Cars, Weddings, Festivals, and Baby Updates

The days have been flying by lately, and sometimes we wish that time would just stand still for awhile. So much has been going on at once that we decided to cram it all into one blog post. This could take awhile, so grab a cup of coffee...... =)

Cars:
The time has come friends...... we have decided to put our vehicle up for sale. It’s something Jen has been contemplating doing since last summer, but finally got the initiative to do THIS summer. We’ve been a 3-car family for as long as we can remember, so being without that extra car for awhile will be a bit of a change for us - IF we can get it sold. (Jen is also going to miss that XM radio!) Our other cars are a bit older than this car, but as well as we’ve maintained them, they should be good to go for another 10 years or so! Anyways, we digress...... Why are we selling a perfectly good car, you ask? The reason is simple. Jen just gets the urge to get a new car every 3 years or so - she gets bored and wants something new. It’s a great car in excellent condition, and anyone would be lucky to own it. We’re praying it sells quickly so we can save up and put a nice sized down-payment on our next car! We have a few vehicles in mind, one that stands out more above the others, but we’ll let you know what we end up with. ;) We have it listed on Auto Trader. If you are interested in the information for yourself or for a friend, click here for the website.

Weddings:
As most of you know, Brian got married on July 26th. It was a beautiful day and a gorgeous wedding. We’ve never been to a more perfect/elegant wedding in all of our lives. It was so exquisite! Brian looked just as handsome as ever, and Becca looked absolutely stunning. The whole morning we spent choking back tears, and when we all saw Brian lose it when Becca walked down the aisle, none of us could hold them back any longer. (Yes, even the groomsmen all had tears in their eyes.) Becca did great though, she held it together the whole day! All of the pictures will eventually be ready and we hope to get a copy of them on a CD so we can post some of them later. For now, we’ll leave you in suspense. =)

Festivals:
This past Sunday, we went to the Renaissance Festival! We had a great time milling around, visiting the various booths and eating our much anticipated turkey legs for lunch. It was a fun experience that Jen and her family had never done before. Greg had been in the past, but he had more fun experiencing it with Jen. ;)

Baby Updates:
The monthly checkup went great today. Baby and Jen got a clean bill of health. (Jen is now almost 19 weeks along!) The heartbeat is still going strong too! At Jen’s doctor’s appointment today, her doctor said it was 150 beats per min. Wow! Go baby go! =) We get to find out the baby’s sex in a couple of weeks too. Exciting, huh? It will be nice to start calling the baby a “he” or a “she.” It will also be nice to settle a bet that’s been going on between Mom Kelly and Greg. ;)

Jen’s cravings thus far: Fruit (lots of it!), Bean Burrito’s from Taco Bell, and Starbucks Mocha’s on the rocks.

Jen’s aversions thus far: Homemade green salads (homemade being the key here)

Jen’s physical condition: Tired? Yes. Exhausted actually. Mostly in the early to late evenings. She also still isn’t very big and people ask her all the time if she’s sure she’s pregnant