Not much time left to get ready for this little guy... I think we've got everything we need now to bring him home from the hospital. There is still some stuff I'd like to get done before he comes, but we'll make do if he comes a bit early!
Here are some of my favorite ultrasound pictures we have from the pregnancy. I really just can't wait to meet this little guy!!
Today is officially 38 weeks in... only 2 weeks to go (if not less). Can't wait!!
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've written a post here. Many things have happened since the last post. So we have a lot of catching up to do!
The quick and easy update is my job. Work at HondaJet is going really well, they are keeping us as busy as ever. Just before the end of the year the first conforming aircraft that we are building successfully had it's first flight. You can catch up on the latest by visiting the website at http://hondajet.honda.com/.
Now onto the longer (and much more important updates)...
In February I was in Charlotte, NC at a Purim Party and met Amy. It's been a whirlwind of year! She was a kindergarten teacher in Charlotte and we've had a lot of fun going on weekend get aways to make up for the somewhat long distance relationship (Charlotte is 2 hours from Greensboro). We saw each other every weekend, usually alternating between Charlotte and Greensboro, and we setup a tradition of Tuesday night dinners someplace in the middle.
Anyway, after 8 months I proposed on October 15th on a trip of ours to the Outer Banks. Just to clarify, because my friends have all asked, she did say YES!
At the end of December Amy left her job in Charlotte and moved up to Greensboro to take a 3rd grade teaching job. Right after the move we took off on a week vacation up to Lake Placid, NY to enjoy some snow sports and some quiet time. It's been great having Amy closer and we're looking forward to a wedding next fall.
Well that's all the updates for now. I won't make any promises on another post, I seem to be on and off being good at writing on this thing.
Take care!
Well it's been a busy couple days, I am now settled in (well mostly) to the corporate apartment that I'll be staying in until I move to my apartment at the beginning of December. It's a very nice furnished apartment and should be fun for a few weeks. I got a few pictures of the place up on my gallery.On the drive down I was able to stop by Kevin's place in Patuxent River, MD and hang out for a while. It was fun to see the Naval Air Station and some of the other sights around the area (r/c field, aviation museum w/ X-32 and X-35 prototypes, Chesapeake Bay area). It was a really fun drive from there to Greensboro, I don't really know the route I took (just following GPS) but it was through some very beautiful countryside in MD, VA and NC.
The weather has not been great here the past couple of days, it looks like we are getting part of that tropical storm. Mostly rainy and miserable so I've been unpacking and hanging out inside. Other than that, there is just some food shopping to do and if it gets nicer I'd like to explore some more.
Job starts next Monday so I am looking forward to that!!
Just got back from a 3-day trip to Lake Placid with mom. We mostly spent time just wandering about town and doing some shopping, and I got to spend some time relaxing and doing some reading. We stayed at the Golden Arrow hotel right on Mirror Lake and we had the best view of the lake and mountains from the balcony. We did have dinner one night at the Great Adirondack Steak & Seafood Company, they brew their own beer on the premises. They had a fall special of a Pumpkin Spice Ale that was just incredible, ended up having a few glasses with my steak! It was nice getting away for a few days and even though I was taking it easy, I did make some good progress on the job front.
Dan's bachelor party is this weekend so I am making sure that we have all our plans finalized and that everything is in order. We are going to keep this one low-key, but it looks like we'll have 7-8 people attending, so it should be a fun weekend!
Got some more photos from the weekend after the break. Sorry for the quality, I only had the camera on my phone (long story...)
Here are a few more pictures from around Lake Placid...
Well, I got to do one of my favorite fall activities today, apple picking! Mom and I headed out to Indian Ladder Farms (www.indianladderfarms.com) a local orchard out in Altamont. It was a little overcast but other than that, a very nice cool fall day. It wasn't to busy out in the orchard and we managed to easily fill a good size bag full of Empire and Macoun varieties. And while it was to busy and the store to buy their trademark cider donuts, we were able to buy a gallon of their fresh apple cider, which I am sure will be gone soon.
We'll be heading out for Kol Nidre services this evening at Beth Emeth. It will be nice to spend the evening there and hopefully see some familiar faces, but at the same time I will miss not being able to be in Duluth. Wishing everyone a gentle fast tomorrow, and an enjoyable break-fast.
A couple more pictures from the orchard after the break...
A few more pictures from apple picking...
