A priceless picture

This was too good not to pass on

Family Reaction

Thanks to Nick and Karen for throwing a great 30th birthday bash for Nikki's 30th today, and congrats to Nikki on 30 years (and 30 presents!).

Thanks to Mom and Karyl for being the brains behind the rhyme-theme scheme, to Kyle for the expert announcing, and to Keith for his pre-emptive "oohs and ahhs" after every clue.

Also, for those of you who weren't there, Steph and I announced the coming of the next Van Drunen Clan member- she's due in January of 2009. The video above (again from the cell phone- sorry for the crappy quality) is the family's reaction to the good news.

Grandpa informed me that January is bad planning for tax purposes, and I told him that I'd keep that in mind for next time...

Manny being Manny

Check out Manny Ramirez "high-fiving" a fan DURING a game. I'm not sure if this is awesome or if it represents the decline of our society.

Either way, its' worth a view.

The end of an era

I regret to inform everyone of the very real possibility that our banner item - the classic couch - might be disappearing for good in two days. Looking past graduation, the classic couch does not appear to have a future. Over the years we have tried to ignore the symptoms of the end. However, eventually one must realize that the couch isn't even comfortable to sit on, the cushions are busting open distributing strange cushioning material into the air, and the arms continue to loosen and slowly disintegrate. I do not like to be the bearer of bad news, but this seems to be the hard truth. Although in reality this might be the end, it will always live on in our hearts.

Gavin Floyd Flirts with a No-Hitter

I went to the Sox game tonight, and watched Gavin Floyd pitch a no-hitter into the 9th inning.

I took this video with my cell phone (hence the crappy quality) but I think it captured some of the atmosphere of the stadium.

Oh- also my brother-in-law got engaged tonight, and our entire family was at the game to celebrate. Not a bad night!

And he's off!

Well, it's official. Keelan is walking. I think it's official when he makes the conscious decision not to crawl. He's been walking for about two weeks now. And I have to say, I've been finding random objects in random places throughout the house. And I know I'm a new mom, but I couldn't help sharing this!