Bowling Bonanza!

On Sunday, Michael, Dad, Bonnie and I went to a musical in Berkeley. My friend Brandilyn was the musical director and it was their last performance. The title was "A Shirtwaist Tale" and it was about Jewish shirtwaist makers in early America who were over worked and under payed. The musical tells of their strike and the hardships they endured. It was a great experience and the best part was the music, by far. Not only did Brandilyn direct the musical aspect of the play, but she also played the clarinet and rocked it out if I do say so myself!! Afterwards, we joined the cast and crew for a Chinese dinner. It was Dad and Bonnie's first experience in Berkeley and I think they really enjoyed themselves.

So it is a rare occasion when Michael and I attend the theater and we decided that one who attends theater must dress appropriately. So we did and it was fun. Even though I was 9 1/2 months pregnant, it felt good to dress up.

The good lookin' couple

Michael, Brandilyn and Me

This past Monday night, a few of us got together to rock it out at the bowling alley. There was Liz (Mz. Peggy Bruiser), Washington, Grace, Rich, Chris, and Michael and I. It was too much fun. Not only were we laughing up a storm, there also was a DJ who was playing early nineties music. We're talking Toni Tony Tone, Color Me Bad, Boyz 2 Men, Notorious BIG, LL Cool J and the like. So needless to say, we got our groove on! As it turns out, I am not the best prego bowler. The first two games I played, I sucked, relatively. So by the third game I tried to mix things up a bit and decided to bowl the entire game left handed. I doubled my score. I may never bowl right handed again!! Fear and relish in the power of the hand of left!!!

Michael, Chris and I were on one team: The Solid Gold Fantastics!, and Liz, Washington, Grace and Rich were on the other. I think their name was something like "The Tin So-So's." I can't remember. And considering the fact that they had one more player than us and we still scored higher than them (according to my memory!) we were the overall first place, blue ribbon, medal winners. Number 1. Yeah, that's pretty much how it went.
~Jen, member of The Solid Gold Fantastics!

The winners "The Solid Gold Fantastics!"

Michael, the bowler Extraordinaire!

Jen Rockin' it out!


Mz. Peggy Bruiser

My Beautiful Pregnant Wife

Jen glowing. This happens daily, hourly, secondly and as the days go by I wish more and more that I didn't have to leave for work. Isn't she cute! We've been meaning to take a coupleof photos for the record but have been holding out until the bun was nice and hot. It's only gonna get hotter from here on out! Lucius kicks and pushes and hick ups every day. When I feel where he's at he'll push back at me. Reminds me of someone holding their hand up to the glass in prison, sort of:)>
NOTE TO LUCIUS: Don't go to prison!

Fatherly instincts already kicking in, cool.
proud papi

The Baby's Room (completed)

So, here's a couple of shots of the baby's room after the baby showers we had, adorned with all a baby could ask for! I have to admit the place looks great! Either this kid is going to poop his pants at the sight of it all or he won't know what to make of it. I can't wait to see what he'll do! I'm voting poop=) Enjoy, proud papi.

Decompression

So every year after Burning Man, there is a Decompression. Basically, people who went to Burning Man get together and throw a huge block party. Since Michael and I were unable to make it to the playa this year, we made sure that we went to Decom. But, in addition to attending, we also volunteered! We had the time of our lives and have vowed to volunteer much more often. We were stationed at a will call booth for performers and theme camps and our shift was about 3 hours long. We got to meet and greet dozens of people and had a great time doing it. It definitely made our Decompression experience 1,000 times more enjoyable. After our shift was over, we meet up with Scott and Patrick and cruised the 6 blocks that the party consumed. There were 6 stages with live bands, performers, and shows going on all day. In addition to that, there were also theme camps set up and DJ's playing, and art installations. I put the photos in a slide show to the right. check 'em out!

Needless to say it was a great day. I loved dressing up and Michael and I made quite the couple. Scott and Patrick rocked it out in their own right even though they've never been to the playa or knew what to expect. It was fun. And being that I was 8 months pregnant at the time, I have to say, I looked grrrrrreat!

~jenMichael and I at Will Call

An art installation

Michael, Scott and Patrick the Pirate