Thursday, May 29, 2008

Please Pray

I got a call this morning from my step-mom telling me her niece Aimee was diagnosed with Leukemia yesterday. It seems like her little family has been going through a lot the last few years and this news is just heart breaking. Aimee's younger sister Allyson was diagnosed with a severe case of Autism about a years ago so most of the focus has been on her care lately. They have amazing parents (Theo and Sung Chu) but I can't imagine the grief and sadness they are feeling right now. I know none of you know them but I would covet your prayers for them during this time. I will update as I get more info on their situation.


This is a picture of Allyson at our wedding. I couldn't find one of Aimee but they look a lot alike. Thanks in advance for praying!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

A bit of silliness

We lost power at the house for an hour or so last night. Lucky for us, it was a gorgeous night to be outside. It was cool and breezy, and our little family had a great time. I practiced some sewing which I haven't done in forever, Callie "talked" to the dog next door, and Mike took pictures…














Such a fun night!



Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I think I have the itch...


I didn't think it would happen to me...at least not so soon. Tell me if these symptoms seem familiar.


+ Constant cooing over other peoples babies

+ Overwhelming urge to hold any toddler in sight

+ Sudden impulse to shop for baby clothes

+ Spending countless hours on the Internet looking for the perfect nursery

Diagnosis please? I have always told people I want to wait for a long time to have kids. Since I got married I have never felt in any hurry to procreate. We love to travel and go out with friends and I have it in my head that all that will stop when we have kids. My husband has always been very supportive of this, but I know if I told him today that I wanted to have kids he would be so excited. I have kind of felt like the odd ball because so many of my friends this year are pregnant and having babies. I wondered is there something I am just not seeing?

Mother's Day came around this year and I really felt like God was telling me that I really do want a baby, and that I will be forever changed but in a wonderful way, not a stifling way. I have also always been so afraid of the actual birthing process. I like to know exactly what I am getting into before I jump into situations, and no one can prepare you for this. But I am slowly giving up my fears and embracing the possibility that one day I will be a mom and mike will be a dad. It sounds crazy just typing it :).

But I have a few questions for you mama's out there: Does the itch go away or does it just get more and more intense? Should I make a plan, like we are going to start trying next year? How do you not let the itch consume you? These are the thoughts swimming through my head.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Back from the real world...

Ok I am just going to pretend like I have not been gone for a month and pick up like I never left the blogosphere. I will for sure explain in later posts the many reasons why I was gone for so long, but for now can we just forget it ever happened? Thanks!

Ok on to more fun things, like our lovely weekend getaway!


We had a wonderful time at Hotel Zaza. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who just needs to get away for a few days. It's the perfect location for a weekend of good restaurants, good running trails, great art, etc.



Friday night we got a bit of a late start to the hotel so we just grabbed late dinner at Hungry's and head to the hotel!



For breakfast we had the most amazing hot chocolate I have ever had...seriously this stuff was the best and I consider myself a hot chocolate aficionado!



We went on a lovely run around Rice University, Mike did so well even though he doesn't love to run like I do. We did a lot of give and take compromising that weekend so we both got to do some of our most favorite things!



We then headed over to the Museum of Fine Arts to see the much anticipated Pompeii exhibit. They had free audio tours to go along with the exhibit to enrich the experience with some background info. We also saw another awesome exhibit by a Japanese artist. She did an entire collection of photographs based on old fairy tales...very dark but very cool!!



Then in honor passover we headed to Katz deli for a late lunch/early dinner. I was starving so I pretty much inhaled my cabbage salad and lox, and mike enjoyed his enormous Reuben sandwich.


On Sunday we got to enjoy a wonderful worship service at Crossbridge, and see a bunch of old friends! And then headed down to Brenham for our weekly visit to our "extended family" at Christ Church where we met this lovely couple!

All in all this was the best little weekend getaway we have ever had!! More pictures and posts to come, and thanks for stopping by!