Anxious....

for TWO reasons:

1.)  Our appointment on Tuesday...it is all I have been thinking about for the past week (if not longer)!  I was fine with waiting to find out the sex till the day baby Roz arrived, but since Steve said he wanted to find out and I said OK, it has been on my mind constantly.  Not that it will make a difference either way because this little boy or girl will be loved, cuddled, cherished and spoiled regardless of the sex, but it brings a whole new dimension to preparing for the arrival of that little bundle!!  I know Dad Z is bummed we decided to find out and he said he doesn't want to know, so Dad, if you're reading this, you can no longer look at the blog until after the baby arrives....you will be the only one in the dark until March 2010!  Hope we can all keep it a secret from you!  Ha ha!!

2.)  To head back to OH-IO for 11 days!!  That is 11 days away from work, the heat and humidity (it is unseasonably warm right now), and day to day responsibilites....and 11 days of time spent with family and friends that I never get to spend enough time with because of the miles between us.  I know the time will fly by in a blur as it always does, but I am just glad that there are no holidays or major events that we are flying up for, which means I get to do what I want, when I want with whomever I want!  The highlights are getting to see my favorite niece and nephew, meeting some new additions (two Jakes!), and making umpteen trips to every apple orchard/pumpkin patch in Northeast OH with the above mentioned kiddos!  If you can't tell, I'm a little excited about the FALL weather and hope to bring some of it back with me!  Hubster can actually make the trip too now that he is done with school....yeah!! :) 

In keeping with the holiday spirit, here are the pups ready for Halloween! (Excuse the state of the dog bed, Tripp thinks it's more fun to chew on that than his toys apparently.)

Aren't we just the cutest bumble bee and ladybug you've ever seen?

I know it may seem like torture to dress your pets up, but these two go absolutely crazy when I pull their costumes out of the closet...and they were surprisingly good for the "photo shoot!"