I suppose I should mention a few of the special moments of 2008. I guess it would be fitting.
1. Skiing Snowbird with beautiful sun, empty slopes, and just one of the best days of skiing ever. The day it was snowing really hard at Canyons when we were with Nora, James, and Sidney also was incredible fun.
2. California visit is always good, but I really liked it when Jake kept calling Mike "That Guy".
3. Getting swarmed by black flies in the Adirondacks. The hiking and mountain biking were good, but what a time for me to get a flat!
4. Watching Michael Phelps win his eighth gold medal in Bejing while in a packed bar in Newport with the whole place cheering for a swim event (as if it was the super bowl).
5. Jumping off the platforms with Mike and Pat in Beaverton. It has been years since I did that!
6. Camping at Mirror Lake with Pat, Lhes, and Joshua. "Who wants to go down to the lake and sing?" turned into, "I do not like camping". Excellent planetarium sky that night too.
7. Climbing the south sister, because it was worth the pain.
8. Jim's whirlwind graduation and state track meet. Whoah!
9. Kowloon's and hanging with the Colemans in general. Always a good time!
10. Baby W
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
In a New York state of mind
Today I met Mike at his new office in the city, and we wandered around midtown amidst the holiday bustle of the city. We bounced around the crowds at Rockefeller Center, wandered into the Waldorf-Astoria,looked at the fancy window displays (Saks featured a snowflake named "Mike"), wandered around the NY public library, and hung out in Bryant Park for a spell. The city is always festive for the holidays. Mike taught me how to get to the train from his office in less than 5 minutes. Everything was a zoo (including Grand Central-go figure!). The Christmas tree was really cool in the public library. I took some close up shots, but the tree was full of birds of all variety everywhere you looked.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Back from Beantown
Mike and I spent the last couple of days with Ann and Kevin and his family in Peabody. It was fun to see everyone, and everyone had fun with all the steamers and lobsters yesterday (except me, but I do not want to push it!).
Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Namesake
Well, we finally discussed names for baby W. Here are some contenders that are inspired by Mike's ancestors.
Ludwina could be Wina Weidinger for short! We also like the ring to Kunigunde.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Yanet ist gerfallen...
I had a moment of clumsiness today. They say when you are pregnant that you get clumsy, but being naturally clumsy I am not sure if this was business as usual. I was walking down the steps of my last client's house, and I slipped. I just landed and slid down a step on my arse. I was not hurt at all, but it was loud and embarrassing.
I was hyper this weekend. I was able to stay up past 10:30, and was going strong on 8 hours of sleep. I keep thinking that my energy level is bouncing back. I was hyper yesterday. The crash occured last night when I slept 10 hours and overslept. Thank God my 9 o'clock patient had cancelled!
I was hyper this weekend. I was able to stay up past 10:30, and was going strong on 8 hours of sleep. I keep thinking that my energy level is bouncing back. I was hyper yesterday. The crash occured last night when I slept 10 hours and overslept. Thank God my 9 o'clock patient had cancelled!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Weekend Part 2
Well, we got another ski in this AM. This time at Rockefeller. It went well, so I can cross country ski for the time being (although the snow is about to melt).
Mike and I were discussing Baby W's possible future talents. Then it occured to us that Baby W could inherit our worst traits. This is what we would get.
A kid with poor balance and eyesight, goofy joints, lacking rhythm and memory, poor guitar skills, can't swim, can't run, can't get tan. If it is a girl, she will get Mike's beefy legs. The boy would get my goofy Caraher build.
Mike and I were discussing Baby W's possible future talents. Then it occured to us that Baby W could inherit our worst traits. This is what we would get.
A kid with poor balance and eyesight, goofy joints, lacking rhythm and memory, poor guitar skills, can't swim, can't run, can't get tan. If it is a girl, she will get Mike's beefy legs. The boy would get my goofy Caraher build.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Winter Wonderland
Mike and I went to Fahnstock, and I skied about an hour really nice and easy. The snow was perfect, so hills were no problem. It was worth it, because it was so beautiful (but pretty cold).
