*A fair warning that some personal bragging is about to occur*
I heard this might happen, and my goodness has it ever! I am playing the best golf of my life during this pregnancy! Baby boy must be destined to be a great golfer, because he sure is helping his mom out a ton!
Up until yesterday my best round of golf was a 93--not terrible, but certainly not great. Breaking 90 had alluded me and no matter how well I might be playing I would inevitably have at least two or three blow up holes that would ruin my chances at breaking into the 80's.
However yesterday everything just clicked! Perhaps it was the 90+ degree heat, or maybe it was my mom's driver that I've been testing out, but I still like to think baby boy had a lot to do with it (though I worry what that means about my game after he arrives in this world and is no longer helping to control my swing).
Regardless, I am happy to announce that my worst score on any hole was a 7, and that only happened once, I had 7 pars and sunk a huge putt on 18 for a birdie, all adding up to my career round of an 87! Sweet victory!
So thank you baby boy, while I'd love to keep you inside helping me with my game a little longer, I am very anxious to meet and thank you in person, so feel free to arrive on time...though perhaps we can break 80 before you do so... ;)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
A Deloitte Baby Shower...
Andy's fabulous co-workers threw us a wonderful baby shower yesterday. It was so great to meet some of his newer co-workers and to catch up with those that we've known for years. My mom is out of town at a college reunion, but my dad (Grandpa) came and was happy to attend his very first baby shower. Andy's folks (Ommy and Poppy) were also able to come along.
They had great food, an amazing punch (apparently a Paula Dean recipe that I'll be googling later), and lots of Muddy Buddies (or puppy chow) to munch on---here's the recipe for that if you haven't experienced it, you must give it a try!
Baby Gribble was definitely showered with lots of great gifts and a lot of adorable outfits. We even got some of our big ticket items checked off the list, including our Baby Bjorn (thanks Kristine and Kathleen!), our Boppy Seat (thanks Melissa!), and our tummy time exercise station (thanks Charlie).
We also got the most adorable stuffed animal, a little sailor bunny rabbit from both Annie and Ommy! It was such a thoughtful gift and they will go perfectly in our sailor themed nursery--one is great, and two is even better! :)
Baby boy also got a big bucket of bath toys and soaps (thanks Alexis!), an adorable bathrobe (thanks Poonam and Dev!) and a few hooded towels and washcloths (thanks Ellen!)--we'll definitely have a nice and clean baby!
Onsies were also a big item, and we know they will come in handy for sure!! So thanks to Sarah and Sia for those.
We'll also have a stylish sleeper (let's just hope he sleeps well!) in some adorable PJ's (thanks Grandpa and Mr. and Mrs. Khatri!)
We also got a great picture frame (thanks Lisa!) that has a slot for each month leading up to baby boy's 1st birthday--will be fun to fill that up!
Andy even got two special gifts, first a six pack of beer to keep him mellow through the end of this pregnancy (thanks Jeb) and the return of his childhood stuffed animal, Snowball. Ommy took on the project of cleaning him up, and I have to say, I never knew Snowball was actually white--I guess that's where his name came from, but in the nine years that I've known him he's always been more of a shade of dusty gray! :) Welcome back Snowball, baby boy will love you, just like his daddy! :)
It was a fantastic shower, and Baby Boy is well on his way to taking over our house with all of his things! haha :)
We have to give a special thank you to Kristine, Kathleen, Sarah and Poonam for throwing the shower--you gals are the best! Andy is so fortunate to work with such a great group of people!
They had great food, an amazing punch (apparently a Paula Dean recipe that I'll be googling later), and lots of Muddy Buddies (or puppy chow) to munch on---here's the recipe for that if you haven't experienced it, you must give it a try!
Baby Gribble was definitely showered with lots of great gifts and a lot of adorable outfits. We even got some of our big ticket items checked off the list, including our Baby Bjorn (thanks Kristine and Kathleen!), our Boppy Seat (thanks Melissa!), and our tummy time exercise station (thanks Charlie).
We also got the most adorable stuffed animal, a little sailor bunny rabbit from both Annie and Ommy! It was such a thoughtful gift and they will go perfectly in our sailor themed nursery--one is great, and two is even better! :)
Baby boy also got a big bucket of bath toys and soaps (thanks Alexis!), an adorable bathrobe (thanks Poonam and Dev!) and a few hooded towels and washcloths (thanks Ellen!)--we'll definitely have a nice and clean baby!
