nesting

yep, that nesting instinct has really kicked in, and it seems that i do not really want to go too far from the house or garden. i am also completely obsessed with getting everything ready for the baby, and i still have 3 months to go! yeah, i know it seems like a long time, but after waiting for 6 months to get to this point, it feels to me like july will be here tomorrow! and all of you who know me.... well i can be a control freak and i like to get things done today!!! balance that with the gestation process, and you can understand a little of the battle that is going on in my hormone infested brain.

we had friends visiting from the states last weekend. i taught with Mike and Mary at FGHS, and they came to Scotland for about 5 days. it was nice to catch up and take them around to some of the local sights (this picture is from the roof of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh). visitors always have that way of reminding you of how good you got it; you get to see your daily surroundings from a new viewpoint and i love that! one of the highlights of their jaunt over here was a dinner that we had in edinburgh with 4 former students. it was slightly weird for all of us to be here together in Scotland, but at the same time it felt completely normal. so often i have students that i adore and i wonder what will become of them when they get out into the big bad world, will they make it? will they become what i know they have the capability to be? i mean, i knew these kids kicked ass when they were 15, and here they are all grown up and just as amazing as they were then. i am so proud of them, and am glad that i got to play just a little part in their lives.

see, this pregnancy thing really makes you sappy!