New Year's Eve Eve

Had a fun New Year's Eve Eve evening shopping with Kevin. We hit quite a few stores, a hotel bar and finally ended up at Chat 'N' Chew on East 16th Street. Yum! A blast plus we have new New Year's Eve outfits. :)

The Streak is Over

The Falcons basically gave the Saints the game last night with two very unusual turnovers. But homefield advantage will still be ours! I was bummed but Kevin brought chocolate cake home and we all know that cures everything. :)

The sidewalks are cleaned off here now so I can actually go outside.

It's A Wonderful Life

This was definitely a different year and my mama was deeply missed at Christmas in Tennessee. Obviously there was a huge drop-off in the food quality. :) But her spirit really lived on the people who attended. Everyone was in good spirits, got along, and it was just like she would have wanted it. In the start of a new tradition, I flew back to NYC on Christmas Day to be with Kevin. He greeted me with a wonderfully wrapped present covered in Christmas lights. It was sweet and romantic and amazing. We later took a walk over to see the Rockefeller Tree. He was working at Pieces so that's where I ended up later that night. Damon was able to join us which made it even better.

Today, the day after Christmas, also known as the 1st Day of Christmas, we watched some Engineering Disasters and the entire first season of Archer, which got better and better with each passing episode. We also ordered in Thai for dinner since we're having the first big blizzard of winter today which is still going strong as I type.

Merry Christmas Eve!

I flew down to Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. I brought a few dirty clothes and my laptop and that's it. :) Kevin and I stayed up late watching the Nashville director's commentary. Fun! Donnie picked me up, eventually, and we headed home and had sphaghetti. I went to Wal-mart to pick up a few things later in the evening. It was five minutes of shopping and over an hour of standing in line! Ran into Chris, Blake and Jonathan and they helped me find Teresa's car the parking lot which I seemed to have misplaced.

It's now Christmas Eve morning and family is starting to arrive. We have celebrated Christmas on the 24th for as long as I can remember.

Flying back to NYC tomorrow afternoon. There is snow/ice in the forecast here and hoping that doesn't cause any delay.

No Sleep But Feeling Good

My stove has finally been used! Kevin made chili on Monday afternoon and we had our first helping (first of many to come) then I went to the QI party in Williamsburg solo as Kevin had an errand to run. We met up later and made our way to Sugar Land, which on Monday night means karaoke. On this particular Monday night, it also meant watching for a lunar eclipse. It was an amazingly fun night and the "boyfriend" word was even used. Well, we are living together. :) We came home, ate more chili and watched The Closer. FYI...TV on the sofa while snuggling is made of win! Despite getting only a few hours of sleep and having six meetings today I've had a feeling of euphoria all day long. In a good place and looking forward to it continuing.

I'm leaving Thursday afternoon for Tennessee, but only staying two days this visit. I'm coming back on Christmas Day afternoon.

Still On a Roll

Life has really been awesome since late October. New love, new baby and the Falcons refuse to lose. If I'm dreaming, please do not wake me up. Went to Eileen Fulton's Christmas cabaret on Friday night and saw "Dracula" last night with Anthony. We stopped by Pieces after the show but it was a pretty early night. The roommate situation could not being going better. Yay!

The Marlo Chronicles, Part 4

I visited Marlo again on Saturday and she has a lot of new feathers, including the growth of her little red tail feathers that started to peak out last week. We sang Christmas carols for everyone. :)

The Roommate

Kevin moved in Wednesday afternoon. I was a little nervous at first but we went off to a double header of Our Hit Parade and got into our groove. Thursday we bought out Bed Bath & Beyond which was way more fun than shopping normally is. The living situation has been a smashing success so far.

The Blinds Are Up, The Furniture Is Moved, Almost Ready

Kevin is moving in tomorrow so I spent this morning trying to get the apartment ready. Finally, after eight months, the blinds I bought in April are now hung. The small garbage can has now been installed in the cabinet by the refrigerator. And the TV and sofa have been reversed which actually makes the place look bigger. Had a busy afternoon of work and more coming tomorrow. Need to make a Bed, Bath & Beyond run at some point. Looking forward to tomorrow which will conclude with not one, but two Our Hit Parade shows.

On a Roll

The Falcons won their seventh straight game on Sunday. This has only happened one other time in my entire life. I'm trying not to get too cocky and jinx it. :) Kevin came over last night for a business meeting followed by beer and Cheez-Its. Yes, all of that is correct!