Onsies were also a big item, and we know they will come in handy for sure!! So thanks to Sarah and Sia for those.
We'll also have a stylish sleeper (let's just hope he sleeps well!) in some adorable PJ's (thanks Grandpa and Mr. and Mrs. Khatri!)
We also got a great picture frame (thanks Lisa!) that has a slot for each month leading up to baby boy's 1st birthday--will be fun to fill that up!
Andy even got two special gifts, first a six pack of beer to keep him mellow through the end of this pregnancy (thanks Jeb) and the return of his childhood stuffed animal, Snowball. Ommy took on the project of cleaning him up, and I have to say, I never knew Snowball was actually white--I guess that's where his name came from, but in the nine years that I've known him he's always been more of a shade of dusty gray! :) Welcome back Snowball, baby boy will love you, just like his daddy! :)
It was a fantastic shower, and Baby Boy is well on his way to taking over our house with all of his things! haha :)
We have to give a special thank you to Kristine, Kathleen, Sarah and Poonam for throwing the shower--you gals are the best! Andy is so fortunate to work with such a great group of people!
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Big Easy...
Or rather the Big Stinky!! I just returned home from a week of meetings in New Orleans. I was actually looking forward to this trip and at one point was even trying to convince Andy to tag along, but boy was it a let down.
First off, the weather was hot and humid. I believe someone referred to it as "air you can wear." Yup, that's about right! The heat also adds to the smell...picture New York City and multiply the smell by about 50...perhaps a 100. You also have to be very careful where you step, as puddles are typically more than just a little rain water...ewww!!
Leaving dinner one night we decided to walk down Bourbon Street, just to see what all the fuss was about, and it truly is nothing but strip clubs and karaoke joints. While I love me a good karaoke bar, I have to say that some of these appeared to be combo "strip/karaoke" so we didn't dare enter...well, that and I'm eight months pregnant, so it really isn't a good scene for me at the moment.
We did have some good meals though, so I can't say it was a total wash. One night about 13 of us dined at a place called Antoines, which has been open since the 1800's. The food was French Creole, and we all enjoyed our meals. It was also nice that we had our own room, which was good since our crowd tends to get a little loud, especially when the conversation turns to politics..yikes!
We also ate at a seafood place called Dragos, which is known for their chargrilled oysters. They were the highlight of the trip for sure! They top the oysters with parmesean, some bread crumbs and lots of butter, then they grill them--wow! So tasty!
Sadly, the oysters weren't quite good enough to make me want to visit New Orleans anytime soon...I'm still trying to wash the air off myself!
First off, the weather was hot and humid. I believe someone referred to it as "air you can wear." Yup, that's about right! The heat also adds to the smell...picture New York City and multiply the smell by about 50...perhaps a 100. You also have to be very careful where you step, as puddles are typically more than just a little rain water...ewww!!
Leaving dinner one night we decided to walk down Bourbon Street, just to see what all the fuss was about, and it truly is nothing but strip clubs and karaoke joints. While I love me a good karaoke bar, I have to say that some of these appeared to be combo "strip/karaoke" so we didn't dare enter...well, that and I'm eight months pregnant, so it really isn't a good scene for me at the moment.
We did have some good meals though, so I can't say it was a total wash. One night about 13 of us dined at a place called Antoines, which has been open since the 1800's. The food was French Creole, and we all enjoyed our meals. It was also nice that we had our own room, which was good since our crowd tends to get a little loud, especially when the conversation turns to politics..yikes!
We also ate at a seafood place called Dragos, which is known for their chargrilled oysters. They were the highlight of the trip for sure! They top the oysters with parmesean, some bread crumbs and lots of butter, then they grill them--wow! So tasty!
Sadly, the oysters weren't quite good enough to make me want to visit New Orleans anytime soon...I'm still trying to wash the air off myself!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Cars, and strollers, and car seats, OH MY!
All of a sudden baby boy is close to his big arrival into the world, which seems crazy! I'm over eight months along and the time has just flown-I can only imagine how quickly the moments will go by once this little guy is actually out and about--yikes!
As we continue to prepare for this new chapter in our lives, we realized there was still a lot to be done. Now some of you will probably think we're a bit crazy, and perhaps we are, but we really felt we needed a bigger car to accommodate this new addition to our family. To be honest, between the dog, our luggage, golf clubs, groceries, etc, when we pack to go anywhere, even if for just a weekend, we seemed to pack the Jeep to capacity. So for the past few months, Andy has been researching what our "family" vehicle should be. Taking advantage of some Fourth of July specials, we ended up purchasing a new car last week and we are now officially set on car space for life!
