Full Term!

Well, here we are...37 weeks which means Asher is officially full term! We received our weekly email about Asher's development and it says his lungs are ready for the outside world. We look forward to posting a few blogs on our Christmas festivities the next couple of days. It has been a great week and a half! For now, check Allyson out with Mark and her mom and dad.

Hope everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas!
Mark and Allyson

What not to say...

During the past 36 weeks of my life, I have come to find that there are some things that should never be said to a pregnant woman. I would like to share a few things that have been said to me that actually make me (Allyson) laugh out loud as I write them in this blog. Now, don’t get me wrong, these really haven’t hurt my feelings because I think that some of them have actually come from a good place, but come on…not cool. Here are my top 5. 4 through 1 were actually said by adults with college degrees which might make them even more funny.

#5 “Wow, Mrs. Thompson. That shirt really makes you look large today.”
#4 “You are only 34 weeks pregnant? I would have guessed you were going to have him any day now.”
#3 “I think you grew over the weekend!”
#2 “You are all baby, but I tell you…that is one big baby!”
#1 “I had a big baby and I almost didn’t make it. I am serious, I almost didn’t. It was a miracle I was able to deliver. I hope you don’t have the same trouble as me.”

My common response to these statements is a blank look, followed by, “Thank-you….Yes….or Me too...” Other than that I have been at quite a loss for words.
My personal favorite is #1….I hope labor doesn’t almost kill me too….I think most people feel that way, there is no need to say it out loud. Trust me, it is understood:)

Hopefully this gave you as good a laugh as it did us!
Can’t wait for our trip to Ohio tomorrow!
Merry Christmas,
Mark and Allyson.....and her big belly:)

December 17th

Did you know on this day...?

• 1791 New York City traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street


• 1875 Violent bread riots in Montreal (not too sure what that was all about)


• 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in their plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. The day's record...852 feet in 59 seconds.


• 1946 Chart topper...White Christmas by Bing Crosby


• 1969 The U.S. Air Force ended its "Project Blue Book" and concluded that there was no evidence of extraterrestial activity behind UFO sightings. (Good to know)


• 1979 Stan Barrett is the first person to break the sound barrier on land...739.6 mph.

One more thing...

• 2009 1 month til Allyson's due date!

Hope you have a great December 17th!

Mark and Allyson

34 1/2 Weeks...38 Days

34 1/2 weeks along. Somewhere around 38 days to go. Anyone else getting excited?!?!?!?!?
Allyson is feeling great. We are starting to get those facial expressions and a few comments summed up by this..."Wow, Allyson is really pregnant"...in a good way. Not that she wasn't before, but her belly is gettin' big!! It doesn't get easier for her the next few weeks, so we appreciate all your continued prayers. We are so blessed!

Con mucho excitemento! (apologies to those who really know Spanish)
Mark and Allyson

97%

The Christmas season (as I'm sure it is for most of you) has been quite busy for us. Throw in finalizing preparations for Asher and the busy meter goes through the roof. The nursery is just about complete. Allyson bought the last pieces of furniture we needed with gift cards collected at various baby showers. Mark enjoyed assembling those on Sunday night. All we need now is to hang a few things on the wall and a baby to call it home! Here is a sneak peak at the room for those interested.

The build-a-bear (dog) in the crib was made by Caleb and Cully. Hope the 'juice' in the recording lasts for a while since we listen to it every time we are in there.

We love you all!
Mark and Allyson

Christmas Cheer (Smiling's my favorite!)

We had a great couple of days in Georgia with family (including some of Allyson's) celebrating Thanksgiving. Running in a Turkey Trot, enjoying good grub, catching up with many faces we haven't seen in quite a while, watching a flick with the fam (& Jenna) on Thanksgiving night, listening to Christmas music, having our last baby shower for Asher, sharing a morning with friends from Trevecca...and the list goes on and on of great times! One of the greatest times at the Arp (Mark's mom's side) Family Feast on Thanksgiving is the playing of Christmas music after the lunch. For those who will be attending the "Arp Family Feast" in the future, here are the rules.#1 If you have ever played an instrument, bring it and join the band! #2 If you can't play, be prepared to get a hymnal from Aunt Deborah and sing along. The sing-a-long (as always) was requested by Nanna and PawPaw, and we certainly did not want to disappoint them. Now...for those who enjoy good, quality music (just a little bit better than a 7th grade band concert), we have a treat for you. The following is what happens when you put together a band consisting of piano, drums, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, trumpet, 2 flutes, and a couple of kids helping play the piano/cymbals/spoons/tambourine whenever they felt like it.

