So the other night I went out with my one and only Westchester friend for drinks and she sits down at the bar and orders a Cosmo.
And I think, holy crap did we just get out of our time machine? Is it 1998? Are Carrie and Miranda meeting us here?
But turns out, there was no time machine (I knew the suburbs couldn’t have everything). My friend just digs Cosmos. So I decided to try one. And it was so crisp, refreshing and lovely. Kicked the ass of a glass of Chardonnay.
So the following night, I got my sister (in town from Memphis) to order one too and she also thought it was pretty awesome.
I only tell you all this because I’m suddenly feeling a ground swell of momentum for the return of the Cosmo and when it comes back, I don’t want you to be all, “Cosmos are so not cool” when they totally effin are again. There. That’s your heads up.
Meanwhile, here’s reason 1, 438 why I like the suburbs. Rick doing yoga with the girls out on our deck.
He teaches a Vinyasa class on Saturdays at 10 if you’re interested.
And guess what? We got a new car! We just really needed something a bit roomier and cleaner than our 10 year-old Jeep Cherokee. Don’t you just love it?!
What? It was either the Mini or a Vespa.
Ok, that might not be our new car. To be more accurate, that’s actually the car Rick WANTED to buy.
If you can guess what we did buy, I’ll let you name our new car. As long as you don’t name it Jack because there are already way too many cars on our block named Jack and I don’t want things to get confusing.
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kelcey kintner
Love your blog! Not that I would be caught dead in a soccer-mom car, but Toyota Sienna seems to lead the pack in suburbia. So stinkin practical, yet no sex appeal at all. I’d prefer the Mini also!!
You bought the Vespa right? Call it Goliath.
You got the Porsche Cayenne…oh wait you just bought a house…a VW Touareg…name it Dubya (as in G Dubya)
OK…so ya bought a BMW X5 or 6…that is one kick ass vehicle…
The family that does yoga together buys the Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
I’m with the highlander hybrid, but you should have gotten a veggie diesel and named it Dylan…
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you dont know jack! (kidding!) i always wanted to know that. hell, i have no idea – a big car? and maybe u could call it bertha!!! i’m having a cupcakes, cosmos and sex and the city dvd night here on friday -i’ll have one for ya!
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Pleas don’t tell me it’s a Mini Van? You have not lived in the burbs long enough to go nuts over a mini van have you? I love the Mini Cooper though!
he is totally flexible! Way to go, Kelcey!
You know what else is cool? Saying “effin”.
I didn’t know cosmos had been out! I’ve been ordering them for years, ooops. Glad to know I’m back in the loop now.
the honda pilot
Need more info. Is this a 2nd car — are you keeping your jeep? If so, I’d say a PRIUS or INSIGHT. If not, then the Highlander.
I guess I’ll let the Cosmos slide, but if I hear you’re drinking Bartles and Jaymes, I’m calling a professional.
hmmm, I’m guessing it’s either the Honda CRV or the Mazda 5
the cosmos is IN. It is SO in.
Did you get a Suburu? I want a mini cooper too and a vespa of course since I was a teenager but I will get one one day…
So happy you are enjoying your new place…
CRV in light blue.
Love the yoga. Those girls are too cute to stand.
that class at 10 on saturdays? any chance cosmo’s are served post-class? yeah, i know that would be a little early for drinks… maybe.
I am guessing the car is a station car…. right so it is something not so big but can help the family out in a pinch if the big car has a problem. Is it a Prius? I love your reasons why you are liking the burbs! I am glad you are liking them at all.
toyata hybrid highlander? I’d love a smaller car, but Ethan and James are outgrowing our matrix, so we’ll probably have to get something bigger.
Volvo station wagon.
I’ve never been one to name cars. I’m not nice to my cars and the personalization makes me feel very uncomfortable.
“Oh my god – Bessie has been keyed again! I really have to learn how to park better…”
“Sorry about the two years worth of debris Ralph, but I don’t have an extension cord long enough for the vacuum cleaner.”
“Camille – I’m getting really tired of the constant rehashing of my tendency to smash your face into parking garage walls. It’s really passive agressive.”
I want a Mini. I want a Mini. I want a Mini.
I swear, I am this close to buying one.
Yes, I agree with Bitsy. a Volvo wagon and you can call her Inga. Or maybe Bjorn if it’s a boy.
I think the last time I had a cosmo (or 6) was at my bachelorette party.
My co-worker just bought a mini over the weekend….no car seats which doesn’t work in my world right now. My guess is the Volvo XC90 because it has the optional 3rd row seat!
Did you get the mini clubman? My brother had one of those but, unfortunately, a tree fell on it. Really.
Wow, you totally tricked me. I thought it WAS the mini.
May have to go with Bitsy and say the Volvo station wagon.
The yoga pics are too cute!
I knew you’d like the burbs. If you’re single it blows but if you’ve got a family, your kids will love you forever
I vote for the Volvo Wagon and you can call it Cosmo!
I think you got a Volvo too.
I haven’t read the other comments – except I saw the one above guessed the same as me – a volvo!
So glad you’ve made a suburban friend! YAHOO!
I vote Volvo too!
However, you can ONLY name them Swedish names. Anything else is just…well, sinful!
We named ours, fittingly, Helga.
I have no idea what you should name yours, and to suggest a name would leave me feeling pretty stupid if you got something like a Suburban or Hummer and I suggested, Olga. I can’t see you driving around in a ‘Burb named Olga!
I think you should name the car after something you love. Just like Rick named the dog Martini.
As for the Cosmo, I think Cosmos will some day be like pink and kelly green. Seasonal.
Wait a minute!
The only time that we went out that I didn’t have a cosmo was when we went out and I had a gimlet. What did you think then “is Katharine Hepburn going to join us?” Fume!
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You bought a Honda Pilot and plan to name it Johosaphat Macaroni head, which is incidentally what Noa wanted to name Eli.
When I was pregnant with Julia, we went to the car show. Mario really wanted to buy a Mini. I told him we wouldn’t be able to fit a carseat and the cat in the back seat, along with a weekend bag for ourselves. He still wanted it.
I vote for the Toyota Highlander Hybrid (but always wanted a Volvo XC90 as a family car).
I still like Cosmos.
I’m taking two guesses, Prius? or (she randomly guesses) Ford Explorer?
Dude…you are in the burbs now…I”m thinking HUGE like Durango or something???
Can I bring my cosmo out on the deck for my yoga class?
I’m thinking Bimmer SUV which you could totally name Cosmo!
An Acura MDX??
My favorite drink is Zima. THEY DON’T EVEN MAKE IT ANYMORE.
Did you buy a minivan?
Adorable car, want to see you and the hubby in a pic with the top down! fun, fun, fun!
And you made me crack up, 1998. I occasionally have a cosmo as well, if feels right.