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April 24, 2014 Mariko
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Why are you wearing a tux? . It’s after six. What am I, a farmer? . @skellahhh leave it to you and Jaye to throw the most breathtakingly elegant wedding...that was somehow also an absolute banger. I’m sorry I forgot my shoes and wore my dumb boots to your classy event. Xo congratulations I love your love.
We’ve been pals for over ten years and live all over the country and spent most of our visit wrangling our mangy herd of wild children. A lot has changed but mostly it hasn’t. For example, B still bosses us into the best light for pictures, Yell still looks the most put together while Beeg and I still think a couple of beanies can make up for our lack of showers. (And @lisaabramowski is working hard and will show up any minute with a killer outfit, a hilarious story and a gallon of wine.) . I LOVE BOSTON AND I LOVE OLD FRIENDS AND I LOVE FALL.
And the award for Most Obscure Character from the Most Obscure Kids Movie goes to...Aidah, who has been beside herself with excitement to dazzle you all as Linda Gunderson With her Pet Bird, Blu. . For weeks now, I have been dying over this frequent exchange: . Random adult: and what are you going to be for Halloween? Aidah: Linda Gunderson! RA: who? Aidah: LINDA GUNDERSON!!! RA: ummm haha oh...I don’t know who that is... Aidah: (in disbelief and pity) Linda Guuuunderson...from Rio! RA: Rio? What’s that? Me: Rio was that kids movie about birds...came out about a decade ago... RA: Oh right! So you’re going to be a bird!!! Aidah: NO.LINDA GUNDERSON. Me: Linda was one of the birds’ owners... . Occasionally, a parent or two will remember that Linda is the one who dances up on the float at Carneval. And since Aidah is notoriously fancy, they will assume she’s going to wear the sparkly bird costume from that scene. But no, no. Aidah wanted to be Linda at Work. . Because in the first few minutes of the movie, we see Linda hard at work...at a bookstore. So there you have it. . $7 glasses on amazon and a secondhand bird costume for Noey? Yup. Obscure costumes forever. . #aidahandnoah
Look at this picture. Look how happy I am. Oh, Marri. Live it up and enjoy your time. Little do you know that later in the day, your laughter will FALTER. You will finish a 40 minute stint as the Resident Parent in the bounce castle. As you attempt to graciously slide out of the impossibly small bounce house opening, your faux leather pants will rub against the inflatable ramp and make a loud fart sound. All of the children will laugh, but none harder than your own daughter, who will point at you and fall over giggling. You will struggle through the opening, only to produce more farting sounds. When you finally burst through, hair a static mess and somehow breathless from the effort, you will notice that there is a small group of Other Parents waiting off to the side, politely ignoring your fart-struggle. You will inexplicably WAVE at them, 4 feet away from you and silently power walk away before realizing you are still barefoot. . 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
Don’t let this picture fool you. Yes, they are even more adorable in real life... but they were definitely giggling about eating boogers as they walked. And Penny can identify all kinds of edible plants which they foraged with their cute little basket. And Aidah tucked her dress into her undies to climb down the muddy riverbank. These damsels are not in distress (until it’s time to say goodbye to each other, of course) they are brilliant and brave and sassy and freakishly strong. Their capability and confidence makes me so proud. #pennyandaidahforpresident
Aidah (out of nowhere): Anyways, Calvin and I will date for a while before we get married. Me: What’s dating? Aidah: (whispering) I wear a fancy yellow dress and he feeds me dinner. Then we drive 20 miles. Calvin drives so I can sleep. . . I have nothing left to teach you. Go forth, you are ready. #aidah_hope #theaidahandcalvinshow
Noey No Lips has been doing this silly smile since she was born. We have no idea why she does it but it makes me laugh every time. I just love this grimy little chunk monster. #noah_zamar
“Let’s just go for a quick ride, Mar. I gotta stretch these skinny legs because I’m a skinny stinker. Sure is buggy tonight though. I’ll wear my goggles so I don’t get beetles in my eyelids.” . Sometimes I preemptively grieve for the day some kid on the bus or playground tells her she’s weird and she starts trying to muffle that beautiful mind of hers. I tell her all the time that I just want to be more like her. I want to remember how to use my purest imagination and be present in my feelings and wear whatever brings me delight. For me, parenthood is a constant, symbiotic exchange of learning and unlearning. She wants so badly to be like me and I just laugh because I’m trying to shed layers of me to get back to being her. . #aidah_hope
"I've read that money trouble and child loss are the leading causes for divorce. It is not lost on me how faithfully and fully we were carried through this season. How lavish the simple space to breathe truly is. . They said "the first year is the hardest." They said "grief is like backwards labor, the pains get weaker and further apart." They said we'd walk through this valley. . And they say that salt water heals all things - a good cry or ocean water should set you right in the end. This week I have had more than my fair share of both. . And I'm just so grateful." . Feeling teary about this post I wrote last year and all of the healing, hardship and holiness that has taken place since then. Octobers will always have a very special place in my heart. (link in bio or just go to marikoclark.com/blog/octobers )

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