What I want

A safe world for my children to grow up in
Parents who raise their kids to be beautiful fellow humans
Hygge all the way every day
No stress
Snow days
2.2 Million Dollars
A babysitter once in a while
Harmony
Peace
of mind
Unlimited Happiness
More love for everyone
No more whining
Uninterrupted sleeps every single night
No mosquitos or ticks ever again
A vegan chef bff who wants to cook us dinner every night
A house with all my favorite people in it right next door
More parties
A full wine cellar
Another baby but without the pregnancy or sleepless nights
Horses and cows and sheep and goats
Someone to take care of my zoo

Please and thank you!

You Are

You are

My Heart outside my body

My night sky of stars

My treasure chest of jewels

My happiness

My proudest moment

My greatest love story

You will

Grow

Learn

Conquer 

Rule 

Create

Amaze

Love

Be oh so loved 

I will

Proudly

Watch

Guide

Love

Give

Answer

Eternally

    

Love,

Mami

Home is where your hearts are

"Every house where love abides

And friendship is a guest,

Is surely home, and home sweet home

For there the heart can rest."

-   Henry Van Dyke 

HOME 💛

A home... Our home... Our favorite home as far as I can remember was here in NYC, our cute, cozy one bedroom apartment on the 9th floor in Harlem. The home with the most amazing view. The home  we brought our babies to after they were born. The home we lost our beloved Leon in. The home we grew up in. Many, many memories.


                              

                              

We outgrew our tiny little cozy cave a long time ago. Filled to the brim with strollers, toys, stuff. And we have downsized, but four people "need" a lot of stuff. And we like our stuff. Minimalists we will never be, even though I know Bill dreams of the will power 😆

Bill came home from work a while ago and took this pictures of the girls and I eating dinner. We never really had space for a real dining room table (we did in the beginning, but then kids' stuff took over) so this (and other variations with other tiny tables added for more people) is how we usually eat dinner. I was always a bit embarrassed when people were over, like 'Yeah, you might have to hold your plate while you eat.. And sit on the floor.. Because we have no space fchairs.. We have two tricycles in our living room, but no chairs..'  😜 But when I saw this picture I thought: "Oh, how cozy we look! How happy to be close together." And that's what our time here together as a family was all about: HYGGE. And what better place to be hygge in than here.

But now my friends we have finally decided (and not just decided. I mean, if you know us you know that we decided about once a year to move) to move on. And because NY is NY we can't really afford to be NYers anymore. We loved this place but life got so exhausting here once the kids arrived. NY got unsafer. Stinkier. Crazier. Everything changes when you have children and for me it became clear that raising them in this crazy city wasn't really how I wanted to do it. Sooooo we set out to find our perfect Eigenheim in our favorite area in NY: The Hudson Valley, close to our beloved Bear Mountain. About an hour away from the city. I will post an update when we have a definite update. I don't want to jinx anything :)

Until then, much love from NYC,
💜 me

"Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." 
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Just a little love story

  As I was waking up this morning, a child cuddled up to me, I had a thought in my head. What would I say if I was asked to tell something important about myself. I could go to the past and talk about my upbringing and how is shaped me. I could talk about my kids and what motherhood is like for me. Those experiences define me, but I would have to go to the base of everything to really express what I am about. And that base is love. It has always been about love for me. Finding love. And happiness.

  I found the love of my life, the person I would marry and have children with, when I was 21. Pretty young, right? Yes, it sounds young. But to me it felt like I had been looking for The One for a life time, which I had. I think it had been my life goal to find My One True Love since age 12. Yep. That's me. The hopeless romantic. I only had a couple of life goals at that age. I had no idea what I wanted to be, but I knew that I desperately needed to find love in my life.

  I didn't have a lot of role models when it came to happy relationships growing up. No one ever got divorced, but no one really seemed happy. No one seemed in love. There wasn't that much love anywhere if I really think about it. There was a lot of noise. And tears. Definitely not enough kissing. I always knew that that could not be what life was about.

  The question people have when they are looking for love is HOW do you really know? I have met my fair share of frogs along the way. Met some great guys, too. But you know when you know, you know? I know, it sounds like any other saying, but it is true when it comes to love. For me it was the feeling when we were together. It only took one kiss for me to know that I had arrived. That I had found him. Everything was so easy! I was myself! I was at peace! *sigh*

  The crazy thing about love is that it grows. It changes. It morphs from one form to another, constantly. What a beautiful journey! I guess you do get what you wish for, you just have to wish hard enough.

  So there you go: You read it. I guess you are a lover like me. And I hope you are surrounded by love and happiness every day of your life. You deserve it!

PS: There's also a LOT of mayhem in my life every day, but that is another story 😜


                           

Thanks for stopping by. Peace and Love, me 💕