Preggers belly finally

Annie has been asking for pics of the belly -- and we hadn't even taken any up to this point. Then of course with mothers day our moms were asking. Anyway, we took a few last night so you all can see the growing belly.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Michael darling. You are the best husband ever! It has been two wonderful years and every day I love you more.

P.S. I love my new bonzai tree!

Art for Baby

My first art project for the new baby is done. I wanted to create two separate pieces that can be framed and hung side by side. There is something about being pregnant that brings out my creative side. Plus it's about the only activity that I could handle during the first trimester while I was so sick.

The two together:

Introducing Baby Featherstone

Yes Erin is preggers. As of today, she is 12 weeks. The baby is due Oct 16th. So exciting! We're still going to London this summer. We just can't go to any cow farms.

3/31/08

So Erin and I took a trip to Utah for my spring break last week, and I was able to get in a couple of days of skiing at Snowbird. Monday, 3/31/08, will go down in my personal history as one of the most amazing ski days of my entire life. Let me tell you about it...

That morning, I woke up and checked the ski report: the 'Bird had gotten over 12" overnight. At one point, it was snowing 4" an hour...in other words, HEAVY. Erin wasn't feeling well and my bros had to work, so I headed up by myself. I headed up to the canyon and parked in the first entrance. I jumped out of the car and headed straight to the top of Little Cloud, getting to the top around 9:30 or so. Just then, I saw a couple of ski patrollers dropping the ropes on Mineral Basin. I thought I was dreaming: there I stood, at the top of Mineral Basin, with not a single track in front of me. I dropped right off the top. After getting the easy first tracks at the top of Mineral, I worked the lines off of Powder Paradise at the far end.

Just as I was headed over to get another run in at Powder Paradise, the patrol dropped the ropes on Bookends, at the extreme far end of Mineral. I couldn't believe it. I was about the 4th or 5th person in there; it gets really deep over there because of how it faces and because of how the mountain is shaped. You really have to work for those turns--the traverse is pretty long and so it keeps the faint of heart out. The snow was amazing.

After a few runs in the Bookends I was getting sick of the long traverse and Mineral was pretty much tracked out, and figured I'd go check out the Cirque. Just as I got to the top of Mineral, though, the patrol dropped the ropes on Little Cloud bowl. I knew then I HAD to be dreaming...it was too perfect. I made a bee line for the traverse and dropped in right off the top--first tracks AGAIN.

After that first run, I got in a few more laps in the bowl underneath the Sisters and didn't cross another track--all I had to do was go a few more feet on the traverse and I'd have fresh pow in front of me.

My legs finally gave out around 2:30. I knew it was time to go when I was cruising down Big Emma after grabbing a quick, late lunch and my right leg cramped up and wouldn't move. Living in the Midwest has made me soft, I guess.

About the pics: I just happened to be in a few of the same areas that the Snowbird Action Powder Shots photo people were working in, and I pulled these off their website. They can't expect me to pay $19.95 for a 5x7 when I can take these low-quality jpegs off the website for free...

Jane Austen

I am in the middle of Mansfield Park right now, and M & I just watched Becoming Jane last night. As a result, I only thought it fitting to post my results from the Jane Austen quiz. Now I need to go back and read Emma again.

Take the Quiz here!

Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust

Hello everyone, Mike here again, writing my second blog post...

So I made a final decision for the summer--and Barclays in London it is! This Barclay's spot is a perfect fit for my career aspirations and Erin and I are both very excited. We can't wait for our summer adventure...

Mahalo Hawai'i

We just got back from Hawaii for Annie's wedding. It was such a fun week! We didn't want to come back home. The wedding turned out so beautiful.

Karey's pictures are awesome. Check them out here: http://kareymichelle.blogspot.com/

These are our own ghetto point-and-shoot pictures below.

Congratulations Annie and Dan!

Blessed beyond reason.

Everybody has been asking us where Mike is interning this summer.

The answer still is "I don't know."

BUT

Mike just called to say his interview with Barclays Bank in London went well and they offered him the job on the spot. I can't even believe it. I think I started crying... okay, I know I started crying. Thanks to Heavenly Father for blessing Mike with this intership offer. What a blessing.

Mike has more interviews in the next week so more to come.

New job, same desk

Due to the major reorganization going on in my little HP world right now, I now have a new job--moved from client management to sales ops--and I love it. This new job has so much potential.

Of course I'm still with HP, so I still work from the same 'ol home office. No surprises there. Everything at HP is pretty virtual.

Yey for new jobs.