my life isn’t enough for you to scold me because you don’t agree with my personal decisions.
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7 Things I Learned From BlogHer 2010
1. Some pregnant women look ridiculously amazing – read Jory.
2. I’m not willing to put down a Hillshire Farms mini sandwich to take a picture with anyone (read Bruce Jenner) unless its Adam.
3. Going on a shuttle to an event requires an eagle eye being kept on your purse. Otherwise you are left thinking about different scenarios about who now has your purse which contains everything that requires you to stand on line in order to replace.
4. When you get invited to an offsite party where you are fed dessert, its hard to not declare it the Best BlogHer Party Ever. Although, sitting directly in front of Gavin DeGraw at said party may also have something to do with that.
5. Waking up early for breakfast during BlogHer FTW #tasteloews
6. I support my friends in the sweltering heat. The heat had nothing to do with me deciding the best daytime event was Getting Gorgeous hosted by Vera Sweeney and Audrey McClellan.
7. Decorating a pair of flip flops using a hot glue gun and drinking pomegranate infused water in the Dove room (at the Unilever suite at the Royalton Hotel) proves there can be fun at a cocktail event even when you aren’t drinking.
Thanks #BlogHer10 for these lessons.
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I used to be both the king and queen of my castle.
The remote was mine to change the channel. The fridge was mine to decide what got top shelf billing and the closet housed shoes and clothes that had grown comfortable about their position.
It was fun while it lasted.
Two weeks ago, my guy officially moved in with his stack of boxes, pigeon patrolling cat and idea about the correct way to open a Popsicle. I can confidently say the kids and I will never be the same.
And I’m pretty sure none of us would have it any other way.
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