This year, like last year, my goal is to take some snapshots of my female friends with their children. I LOVE seeing moms in photos, and it’s fun to try to capture sweet, unposed moments. I’ve told my friend Claire that I’d like to be her personal Pete Souza.
I finally watched Ali Wong’s new comedy special, Single Lady, on dating after divorce, and omg I laughed 1000 times. “I’ve never been pursued this much in my life,” she said. “Boys, they never liked me growing up. In the ’90s, in high school, guys, they weren’t into charismatic A cups.” Nowadays she only dates divorced dads because “I want a man that’s been pre-yelled at.” So good.
My boys eat SO MUCH these days — a gallon of milk lasts only a few days — so yesterday we made Ghirardelli boxed brownies as a snack. I’d forgotten how rich, chewy, and delicious they are. Definitely the best boxed brownies on the market. (Agree/disagree?)
On the subject of readers’ winter outfits, London-based Sumaya sent in a submission today: “I wait all year to wear my traditional velvet Kashmiri pheran. They used to be considered quite old-fashioned, but now they’re popular with Kashmiris living in and out of Kashmir, and that makes me so happy. They’re meant to be layered, so I pair mine with dresses, jeans, coats, anything. My son wears his with a hoodie and Uggs. And they all have POCKETS!”
Personally, and much less colorfully, I’ve been into wearing lots of soft browns. These pants get at least three compliments every time I wear them — the fit is really great, with a slight barrel leg and utility style — and I find myself pulling them on multiple times a week. (Here’s a similar pair with more sizing.)
What have you been into lately?
P.S. More fun things, and do you hang photos of your friends in your home?
(Brownie photo by Sommer Collier.)
