recent events and a request

let me see, what have i done in the past few days? without school/work to keep me straight, i have no idea what day or date it is, nor can i seem to recall what has happened, but i shall do my best.

this week, i have been enjoying returning health and time to recuperate. i decided this break not to work at the vet, and it has certainly been the right choice for me. though i miss working there, i needed this time to catch my breath. and speaking of breathing, last night's yoga class totally kicked my butt. not only was class challenging and rigorous, but i certainly feel it today! that was one class that did not need to be followed by more cardio! after class, i went grocery shopping (and bought the entire store) and then came back and made an exciting dinner for the two of us. in addition to a fun wine with some whole wheat baguette and brie, i made rosemary baked mahi mahi, mashed potatoes, and fresh steamed brussel sprouts. it was a very tasty, and hopefully pretty healthy dinner.

andrew had today off, so we tried to take advantage of it and get some chores accomplished. after meeting jessi and norm for lunch at neomonde, we headed to the state employees credit union to try to find out about financing for a home loan and perhaps refinancing the tank. the loan officer told us about what i'd figured for a ballpark figure, which means no land for us and beginning with a starter house. i guess this is a good plan anyway since we're not sure where our jobs will lead us locationally, and it's probably best not to be tied down. interestingly enough though, we found out that secu doesn't do financing on homes with more than 10 acres of land - weird huh? or maybe it's that they don't do 100% on over 10 acres, but either way, that seems like sort of a strange guideline. after taking care of all that banking stuff, we came home and hung out for a while until...
i cut andrew's hair again! this time, i'm actually pretty pleased with the outcome. aside from missing his longish locks, and the one strange chunk that i accidentally cut off, i think this haircut is a great improvement. andrew seems fond of it too, so i'm excited.

after that, we went to dinner at ted's in durham and watched duke almost lose to some random 15 seed team - that would have totally screwed my bracket. then we stopped by sean and josh's place for a while to hang out. it was great to see and chat with them again, but i'm sure andrew's highlight of the night was...
on western, where a car had apparently destroyed a fire hydrant, and water was gushing into the road. all this during a drought... made for a pretty cool picture though! you can even see how the blue lights from the police car cast a reflection and show the shadow of the officers trying to fix it in the spout. the water shot a good 20-30ft in the air! ...andrew and i see the strangest things when heading home from friends' houses.

most importantly though, earlier this week my cousin michelle had her first boy baby, and at a hefty 9lbs 9oz, chase richard northam made his way into this world. i had planned to go down to beaufort, sc to visit the whole family, but chase has been having problems and is in the nicu currently. they are not sure yet if he will be moved to the cardiac specialist in charleston or if his problems (seems to be a problem oxygenating his blood) will go away on their own. either way, my plans have been canceled, and michelle asks that all of you who are praying people, please pray for the doctors to know how to help chase, and that his tiny baby body will be healed. thanks, all.