This first video is the first attempt at starting the first song..."Go Tell it On the Mountain". An oldie but a goodie.

Once we got that past us, we ventured into the classic. Feel free to sing along (and smile)...

Believe it or not, we didn't even practice before this video was shot. We are compiling/editing all the video footage. The live DVD will be on sale before Christmas. :)

An early Merry Christmas to you! Mark and Allyson

A Good Number

We are in the middle of week #31...less than 10 weeks! The little guy isn't so little anymore. He is 16 inches long, 3.3 pounds (I dare you to try holding 4 naval oranges in one hand), and Allyson thinks he is going to be a gymnast. He is active and does not care if it's 3 PM or 3 AM. When he gets excited, he goes for it! Cartwheels, somersaults, and high-fives ensue. We went to the doctor yesterday. Besides waiting for an hour, everything was great! Allyson has been dealing with a little bit of allergies stuff, but the doc was not worried. We continue 'every 2 weeks' visits 2 more times and then begin 'every week' visits until he's born.

I am busy reading this exciting book (don't be jealous guys). Actually, it has a lot of good information. We are getting close (not yet) to packing our bag for the hospital. All the emails and books we are reading are starting to suggest things to consider when packing that bag. Most of the items are good reminders, some we would have never thought about. But this one made me laugh..."A photograph or object to focus on during labor". I don't know if it helps or not, but for some reason I don't think we'll be packing a photo or object for that reason.

Speaking of the #31, my older brother (Jeremy) turned 31 yesterday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEREMY! I half-heartedly encouraged Jeremy to start a blog the other day thinking he would think I was stupid. Well, I think he thinks I'm stupid, but he started a blog anyway! So, for those of you that know him, jump on over to Thompsons in the Desert...and let him know I sent you. Allyson and I are blessed with great brothers! We love all you guys...and you girls aren't bad yourself!

Wow, that was a long one. Love you all!
Mark and Allyson

Ohio Shower

What a weekend! We made the quickest trip to Ohio for another baby shower for Asher. It was soooooooooo wonderful! Sally, Abby, and Megan planned a great shower filled with great family, friends, food, and laughter. Not to mention the mounds and mounds of presents! Asher is one loved little boy already with quite a library and wardrobe! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy...
Mama, Mom, and meAll of Asher's loot:)Megan and Abby loving on Asher.Mark getting ready to stuff everything in the car. Who needs rear-view mirrors?The beginnings of an awesome library!With love,
Mark and Allyson

Isn't She Lovely

30 weeks & new hair-cut...same beautiful Allyson.

-Mark

P.S. We drafted a post before our last (D.I.O.) about Allyson's baby shower in Nashville. It's posted on the blog now, so feel free to scroll down and check it out!

D.I.O.

It was quite an adventure we (my dad and I along with the help of my good friend, Dave) set out on a few weeks ago. The plan...while the girls (Allyson, her mom and my mom) were having fun at Allyson's first baby shower, we would knock out double windows in our kitchen and replace them with a sliding patio door. Seemed easy enough. During the week leading up to our planned adventure, Allyson was talking with a co-worker who was having a similar renovation done at her home. Her friend told her the sales clerk was adamant about the need to have professionals do such a renovation. We laughed and decided we would d.i.o. (do it ourselves)...or at least try.

Before...During...Almost complete...With curtains...Stairs outside the door...Well, it didn't all go exactly as we thought or planned, but all things considered, I think we out-did ourselves...well the outcome out-did my expectations. We got the door in and we had a lot of fun working on it. Big thanks to my dad and Dave for not only helping, but being great foremen! And of course to the girls who kept encouraging us along the way...even when they weren't sure if we knew what we were doing.

Til next time--
Mark and Allyson

Asher already loves his "Aunties"!

