the spinto band

these kids opened for rilo kiley at first ave last thurs. the ultimate entertainment! they rival the hives lunacy, actually. whatever they were on ... i want some!

how to set up your own blind dates: by jen

my date 3 sundays ago was sooooo fun. and, strangely, successful! that is until my date decided to go onto the second date of the day. one i was not invited to. *tear*
we walked over to calhoun and strode around the lake. conversation was great. the fresh spring air so invigorating and so very welcomed back into our lives after a long winter. it was only 40 some degrees, but the sun was out, along with 2 million bikers/walkers/runners/rollerbladers and 3 million doggies. then, back at date's place wine was poured and waffles were made. next off to azia for an end-of-HH cocktail. then i got ditched! actually, my date, jen, had a date. a real date. the above is mostly a digression of the good day i had. my point being:

one way to get a blind date is to go out to the bars after drinking ... drinking plenty. pick the hottest man out of the crowd, then go over to him and suavely chat him up for a while. by bar time he'll definitely be wanting more. you will exchange numbers. you will leave the bar, go home with friends, order pizza, drink a little more and pass out on the couch with a wine glass in hand. the next day you'll brush off the crust flakes, get a text and be like: who this? a trail of spotty memories will seep back into your head. you will call your friends and together you will piece together the majority of the evening, at least the high(low?)lights. wholla! super cute agenda for the evening.

although this suggestion is not without flaws and is laced with good odds of several potential disasters, good stories will flow and i like that!

ok. i'm hooked

so i met her. let's just say, i will be putting more than 3000 miles on my car this year. i am in love. yup.

finally ... she's arrived! and just (not) in time, that little shit ;)

mya jo dahlstrom joined the not-in-the-womb, cold, harsh world thursday may 1 at 404 am.
awe....
unfortunately, this little lady was born just 3 hours before my plane left, so i have yet to meet her. that stinker - already messing up the agenda! suppose there is a LOT more of that to come - wheeeeeee.
as i was leaving derek&cami's abode tuesday evening, i asked, quite politely, if cami could just go into labor that evening so i wouldn't miss the big moment. well, she went along with the plan, just a little too slowly for my so OH so important schedule. i was allowed to stop by the hospital After cami got her epidural and was sedate/mellow/decently happy. i won't post the pic i took of she and i, even though i want to, as per her wishes/demands/deathThreats. lemme get to the point, the cutie, the Pictures:


i'm guessing this is napping? probably.



perhaps after a bath? we'll go with that.

i'll be consistent and suggest more napping. babies do this a lot i hear, so odds are!

eyes seems to be open, so this must be sitting-there-being-100%-helpless?

i'm off to meet the small tike in a couple minutes. wish me luck - first impressions can be killer if not pulled off flawlessly.

probably don't need to mention this, BUT:

More to Come on This Subject ;)