What I've been up to lately

Well, I was on the jury for a civil case in Alexandria that just finished up yesterday after 7 days in court. It was a difficult case and I'm not 100% pleased with the outcome, but there wasn't really any other solution. I'm being cryptic not because I can't talk about it (because at this point I can), but more because I'm just tired of thinking about it. It was much more emotionally draining than I expected.

Pinchloaf and I found a new place to live, about a half-mile away from our current place, but going from Alexandria to Arlington. You know what this means...jury duty! I bet I'll be called to serve in Arlington now, harumph. We're really excited though, and I guess I shouldn't write about it yet, because we're not signing the lease until Saturday, but it's a done deal as far as we're concerned.

Another thing that I've been working on is cooking up a Pinchmuffin. In the words of LOL Cats, "i iz knocked up." It feels weird to be announcing this in my blog, especially since my friends who don't yet know deserve the courtesy of a phone call, but I can't contain it any longer! The Pinchmuffin is due October 2, which still seems so far away, but I know it will be here soon enough. We don't yet know the gender, but the ultrasound to find out (oh yeah, and check on anatomy, blah blah) is scheduled for May 6, which isn't that far away, really.

So we're thrilled, happy, excitied, nauseous, all of the things that come with a life-changing event. And that's what I've been up to lately.