We purchased a 2009 Yukon XL, and while it is A LOT of car, it really isn't too hard to drive and it is super comfortable on the inside. We traded in the Jeep, which was a little bit sad as I really did love that car, but it was time.
As we continue to prepare for this new chapter in our lives, we realized there was still a lot to be done. Now some of you will probably think we're a bit crazy, and perhaps we are, but we really felt we needed a bigger car to accommodate this new addition to our family. To be honest, between the dog, our luggage, golf clubs, groceries, etc, when we pack to go anywhere, even if for just a weekend, we seemed to pack the Jeep to capacity. So for the past few months, Andy has been researching what our "family" vehicle should be. Taking advantage of some Fourth of July specials, we ended up purchasing a new car last week and we are now officially set on car space for life!
We purchased a 2009 Yukon XL, and while it is A LOT of car, it really isn't too hard to drive and it is super comfortable on the inside. We traded in the Jeep, which was a little bit sad as I really did love that car, but it was time.
We also were fortunate enough to receive some early baby shower gifts from Andy's folks, Ommy and Poppy, and so now we have our car seat and our stroller! It is quite strange to see those items in our house, just another reminder that baby boy is on the way!
Andy figured we'd see how the new car seat looks in the new car, and while we still have to figure out how to actually install it, we think it fits perfectly!
Andy figured we'd see how the new car seat looks in the new car, and while we still have to figure out how to actually install it, we think it fits perfectly!
Thanks Ommy and Poppy!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Painting the nursery...
We finally got around to painting the nursery. We powered it out in about two hours on Tuesday (a vacation day). I helped with the trim and then Liddy and I directed Andy as he did the bulk of the work! :)
The color we chose is called "warm muffin" and I'm pretty happy with it. We knew we didn't want to go with blue, as we could very well have a girl in there one day. So we went with a warm neutral color that I think will go just great with his sailor themed room.
We were able to get one piece of furniture from my parent's house and will get the other dresser and the crib (yay!) soon! The dresser and changing table were actually mine from growing up, so that's fun. I also love the lamp we found at Home Goods.
I can't wait to finish it up, so stay tuned for pictures of the finished product!
The color we chose is called "warm muffin" and I'm pretty happy with it. We knew we didn't want to go with blue, as we could very well have a girl in there one day. So we went with a warm neutral color that I think will go just great with his sailor themed room.
We were able to get one piece of furniture from my parent's house and will get the other dresser and the crib (yay!) soon! The dresser and changing table were actually mine from growing up, so that's fun. I also love the lamp we found at Home Goods.
I can't wait to finish it up, so stay tuned for pictures of the finished product!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
4th of July at Wintergreen
Last Thursday, Andy and I took the afternoon off and headed up to Wintergreen to join my family for the LONG holiday weekend!
The majority of Friday was spent cooking! Both Andy and Lee brought smokers up to the mountain and we had a plethora of meat smoking away all afternoon! Andy smoked up a fabulous turkey breast and he also cooked up three racks of ribs. In Lee's corner we had a pork loin and three whole chickens smoking away. The poultry was used for Saturday night's picnic, the turkey in a pasta salad and the chicken for pulled BBQ sandwiches. Needless to say we did not go hungry!
Saturday night we packed our picnic and headed up to the ski slopes for the 4th of July celebration. We got a great spot on the mountain and had plenty of room to stretch out. They had live music and the people watching was entertaining as always! Fun to see all the families with little kids and we often reminded ourselves that next year we'll be one of those families!!
The weather was a little cool, but we had plenty of blankets to cuddle up under. Unfortunately, right before the fireworks started we got hit with a little bit of rain, but it wasn't enough to keep us from watching the show. My brother was brave and snapped some photos of the fireworks before he hid his camera from the rain. They really do a great job up there and we were fooled several times thinking the finale had come and gone---we were wrong! They just kept going and going and the actual finale was amazing! What a great tradition!
Sunday was supposed to be a golfing day followed up by massages for my mom, my aunt and myself. However, we got the inevitable Wintergreen fog and rain. On the bright side it meant we were able to watch the Wimbledon finals and I got to see my boy Roger Federer pull off his record breaking 15th grand slam!
Of course, the weather didn't stop us from having our massages, so that was nice! I had a "Mommy and Me" massage and was in heaven! Baby boy was giving me little kicks throughout, I think he was happy to feel how relaxed and comfy I was. It was definitely a nice treat---though I'm already craving another one!
