Rec League Softball - Game 1

Pat and I are playing in a softball league on Monday nights. Playing softball is totally unnatural to me. I only played one season of softball when I was 12. That is not much experience!! Pat has been giving me tips and rules of the game.

The times of the games change every week, and last night's game was at 9:30pm. Ouch! I was the catcher and got plowed into by a big guy in the first inning! He was sorry, but that was not a good way to start. The rest of the game went well with Pat pitching a great game. Everyone was pretty surprised by how well we did. I may have a bruised hip and giant knot on my shin, but we ended up winning 15-5!

Emmys Fashion

The Emmys were actually entertaining this year! Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious and is the best part of How I Met Your Mother. It's also comforting to see Doogie Howser still on TV. I wonder what happened to Vinnie?

I had a few favorites this year. My top two were Jenna Fischer (in Reem Acra) and Lindsey Price (in J. Mendel). Yes, Jenna chose the safe color of black, but it really worked. The dress fit her and the occasion. And, she's part of the cutest couple on TV - Jim and Pam.

My other favorites were Anna Torv, Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Morrison, and Kara DioGuardi. Anna Torv is the lead in Fringe, one of the best written and inventive shows on TV. I liked the color and design of her gown. Do you think the dress is heavy?

In Marc Bouwer

I found Kara DioGuardi's Badgely Mischka gown refreshing. The gown is beautiful and doesn't garner attention for revealing too much. It's simple like Jennifer Morrison's dress. Calvin Klein is known for its beautiful simplicity, and Francisco Costa adds drama with an origami bow in the back.

In Vera Wang

Happy Birthday, Alissa and Drew!

Today is Alissa and Drew's birthday. Drew is already a year old!

Happy birthday, Alissa!

Congratulations on taking your first steps! Happy birthday, little man!

We're on The Knot!

Our wedding is part of "My Real Wedding: A Gallery for Brides" on TheKnot.com.

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So Amazing...

The National Geographic Channel has a series named "In the Womb." It documents the gestation period and birth of people and animals. It is FASCINATING. They have 4-D ultrasound images and computer graphics showing how the fetus develops. I learned so much watching the cats version. Even George and Gracie were enthralled...

-- Cats have morning sickness, too.
-- A cat's hearing is so strong that it can detect the footsteps of a mouse at 30 feet away.
-- At 52 days of development, they "breathe," hiccup, and wipe their paws across their mouths to imitate cleaning.
-- Lions can't purr and cats can't roar.
-- Kittens can't hear for 12 days after birth.
-- Kittens' eyes are enormous in relation to the size of their heads. It would be like humans having eyes the size of tennis balls.