One Third

Buybuy Baby Last night, my husband Ulises and I took what seemed to be the longest way to visit his youngest brother, his girlfriend, and their new baby. We live in Washington, DC, in the northwest quadrant. They are staying at her parents’ house in Germantown, Maryland. I’m scooting to MapQuest this very moment to figure out how many miles separate the two. One moment … Okay, we’re apparently 31.3 miles apart. Not too far. I guess because it was a) after work and b) because we needed to stop off at Buybuy Baby to shop for a breast pump as well as c) withdraw some cash for the new family once we failed to get a breast pump (who knew they were so expensive!? or that they're probably too personal a gift to buy for someone else?) that it seemed to take forever to get there. Arrive we finally did to be greeted by the family, their pet ferret Deuce, and a yippy dog named Oreo Cookie. My husband's brother lives at his girlfriend's parents' house, nestled in a cute suburban