Do I KNOW you?

Tonight we will have dinner with a couple who we haven't hung out with in at least a year and 1/2. They live in Toronto...and it's pretty amazing--even though collectively we've only spent maybe 15 hours together over the last five years, there is still a great connection there.

Looking forward to my Cheesecake Factory experience tonight, I got to thinking about relationships. There are people whom I've spent hours upon hours with that I feel like I don't hardly know at all...and then there are those who I've spent relatively lesser amounts of time with that I "feel like" I know better, and then there are those people that you thought you knew, but you guess you don't, and then of course the ones who you used to know but now ya don't...whew I get tired just thinking about it all!

What I'm trying to say I guess is, at what point to you leave the 1st date syndrome and really get to know people...Is it harder to get to know people that we spend fair amounts of time with because in the back of our minds we know we'll be talking again real soon- so we remain guarded longer and then with those who we know we have short amounts of time with, we feel had better make the most of it and we let our fragile facade down much quicker? Just a question. What are your thoughts?

a montessori introduction

So, September 14th Angelina will begin pre-school full time. I've got a lot of mixed emotions about this. I am excited for her, I think it will be a great experience and I am hoping she flourishes. But at the same time it is a "growing" up I am not sure I am ready for!!!

In any case- it's here and it's real--so I'm dealing. After doing a lot of research we've selected a small Montessori preschool, there are only about 25 students there. I had always heard a lot about "Montessori" yet never really knew much about it. I had heard the reputation for turning out bright, well rounded children, and as a completely biased mother I thought, "My already bright and well rounded child would be perfect for this environment!"

As I studied up, I found that the philosophy behind Montessori agrees with what has been in my heart since becoming a mother. Here is a link that gives some more insight into the Montessori philosophy.

Ms. Pearl the Director is a warm, extremely expressive woman- and seems very proud of her school. I'll keep you posted on how goes it!