by Christa on June 9, 2010
Sorry yall. I know we promised big news, and then just totally left ya hangin.
It’s just that…I’m bored of this blog. And apparently others are too. I’m trying hard to reconcile the tones and personalities of the old blog and the new one. It just takes time.
Well, we do have news. We added a member of the G-burg fam!
Please give a warm welcome to Charles Augustus Schuck Ginsburg X. Or…we call him Charlie.
Mac and Charlie – can you tell we love TV? Namely, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Boys looking hilarious – Charlie looks wasted and Mac looks very attentive.
Love our sweet boys!
by Christa on May 8, 2010
Sorry for the lack of posting. It’s just – we don’t want the site to be boring. And um…it is a little.
BUT stay tuned – there is could-be, possibly, maybe interesting announcement coming!
by Christa on April 20, 2010
Excuse the absence, the Shanester and I were on hiatus while on VACAY! More about THAT to come soon as well.
We hosted our 3rd annual Passover seder in Charlotte with friends Amy and Katie – we invite people to come each year and lo and behold, these gorgeous gals had their Monday evening free. It’s just not the same without friends to share it with you!
The dining room table was set with the haggadot on the plates – the haggadah is the telling of the story of Passover. You might know it as the Ten Commandments story – Charleton Heston, anyone?
Katie and Amy made fabulous Pesach guests and even helped us read the story – and of course eat the festive meal!
And Amy got a great shot of our little family – Mac just loooooves Passover!
by Christa on March 28, 2010
I’m writing at In It to Gym It!
Because my butt needs to get in shape! Now, since we don’t actually have a gym membership (due to lack of use), I like to get my shapes on via exercise ball. And Shane likes to document it!
Oh, c’mon! YOU try balancing on it with no hands and feet touching the ground – it’s hard AND a good core workout. I’m falling off in that pic, obviously. Aaaand here’s me striking a very drill-team-esque pose. Nice.
Macker likes to get in on the exercise action by giving me kisses during crunches.
I’ll have you all know I’ve lost five pounds! Fifteeeeeen to go! To get back to my body that makes a brotha say “dayummmnnnnn,” cause now, not so much.
Hah!
by Christa on March 26, 2010
Check out our Facebook page! I’m loving the Book, Shane not so much. He has NEVER joined. EVER.
GrowingUpGinsburg on Facebook
UPDATE: Check out the snazzy new FB link created and added by LiLu in the right sidebar! She’s so fancy.
by Christa on March 24, 2010
In celebration of the forthcoming Jewish holiday and our 3rd Annual seder in Charlotte, please enjoy some of these hilarious e-cards by SomeECards
(I totally would)
Yall Jews out there know THAT day. It’s the day where Shane usually says “…mmmk, I get the point. Time to eat bread now.”
And for the gentiles – we can’t eat anything leavened for a week. Because our ancestors didn’t have time for the bread to rise while they fleed Egypt.
While Passover is my fav Jewish holiday (because of all the tradition, seder, etc), not eating bread sucks. It’s probably my favorite thing to eat. Boo.
by Christa on March 24, 2010
Get it? Instead of hardened? Hrm.
We have the plants in our little “jiffy” thingy. Check it out here.
The foods this season – lettuce, carrots, THREE kinds of tomatoes, jalapenos, banana peppers, blueberries, blackberries. I’m probably leaving something out, darn.
I can’t wait to get these things planted! The tomatoes grew awesomely last year so we’re planting more. We nixed cucumbers (never grew) and bell peppers (grew in funky!) and kept the jalapenos.
In addition to the little edible garden on the side of our house, we’re also planting some bootyful orange dahlias. In the front beds and possibly on the easement – depending on the HOA drama this week.
by Christa on March 19, 2010
Isn’t that a SNL skit? Weekend Update? What is that called? No matter.
