Monday, April 09, 2007

What's in the water?!

Is everyone around me having babies or what?

Two of the girls in my small group are expecting. My sister-in-law had a baby girl two and a half weeks ago. Two of the girls at work are expecting, too. And I just got an email from one of my high school buddies announcing the birth of his daughter last Thursday.

Maybe it's just that I'm at the age now when all my friends are starting to have families of their own, but it sure seems to be epidemic right now. Instead of talking about books and movies and going out to eat, now conversation revolves around little people and the things they do (and parents really are uninhibited when they're talking about kids...there is nothing they won't say) and we go over to people's houses. Life is just...different...now. Not in a bad way, though.

And all those babies are cute, especially since nobody's asked me to change a diaper yet. :)

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Lions and tigers and...parents, oh my

My mom and dad are in town this weekend for a brief visit, so we've been spending Quality Parental Time.

Things for Which I Am Profoundly Grateful:
1. My parents and my in-laws get along well with each other. We all had lunch together today, and it was really fun.

2. My parents respect our space. Seriously, they're good guests, and I gather from some of my friends that parents don't always make good company in their children's homes.

3. That the older I get, the more I truly enjoy spending time with my parents. I don't feel obligated to spend time with them; I look for ways we can get to spend time together, and so do they.

4. My husband is a gracious and generous host. Just the way that things are, his family is all in town, and my family is all out-of-town. Way out of town. So when they do come to visit, they stay with us, which can be pretty intense -- people you don't see very often and then when you do see them, it's a 24-7 sort of visit. And bless his heart, he just rolls with everything and has a good time. He tells me that he enjoys my family. That's true love for you right there.