Getting Ready

This weekend Henry and I both had Friday off, so we spent some of that extra time on finally finishing the nursery. It has been in a state of near completion for weeks now, and while I still have a couple small projects I want to do, it is now more or less finished. So here are some pictures of the finished product. (The coloring in the first couple pictures is a little off due to lighting)

The nursery from the doorway.

The other side of the room.

This is a more accurate depiction of the wall color. I finally made the crib skirt this weekend after putting it off for almost a month. And yes, that is a tree on the wall above the crib (we had someone asking us what it was).

Changing table, Dr. Seuss pictures, and the great blanket made by Tana.

Henson James Lopez

I know we are still supposed to have four weeks till his arrival, but it's a relief to have pretty much everything ready now. This long weekend came at the perfect time.

Curses, Foiled Again!

I had the very best of intentions to catch up on our blog this past weekend. I had pictures from Henry’s triathlon and of the almost finished nursery, and I was going to spend the afternoon diligently posting. Normally my sporadic posting is entirely my own fault, but for once I am innocent. Technology failed me.

I switched on our laptop and headed into the kitchen to clean while it booted up. About 10 minutes later I went back to the desk to sign in, figuring it would be ready, and was greeted with what no computer owner wants to see; a completely black screen and a slow but constant humming sound. The power light was on, the battery charging light was on, but the screen was blank. After a few failed attempts to make it do something, I finally gave in. Our trusty lappy, who has been with us since our last year of undergrad, has given up.

So we are currently without a computer, and therefore without access to any of the pictures I intended to share, so this will be a text only post. I apologize for the lack of visual stimulation.

First things first, Henry completed the Rumpus in Bumpass Triathlon! (*Imagine a great picture of him crossing the finish line here*). The weather was absolutely foul. We got to the lake that morning and it was pouring rain and cold. For a while it looked like there would have to be a delay for the swim, but it calmed down enough that everything started on time. The swim was in the lake (which was not particularly calm that day due to the weather), and the bike and the run were on the windy country roads that surrounded it. Henry finished in what I think was great time, through all of the rain and mud and wet slippery grass. He is now officially a tri-athlete!

The rest of my items to post are really best represented through images, so I will do a quick rundown of what else has been going on, and possibly update with pictures later.
1. Henry spend Easter weekend in El Paso, TX visiting his sister. While he was there he got to visit the white sand beaches in New Mexico.
2. We are nearing completion on getting the nursery ready. It is now painted, the wall decal is over the crib, the shelf is over the changing table, his initials are painted and on the shelf, and one of the three pictures has been framed in a newly re-painted frame and hung on the wall. Once we can find a chair that will fit we will be able to finish it once and for all. (So if anyone comes across a comfortable, yet relatively small arm chair, let us know. I am not opposed to re-covering it myself)
3. Spring is here! Ok, I know it's been spring for a while, but it really feels like it now. Our rose bushes are blooming, and Alexandria is a buzz with activity once again. The farmers market has fresh local veggies, the library just had their book sale, and the school just had their big flee market. The best thing, we can walk to all of it.

So there is my bland and imageless recap for the last month. If you read this far, I commend you for your patience. Hopefully by the time I next post I will have a computer again and have access to my files/photos.