"Do you hate the taste of energy bars? Do you prefer the taste of pizza? Is that one reason why you run? So you can eat pizza? And potato chips? And chocolate bars? When you see all those running ads that show people running in poetic places like Death Valley at dawn, do you just wonder? Wonder where you can find a cold beer in Death Valley?" --NikeMost likely it's been a while since you and I have seen one another. Or perhaps we have never officially met. So let me take this moment to introduce myself.I am a perfectionist but I like to get the end result with as little effort as possible. Some may call it lazy, I call it efficient.If you knew me before I was married, then you probably knew me as Donovan. There used to be a time when I would get asked, "Hey Donovan, what's your last name?" I'm not quite sure why it followed me all those years...but I always liked going by my last name. Giving up my maiden name was one of the hardest parts of marriage for me. Yes, I suppose I could have been one of those nonconformist, liberal feminists who refuse to change their name. Or I could have always done the pretentious hyphenation thing, but in my position, it just made the most sense to take my husband's name. After almost 4 yrs now, it's growing on me. I guess I have the rest of my life to get used to it.I still do have friends who call me Donovan--those are the ones who have known me forever. It always makes me smile and think of happy times. Times of walking into a bar and knowing all its patrons...even the regulars who keep to themselves. When we were younger and knew all the right people--the bouncers, the bartenders, and who was throwing the after-party. It reminds me of getting up before the sun to make it to practice on time and going out on a Tuesday because the weather is beautiful, and wouldn't it be a perfect nite to sit outside at the Brook...my first job, and drinking at the gym with El Jefe...GWIT, and "We don't do lines--do we LOOK like we wait in line?"Life has taken a twist. Donovan is my daughter now, but ironically, we call her Lulu--a nickname derived from her middle name. The old Donovan is lucky to make it out a few times a month rather than a few times a week. But I'll never be ready to cut off my ties to the old Donovan...if I do that, I may as well admit defeat and grow up.Oh Yeah, almost forgot. I like Sausage.
a Seriously I have the cutest baby in the world. All others pale in comparison. Lulu's 1st Year and Then Some
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