never go home

I just finished up a fun long weekend with the four generations of men in Kansas.  We toured parts of Hutchinson, Lawrence, Prairie Village, and Kansas City!  More photos and highlights to come.

I am finished with my first year of grad school!   Now time for weddings…and a baby!

We watched KU beat Memphis tonight with our Kansas friends.  It was an emotional game and E got to work on her calm breathing techniques in between lots of worrying and some loud cheers.
E & I have caught the March Madness so many times to no avail and finally it all paid off!  A Lawrence, [...]

 A collection of KU paraphernalia arrived on our doorstep this afternoon:

The smallest shirt is the perfect size for Mr. Squirrel:

We are watching the game tonight with fellow Kansans in an undisclosed location (not in Chapel Hill).

In case you were wondering what team I will be rooting for in the Final Four…it will be, of course, KU.  I’ve actually attended several UNC games and rooted for them now that I am an attendee but this week I am wearing my, “Once a Jayhawk, Always a Jayhawk” pin and trying to explain [...]

E & I like how people are starting to come to us rather than us having to go traveling these days.  This past weekend our KC friends David and Jennifer came to visit on their tour of the south.  We watched lots of basketball, had some great meals, and also found an excuse to make [...]

Sorry for the mug shot pose but the belly is hard to capture–she is at 22 weeks in this photo, I think.  E & I could see movement on her belly as the baby was kicking last night!

I forgot to mention the Dean in Dean & Britta led Luna and Galaxie 500 and Britta was the singing voice for Jem:

Just a quick update to say E is doing well and Rufus is doing lots of growing and some moving around…I can actually feel weird Alien-type movements coming from Ellen’s belly occasionally! We’re told that Rufus is just under a pound and is around the length of a banana.
This past week we went to [...]