It's beginning to look a lot like......
Well, we got about 8-10 inches out here yesterday. There is more on the way tommorrow, but they think it will turn to rain eventually. Last night we went to see Aimee Mann's Christmas show in Tarrytown. It was pretty silly, but it was good to get out of the house. Mike has been really bored since I am so lifeless at night. When the music got loud, baby W started spazzing out. So I am sure that baby W can hear. You know it is your generation when they did covers of the Grinch and Heat Miser/Cold Miser.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Fridays
Well it is officially a snow day. All the schools are closed, but a flake has not touched the ground yet. It really sounds like we are getting slammed though. Mike and I have tickets to Aimee Mann tonight, so hopefully it is not a nightmare getting to the show.
Last night was our last guitar class. Actually the last class was last week, but our teacher told us to come on down(because he was not doing anything). We definately got our money's worth in that class. It is supposed to be an hour, but he always runs over for 15-20 minutes. That extra time about kills me since I am not too good at night, but it is fun nonetheless. He is a fun teacher, and we are improving. I need to practice more though. We are debating about the next round of classes. They start in February, and it is OK if we do not finish them as far as I am concerned. Then Mike brought up the point it may be hard for me to play with my belly out to my feet. That could really be amusing eh? This is the first class we have had that was intermediate and everyone had about the same amount of skill. That is really cool since other times we took intermediate the skill range was all over the map.
Otherwise, I guess I should clean up this joint, organize our financial info (getting ready for mortgage!), and get a workout in before it gets too messy out there. Mike was saying it was the worst kind of storm where you show up to work, and it is impossible to get home. I advised him to bring his rubbbers along. Do you remember rubbers? He said they were selling them at Grand Central along with the umbrellas, etc. The trains should be OK. That is much better then driving in the storms. I only have to go 2 miles to get him (although 2 miles in White Plains can be annoying!).
Last night was our last guitar class. Actually the last class was last week, but our teacher told us to come on down(because he was not doing anything). We definately got our money's worth in that class. It is supposed to be an hour, but he always runs over for 15-20 minutes. That extra time about kills me since I am not too good at night, but it is fun nonetheless. He is a fun teacher, and we are improving. I need to practice more though. We are debating about the next round of classes. They start in February, and it is OK if we do not finish them as far as I am concerned. Then Mike brought up the point it may be hard for me to play with my belly out to my feet. That could really be amusing eh? This is the first class we have had that was intermediate and everyone had about the same amount of skill. That is really cool since other times we took intermediate the skill range was all over the map.
Otherwise, I guess I should clean up this joint, organize our financial info (getting ready for mortgage!), and get a workout in before it gets too messy out there. Mike was saying it was the worst kind of storm where you show up to work, and it is impossible to get home. I advised him to bring his rubbbers along. Do you remember rubbers? He said they were selling them at Grand Central along with the umbrellas, etc. The trains should be OK. That is much better then driving in the storms. I only have to go 2 miles to get him (although 2 miles in White Plains can be annoying!).
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Snow Day
Here is the first of my 2 predicted snowfalls tommorrow. 6-12 inches! The first real storm in 2 years and I am not supposed to ski. Maybe I could try to do north county trail since it is flat.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Heroes
1. Been lazy about commenting on Heroes lately. I tend to fall asleep as soon as it is over.
2. That was not the last of Siler I am sure.
3. How predictable was Claire and Noah Bennett running from the fireball?
4. Where the hell did Peter get a vial?
5. Mohinder should have been dead 10 times over. They need to off his stupid arse.
6. Does Angela Petrelli have powers too?
2. That was not the last of Siler I am sure.
3. How predictable was Claire and Noah Bennett running from the fireball?
4. Where the hell did Peter get a vial?
5. Mohinder should have been dead 10 times over. They need to off his stupid arse.
6. Does Angela Petrelli have powers too?
Saving Face
I keep getting invited to join Facebook, but I could not see the point. Now I got a more convincing invitation from Alissa. She said there were a ton of our teammates from college on there. So it may be time to get on there, especially since I will soon be spending more time at home.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
odds and ends
Things have been quiet around here. Christmas shopping was over last weekend for the first time ever. I was not feeling well, so we decided to get our shopping done. Mike and I are not doing gifts for each other this year since we are about to embark on massive spending. We never really do Christmas gifts in a big way anyways. It always turns out that I get something during the year that is expensive, and I decide it will be my Christmas and Birthday present.
