Wednesday, October 8, 2008

I've been tagged

I’ve been tagged by Dede to post 6 random things about myself, so here they are:

1. My first major in college was pre-pharmacy. I quickly changed majors once I realized it would probably result in a job where I would have to work weekends at a discount store.

2. I went to high school with the best man at our wedding but Steve met him when he was working at that big department store. When he was talking about him one day, I mentioned I thought I knew him (his name is very unusual).

3. My first date with Steve was for breakfast and neither of us are breakfast people.

4. When I was 10, I was in a professional ballet company's production of the Nutcracker.

5. When we were in Moscow, a Russian came up to me to ask directions to the Metro. I was able to answer (in Russian) and she headed in the right direction. All this with only getting through the first five lessons of Pimsleur Russian.

6. I am addicted to my blackberry.



And here are the rules!!!

1. Link to the person that tagged you.

2. Post the rules on the blog.

3. Write six random facts about yourself.

4. Tag six people at the end of your post.

5. Let each person know they have been tagged.

6. Let the taggers know when your "6 Random Things" entry is up.

Being the rule-breaker that I am (ooh a bonus seventh random fact), I'm ignoring rules 4 - 6. If you want to be tagged let me know and I'll tag you!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Catching Up

Now that my life is somewhat under control (Ha!) Here's a quick synopsis on what's been going on:

- Last week I was at a huge conference in San Francisco which was fun. Not only did I get a night out at the "appreciation event" which included a concert including Psychedelic Furs, Seal, and Elvis Costello (the other choice was Gin Blossoms, Alan Jackson, and UB40). But, my best friend from grade school actually recognized me and so we now have each other's contact info. How great is that. I'm really amazed that she recognized me and hope I've changed since 8th grade (about 25 years ago!). Even though I was able to stay at home in my bed, commuting into the city each day was exhausting and am glad to be back at my desk this week.

- The child got another cold this weekend. Luckily this one wasn't too bad, but he's really great about telling us when he's "sick" by pointing at his nose and saying "sick". I hate that he has a cold, but just think it's adorable how he's able to let us know.

- Andrei's really talking a lot more enough that others will notice. He's up to 3-4 word sentences and actually tells a story that makes sense to Steve and me. His articulation needs some improvement, but he's moving right along.

- Our one year post-placement visit is coming due. I can't believe that it's been almost a year since we made our court trip. We're busy gathering pictures and the other information our homestudy agency

Speaking of one year, here's a picture of Andrei trying on his snowsuit. When we picked him up, this was big on him and now it barely fits. We're amazed at how much he's grown.



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Originally uploaded by yorkiemom