Redford Review: Transitions

Wow, has it really been nearly a month since I last filled you guys in on my life? How did you manage?

Well, the Penguins finally succumbed to the Wings, who, lets face it, are an unstoppable force. They have defence down to a scary, scary science. The fact that we won two games is truly an accomplishment. There's always next year.

The presidential race is finally set, (probably). McCain vs Obama. Yawn. I care a lot about politics, but these two guys really scare me, and I really don't think either one of them could possibly influence me enough to care about this race. Which is really sad, since I really enjoy the whole system, and want to get involved.

The really big news, of course, is Aidan. He is about a month away from being born. We had our second baby shower (the Valan/Liguori side) on Sunday. It was a great time, and everyone was incredibly generous. We were very excited about cashing in our 10% discount at Babies "R" Us, but there's not really much left on the registry to buy! We could easily raise him till age 14 with everything we've received!

We just decided to switch hospitals, a bit last minute, but we feel its very important that we (read: Emily) are comfortable during the birth process. We had a bit of an emergency last week, which had Emily at the hospital and very uneasy about the care she was receiving, so we started looking around and found a new hospital. Of course, we have to switch doctors, and we have decided to go with a Midwife. Up until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know what a Midwife was, now one of them will be delivering my son. I am ok with this, as there will be a doctor there in case there is any problem. I feel very safe, and on this particular subject, no one (outside the medical community) is more educated than my wife, so her opinion is the star I guide my ship by on this subject.

On a personal note, I am feeling like pregnancy is a very strange time. To put it into an analogy, its as if we decided to have a baby, so basically, I have to send away my wife for 9 months, and she will come back with a baby. I say this because my wife has not really been herself the last few months, and I'm really missing her. I know she will be back to herself (and believe me, I will appreciate her so much more from now on) in a few weeks. Now, keep in mind, I am not using selective memory, we had our arguments, and neither of us is perfect, but I would much prefer she be mad at me for something I did, rather than an unknown act her hormones have tricked her into thinking I did. I miss you, Em, I can't wait for you to come back. And best of all, you're bringing Aidan with you!

Random Thought: I'm really digging this song: Viva La Vida, by Coldplay. Its really awesome.

My mother and sister came up for the party this weekend. I don't know, they just aren't the same people I left in Pittsburgh 3 years ago. I blame myself for a lot of their problems now. Its amazing what you miss, especially since I thought I wanted out so badly. Its not money, its not job security, I just miss being a part of my family. When I left, the family began drifting apart. Not that I caused it, but maybe I showed them that we can survive without each other. What I failed to show them is that maybe we don't want to.

I think I will always look back on the last pure moment. Reagan's birthday party, the original 5 jumping on Kevin's trampoline, just like we did in our own back yard, so many years ago.

So, when they were up here, we went to the casino. We all had a great time, I got to play Deal or No Deal, and hit the bonus 3 times. I was down about $60 (thanks to Em loosing $40) so I decided to play triple play video poker. I was dealt 4 deuces on the deal, so I made a quick $150. We left right after that. Good times. I'm out of money on Full Tilt currently, hopefully Emily will let me reload it soon, its a nice way to pass the time while she's sleeping.

Nick