I just got back from a three day business trip to Florence/Canon City, Colorado, where I met some really nice people, identified a town’s worth of irrigated areas, really got the hang of driving stick shift (while using our company car), and got a ton of work done. The trip was very productive and I am so pleased with how it went. I also had a really good time.

Nevertheless, after being apart from my husband for six days of the past week, I am looking forward to our dinner date tonight and the upcoming eleven days of uninterrupted Spritzer Leyba honeymoon time down in Mexico.

p.s. Here’s a fun website for your surfing pleasure: Minimian created by Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle. Be sure to visit the ‘Galerie’ (note: the site is in French, but navigation is easy even for non-French speakers!)!

I had a fantastic time in Virginia and Washington D.C. with my parents, April and her family, Beth and Shaun, and our friends from the Biosphere! Here’s a picture from the baby shower of beautiful April! (I’ll post more photos soon!)

p.s. Happy, happy birthday to Ranni!

Everywhere I look, friends are pregnant and/or with babies. This weekend I am heading to April’s baby shower and a mini-Biosphere reunion in the Washington D.C. area (Unfortunately, it’s a zip in/zip out kind of weekend and I won’t be able to see many of my friends and family in the D.C. area. I am so sorry about that, guys!).

April (at the right) is due with Ripley Lauren in December; Erika gave birth to Isaac yesterday; Margaret’s tummy is getting larger and larger every day; Judy just passed into her second trimester; my cousin Shira is due next month; Ranni and Ricardo’s daughter Isabela turns one in a couple of days! I feel like it’s the year of the baby for us.

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Congratulations to Erika and Andrew on the birth of their beautiful and healthy son Richard Isaac!

He was born last night and weighs in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces.

Glad mom and baby are doing great! Sending you hugs and cheers from Colorado!