Had a few “squeezes” this morning… getting excited and anxious – sometime in the next two weeks it’s going to be the real thing.

Is it going to be today? What’s it going to be like?

Let’s see – other things that have been going on. Work is better when the boss is absent. Much better. In fact, if I completely discount his presence, work is pretty cool – very challenging in good ways, and the team/company is going in a very good direction.

The move to the “hood” – is sitting pretty well. I need to find a garage space that I can work in and get the bikes into, but hope to have that figured out by this spring. I can’t see myself living here long term – on the 5 to 10 year time scale – I keep thinking of the John Denver song Wild Montana Skies.

On the eve of his 21st birthday, he set out on his own

He was 30 years and runnin’ when he found his way back home

Ridin’ a storm across the mountains and an achin’ in his heart

Said he came to turn the pages and to make a brand new start

Now he never told the story of the time that he was gone

Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a john

There was something in the city that he said he couldn’t breathe

There was something in the country that he said he couldn’t leave

- John Denver

Kelley has talked about moving to the country several times and I’d like to think that some day we’ll relocate as a family.

A family – my family!

Wow – that’s just such an amazing thought.

Months have passed since my last post. More has changed in the last 6 months than I even would have dreamed.

I’m going to be a father.

Any day now.

And I’m thrilled about it!

Kelley and I have moved in together in her row house in DC, and my house in Sterling is on the market. Being a land lord to my friends really didn’t agree with me at all, and I’m not too keen on the idea of renting the place out with no profit margin at all. But back to the important thing.

I’m going to be a father!

I can’t wait to meet this little life that I’ve been watching and hearing grow for these last months. To be able to hold this little person. To find out what color it’s eyes are going to be. To find out of it’s a boy or a girl. Any day now…