Playing Catch-Up:

sorry to leave you hanging for so long, but we've just been so busy living life i haven't had a chance to write about it! things have been really wonderful for this mommy- and daddy-to-be.

a couple weekends ago we had an awesome visit from aunt katy! katy flew out to memphis for one action-packed weekend. she came in at lunch time on a friday, so i took a half-day to hang out and spend some quality time with my moh. we had to grab some yummy hummus and falafel in memory of our christmas in kuwait :) and, of course, get some shopping time in before chris joined us. we took the poopster for a walk down to the neighborhood pizza place for dinner and we're so excited to see chris and leslie there. we all chowed down on some tasty pizza out on the patio and watched the kids play. one brave little guy came up to tilly and ended up with a big sloppy kiss :) saturday we went to the zoo, which is always a fun time. since we went later in the day than we usually do, we got to see lots of fun stuff like the daddy panda out playing, the polar bear getting her fish-popsicle and the rhino getting her leg and belly scratched by the keeper. we were exhausted by the end of that, but rallied in time to meet steve, annah mary and amelia for a redbirds game downtown. i don't think we watched a lick of that game, but we had a great time eating bbq nachos and letting amelia entertain us. sunday we went to church together, then of course tilly talked us into taking her to the park where we met up with jason. it was awesome to see jason, since he and tonya have moved up to yankee land PA. wish tonya could have come, too!

as soon as katy left, i had to pack for a trip to boston. i love boston and the folks i work with up there, but let's just say this preggo body doesn't take traveling as well as i'm used to. i did get an awesome italian dinner in the north end of boston out of the effort :)

just a couple days after coming home from boston it was time to pack up for the beach. the schmoopy and poopy and i met up with mom and dad to head down to st. george's island, fl. we had an amazingly relaxing time at the little house on the beach. i wish i were still there to sit out on the porch and listen to the waves rolling in. tilly wore herself, and us, out playing frisbee in the waves and taking long walks up and down the beach. of course, we had some tasty food too. for those of you wanting to escape from crowded beaches and don't mind driving a bit for shopping and dinner--this is the place to go. appalachacola was about a 15 min drive away, and is just the cutest little town. the best part was that i could eat all i wanted and just let my big preggo belly hang out of my swimsuit!

on friday we loaded up the dogs and made the long drive to clemson...but not without a stop at the world famous finchers barbeque in macon, ga. macon just happens to be where my dad was born, and boy...the finchers who are still there sure know how to make some awesome bbq. seriously...best ever! we even had the pleasure of meeting and being entertained by the human trumpet while there...no lie! he's been on america's go talent and jay leno! i got his business card and everything...crazy!

the trip to clemson was because chris' aunt susan and nana were so sweet to throw us a baby shower with family. almost everyone was there! i know mamma jeannie and daddy-o steve wish they could have been there, but they are still holding things down in kuwait. it was really wonderful to see family and just be surrounded by the love that this baby will be born into. susan and nana did an amazing job with the party! just check out how cute everything was! we can't thank them enough for doing that for us, and for everyone who came to show their love to our little peanut and help us get ready for his arrival :)

this weekend, we are taking it easy at home. well, sort of....chris is working away on the bathroom renovation and i've been doing some cleaning and sewing. tonight, though, we have tickets to see the producers at the orpheum. a fun way to wrap up a nice weekend at home :)