Andy and I took a few extra days off of work to make it an EXTRA long weekend, so on Monday, with the skies cleared up, we were able to play golf on top of the mountain with my parents. I love that course, even though it is very narrow and challenging, but the views are just spectacular so it's hard to complain.
It was another great family weekend up at Wintergreen, and as crazy as it sounds, the next time we head up there Baby Boy will be joining us! :) YAY!
The majority of Friday was spent cooking! Both Andy and Lee brought smokers up to the mountain and we had a plethora of meat smoking away all afternoon! Andy smoked up a fabulous turkey breast and he also cooked up three racks of ribs. In Lee's corner we had a pork loin and three whole chickens smoking away. The poultry was used for Saturday night's picnic, the turkey in a pasta salad and the chicken for pulled BBQ sandwiches. Needless to say we did not go hungry!
Saturday night we packed our picnic and headed up to the ski slopes for the 4th of July celebration. We got a great spot on the mountain and had plenty of room to stretch out. They had live music and the people watching was entertaining as always! Fun to see all the families with little kids and we often reminded ourselves that next year we'll be one of those families!!
The weather was a little cool, but we had plenty of blankets to cuddle up under. Unfortunately, right before the fireworks started we got hit with a little bit of rain, but it wasn't enough to keep us from watching the show. My brother was brave and snapped some photos of the fireworks before he hid his camera from the rain. They really do a great job up there and we were fooled several times thinking the finale had come and gone---we were wrong! They just kept going and going and the actual finale was amazing! What a great tradition!
Sunday was supposed to be a golfing day followed up by massages for my mom, my aunt and myself. However, we got the inevitable Wintergreen fog and rain. On the bright side it meant we were able to watch the Wimbledon finals and I got to see my boy Roger Federer pull off his record breaking 15th grand slam!
Of course, the weather didn't stop us from having our massages, so that was nice! I had a "Mommy and Me" massage and was in heaven! Baby boy was giving me little kicks throughout, I think he was happy to feel how relaxed and comfy I was. It was definitely a nice treat---though I'm already craving another one!
Andy and I took a few extra days off of work to make it an EXTRA long weekend, so on Monday, with the skies cleared up, we were able to play golf on top of the mountain with my parents. I love that course, even though it is very narrow and challenging, but the views are just spectacular so it's hard to complain.
It was another great family weekend up at Wintergreen, and as crazy as it sounds, the next time we head up there Baby Boy will be joining us! :) YAY!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Happy Birthday Greggers!!!
Today is Greg's birthday, but we all got together to celebrate last night. We headed over to Greg's parent's house (not too far from ours which is great!) for some bbq and backyard games.
It had been awhile since we had seen his parents so it was great to spend some time catching up with them. We also got to see Greg's sister and her husband as well as Greg's good friends Larry and Mike.
Erica got some yummy Red Hot 'n Blue bbq for dinner and the weather was perfect so we got to enjoy our meal outside with a tribute to Michael Jackson playing in the background (Greg's brother-in-law, Brian, is DJ and travels with his equipment, so requests were welcomed).
They had ladder golf and bocce ball set up, and while the dogs made it a little challenging to play the games, folks still had a good time competing with one another.
As a birthday gift for Greg, Andy made him his own ladder golf set (now we can get ours back, haha) and he was so proud of himself for the wrapping job.
For dessert, we had a very tasty ice cream cake, my favorite!!
A great time was had by all and it was a perfect way to spend what would otherwise have been a typical Tuesday evening.
Happy birthday Greggers!! :)
It had been awhile since we had seen his parents so it was great to spend some time catching up with them. We also got to see Greg's sister and her husband as well as Greg's good friends Larry and Mike.
Erica got some yummy Red Hot 'n Blue bbq for dinner and the weather was perfect so we got to enjoy our meal outside with a tribute to Michael Jackson playing in the background (Greg's brother-in-law, Brian, is DJ and travels with his equipment, so requests were welcomed).
They had ladder golf and bocce ball set up, and while the dogs made it a little challenging to play the games, folks still had a good time competing with one another.
As a birthday gift for Greg, Andy made him his own ladder golf set (now we can get ours back, haha) and he was so proud of himself for the wrapping job.
For dessert, we had a very tasty ice cream cake, my favorite!!
A great time was had by all and it was a perfect way to spend what would otherwise have been a typical Tuesday evening.
Happy birthday Greggers!! :)
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