We did go to Toys R Us last night, because we decided to buy toys for a drive at the Y. It was one of those where you pick an ornament off the tree and buy a toy for a kid. I took the 3 year-old girl, and Mike picked the 8 year-old boy. I waited for him to shop since I had the feeling that he wanted to pick out the present himself. He took a long time deciding what to get for his kid. His analysis was thoughtful though. He got some Star Wars Lego sets, but needed to make sure that he got both good guys and bad to battle it out. I would not have thought of that. I made a comment that he would have a lot of fun if we had a boy, and he said he was willing to play Barbies too. So I was glad that I waited.
The baby is very Caraher. I realized last night both my parents are morning people, and Mike's are night owls. The last couple of days I have been getting up due to spastic kicking and other martial arts moves that peak from 5:30-7:30.
This was the first week that Mike commuted to the city for his job. It was a mostly dark and super rainy week. We had a Nor'easter roll through Wed-Fri morning. He is sad that he has to get up and hour earlier. He got stuck on the train Wed night due to a signal problem and missed his eye appointment. We also have to battle the daily annoying traffic through White Plains to the train station. White Plains is a confusing place to drive when you do not know your way around. So as a result, our route is cluttered with indecisive drivers pulling crazy maneuvers. We live near the mall, and most people doing there do not know their way at all. There are a bunch of spots along the route where people are always parking in traffic lanes. It drives me frickin' crazy. You can get a ticket driving around for nothing, and God forbid you go over one minute on your meter there, but go ahead and block a major lane of traffic while you sit on your cell phone in the car jackass! I do not get it. One of the major areas for this is right near the train station, but Mike thinks since it is right in front of a church they will not harass the God fearing jackasses who park under signs that say, "No Parking Anytime". Phewwww!!! I think Mike is more tempted to buy the house where he can walk to the train in Harrison.
We did go to Toys R Us last night, because we decided to buy toys for a drive at the Y. It was one of those where you pick an ornament off the tree and buy a toy for a kid. I took the 3 year-old girl, and Mike picked the 8 year-old boy. I waited for him to shop since I had the feeling that he wanted to pick out the present himself. He took a long time deciding what to get for his kid. His analysis was thoughtful though. He got some Star Wars Lego sets, but needed to make sure that he got both good guys and bad to battle it out. I would not have thought of that. I made a comment that he would have a lot of fun if we had a boy, and he said he was willing to play Barbies too. So I was glad that I waited.
The baby is very Caraher. I realized last night both my parents are morning people, and Mike's are night owls. The last couple of days I have been getting up due to spastic kicking and other martial arts moves that peak from 5:30-7:30.
This was the first week that Mike commuted to the city for his job. It was a mostly dark and super rainy week. We had a Nor'easter roll through Wed-Fri morning. He is sad that he has to get up and hour earlier. He got stuck on the train Wed night due to a signal problem and missed his eye appointment. We also have to battle the daily annoying traffic through White Plains to the train station. White Plains is a confusing place to drive when you do not know your way around. So as a result, our route is cluttered with indecisive drivers pulling crazy maneuvers. We live near the mall, and most people doing there do not know their way at all. There are a bunch of spots along the route where people are always parking in traffic lanes. It drives me frickin' crazy. You can get a ticket driving around for nothing, and God forbid you go over one minute on your meter there, but go ahead and block a major lane of traffic while you sit on your cell phone in the car jackass! I do not get it. One of the major areas for this is right near the train station, but Mike thinks since it is right in front of a church they will not harass the God fearing jackasses who park under signs that say, "No Parking Anytime". Phewwww!!! I think Mike is more tempted to buy the house where he can walk to the train in Harrison.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Evidence Gap - The Pain May Be Real, but the Scan Is Deceiving - NYTimes.com
The Evidence Gap - The Pain May Be Real, but the Scan Is Deceiving - NYTimes.com I knew about the back findings already from back in my ortho days, but it is a good article for everyone to know.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Crystal Belly
So far, the majority of people who feel compelled to tell me the sex of Baby W have nearly all (I think one said boy) told me I am having a girl. I do not know why.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Get me a Chicken, bah baw!