What a great weekend we had in Nashville! It was sooooo good to see lots of friends that we had missed so much! After Mark and I grabbed lunch with Seth on Friday we hung around campus for the annual Homecoming parade...which hasn't changed much:) Following the parade, I(Allyson) headed over to Joy's house and Mark headed to Nick's. The girls all had a slumber party at Joy's that included lots of catching up and laughing about old memories followed by an awesome baby shower in the morning. Emily, Jenna, Joy, Mandy, Mandy, Stacey, and Carrie...thank-you for the great weekend! Joy was so gracious to open her house to all of us and Emily helped to make the shower so special. Not to mention, the rest of them made some great food! As you can see in the picture, Stacey is also having a baby...Emmalyn Kate. Asher and Emmalyn are sure to be good friends! Enjoy the pictures below!

Yummy!
Once again, a great cake by Emily...
More creative Emily...
All of Asher's loot...
We made fun of Jenna for all of her camera equipment, but it did come in handy:) Love you, Jenna!
Loving Asher more every day...
Mark and Allyson

Halloween Weekend

I (Mark) was excited to hand out candy for the first time ever on Halloween night. I remember the times of going trick-or-treating...who could forget The Three Amigos or Prince Ali (AKA Aladdin)? I was smooth. Allyson and I have been away from home the past couple of years. Allyson was working a fall festival at her school, so I loaded up the candy bowl. Well...besides a few visitors from our church, I didn't have anybody after 7pm--until Jason showed up. I had the porch light on, but without any visitors I found myself into college football on tv and messing around on the laptop. Around 8:30, a kid bangs on my screen door. A bit startled I look over and see a Jason mask staring back at me. For a minute, I thought I was going to pee my pants. Then, I remembered...he wants candy. To the parents of our teens--apologies in advance for all the leftover candy your sons and daughters will be receiving the next couple of weeks.

We had a fall festival at our church on Friday night. It was a great time and well attended. Seeing all the little ones dressed up is always fun. Made me think about this time next year having our own little guy all decked out as a monkey, zebra, pumpkin, or a blueberry.

We are headed back to the doctor this Wednesday. We will give an update later this week along with an updated pic of Allyson. For now, enjoy a pic of the 2 coolest nephews.
Much love,
Mark and Allyson

3rd Trimester?!?!?!

Where has the time gone? In 12 weeks or less we will be holding our beautiful Asher in our arms. We can't wait to meet him....and have a feeling that a few of you feel the same way too:) If you were wondering, he feels the same way about you! This week he is about 2 1/4 pounds and around 14.8 inches from head to toe. He is also opening and closing his eyes and has eyelashes!

We had a fun, relaxing weekend in Ohio. We left for Ohio on Thursday morning and made our first stop at Elgin High to see Allyson's dad and the new science facility that they have. Allyson's cousin Stacey and her boys Warner (4) and Quinn (8 months) also met us there so that Warner could go fishing with Allyson's dad. In reality, we caught nothing, but according to Warner we caught 7 fish and 1 stingray! That night, we headed home to eat pizza and visit with lots of family. Mark as usual was the kid magnet. At one point, Warner told Mark as only a 4 year old who can't pronounce his "r's" can..."Hey...did you know bwoccoli and cauliflower are bwothers?" I am pretty sure that none of us knew this interesting factoid, but we loved it! The rest of the night was spent laughing and catching up with Mom, Dad, Mama, Maizie, Carla, Kirk, Sally, Andy, and Megan. We love and miss you all and can't wait to see you again in a couple of short weeks.

Friday we were lazy and loved it, we slept in, hung out in our pj's, and caught up on some DVR. Friday night we headed to Polaris with Mom and Dad and met Andy and Megan for a fantasitc dinner at Cap City. Saturday, we said our goodbyes, or see you laters as we would prefer, and headed back to Indiana. We had a "Fall Fling" with our teens Saturday night, so we had much to do to get ready. The night was fun and ended with a token Mark and Allyson picture. Enjoy!

Looking forward to November and all of the world traveling that is coming with it...Nashville, back to Ohio, and Thanksgiving in Georgia!

Love and miss you!
Mark and Allyson

Last week of the 2nd trimester!

