the big news...

It looks like we are having a healthy baby GIRL!

(The ultrasound tech wouldn't commit for sure, but she said we could go shopping as long as we keep the receipts.) :)

pictures!

These are from our recent stay at a B&B in Santa Fe (the early music ensemble Seth recently joined had its annual retreat there).


And here we are celebrating our third anniversary!

on pins & needles

Emily & Brett are having their baby today! (It's a scheduled C-section, so that's how I know today will be the day.) The best part is, no one know's the baby's sex. One of their friends even set up a betting pool so we could all cast our bets. I'm not telling what my guess is... but I can't wait to find out if I'm right!

Congratulations, you guys! We are SO excited for you. And Em, it's been fun being pregnant with you these 18 weeks! :)

ETA: It's a GIRL! Congrats, Mom & Dad! We love you!

You can see pics of Ella Maren here.

three years & counting

Happy anniversary to the love of my life!

small world

I was really hungry this afternoon and had already eaten all of my lunch and snacks (!), so I headed to the Subway two floors down from my office. (Note: I only got yogurt and a cookie, not an entire sandwich, but that's not really the point of this story.) As I was standing in line, I noticed a couple in front of me with their little girl. The father was wearing a backpack with a Medtronic logo on it, so I struck up a conversation (it's a Minneapolis-based company). Turns out, they are from the Twin Cities. Then I thought, wow, he looks just like my friend Emilie's husband. So I asked, "This is kind of a crazy question, but..." Turns out, yup, it was Emilie's brother- and sister-in-law Bruce and Anna and their daughter, in town for a conference. And to make matters even funnier, I have been to their house before for Emilie's baby shower!

It's not every day you meet strangers at Subway who turn out to be people whose bathroom you've used!

portraits of wyoming

Here are a few pics from our weekend in Jackson, Wyoming. (Kelley, thanks for the loan of the dress - I would have had to go naked without it!)

More pics are available at our Flickr site!

while I was gone...

I guess I didn't need to worry about whether my office would be happy for us!