I bet you are sorry you missed this...

Don't we all just want a chance to eat with our hands and watch real life jousting with real life horses, all in a huge arena (located in a mall!)
I am sorry to be repetitive, but I still can not believe such a place exists in real life!











Along with the 6-12 year olds whose birthday it was, I got the distinct pleasure of being knighted. I have got to be one of the few knighted preggos. Noel said I didn't stop smiling the whole time.


The blue knight, "bizarro Noel".

When we left, Noel said we are going to have to take our son there for his 12th birthday. I can not wait. I am wondering if I can convince him to work there (perhaps as a medieval busboy?)

Thank you, Waughs!

why hello, third trimester!

You bring us...many packed boxes.



a huge belly.



and a new craving to drink a glass of milk with every meal.



oh goodness.

Good riddance apt !

As a farewell present to us, trusty tenants, there was a 5 minute whirlwind of a storm, and this is what happened:




Holy cow!

Noel and I were off to workout (yes, pregnant chics do that...for exercise, yes, but mostly because I love riding a bike and reading a book at the same time. It's a very satisfying form of multi-tasking).

Turns out, however, Noel can no longer ride his bike to work.



When I called the landlord, he told me he was currently in Turkey and it was 1 A.M. Oops. I can not wait to see what form his magical connections from Turkey will take when the tree, as he promised, will be removed tomorrow. It is kind of fun forging a trail from our apartment to the street, so I can't say I won't be a little disappointed.

Babymoon...more like PARTYmoon

Since we have such generous friends in the Waughs, we got to spend a whole FIVE days(count them, yes, that is a lot more days than I could have imagined) in their beautiful and awesome West Virginia cabin.

I mostly pretended we were at the beach, and immediately woke up and put a swimsuit on every day in an effort to try and convince Noel to go to the pool. As Noel said (and I take as a very high compliment, "You are the only person who can get a tan in West Virginia.") Exactly.


25 weeks (or so) pregnant

We really didn't do much. I learned that sleeping in is not a thing of the past (yet), and until the baby comes, I am utilizing every opportunity to sleep in. We read a lot of books and watched a lot of cable tv (what a treat!)




Noel has the best taste in books, doesn't he?

We are currently in a swamp of moving ( July 10th!) and being pregnant (as usual), but there will be more to come. Goodbye Spring, hellooooo summmmerrrrrrr.

ps- Did I already say how much I love my maternity swimsuit and especially the fact that I currently float so well in the pool? I would wear my swimsuit every single day if I could. I can't wait until the baby comes, and I can use that as an excuse to play in the sprinkler whenever possible.

I love my siblings

This picture summarizes my Saturday in Fredericksburg with Ramsey, Isis, and my mom. Noel was in the car when this picture was taken, smirking from a distant at my brother's behavior.




In other news, I schooled the GRE and am hoping to be graduate school bound in the next couple years. No more vocabulary flashcards for me!