The Bridenstines -- Random Rants, Daily Dish and Seriously Silly Stuff

Sunday, January 20, 2008 --- Twice in one weekend!

Wow! We saw two movies in one weekend! Can you believe it? It's almost like we weren't parents. Actually, Michael saw "Cloverfield" with friend Dave, while Michael and Lori went to see "Charlie Wilson's War" on Friday night. Which, by the way, was Lori's 37th birthday, celebrated by doing dinner and a movie while Amy and Dave watched little Mr. Nick. We hit the 8 p.m. movie and then went to Crave, a cool little restaurant on 42nd Street, all the way west. A bit overpriced, and both of us were exhausted by the end, but it was fun to get out. Lori got some nice clothes from Michael and money for a massage from Nicholas and the cats. Let's hope she can get some of the muscles relaxed before Nicholas drives her too crazy! Gotta go to sleep and get ready for the week. Stay tuned for more soon.

Labels: amy, birthday, dave, dinner, movies

Sunday, January 13, 2008 --- Dad and Mom get a night out - without the little man!

As Grandma and Grandpa Bridenstine were in town to watch Nicholas, Mom and Dad got a rare chance to hit the streets of NYC and have some fun. With our good friends and neighbors Amy and Dave, we rode the "A" train downtown, just like The Duke Ellington Orchestra suggested, and had dinner and a movie. Dinner at Food Bar, a fun and very yummy restaurant in Chelsea, and then seeing Atonement, which Michael gives "Seven Burp Clothes" out of 10 and Lori gives "Two and a 1/2 Binkys" out of 4. Great looking, good performances, but a bit awkward at times in its storytelling and somewhat jaunty. But hey, now that we're parents, we're just glad to get out, especially when we don't have to pay a babysitter! Extra thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for watching little Nick. Now, back to the laundromat, unfinished work around the apartment and the crushing debt of misfortune that is our lives. Good times!

Labels: dinner, Grandpa and Grandma, lori, movies, Nicholas

Thursday, December 27, 2007 --- Baby and Breakfast!

See the eggs in the bowl! See the cheese on the board! See the turkey links in the pan! See the helpless Nicholas on "Daddy-Cam"! IT'S TIME TO ROLL CAMERAS AND THEN TIME TO EAT!

Labels: blah, breakfast, Dad, film, Mom, movies, Nicholas

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The Bridenstines consist of five sentient beings of various intellect, value and potential, specifically:

Lori -- Wife and mother, taking a government-sanctioned maternity break from her personal training gig to birth, rear and guide her son as he begins his life and ends hers, a.k.a. “eating the metaphorical bon bon.”

Nicholas -- Newest addition to the family, born happy, healthy and eager to start blaming his parents for ruining his life. Predicted first word – Why?

Brummie -- Elder female feline, happy with warm belly rubs and cold bowls of milk. Tabby in coat, Tiger in heart.

Maya -- Deadly-but-delicious younger putty tat, with a soft face to melt the hardest heart and a proclivity toward urinating on Mom and Dad while they sleep.

Michael -- Husband and father, busy writing, producing and directing the next great American sitcom, if at least in his head. Loves to multi-task while on the phone, often by dusting while yapping.