I tried to get the article up here, but it was not in the online version of the Times for some reason. Anyways, I guess it is getting fashionable in some of the suburbs north of us to get some chickens (roosters are not allowed in the zoning). So suburban livestock is getting the green light. I wonder if Mike can get the Alpacas that he dreamed of? Maybe if we decided to move to Bedford.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Bodysnatchers
Of course I am fighting a cold as we speak, 'tis the season.
Thanksgiving was a fun time. We got out to Detroit and made some rounds. I felt as if I gained a ton of weight from the eating and sitting, and my suspicions were confirmed at my doctor's appointment yesterday. I had my record one month weight gain of 10 friggin' pounds! I can not blame it on swollen ankles. Here's to doctor's appointments following lazy and long holidays eh? At least my blood pressure and sugars were normal. When we watch NCAA football, Mike likes to comment when he is the same height and weight of the Div 1 players. Soon I will be joining him. He still has a few pounds on me. So it is time to get disciplined again. My stomach has expanded quite a bit as of late, but Mike pointed out that I have a long way to go. I can easily see my toes after all. It is just amazing that your body can morph so quickly into something else without splitting your skin and incredible pain. The wonders of nature.
I went to my work party on Thurs night (probably also did not help my weigh in). I am rethinking my delusion of working until March 30 after talking to my other therapist friends. Although I do like to support my delusions (they are delusions after all).
I am not going to deliver at the five-star hospital. The info I got from my doctor originally said she was affiliated with Greenwich, but she is not anymore. I know people who said they liked White Plains, so there I go. I really like the doctors in the practice I go to now, and that is the most important. So no candlelight dinner the night before with the surf n' turf. It is just as well since I am sure I will not be able (or in the mood) to eat anyways. It also lessens the chance of pooping on the table.
So sorry about the lack of posts, and I think I need to make some soup now!
Thanksgiving was a fun time. We got out to Detroit and made some rounds. I felt as if I gained a ton of weight from the eating and sitting, and my suspicions were confirmed at my doctor's appointment yesterday. I had my record one month weight gain of 10 friggin' pounds! I can not blame it on swollen ankles. Here's to doctor's appointments following lazy and long holidays eh? At least my blood pressure and sugars were normal. When we watch NCAA football, Mike likes to comment when he is the same height and weight of the Div 1 players. Soon I will be joining him. He still has a few pounds on me. So it is time to get disciplined again. My stomach has expanded quite a bit as of late, but Mike pointed out that I have a long way to go. I can easily see my toes after all. It is just amazing that your body can morph so quickly into something else without splitting your skin and incredible pain. The wonders of nature.
I went to my work party on Thurs night (probably also did not help my weigh in). I am rethinking my delusion of working until March 30 after talking to my other therapist friends. Although I do like to support my delusions (they are delusions after all).
I am not going to deliver at the five-star hospital. The info I got from my doctor originally said she was affiliated with Greenwich, but she is not anymore. I know people who said they liked White Plains, so there I go. I really like the doctors in the practice I go to now, and that is the most important. So no candlelight dinner the night before with the surf n' turf. It is just as well since I am sure I will not be able (or in the mood) to eat anyways. It also lessens the chance of pooping on the table.
So sorry about the lack of posts, and I think I need to make some soup now!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
prehistoric
I bought some cheese yesterday, and the label said it was "cave aged". What makes aging it in a cave so special anyways?
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