Colds and Friends

Well, all my visitors have left and now I am trying to study for my exam. We had a great time with our friends who came to visit. Carin and Marcus arrived last week from Sweden and stayed with us for a few days. We had the nicest day in spring so far, which we spent in Southampton, walking on the beach and looking at all the nice houses there. I think I even got a few more freckles. Here's a picture of the cute couple. They are on their way to Guatemala to visit Marcus' dad and take in Holy Week down there. That should be an amazing experience.


After Marcus and Carin left, my friends Irene and Esther arrived from Lethbridge. But (as the title of this blog suggests), I came down with a wicked cold, I even lost my voice for a day! Luckily, there was a day and half break in between our friends coming, so I was able to rest my body and my voice and somewhat recover. What a pain! I haven't been sick all winter and the week that I need to be well, I get sick! Isn't that how it always goes?! Now, we are looking forward to Jason's parents coming for a visit in two weeks. Our spring seems to bring friends and family, which is great.

Here is a pregnant picture of me. As you can see, everything has GROWN, not just my belly. Oh well!


As for a name for the little fetus, we are going with the name "Beans" (only while it's inside me!) Beans? you ask. Well, there is a bit of a story behind it. First, the kid DID look like a little bean in the first ultrasound that we saw. Second, we took the name from this children's tv show called "Even Stevens", where one of the characters gets the nickname "Beans". Jason and I laughed so hard during that episode (it must have been EARLY Saturday morning) that it made an impact in our minds. So, when we were thinking of nicknames, "Beans" jumped into our minds (and into our hearts!).