- Babies, babies, babies. I became an 'aunt' twice this week as my 2 best friends had beautiful, healthy babies! Owen Douglas was born on Monday and I will be visiting him at home this weekend! Elle Grace was born on Wednesday and I will be visiting her in Phoenix next month when I go stay with my sister over MLK weekend! Can't wait! The babies and moms are all doing well!
- Snow. I heard on the news that we have gotten 34" of snow so far this year. That is A LOT. The roads are such a mess after the 17+" we received on Saturday. Not all of the lanes have been plowed on city streets so traffic this week has been an absolute nightmare... I am hoping that things start to improve soon!
- Hunger Games. I started and finished this book this week! Many people had raved about it so I had to check it out. It didn't disappoint and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series! But first I need to read, "A Christmas Carol". Nora's mom posted about their tradition of reading this book as a family each year which inspired me to read it! I figure it will help put me in the Christmas spirit!
- Training and traveling. On Monday, Charbelle and I found out we won the lottery for the DC Cherry Blossom's 10 mile run!! I can't wait to meet Charbelle! It will be such a beauitful time to visit my nation's capital. I have never been and can't wait! This means I FINALLY get to meet Becky and her husband Ben and will be reuniting with the lovely Mandy who will drive up for the weekend. SO excited!! I'll start training for this race in late January and can't wait to get back to a training grid.
Has the week been kind to you? What do you have planned for the weekend? The Barrister flies back in tonight so I will be picking him up from the airport. We'll be making peppery garlic shrimp. If it turns out, I'll share the recipe with you! Tomorrow we'll be attending a good friend's 30th/Holiday party. I can't wait to wear a dress! Happy weekend, everyone!
Sounds like an exciting week!!
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So excited about your aunt status! :) And both those baby names are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYes yes yes to finally getting to meet you!!! CANNOT WAIT!
Wow, that is quite the week! All kinds of exciting news and all good things...except of course that snow! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't get included in the DC awesomeness? I see how it is. Sheesh.
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That's actually the perfect time of year to visit here. It's AMAZING.
And I have to tell you that the last book in that series? The ending pissed me off.
Sounds like a good week! I loooove shrimp but for some reason it hasn't sounded good this pregnancy but that shrimp dish you are making sunds delicious! I am jealous of your trip to DC and to meet Becky! We keep planning an East Coast trip that would include trains and seafoodand DC but never put much stock in a PLAN as to when this would happen, so now it will have to wait awhile. I am excitedabout a potential road trip out west possibly summer 2012 out to montana if our bil and sil still live there.
ReplyDeleteSo many babies born! Yay! I love the names, too. Owen is one of my top picks for boys! :)
ReplyDeleteYou have an exciting weekend coming up! Woo!
What an exciting week! You are going to have SO much fun meeting Becky, make sure to give her a big hug from me!
ReplyDeleteSounds like quite the week! I hope you have a fabulous weekend with the bf :)
ReplyDeleteThat is SO MUCH SNOW! I don't think they have that much snow in my hometown right now even and we usually get a lot of snow!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous weekend with the Barrister! Can't wait to hear how the recipe turns out :)
OOh, any excuse to wear a dress is a fabulous one!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe how much snow you all are getting! That is crazy!! We don't have much... it's making me nervous for the rest of winter!!!
ReplyDeleteI had a great week, and I have a wonderful weekend ahead!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on becoming an auntie twice this week!
I thought I commented on this yesterday---but maybe I didn't?? Anywho---I LOVE all you said----because I feel our weeks had some of the SAME highlights.
ReplyDeleteI,too, welcomed an Owen into my life as my friend gave birth to her 2nd son. Also---The Hunger Games is on my list of books to read over Christmas Break---as my 8th grade English students INSIST my life won't be complete until I do. AND---right now I am reading through A Christmas Carol with them :) In fact, I'm taking them on a fieldtrip next Wednesday to see a musical version of it :)
I hope you had a wonderful Friday evening with the Barrister and that your meal turned out YUMMY!
Congratulations on the new babies! Try not to steal them!
ReplyDeleteThere was 3ft of snow in our street for two weeks. it's almost gone after a week of no snow, and now it's snowing again, and there is still ice everywhere!
Wow that sounds like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting that two of your best friends both had babies yay :)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how much snow you guys have already got, terrible!
I love that you gave my mom a shoutout. You're such a doll.
ReplyDeleteI was just telling the people in my office to stop complaining about the possible weather we are getting as you poor folks have so much snow up there! That seemed to sober them up a bit :)
DC in April is going to be so much fun. I can't wait. Becky and Ben are all sorts of awesome.
ReplyDeleteI like the second book in the hunger games series better than the first. I really wanted to like the first, but I just didn't.
Congrats on getting into the race! That sounds like a great race. That book sounds good too....I can't believe you read it in a week. Have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou're such a sweetie to link to my blog regarding A CHRISTMAS CAROL! Hope you get a chance to watch the movieperhaps, while you're baking or folding laundry or figuring out what to wear to a holiday celebration.
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