misc

it's been a good holiday weekend. some relatively random thoughts:

we had fun at the "pops in the park" but were surprised how short the fireworks show was. it was about 7 minutes. although it was pretty much non-stop during those minutes, it ended quite abruptly. it was good to hang out with the stavens there, who are finally back in town.

we can't help but throw a little party now and then. on Sunday we had many of the usual folks over, including the stavens, who hopefully will become part of the usuals. I made salsa from garden tomatos and jalepenos, and it was mmm-mmm good. so was michelle's spinach dip, and sarah's blackberry pie. we also played cranium, danced with sparklers, and watched a very nice fireworks show from our street. we're not sure if it was it Rock City or perhaps fairyland, but it was a better show than at the park.

we found our Settlers pieces!!! they were hiding behind some books on our shelf. our theory is that back during Cabin Matey Thanksgiving, the girls were sick of the boys playing the game all the time, so they hid the pieces and didnt bother to tell us. at least I found them before I ordered new ones.

soon we'll go to our last Bradley childbirth class. we've enjoyed getting to know some of our classmates, and hopefully we can keep in touch with a little listserv I've set up for us. we've learned a ton, but only God knows how it will all work out. we'll see in about a month!!