Lightning Storm

Last weekend, on my way back from DC, I had a spectacular view of a lightning storm from my airplane windown. Apparently, flights were cancelled all up and down the eastern seaboard from widespread thunderstorms, which might explain why the airport was such mess that day. For at least an hour or more while in the air, I witnessed the most brilliant lightning I had even seen. The storm must have been massive, extending from horizon to horizon, to have seemed so large, even from 28,000 feet. I doubt these snapshot from the plane windown can do justice, but they give somewhat of an idea of what is saw.

Selwin's Wedding

Had the great pleasure of seeing my college roommate Selwin get married this last weekend up in Silver Springs, Maryland. Selwin apparently met the woman of his dreams last year (Pria) and decided to go ahead and tie the knot. Was great the see the old guy, and also lots of my other college friends. We made sure to send Selwin off with a few gifts from some of his guys friends that we thought would be appropriate for his honeymoon. Good luck you two!

Getting Bigger

Hi Everyone! It's me--Aeva--communicating to you from the other side--of the belly, that is. I am now 33 weeks old and weigh in at a whopping 5 pounds!!! And let me tell you, things are getting crowded in here. Don't they make these things any bigger? I am constantly having to stretch out my home with punches, kicks, and extraordinary shoves to make more room for myself. Hopefully I will all meet you soon, so you can see how cute I've turned out to be.

Mrs. Do-It-All

Doctor of psychology, athlete, world traveler adventurer, and now master seamstress. It appears that this soon-to-be mother really can do it all. Just look at these cool curtains that Jessica made for Aeva this week. The baby room is now almost finished!

Old Friends

Last night I got a phone call from my college roommate of 3 yrs. Good old Eugene Van Wyk--my favorite African American. Now a days he's touring America in his 70' rig. Some days I get text saying he's in the high desert plains of Utah, and then a couple of days later he is is Chicago, Atlanta, or somewhere in California. The man certainly does get around, as he hops across the country listening to sermons and memorizing the Bible on CD. The guy is putting some pretty long hours and some hard weeks but he says he likes it, and the time being, he's going to keep truckin' for the Lord. Last night he was passing through Nashville and was able to stop by for dinner and few winks. Sure was good to see him.

Moment of Fame

Hey Everyone, my employer Vanderbilt was just named ranked 15th top hospital in the Nation by US New and World Report. And guess who got their picture in the article? Take a look on their website "Best Hospitals: 5 Days and Vanderbilt Medical Center." Check out thier photo gallery:

http://www.usnews.com/sections/photos-videos/index.html

Fun on the Fourth

Spent the 4th of July with Jessica's family up at "the farm." Don Felix, Doña Gloria, and Madelene were also there. Had a lot of fun and ate lots of Madelene's increadilbe cooking--alcapurias, arróz y habichuelas, yuca... always delicious, never able to get to get enough . Was also our nation's 232nd birthday which we celebrated by setting of fireworks and visiting a nearby revolutionary war battlefield called Cowpens, SC. But lest you think it was all fun and games, I've added some pictures of a few of the extracurricular activities as well. The work never ends with a new home, and we busied ourselved with poring a new sidewalk on Sunday. Pretty hot work, but things looked good when we were finished.