To Do List for October and November:

x Move from Grand Rapids to Nashville
x Have USPS forward mail to my new address
x Reacclamate to doing my own dishes and laundry
x Tackle new hospital system
x Peds Surgery rotation at Vanderbilt
x Take Boards
x Find reliable childcare for Pooplet
x Help provider of reliable childcare for Pooplet move in with us
x Campaign for Vanderbilt peds residency interview, call in favors with surgeons
x Get much sought-after invitation for Vanderbilt interview
x Schedule Vanderbilt interview (January 30th!)
x Plan Wedding
x Realize that some of the most important online wedding purchases hadn't arrived up in Michigan yet
x Realize that both expected packages were sent USPS to my Michigan address, subject to same mail forward
x Have tantrum
x Visit post offices in Nashville to track down packages
x Set up elaborate plan to have packages overnighted to Michigan should they arrive after our departure
x Resolve myself to plan for the worst: no flower hairpiece, no flowers for Pooplet, no veil
x Parent the always lively Pooplet McFussikins in the evenings until she collapses into bed
x Collapse into bed myself
__Drive to Michigan
__Hope parents don't drive me crazy
__Attempt to center myself and find happy place in the midst of the chaos
__Remember how wonderful it is to be marrying Master Tony
__Get married!

YouTube of the Week

For Master Tony!

NOW It's Official

Surprise! Little Isabella's here!

Born May 22 at 5:02 am at 36 weeks and 5 days gestation, she was just over 3 weeks early! She weighed 5 lbs and 6 oz. and is wonderfully healthy.

Labor and delivery took all of 4 hours!

She and I are doing great. Thanks everyone for all the well wishes and congrats!

Pic of the Day

There will never be such a thing as enough time.

Pic of the Day

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

For the morning sun in all it's glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that's what you do.

There's a love less defined,
And it's yours and it's mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To The One, to The One.

Hacked!

Who could it be now?

PIC OF THE DAY

When Master Tony says "I do," he'll be doing for the rest of his life. And that starts with no more spider-candle.

Pic of the Day

What Nashville adventures lie in store for Mistress Angela this week?

Pic & Lyrics of the Day

Mushaboom
by Feist

Helping the kids out of their coats
But wait the babies haven't been born oh
Unpacking the bags and setting up
And planting lilacs and buttercups oh

But in the meantime we've got it hard
Second floor living without a yard
It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay

Old dirt road,
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
knee deep snow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
o-o-o-o-old

I got a man to stick it out
And make a home from a rented house oh
And we'll collect the moments one by one
I guess that's how the future's done oh

How many acres, how much light
Tucked in the woods and out of sight
Talk to the neighbours and tip my cap
On a little road barely on the map

Old dirt road,
mushaboom, mushaboom)
knee deep snow
mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow,
mushaboom, mushaboom)
o-o-o-o-old
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Old dirt road rambling rose
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Well I'm Sold...

Pic of the Day

Neither pesky write-ups
Nor anal residents
Nor sore tummies
Nor sleep deprivation
may disturb my sense of giddiness this week.

Master Tony's coming to town!

Pic of the Day

Every creature under the sun looks innocent when it sleeps.

Pic of the Day

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Weekend Full of Suprises

This weekend easily slid into the top spot on my all-time greatest life moments countdown. We found out we're having a baby girl (we'd guessed boy the whole time) and shortly after the ultrasound, Master Tony proposed in the kitchen at his parents' house. It was lovely, as is my new band of (white) gold. The blue sapphires on either side make this ring a perfect blend of classic and unusual, better than I could've ever thought up on my own. Just like us.

Holidaying in Tennessee

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Christmas Approaches

I'm nearly finished with family med! The last month of outpatient actually went pretty fast. It was a great month. Tomorrow's off for studying. Exam Friday. Then Master Tony comes to town. And I'll even get to see Miss Jackie Sunday night. Then, after the holiday, it's off to Nashville til Jan. 6.

Feliz Navidad!

Thankful Me

There certainly are plenty of things to be thankful for. Somewhere near the top of my list? A boyfriend that cooks the best Thanksgiving lasagna on the planet Earth.

Darchive of the Week

Every once in a while, I substitute for Master Tony's presence by surfing the Darchives. He's been blogging since '03, so there are plenty to explore. Tonight I went back and found this classic Tondar gem. ^_^

Pics of the Day

Pic of the Day

Yours truly, Dar & Callista (KH class of '00) out at the Cambridge House in GR.

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