This weekend has been truly great. It started off Friday night when Shane and I went on a triple date The Cheesecake Factory with my friends Kathy, Brandt, Carrye and Jeff.
The one pictured above is not the one we went to but I wanted to include a visual to make things more interesting. The funny thing about this triple date in particular is that the other two couples were both married...and having babies. Now before I say anything else I should say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. I'm very happy for both of them and it was a joy to spend the evening with them. But in such circumstances one can't help but make note of it.ANYWAY one highlight of the evening was that I got to actually FEEL Charlotte...my friend Carrye's baby. She's due in about a month so, as you can imagine, there are a lot of people asking to touch her belly (or sometimes not asking, from what I hear). I didn't want to impose so I didn't ask, but I also said I wouldn't mind it. So a little while after that she grabbed my hand and put it right on the left side of her belly. A few moments later I felt one of the coolest things I've ever felt in my entire life...it felt like a little round wave against the palm of my hand. My heart couldn't help but swoon. I can't wait to meet the little one face to face! And I was happy to be able to spend time with my friends before their babies are outside of their bodies...I plan on packing as much of that in as possible because I'm well aware that scheduling can become very tricky once babies are involved.
Then on Saturday I went to see Epoch Arts' production of the orignal play, Love.
The play was wonderful but I have to admit my favorite part was seeing everyone there...it had been way too long. I hadn't even seen my own sister in weeks! This is obviously something I need to work on...Then today I managed to be a productive human being! After I went on a walk with my mom and her three dogs I mowed the lawn and did some laundry. Exciting, right?
BUT next week you'll all be in store for some true excitement. Shane and I are making a road trip down to Washington DC to spend a few days there and I plan on doing some photo-journaling like I did in London. I know...try hard to contain your enthusiasm.
