September 21...

Getting the hang of this!

I am still getting the hang of this blog thing, but one thing I don't quite understand... Why the Pulte Homes sticker is still up and why there is a duplicate of the cats? I found where the files are listed on my admin site and deleted them but they are still there. I don't get it. Anyway, please ignore them.

In other not so important news, I have already signed up for a few triathlons this year! Memphis In May, The Grandman Triathlon, and the C.A.T.S. Half. They are spread out through the summer, but MIM is right around the corner. Autumn should have a blast - getting up early to come sit out in the sun and watch people drink beer and eat loads of food. Come join her, she'll tell you the "scenery" is great!

Check out the new links over on the left... Beau and Karen are getting married!

It's in the water!

No baby updates of consequence. Autumn is starting to lose the nasuea. It is still there some, but apparently not so much. Nothing a grilled cheese sandwich hasn't been able to cure. I toyed with the idea of not finding out the baby's sex. That didn't last long at all. AND, we think we have some names picked out. Taking a cue from Ginger and Josh, we may just keep the final name under wraps until the young one gets here.

Just this week, I have heard from three other friends that they are pregnant! Clay and Liz Sparrow called with the news on Sunday. Clay and Victoria Pendergrass from Dallas are due September 12. And Rasmus and Signe Elverdam are having a child in the fall, also! I mentioned that our neighbors, Chris and Lisa, are due September 11 - SO - there is a big opportunity for a playgroup here pretty soon! If you don't know Clay P., you should check out some of his music and art at www.claysounds.com.

I have the house all to myself this weekend, it's gonna be a party. So much that I bet I'll be in bed by 10:00 Friday AND Saturday! Autumn is off to Fairhope to the Arts Festival and plans to come back next Tuesday. I have some things I need to work on, but plan to be pretty low key and watch some basketball and get some projects finished. Oh yeah, I just had to include this picture... She was a spectator at the Havana City, Cuba Marathon this past November. I wonder if that cigar is Dominican or Honduran?

12 Weeks

We had our 12 week checkup and everything seems to be fine. No ultrasound but we did get to hear the baby's heartbeat - a whopping 162 bpm! Autumn is getting out of the first trimester so I understand things should begin to get a little better, i.e. nausea, headaches, just generally feeling icky. That will be nice, for her. We are beginning to settle on names and I am thinking about not finding out what the baby's sex is until it is born. I doubt I can contain myself that long, I have to know.

Peace, Chris

Five Time Finisher...

I said I wouldn't turn this into a running blog... But it is news...

The overall results give me 4:01:39. It may go down a little bit, maybe 20 seconds when they factor in my chip time. Either way, I am glad to have #5 under my belt! It was a beautiful day, couldn't have asked for better weather. For such a small marathon, there was a ton of crowd support - INCLUDING Candace, Terry, Kristin, Brandon, Dad, Ashton, Bubba, and Autumn. They were great, especially with the Pringles and Advil at the top of the hill at 17. Man, I don't think the Kenyan's had better road support than me!

So, it was a great weekend. We stayed with Candace and Terry in Little Rock and got a good chance to catch up with them. We also got to spend some time with Brandon and Kristin, which was great. Ashton and Bubba were great cheerleaders Sunday, too! Here is a picture of them, still going strong, after the race. Oh yeah, the world's largest finisher's medal is slumping me over there. That is the LR Marathon's claim to fame, besides all those freakin' hills!

After the race we went to US Pizza and had lunch. Bubba kept looking at me and saying, "Good job, Uncle Chris!" It made me feel good. And, of course, Ashton made me a victory drawing and I feel inclined to share.

It was a great weekend and I really appreciate everyone coming out and standing around to watch me hobble by and collect another finisher's medal!

On the road again...

Well, before we head out to Little Rock, I wanted to send out a little update. Autumn is moving in to her office! It is still a mess but things are being moved in. Organization comes after we get the bars on the windows. Here are pictures of the office and the Pillow-McIntyre House down in Victorian Village.

Neat, huh!

On another note, I wanted to finally show the finished, shiny floor in the nursery.

I don't think we are going to change the color in the room, but I could always have the wrong idea about that! We have a checkup on Monday. 12 weeks. I am beginning to waver on whether I want to know what the sex is or not. I have always thought that I would want to know. Maybe I don't. Hmmm.

Also wanted to include a picture of the dog, Cash, taken last summer. Also,Sadie Maeand Buddha Bear, the cats. Buddha is no longer with us so we are adopting another cat. More pictures of the new cat, Brody, later. Sadie has no claws anymore! My leather chairs will survive...

Alright, it is off to Little Rock. Update you on the race and maybe some pictures of the race when we return.

Peace - Chris & Autumn

Small update...

Not much to update everyone on right now. I do have proof that I ran 50k in Sylamore...
http://www.runarkansas.com/SylRes2005.htm

Most of the people on that list from TN are Warthogs. We dominated the race, as we usually do when there are trail runs around! Pretty cool.

Pictures tomorrow... Autumn's office and hopefully the "new" floor in the nursery!

Chris