Hope your weekend was great! Inspired by recent questions (more below!), I thought I'd pay tribute to my tribe of family & friends by presenting its newest members + reveal some things...
{In Hawaiian, his name means "to voice, to sound out"}
This dude is little cousin Kaleo (I spy a food lover!)...
{My friend Joan, with Anika and sweet-cheeked Sasha, Germany}
A beautiful sight: A happy mother with her children...
{My friend Laura with little sister Lizandra from Brazil}
Sisters together are another beautiful sight...
{My friend Synnove's daughter, so flower-sweet, in Norway}
A child's delight in the world is yet another beautiful sight...
And last but not least, Stacey @
amazing, irresistible
Design Addict Mom passed along this fun award Friday (my Stacey shout-out
here :)). Thank you Stacey! I'm humbled & love fun things. I'm to reveal 10 things about myself, so here goes nothing....
I've been a nomad (7 addresses in 48 months... 4 in the US, 3 in London), so it was a way to feel more connected to faraway friends & family...& my inner daydreamer. :)
#2. What are your 3 best memories? All involve good food and good times with friends and family. I also cherish my travel memories (bella Italia, specially :)). And I'll never forget the moment I met the love of my life. It was in a cafe, and even though he was from London and I lived in the US, my
♥ said yes!
#3. Name 4 of the best books you've read. Most recently, these 4 moved or devastated me to the point of tears.
“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.” –Franz Kafka
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#4. What are the 5 best movies ever made? Only feel-good movies today, since it's Monday and we need to feel good. :)
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#5. Name 5 things you can't live without. Family & friends. Passion (for learning new things, finding answers). Good food. Moments alone. The unbelievable luck I have in being able to give things away (I've downsized because of my suitcase lifestyle) - I adore beautiful items, but also treasure immaterial experiences...
#6. If you could change your name what would it be? I like that my friends call me Jude (from Judy), often "Hey Jude." :)
#7. Tell us a unique and interesting fact about yourself. Not sure how interesting, but I did radio broadcasting for 3 years (I'm shy though) and for a time (don't laugh!), skateboarding was a main form of transport in my family. I also have a PhD & used to run half-marathon distances because I'm crazy & a big nerd ;).
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC (via) #9. If you had a 'Freaky Friday' experience, who would you change places with? Does someone dead count? Abraham Lincoln, the moment he learned the Civil War ended. If a live person, my sister, who fights death daily as a surgery resident.
#10. What is the best thing about being a woman? I love that women (awesomely) have a lot more genetic material because we're XX, not XY like men. (Pedro Almodóvar also said this once :)). We're made of more, we've unique verbal and bonding abilities that make our friendships so very special. XO
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Continuing the "They did it!" theme, my sister officially survived her first night on call at the hospital, as a surgery resident!
My brother & sister-in-law joined 10,000 yogis in Central Park yesterday, setting a new world record for largest yoga gathering! 
A beautiful quote from the film, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill:
To my mom! Who loves flowers & has an impressive green thumb.
My sister and now-fiance got engaged!! Congratulations and many happy returns as they start residencies and a new life chapter.
My brother makes genius sand sculptures, among myriad other talents (Harvard, finance, kayaking & paddling warrior).
My sister-in-law is a pastry chef in New York who makes gorgeous wedding cakes. Every petal & leaf is handcrafted, then assembled. 
