it has been a long time.

last time i wrote, i was about to begin my new job. now, i have worked there for more than three months, and i really like it. i work with three very nice women. sometimes, i feel like we could be "The Golden Girls" or "The View" or something, because we are all very alike and simultaneously very different. the job has been quite a learning experience. it is so different from anything i have ever done. but it works out so well for me, because the hours are flexible, and i never take work home with me, and i am off nights and weekends so that sometimes i get to see my husband, which is nice.

married life is better than i ever thought it would be. nick is amazing. he loves me more every day, and he is so good at letting me know it. and although i love him more every day too, i am horrible at letting him know how much he is appreciated (...unless he can translate my over-the-top ocd rants to genuine love and affection...) it is still sometimes hard to believe that we are here together, but we are. obviously, we have our moments, but they are few and far between. it has been an amazing journey. we are great.

as for nick's job. well, they have had a less than stellar season overall. there have been some big plays and stellar moments, and every week they look better, but it has been tough. they are 2-6 with two games left.

besides that, there is not much else to report...oh wait, unless you count the fact that Nick and i are expecting our first baby on June 28. we are so excited and feel so blessed. Nick was inspired by some parents we saw on "Oprah" to start a baby blog, so we did. i have to share the best story. when we found out i was pregnant, i couldn't wait to tell my 4-year-old nephew, Nathan. he has two younger siblings, so i knew he would get the idea, and he always has the best "excited" reactions. so i called, and asked to speak with him. he got on the phone, and i told him that we were going to have a baby, and i asked if he thought it should be a boy or a girl. he said that it should be a boy. then, i asked him, if it is a boy, what should we name him? he thought about it for a very long time, so long, in fact, that i told him he could think about it and tell me later. he said no, thought about it for another minute and said proudly and enthusiastically, "You should call him 'hamster.'" so, we do. how can you argue with a four-year-old who is that cute? you can't.

ok, so we will try to do better than we have to keep you filled in.