Tessa Hope's Birth

What a surprise. Tessa was scheduled to be born by c-section next thursday, but she decided to come on her own early. She was born yesterday, Aug. 22, at 10:25 am naturally. She was 7lbs 3 oz and 19.75" long.

Everyone is doing well!

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We're Engaged!!

I thought the blog would be the best way to let people know that I have a little bit of news to share: I'm Engaged!!!

Here's the brief version of the story:

This past weekend, Becca and I were at Mom and Dad's house (Uncle Tom and Aunt Linda's to some). At 4:25 AM on Sunday morning (8/6/06), I snuck into the guest room and pulled Becca out of bed. I told her that I had a surprise, something I had planned. She guessed that we were going out to watch the stars or something, so sitting there in her PJ's, she told me she was ready. I suggested that she put on some more clothes since we would be out for a few hours.

I proceded to drive to 5th street in Ocean City. Since she actually knows the area pretty well, she figured out where we were going without too much effort. Once we were on the beach (to watch the sunrise), I produced a beach blanket. After sitting down, lighting a few candles, and finally seeing the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen, I got ready to propose. My plan had been from the beginning to propose just after the sun came up.

Unfortunately, just as the sun was rising, a few people started to come onto the beach. Once girl, in particular, sat down on her chair about 50 feet from us. I started to get really concerned that I had missed my only window of opportunity. I decided to ask Becca to go on a walk. We walked North towards the "North End" where there are no cross streets and therefore, usually, fewer people.

I was in luck! No one was around. So, once we got sufficiently away from anybody, I told Becca that I had written her a sonnet. For the last two lines of the sonnet, I had written a decently smooth lead in to my proposal when I asked Becca to marry me.

Amazingly, and much to the astonishment of my siblings, she said that she would. I spent the next hour divulging all of the ways that I had been lying (fibbing sounds better) over the last month so as to make this a surprise.

Anyway, I suppose that wasn't really the brief version, but if I kept any readers until the end, I hope you liked it. At this point, Becca and I have essentially zero details planned; so I'm just as anxious as everyone else is to hear about our wedding.

Look Who's Talking

Drew is learning to talk! To watch, click on this once to activate it and then click on play.

Happy Birthday

Look who is not three anymore. Happy Birthday "old man". Wasn't he cute back then?















August 4, 1986