It is hard to believe, but this is the beginning of the last week of our 2nd trimester. According to our weekly emails, the 3rd trimester will start this up-coming Sunday. This week, they compare Asher to the size of a head of cauliflower. He should be around 2 pounds and 14 1/2 inches long. I (Allyson) definitely think this is the case because my belly feels like it gets larger by the day! He is now opening and closing his eyes, sleeping at regular intervals(hopefully this is a trend that he remembers), and may even be sucking on his fingers. Overall, he is becoming more and more like a little boy who is just getting ready to meet all the people that already love him:)

This past weekend was a crazy one that involved lots of company. Abby came in on Thursday night to visit in between her world travels. She has been in California since January and is now in Italy for the next 3 weeks! Since she spent the night on Thursday night I took a personal day on Friday and spent a little more time with Abby. We met my mom in Bloomington for lunch on Friday before Abby headed back home to pack again. Mom and I spent a fun Friday together that involved important things like shopping and pedicures. Basically, it was a rough day:) Friday night, more guests arrived (Mark's mom and dad). Saturday was Asher's first baby shower thrown by our good friends Pam and Bradie. It was a great shower and Asher is already working on his awesome wardrobe. The girls enjoyed the shower while the guys cut a hole in the kitchen wall. Thankfully, the hole is now replaced with a door! The finishing touches are about 90% complete. We promise to post some pictures when it is finally complete!

Can't wait until Thursday when Mark and I get in the car and drive to Ohio! We are looking forward to seeing lots of family that we have been missing lately!

Love and miss each of you,
Mark and Allyson

Less than 100

According to the cartoon baby traveling towards our due date at the bottom of our blog, we are 97 days away to us being a party of 3! We are working our way through week 26 and in my (Mark's) opinion, Allyson looks great!! I'm sure you all agree with me.

Allyson's first baby shower is this Saturday here in Bedford. Allyson's mom and Mark's mom and dad will be in town. The girls will be at the shower while the boys will be doing some demolition at the house...sounds scary doesn't it? It will be interesting since neither one of us have ventured down the road we will be traveling. But maybe with the help of a good friend, it will turn out alright. If you don't see pictures next week, just know we made a mess of it! Either way, it will be fun.

Here she is today...
And here's a clue (along with Allyson's background) about Saturday's project. Wish us luck.
Looking forward to seeing some of you we haven't seen in a while in the next few weeks!
Mark and Allyson

Asher's Room...Thanks Dave!

Asher's room is ready for furniture! We painted the walls, trim, and laid new flooring. A big thanks to Dave Hall for his help laying the flooring and providing most of the tools to get that done. Here are a few before pics...

Asher's room today...
We still need to hang the closet doors. They too have been painted white.

Love you all!
Mark & Allyson

Game Day

This weekend my family (Allyson) came in for the weekend to go to the Ohio State football game with Mark and I at IU. Ohio State won, it wasn't pretty, but they won. We had a great time regardless if the game was exciting or not. Mark and I met Mom, Andy, and Megan to tailgate around 1:30. Dad joined us after his cross-country meet was over around 3:45. We hung out, laughed, tried not to freeze, and ate enough food to to feed an army. Mom evidently cleaned out the entire Kroger store in Marion before she came. Believe me, we weren't complaining...it was all good! Mark and I are going to enjoy left-overs for most of the week! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy of game day.

(I am pretty sure that Dad was the only person in the stadium with shorts on...)

(Mark and I before the game...)

(Mom and I before the game...)
Asher's nursery renovations are finally complete! It looks great! We will take some pictures and post them early this week.

Love,
Mark and Allyson

Pop Quiz

Name this movie..."Wax on, wax off...wax on, wax off". Jeremy and Andrew better not let us down. Mark felt Asher kick for the first time last night. It was no Chuck Norris round house kick, but what is??? Now, this is not a discipline he hopes Asher continues after his birth, but for now it's really neat!

Much love,
Mark and Allyson

We shall call him....

As for Mark, we'll call him old. We just got a Wii Fit (Allyson's birthday celebration continued this past weekend!) Mark tested it out with a Body Test. It took him through a bunch of crazy analysis. It then proceeds to put a spotlight on your Mii (console profile of myself) and begins a drumroll. 'Your WiiFit Age is...38.' 38?!?!? Really? I've got more work to do than I thought before the baby arrives.

We went to the doctor this past Wednesday. Everything sounded (heartbeat) and looked good! The doctor encouraged us to be extra careful with the flu bugs going around. Allyson will be getting a shot soon. Mark has been working on the baby's room...it's coming along and we can't wait to show you before and after photos. All we have left to do is finish up the last coat of paint and lay the flooring. The baby showers begin in early October, so we will be heading to Bloomington tomorrow night to finally register.

