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| Heather's rendition of the Lonely Mountain! |
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| My version of a balrog, |
Friday, October 31, 2014
Pumpkins!
Happy Halloween! Heather and I have decided to start a tradition of doing neat pumpkins. "Neat" being something besides that standard toothy smile and two eyes. Heather really wanted to try to do Smaug/the Lonely Mountain this year so I decided to do a Middle Earth theme as well. Unfortunately we are pretty sure that lighted pumpkins are against our neighborhood's rules because ours were the only ones out tonight... We lit ours long enough to take pictures and show the kids next door.
Heather did two sides of her pumpkin. The second was a home from the Shire but she wasn't as pleased with it.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
It's a Boy!
First things first, yes, Heather is pregnant with a baby boy! She is 20 weeks along and we are super excited. We just found out the gender this past week. It was a fun ultrasound, our son was curled into a ball and would not straighten out so the tech could measure his length. She even tried poking Heather's belly and rubbing vigorously with the ultrasound receiver/emitter (whatever its called). He was unmoved. They were able to estimate his weight and I'm proud to say that he is exactly average! I know with our genes there isn't much chance of that continuing throughout his life but I can hope.
Heather is still working in Raleigh as an RD at a retirement community/nursing home. She enjoys getting to know her patients and her coworkers. It has been a little difficult because most of her patients are at the end of their lives and Heather has seen several pass away. It makes her sad and wish she could do more but she takes comfort in knowing that death is not the end.
I recently scheduled my preliminary oral defense for November 3rd. I'm pretty stoked because 1) I might get an increased stipend once I finish it, 2) it puts me in a position to finish my degree quicker than average. I have one paper in the works and in the next week or two I should finish up a study that will provide enough data to write a second paper.
On Wednesday Heather's parents drove up to our house on their way to our niece's wedding in Washington D.C. We rode up there with them on Thursday, the ceremony was on Friday morning. I had never been to the Washington D.C. temple before. It is really beautiful. We say the lights come on Thursday night while we walked the grounds, it was impressive. I love the peace the temple brings into my life.
Heather is still working in Raleigh as an RD at a retirement community/nursing home. She enjoys getting to know her patients and her coworkers. It has been a little difficult because most of her patients are at the end of their lives and Heather has seen several pass away. It makes her sad and wish she could do more but she takes comfort in knowing that death is not the end.
I recently scheduled my preliminary oral defense for November 3rd. I'm pretty stoked because 1) I might get an increased stipend once I finish it, 2) it puts me in a position to finish my degree quicker than average. I have one paper in the works and in the next week or two I should finish up a study that will provide enough data to write a second paper.
On Wednesday Heather's parents drove up to our house on their way to our niece's wedding in Washington D.C. We rode up there with them on Thursday, the ceremony was on Friday morning. I had never been to the Washington D.C. temple before. It is really beautiful. We say the lights come on Thursday night while we walked the grounds, it was impressive. I love the peace the temple brings into my life.
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| At the Washington D.C. temple. |
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