We went out with friends on Friday night.
While we waited for our table at Serendipity, we walked down the street to Dylan's Candy Bar.
One of my friends decided to have some sourpatch kids.
I watched in horror as he haphazardly popped two or three in his mouth at a time.
I explained to him that there was a right way to eat sourpatch kids- that you must savor them.
He argued that there are "different" ways of doing things. That people have different "opinions".
And then in a feable attempt to prove me wrong, he shoved all of his remaining sourpatch kids in his mouth.

Dammit people!- there is a right and a wrong way to do things, and that's just WRONG.
I'm still twitching.

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Tracy made this picture for me.
(The picture was too wide to post here, so you'll have to click on the link.)

If you don't get it, watch this.

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I went to the docotor today because I was having some shooting pains.
It turns out that the pain was just from my uterus expanding so rapidly.
I had an awesome sonogram. The baby was moving around and the heartbeat was strong.

If you click on the picture you'll see notes explaining what you're looking at.
This is the farthest I've ever gotten in a pregnancy.

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No, I have not dropped off the face of the earth. I am in Pennsylvania. My mom decided that while driving to work on Saturday it would be a good idea to pass out and drive off the road. She's fine, but she's been in the hospital (and I've been here with her) since then. They have run a million tests. I am tired. She's coming home today, and I'm probably going home tomorrow and then I can resume my normal routine of wasting hours in front of the computer.

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If you are pregnant (especially if you have lost previous pregnancies) it is NOT a good idea to read an article about C-section rates, forcep use, and infant mortality right before you go to sleep.

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So, yesterday I was on the phone with Duchess. I walked in to my bedroom to start packing for my trip and there was a LARGE explosion that shook my building I looked out the window and saw a huge fireball and realized immediately that a plane had hit the building across the street from me. I watched in horror for a second as windows blew out and burnt pieces of paper started flying through the air.
I proceeded to freak out. I must say I am quite disappointed in my reaction. I basically hung up on poor Duchess and started to hysterically cry. (I called her back about ten minutes later to explain what was going on, but still- can you imagine being on the phone with your friend and all of a sudden they freak out and say "A PLANE JUST HIT THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME! I HAVE TO GO!"?)
I dialed 911 several times with shakey hands but I couldn't get through.
I was watching the building. Watching the smoke get worse. And it occurred to me that I should stop watching in case people started jumping.
Then the phone started ringing. Both my home phone and my cell phone rang all day. I must say my friends could not be more awesome. They called and emailed all day to check on me. Some even called several times. They knew I was alone yesterday (The husband was on call last night). They knew what it must have been like for me to see a plane fly into a building. They didn't judge me or say I was over-reacting when they called and I was sobbing. And they kept calling me until 10pm last night. They offered up their offices and apartments. I love them all.
It didn't occur to me to leave until the smoke started to get very think and black and I could smell the fumes. Being pregnant put a whole new spin on the situation. I took a 2 minute shower to wash of all of the nervous sweat. Then I went down to the 16th floor to my friends' apartment (I live on the 32nd floor). By this time the smoke had calmed down so I went across the street to the hospital just so I could give my husband a hug.
Once I found out it was an accident I felt 100 times better. I can't say I didn't have bad dreams last night, but I'm feeling much better today.

In a few hours I leave for my trip to Chicago and Indianapolis.

Along the way I will meet up with Bucky, Jessica Rabbit, Nick, Melissa, and Schnozz.
It's going to be a blogger festival!

Thanks to the new laptop I should be able to check in from time to time.

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1) I'm leaving for Chicago on Thursday. The husband has a conference, so I'm tagging along.
If you've ever been to chicago I'd love some suggestions on places to go, things to see, and restaurants (keeping in mind that we are vegetarians).

2) We have our next sonogram this afternoon. Last time all of your good vibes seemed to work, so please send some more this way.

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The sonogram was perfect!

Baby had a strong heart beat!

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Thanks to my mother-in-law and my husband's work allowance.

It will be used mostly for the research my husband will be doing, but I will cherish what little time I have with it.

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So, um, apparently I'm a photographer now. I thought it was pretty cool when a couple of my pictures were featured in the Style Section of The New York Times, the German magazine Max, and several websites, but then I was chosen to be a part of Nikon's new national ad campaign for their new camera, the D80:

I can not even begin to describe what an honor this is.

Starting tomorrow (October 4th) one of my photographs will also be featured on their website. * I just found out that it might be a couple of more days before my picture is on the website.

I've also been doing some head shot/portrait type stuff, including pictures for Heather.

It is so wonderful to be recognized for something that you are so passionate about.

*Update- If you are interested in seeing the ad in person, here is a list of the magazines it is running in:

Shutterbug
Outdoor Photographer
Pc Photo
Popular Photography
Demystifiying Digital
Popular Science
PC World
MacWorld
Family Fun
Parents
T&L Family
National Geographic
National Geographic Adventurer
National Geographic Traveler
Outside
Travel & Leisure
Newsweek
Time
US News & World Report
People

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