Now that Allyson officially goes by 'Master', she is finding her afternoons and evenings to be much more enjoyable. She is already almost done reading a book and enjoyed some QT with her mom over the weekend. Here is an updated photo of her...no doubt the baby is growing!!



Sorry we have not been so frequent with the blog posts. It's been a little crazy. We go back to the doctor in a month and then begin visits every 2 weeks. We know it won't slow down (possibly ever), but so glad to be able to share with you when we can.

Love and miss you all!
Mark and Allyson

By the way...in case you can't read Hebrew...our boy's name will be Asher Mark Thompson. The name Asher means 'blessed' in Hebrew. We know how blessed we are and always want him to know the same. Mark is self-explanatory. Thompson was a given.

22.5 weeks:)

This week (22 weeks) our baby boy is the length of a spaghetti squash. I (Allyson) just happen to love spaghetti squash and just might go to the store tomorrow and pick one up to make for dinner. This might be slightly weird since they are comparing my baby to it this week, but I think it is ok:) Lots of exciting things have happened this weekend/ week.

#1 I turned the ripe old age of 27 on Saturday and spent the entire day being spoiled by Mark. It was great. I never lifted a finger or cooked a meal. He even took me to a girly movie (The Time Traveler's Wife...which I highly recommend). The only thing that would have made it better would have been a Buckeye win, but we won't talk about that. Thanks to all of you for all of the cards and surprises that came in the mail...I loved them all!

#2 I finished my Master's degree on Monday at approximately 3:30 pm. Who is counting, right? I can honestly say that it was one of the best feelings in the world. I rewarded myself by getting a professional massage (which a great friend bought for me as a gift a couple months ago). I was saving it for the perfect moment and I finally found it. I also started the newest Nicholas Sparks book because I haven't read a book just for fun in a while. It is so nice!

#3 We are almost settled on a name. I have a good feeling that by this time next week we will be able to share it with everyone. You might like it, you might not.....but we are sure you will love him so it won't matter:)

#4 Mark is traveling back and forth from pastor's retreat during the middle of this week. I am sure it will be a nice break for him.

#5 My mom is coming this weekend! I am definitely excited about this one because it has been too long. It also starts the first of many weekend guests and weekend traveling to see friends and family which have both been much overdue.

#6 We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Just a regular appointment that will probably last about 5 minutes, but hearing his heartbeat never gets old.

I think that is about it for now. Love and miss each of you. We will update a bump picture next week!
Mark and Allyson

21 weeks...

21 weeks! Can you believe it? We don't know where the time has gone. Some fun things have been happening in the past couple of weeks. One is that I (Allyson) have started to feel him moving around. You still can't feel him by putting your hand on my belly, Mark can't wait for that, but I am definitely aware of him. We started making some head-way with his room as well. The closet is completely cleaned out and Mark put the first coat of paint on the wall. I can't decide if I like it or not. I like it about every other time that I walk in there. We will see after another coat. Since I have such a great husband, he has already offered to paint again if I decide that I don't like it. The paint color is called basil and is an olive green color. As my brother told my mom one time, it might make me in the mood to color Easter eggs. If I decide that is the case, we might need a new color.

Life has been pretty hectic for me in the past month with starting school and finishing my Master's degree. Only 10 more days of the Master's and life will hopefully slow down a bit. I am sure the time will fill up with something else, but I am going to enjoy that first day of not stressing about what paper needs written or how to fix my portfolio.

Still no news on the name. We are still trying decide between 2 names. We promise to let you know just as soon as we know!

Here is an updated photo of my growing belly. I think it gets bigger by the minute. Joy...hopefully this shirt will satisfy you, it can't get much tighter:)

Love and miss each of you!
Mark and Allyson

What's in a name?

Well...for one thing, a lot of time. We have narrowed it down to 3 possibilities. Hopefully, we'll have a name to share with you by next week. We know there will be some who like the name and some who don't...we will like the name and that will be all that matters. :)

We are starting renovations in the baby's room this weekend. We have spent the past couple of weeks cleaning out the junk. We ordered a blanket from the bedding set we want so we could buy some paint for the room. The room we are converting into a nursery was kind of our catch-all room. We had visions of making it an office a few months before we found out Allyson was pregnant. We painted all the trim and closet doors black. I know it sounds strange, but it looked really neat. Well, the office never materialized after that. And now, we have to re-paint all the trim and doors along with the walls. Oh well...we're looking forward to it! (Mark's looking forward to it. Allyson will be content checking the progress until it's done.)

