December

Well, I've officially got a belly now. I'm sure that people who don't know me can't tell at all yet, but I think that people who know me will notice something different -- and certainly by Christmas. It just appeared last week on Thursday. Wednesday, nothing, Thursday, definately pregnant. So that's exciting.

We're just about to mail out our Christmas letters and had fun this weekend painting ornaments -- we might even go to get more, Dave really liked doing it. In other news, our friend Cole is in town for the final bits of her schooling at MSU which is exciting (she was the first official person to touch my belly--she said it was firm so, naturally, I spent all night poking myself and asking David if it really was :)

AND, the really exciting news which I realize I haven't yet reported is that Aspen and Josh are engaged!!! He asked her on a surprise trip to, get this, London! The proposal sounded very sweet and the ring sounds HUGE! I can't wait to see it at Christmas. They were originally thinking about waiting to get married in 2006 but have bumped it up to this August! Yikes! I'm so excited to see her all dolled up and getting married! -- and I've been asked to be a bride's maid/matron... wow, that's weird, I'm a matron. Hopefully my saggy belly will look ok in whatever dress she picks out. I'm a little nervous about picking a size -- but surely someone can advise me :) I talked to her yesterday and she's thinking about a reddish color which I think will be nice -- David always likes me in red and Aspen will look fabulous flanked in red. I'm glad she's thinking about a bright color. She is also going to be around this summer now which is great because I've missed her while she's been at med-school.

I don't really have much else to report -- I'm ready for a little break here at work, it's been pretty busy and I'm super tired all the time. Hoping for a nap today. Keep in touch! :)