Triumphant Baby

On my first date with Kevin we went to see Mercury in Retrograde, the songs of Greg Turner and Selda Sahin. Lorinda Lisitza was one of the performers. She had a cabaret show last night at Urban Stages and I went with Greg. Both the songwriter and lyricist went to grad school with Greg, along with Caroline Murphy and seemingly everyone else he introduces me to. Somehow it was a "small" class. :) We walked down to Pieces after so I could see Kevin. So cute! Greg and I had a blast and eventually he left, but he loses major points for ordering those Southern Comfort shots! I stayed a bit longer and when I left it was raining and no taxis to be had. Kevin walked me to the subway in the rain to show me where it was. A real gentleman.

The Marlo Chronicles, Part 3

Took the LIRR out to see Marlo on Saturday. It was a much better way of doing things. I felt bad asking Gayle to pick me up but she doesn't seem to mind. They are so nice! Marlo continues to grow so fast. Here's the latest video in The Marlo Chronicles.

Caroline Murphy Live! + Puttin' on the Ritz

Had a fabulous date last night. Shared a Hendrick's, saw Caroline Murphy perform at Paddy Reilly's, grabbed a quick sandwich, then danced the night away at The Ritz. Another Lyle sighting but that was just a tiny toxic blip on the radar of a wonderful time (six weeks!). Thank you, Kevin.

A Monday Recap: It Was Quite Interesting

Great talking to Barbara and being able to communicate how far I've come. If only it wasn't at 8am. :) The demo with India went well, although it was supposed to be 30 minutes and it went 75. The shoot with Damon was fun. We did some serious stuff and some silly as well. Not sure what we'll do with all these photos but hadn't seen Damon in a few weeks so it was good to reconnect. Date night was awesome. Kevin is very special and my feelings grow every time I see him. The group at the QI party was exactly what I expected, and that's a good thing. There was a bit of obnoxiousness that tried to color the evening, but it didn't succeed. :) We ended up at Sugarland and had a ball with all the misfit karaoke singers. This was the best kind of karaoke - bad! Other that it being freezing outside (cold!!), it was another fabulous evening with a very intriguing, charming and brilliant man. Looking forward to what's next.

Busy, Busy

I met up with Goldberg Saturday night and went to Barrage for a while. I stayed low key on Sunday vegging out and watching football. The Falcons had their biggest comeback win of the season against the Bucs. Things are looking good for home field advantage. :) Very busy day today with therapy, a demo for IT and eventually heading to Brooklyn for a shoot and a date. :)

The Marlo Chronicles, Part 2: A Sleepy Saturday

The zip car drive out to Long Island was pretty easy today once I got away from Times Square. Marlo has grown some new feathers including her head filling in. She's so precious. She was hungry on Tuesday and more active. She was quieter today. She pooped on me twice - once in my hand and once on my shirt. :) I sang "Go to Sleepy" to her and she fell asleep the first time around. What a girl! Watch the latest below. She's 35 days old today.

Fun Friday on the Town + Lyle Sighting

Met up with Anthony at Social for drinks on Friday at 6pm. Greg met us there to join the fun. Anthony and I grabbed some food at Galaxy Diner then headed down to the West Village. Then let's see, we went to Monster, Marie's Crisis, Monster again (why?), Stonewall Inn and eventually Pieces. Kevin was working so there was incentive for the final stop. :) Had fun hanging and Aaron showed up later and he's always good for an interesting chat. Had sweet dreams that's for sure.

Woke up and was going to meet Anthony for a mini-breakfast before going to see Marlo, and who do I spot on the corner of 49th and 8th across the street from me? Lyle! Ugh. And with some toxic friends of his (ex-acquaintances of mine). Little do they know what they're dealing with but obviously this is a match made in toxic turmoil heaven. The great thing was that short sighting made me realize something - I have won. My life is great and I'm surrounded by goodness and light, and he's still dealing with the toxic and always will be. He has my children and that stinks but I get some satisfaction from knowing he's always going to be living the same life he's been living for years. I'm only sad for them as they deserve way better. More on the Marlo visit in the next post.

Freakanomics! And Happy Birthday, Donnie!

My brother is 49 today. Wow. He's saying 29 though, of course. We bonded really for the first time ever taking care of my mama and glad we are staying in close touch.

Last night was date night with Kev. Had dinner at Arriba Arriba and then watched the movie Freakonomics. It was a nerd's dream!

Seeing Marlo again tomorrow. More pictures and video coming immediately after.

Our Hit Parade

Fun night at this show a few weeks ago with Kevin. Check out a couple of performances below.