Allyson hasn't changed much lately, but we will post a new pic soon.

Love,
Mark and Allyson

almost 1/2 way:)

Well, we are edging closer and closer to the half way mark this week. Sunday marked 19 weeks for Baby T. We still haven't picked out a definite name yet. We promise we will let you know just as soon as we know! We have a list of first names and a list of middle names, just haven't figured out how or if they go together. It could be something completely different...who knows:) Our email tells us that our baby boy is the size of a large heirloom tomato this week. That should be about 8 1/2 ounces. Well, he was 12 ounces last Wednesday and unless he went on a diet this week I am sure that means he is even bigger today. So, who knows how accurate our fruits and veggies are anyway. If Allyson's belly is any indicator, he is growing! By the way, thanks to our great friends Dave and Bradie for the extra special surprises this week....we love and appreciate you both and your cute girls (definitely daughter-in-law material one day...we don't care which)!

Love,
Mark and Allyson

No Doubt About It

Sooo...all of Mark's coaching for cooperation paid off. The baby cooperated and as I'm sure most of you know...the bell pepper is a BOY!! 'He' (still getting used to that) is supposed to be a 7 oz. bell pepper right about now. The nurse told us he is more like 12 ounces already! Whoops. He may be two weeks ahead of schedule so we will now be referring to the due date as January.

The nurse doing the ultrasound wasted no time in getting to the point...at least for us. The image you see was the first we saw and the following is what she said verbatim.

This is the right cheek, this is the left cheek of his butt [top right of image]. This is one leg, this is the other. Bet you can't guess what that is??

She then proceeded to put 2 arrows pointing it out in case there was any doubt by us or the rest of the world.
Baby looking at you. Side view of baby.

We had a recording of the ultrasound on DVD, but got home with the disc and it doesn't work. Sorry.

Allyson and I are so thankful for this blessing and gift from God! Many prayers have already been prayed for our boy and Allyson. Thank you!! Time to get to work. We will be holding him in our arms before we know it.

Filled with joy and love for our son and you!
Mark and Allyson

Best Ever in Chicago

We recently took a trip to Chicago. Mark's first time...Allyson's 3rd time. Allyson has been the past 2 winters, but never in the summer. While in Chicago, we experienced some of the best things EVER! So, we thought we'd share them with you in case you are ever there and wanted to see if we are right. In no particular order...

Best Italian food ever. Maggiano's. This nice little Italian restaurant was quite a find. Allyson got some old school 4-cheese ravioli while I ate the classic fettuccine with alfredo sauce & chicken.
Got the lunch portions (at dinner) and couldn't finish them. The building and atmosphere were old school as well with creeky wood floors to add to the character.

Best popcorn ever. Garrett Popcorn. The fact that the only thing this place sells is popcorn and stays in business is amazing. The line was long, but worth it. We recommend the cheese (get a lot of napkins). If you are a caramel fan, it's really good too. This was the entree for our dinner Saturday night. The side dish was...

Best ice cream ever. Haagen-Dazs. Mark already knew this. Allyson is a huge Graeter's fan, but mentioned her Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream rivaled Black Raspberry Chip. Of course, Mark went with good ole plain vanilla...mm good! I know what you may be thinking...you ate popcorn and ice cream for dinner on Saturday night?!? Yes. You should try it some time. Hey, we were on vacation!

Side category. Biggest slice of pizza ever. Bacci Pizzeria. We didn't get a chance to devour some deep dish pizza. Definitely on the top of the list when we go back. The last day we were there we rode up to Wrigley Field to see it. Craving some pizza, a local directed us to this pizzeria next to the stadium. Although it wasn't Chicago style pizza, it did not disappoint. To say this place was shady would be a big understatement. But the pizza at this place was big...I mean really big. As in Allyson and I split 1 slice and barely finished it. Good stuff.

Best baseball game result ever (besides Braves winning). Yankees lose It was nice to catch a game at U.S. Cellular between the White Sox and Yankees. Yankees lost, fun game, enough said.

So for those who have been there, what did we miss??? We are usually up for trying just about anything at least once.

Until tomorrow...
Mark and Allyson