she was the cool side of my pillow when i had a fever.

i've mentioned a few times, over the last few months, how insane it has been at the office. this week was no different. we were pitching new business...so the vacation zen was quickly overtaken by work intensity. it was fun this time. the work we presented was phenomenal. we'll find out on tuesday if we won the account. you can never get your hopes up about these things...but i will be disappointed if we don't get a chance to put some of the work out into the world because it was as smart as it was beautiful.

i've always taken pride in my work, but i was especially proud this week because 80% of the people who contributed to this pitch were people i recruited and hired. and they are as lovely as they are talented. i feel like i have had a hand in reshaping our culture and the results are proving to be incredible.

when you find yourself in the office past 3am...it's nice to be there with people you really enjoy.

i can't show you the work we presented for the pitch, or any of the work that we have done that has not aired yet, but here are a few of the things that we've done since we opened our doors in march:


this one won a lion at cannes


the director for this one is jeff labbé. i love the cinematography. mummy would have loved this one.


the Jeep work makes me happy. i've been singing this song in my head for three months now.

we've got a few more incredibly joyful spots in the works. i'll post them when i can.

the vacation is over.

it ended with a lovely weekend in new jersey with the mooney clan. it's a very sweet thing to sit among a crowd of people that are all family. and seeing little missy among all of those people who look like her makes you marvel at the magic of genetics.




i marveled at genetics again on tuesday when we stopped at aunt mary anne and uncle jude's for lunch on my way to the airport. mummy and aunt mary anne look so much a like. but the thing that sent me into the bathroom for a little cry was the feeling i got when aunt mary anne came out to greet us. she radiates unconditional love for us. i get that when i go to aunt jane and uncle johns. but there was something about being wrapped up in that warmth while looking into eyes that look so much like mummy's and being hugged tightly by those arms that feel so much iike mummy's that churned up the ache again. i was unprepared for it.

we were having such a lovely visit that we lost track of time and made a mad dash to dulles. my flight was boarding when i arrived at my gate.

and now i am home again.