Home Again

Well, my mom and I had a lovely time this week on vacation. We stopped in Atlantic City, NJ on our way home and stayed at the quite-luxurious Trump Plaza. We walked the boardwalk a bit and gave a little more money away to The Donald before we left.

Now that we're home again, it's time to start planning the next adventure! In about a month, we're planning on heading out to Cedar Point (America's Roller Coast!) for the long Memorial Day weekend. Sadly, I can't ride the big screaming rides, but I'll make it through :) We'll be staying with my dad's family on Johnson's Island not far from the park, so it'll be nice to see all of them again. Rain or shine, we'll have a great time and I'm excited to spend the time with whoever comes with us--last year it was me and Matt, my brother Max and his "other" Jackie, and our friends Keagan and Keith. So, pack up your sunscreen and walking shoes, folks!

Vacation

So, it's school vacation week. My mom and I are in Ocean City, Maryland enjoying a bit of beach air. It's been lovely here, and we seem to be doing a comfortable amount of nothing. I would blame a lot of that on myself as I spent the last couple of days feeling terrible. I seem to be doing better today and CAN'T WAIT for this early pregnancy "feel okay today, feel like death tomorrow, want to sleep all day the next day" cycle to end! Everyone keeps telling me that it only lasts a little while. I know, but that doesn't make me feel any less nauseous today. I'm just kind of a baby about this, and I know that it'll pass, and I know that the end prize will be all worth it. So, I'm going to go take a nap and hopefully not barf. Oh boy!

April showers?

So, I understand that New England has interesting weather. But, this is a little silly. After nearly 24 hours of rain, New Hampshire is in the midst of more flooding. Luckily for us, we live up a little hill and don't get water in our basement (knock-on-wood). However, there are thousands around us who aren't so lucky. It took me a while last night to figure out a passable route to our street (as I was picturing poor Staley at home with her knees crossed waiting to go outside) as many of the streets around us were flooded or in the process of washing out.
Check out some pictures submitted to WMUR from this past storm.

Stay dry out there!

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone associated with VA Tech and the situation there yesterday.

Too Sweet

Thank you to all of you who have stopped by to check in and leave a comment :)

It's so great to be able to share this journey with all of you all over the place. Hopefully this will meet all of your expectations.

In other news, check this out if you're interested. It's supposed to be a nationwide event this Saturday to raise awareness about the environment. Find an event in your area and stop by!

Bandwagon!

So, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and start a blog. We'll see how this goes. I must say that I've got great intentions to post regularly to try to keep all of our friends and family across the country moderately "in touch" with our humble lives out here. I read others' blogs, so maybe you'll enjoy this one.

It seems that as our lives change, there are so many people that we think of that we can't be near. This whole electronic thing will hopefully be a way for those people to stay a little closer to us and our bizarre lives. Matt is so much better at communicating with our far-away-friends than I am (only one of the many things that he does better than me...), so this will be my effort to keep in touch with all of you out there that I don't write to or call nearly as often as I think of you.

So, with that in mind: if I haven't had a chance to tell you this little bit personally, I sincerely apologize, but Matt and I are pregnant. If all goes well, we will be expecting our new little one in the middle of November. We appreciate and welcome all prayers and crossed fingers. I am a little over 8 weeks along, now, so I know that I'm still moderately vulnerable to a miscarriage. I am so grateful for every day that goes by that is uneventful, and as uncomfortable as I am, with the nausea, exhaustion, and other "growing pains," I am so happy to be able to be going through this.

The spectrum of emotions is pretty intense also. It's kind of difficult to tell what comes from my hormones re-adjusting to my changing body, and what is me starting to conceptualize how our lives will be changing. First and foremost, I am so happy to be able to share this whole thing with Matt. As goofy as he is sometimes (well, lots of the time), I love him dearly and trust him implicitly. He's going to be a great dad, and I have a feeling that I'm going to love watching him grow into this position as much as I'm going to love watching Baby grow to be part of our lives. I can't imagine doing this without him, and I'm really happy that we can do this together. I'm sure that it won't be easy, but we can do it. We've got amazing role models in our parents and other friends and family who have walked this road ahead of us, and I know that there will be people to help and guide us along the way.

So, join the ride with us! We'll see where this goes, and we'll see you along the way :)