build a bear

i have this neice in italy. she's absolutely gorgeous, and funny, and smart. i don't speak italian, she doesn't speak english. she was 6 when we were there in october, and we totally fell in love with each other. her birthday is on the 17th and the italian and i were trying to figure out what we should get her.

when we went to italy, i had gotten her a little bear with an i love ny t-shirt. it was just a tiny gift among a bunch of things we brought with us for her. she went insane. "bellisima!" she yelled, kissed me on the cheek and hugged me. what a doll.

so i thought maybe we should go to build-a-bear and get her one of those cute stuffed animals. but we were so busy on saturday we didn't get to check them out. so i told him to go look at them today since he was off this morning. we had chosen one or two cute ones online.

well, they didn't have those, and my intrepid husband chose a bunny instead! and the girl who helped him did the whole routine with him, where he held the heart and made a wish!! oh my god, i laughed so hard, just picturing him doing that. And then he recorded a happy birthday message from her aunt and uncle in italian! that wasn't enough. he got her (the bunny) the cutest little outfit and a baby carrier and sketchers sneakers!! how i hope our neice loves this bunny!

my boss seems determined that i do all of the work that could possibly come up between now and the time i'd be returning from maternity leave. i'm about ready to slap him. one of the rappers called today and called him a dickhead to me about 4 times. i was just trying not to laugh (i don't encourage this kind of stuff. i'm usually the one who reminds them that he's the one who'll float them money when nobody else will - you know, i become all mom-ish, but they know they can say what they like and vent so that when they actually talk to him the worst is gone and things stay cool). finally, he says "why ain't you correctin me today? he bein a dickhead to you, ain he?" oh my god. i think i choked i laughed so hard. he's the same one who says "when you gon drop that kid?" every time i see him. i'll actually miss talking to some of my artists while i'm out. not all of them, but probably most of them.

it was a weird day, but it was probably the most normal i've had since jane and bill passed.

that's all for today i think. see you later.