It’s finally Friday! And the weather is going to be gorgeous for gardening! Shane bought the seeds for our tomato and jalapeno plants yesterday, along with a “mini greenhouse,” which speeds up germination.
We’re also looking at a new kitchen table. Ours looks a bit crowded in the breakfast nook, which you can sort of see in this picture:
It’s just large enough that we can’t center it under the lights. So, I found one I really like and Shane actually likes it too! It usually takes us FOREVER to agree on furniture. Our current table wasn’t an issue because I bought it when I lived alone in Dallas – life story, we lived apart for a year after college because I didn’t want to move to Beaumont, and that’s what brought us to Charlotte. Although I bought it with Shane’s tastes in mind! And while it looked cool against the mirrored walls in my apartment, it’s not so much in the nook here. Soooo that brings me to the table proposal. This is on sale at World Market!
Both ends can fold down, we can center it in front of the window and under the lights, and tuck the barstools on the sides.
Another reason we need a smaller table in order to make room in the nook is our PANTRY, dear Lord. It’s more like a shoebox. I wish I had a picture. I’ll take one. You pretty much have to close your eyes and reach in elbow-deep and blindly grope around (TWSS). It’s about a foot wide and situated next to the back door across from the laundry room. Totally awkward and makeshift. So we’ll get the wardrobe/closet equivalent, whatever that might be. I was considering some sort of buffet style, but that’s too low to the ground. It’ll have to be a tower.
Maybe something like this, and we can stain it to match.
This one’s nice too:
We’re currently keeping some food in the island cabinets – we need that space though, because we have dishes and pans in the laundry room! Oy.
by Christa on March 18, 2010
I have a fab new blog coming about the gohjuss “rose” cupcakes I made and the regular Suzie Homemaker I’m becoming, but let’s not focus on that.
My husband is the president of the HOA! An accomplishment unlike any other in our small family thus far!
A neighbor nominated him and everyone was all like, “yeah, Shane, he rules.” SO MOTE IT BE. Or something.
Even the real prez approves.
Worst face-in-hole EVER, but I don’t care.
by Christa on March 14, 2010
It was quite the whirlwind-wedding-weekend (say that 5 times fast!) the past couple of days. Shane and I flew to Houston for Lindsay and Ryan’s wedding – pics to come! We enjoyed a late lunch with sister Aimee and her boyfriend Michael before heading to a Dillard’s clearance store to find a dress for me to wear to the wedding in Conroe (about 20 miles north). I had convinced myself that what I brought was simply inappropriate (not the case AT ALL) and needed something new (naturally). Shane even picked it out when we split up in the store! Yeah, I haven’t heard the end of that one – he keeps telling me what a nice dress it is! And it is, of course. I made him take a picture with me while we waited for the shuttle to take us to the rental car pavilion at George Bush Intercontinental:
Doesn’t he look so excited?!
And here is a shot of downtown Houston while we were driving on I-10 on the way back from Cyclone Anaya’s (yummyyyyyy Mexican food!).
Don’t worry, Shane was driving!
We also saw this interesting sign. I was all, “hmm warning: guy falling on head?!”) You can tell it’s a crosswalk sign but uh. Definitely upside down, and nailed that way (TWSS).
Ryan and Lindsay made such a beautiful couple at their wedding (naturally!) and every element of the decor, ceremony, etc. just screamed the two of them – so sentimental and whimsical!
And lucky me, I just knew someone would have already posted a pic of them on fb. Their first dance!
More to come. It was our first wedding to attend since our own, and very special since Lindsay has been a dear friend since high school. And loved getting to dance with Rachel for the first time since high school, too! Too bad the choreography was “Cupid Shuffle,” hah!
We turned around and came back this morning, but not before getting in breakfast tacos at Taco Cabana this morning – how I miss that place! Carolina needs one really badly. They need Taco Cabana, Kolache Factory, Amy’s Ice Cream, Texadelphia, and Chuy’s – at least those. I think if NC had those I would be ok living here for awhile! 
