It's A Girl!

This morning we learned that baby Salisbury is a girl! It was a very emotional and surreal experience. The sonographer told us that the baby appears to be healthy, and she printed out some pictures for us. She also told us that she thought the baby was really cute. Of course we think so, but not sure if she tells all the parents that. I am guessing not. : )

Check out these pictures of our sweet princess. She looks like she is waving in the first picture.


Everything became a little more real today. Next step- buy the baby furniture and decorate the nursery. I'm trying to talk Chris into painting the nursery pink. Wish me luck!

Pittsburgh

On Saturday morning, Chris and I drove to Pittsburgh to spend the day with his Mom, Aunt Vic, Uncle Tom, Aunt Deb and Uncle Gene. We had so much fun visiting with the family and checking out the city. While the men were bar hopping, the women decided to ride the Incline. Little did we know that there were no windows or AC, and we would have to deal with a cranky Incline operator. While I got some amazing pictures of Pittsburgh from the top, the men clearly had the right idea.

Aunt Vic, me and Sue. Can you pick out the twins?



That night we went to PNC Park to watch the Pirates play the Mets. Check out our amazing seats! Not only were we behind home plate, we were also just a few steps from Primanti Brothers. They make one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Any sandwich with cole slaw and a handful of fries in the middle of it sounds good to me.

Tom, perhaps the biggest Pirates fan you'll meet, arranged for the seats and gave us the low down on the park and the team. While the rain didn't slow us down, the game was delayed and then eventually cancelled in the 6th inning. Nonetheless, we had a terrific time. PNC is an absolutely beautiful ballpark with great food and an amazing view of the city. If you're ever in Pittsburgh when the Pirates are in town, we really encourage you to check out a game.




We headed home on Sunday. The trip was short, but a lot of fun. Thank you to Aunt Vic and Uncle Tom for a wonderful weekend. We especially appreciated the newest baby onesie (I think we have officially covered all of the sports teams) and the maternity tops. These will come in handy with the increasing size of the belly bump.

And the back...

And the pacifier...

New York State of Mind

Natalie, Lauren and I went to NYC a couple weeks ago for Rory's surprise 30th birthday party. Rory picked us up at the train station and took us to Lluzo's, which has to have some of the best pizza in the city (and he picked up the tab (seriously)). The next day we went to the MOMA, walked through Central Park and ate at Carnegie Deli, a New York institution (check out the size of the sandwiches). It wasn't just Natalie eating for two that day.







Saturday night was Rory's surprise party. He thought he was doing a gig with a few other comics, but Jordan planned for his friends to surprise him at a bar on the Lower East Side. We intended to go out to dinner with Rory while Jordan and his friends gathered to surprise him, but we were still full from the copious amount of deli meat we ate for lunch. So we scratched dinner and had some drinks a few blocks from the faux-gig/party. Rory was surprised and the party was a lot of fun. We had red velvet cake, Rory's favorite, and the non-pregant people had some cocktails.











Sunday was lunch at the Meatball Shop (homemade meatballs; homemade ice cream) which was last of our fantastic eating experiences. We took the train back that afternoon. We had a great weekend.

Happy Anniversary

I can't believe its been a year since our wedding in Destin. It seems like yesterday that we were all at the beach. To celebrate our anniversary, Chris and I went to Chestertown, MD. It wasn't very far from DC, but it felt like a world away. It was such a relaxing trip and most likely the last one we'll be taking alone for a while. We stayed at the Brampton Inn Bed and Breakfast, which couldn't have been nicer. The weekend was filled with shopping, sailing, and eating Maryland crabs.













Happy Anniversary to my amazing husband. I look forward to many anniversaries to come.

St. Lucia

In honor of our upcoming anniversary, I thought I would post some pictures from our honeymoon. We went to St. Lucia in November of 09. It was a trip of a lifetime and I strongly encourage everyone to go. We spent the first three nights on the northern end of the island at Sandals, and the last three nights at Ladera Resort. Ladera was truly paradise...breathtaking views, amazing food, and the rooms were unbelievable. Each room overlooked the Pitons and only had three walls. I'm not sure we can ever top this trip...at least not in the near future.