she's gonna be a soccer player

so the baby is crazy moving. i'm sure she's been doing this the entire time, she's just now big enough that i REALLY feel it. like, keep me up at night feel it. its kind of the best part of this whole pregnancy thing. actually the best is realizing she already has dad's stubborn "you can't make me" attitude b/c she refuses to move when i say "jack, look! feel!".
i ordered some fabric from the far far away heather ross line that i talked about in the last post. not in exactly the colors i wanted (i really wanted the blue themed unicorns), but went with the orange. why force my love of blue on poppy? as long as its not pink - which i will force. so i got the orange theme. now i just need to quilt it together and find a good, soft pillow to cover.
katie's back in town!! yea! unfortunately for oliver that means no more mia, but fortunately for us that means far less dog hair throughout the house. and i got an awesome tea set from katie that i absolutely love as a thank you. thank you, katie. i've missed you!
i've set a time and date (and place) for my final defense...duh duh duh...... its kind of a relief to have a definite end but also a major stress to have a time limit. so unfortunately i will be writing during most of my free time. luckily, i have a lot written and a lot organized so hopefully i will pull this off. i'm a little nervous about defending and being 37 weeks pregnant but hopefully i'll get lots of sympathy. i'm not too proud to get some pregnancy sympathy, as long as i pass!
my little brother got married this weekend - the bride looked absolutely beautiful of course. and they both looked incredibly happy. highlights: alec's best man speech, mushroom shaped potatoes, my dad dancing with alec's new girlfriend, some chick's dress falling off, another chick falling on her ass with her legs straight up in the air after slipping on the beer she spilled, my mom almost leaving the bathroom with her dress tucked into her underwear. is it terrible that my highlights mostly involve others' misfortunes/embarrassments? nah. those are the funny parts! congrats andrew and em!