30 Weeks Pregnant

29 Weeks Pregnant

Wilmington!

While Brian was on a one-month rotation in Wilmington, I had the chance to visit him for a quick 24-hour visit! It was so nice to see him -- and it's so nice to have him home now too! 

We went to 9 Bakery and Lounge for lunch and then walked around downtown Wilmington. I got some fudge at Kilwin's and a cute little piece of artwork for the nursery at Dang! Then we went down to the water and took this picture in front of the USS Carolina. Made me think of my favorite Navy family! Love you guys!

(I'm just about 26 weeks in this photo - feeling little Bean move a lot and feeling great!)

28 Weeks Pregnant

From the City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection!)

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to travel to Philadelphia for the annual PRSA International Conference. And at 26 weeks, it will likely be my last work trip before Baby Bean arrives! 

Brian Solis, a popular marketing/social media/PR guru, gives the keynote address

Meeting new friends and networking with some amazing PR pros!

Taking a break for lunch - and a classic Philly cheesesteak! - at Reading Terminal Market

Before the end of the conference, I wandered over to the site of the former Bellevue-Stratford Hotel (now a Hyatt) to walk through the hotel where my Oma and Pop-Pop met for the first time on a blind date during WWII. It was amazing to walk through a part of my family's history!

Down the street from the hotel, I took a few photos at my Pop-Pop's medical school alma mater, Thomas Jefferson University.

The view from PHL before heading back to RDU. I felt strangely nostalgic, thinking about all we'd been through over the past few years, the amazing opportunities I've had to see the world, and the reality that this will likely be my last trip - work or personal - for at least a year. It may have been the hormones, but my eyes teared up as I reflected on what's past - and rejoiced at what we look forward is to come in February! God is good. 

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

From one big pumpkin - and one lil' pumpkin, a pink fairy, and the Cat in the Hat - trick or treat!

PS: Not sure what to do with all that extra Halloween candy (after you eat a few pieces of course!)? Consider donating it to the U.S. military to help fill those care packages! Details here.