My girlfriends are holding me a baby shower!

*insert girlish squeal here*

I am so excited! I can't wait, and it's not so much about the possible loot as it is people joining together in celebration of little Veronica. I want to see a little baby-themed cake and talk about all I know about her so far, which isn't much I know. (Although I do know from our visit to the Shadowbox Cabaret last night that she likes Republica's "Ready to Go", as she was rumbling like crazy the entire time they played the song.) I want people to be as happy as me and Jason that she is on her way. I want people to be happy for US. I want a celebration, and now one will occur - big or small, I know it will be wonderful. :-)

The shower is being hosted by my friends Susan and Heather. Susan's having it at her place, and has printed up directions; Heather is sending out the invitations. It won't be until March, but I cannot wait. I'm very grateful to both of them, and to whoever turns up there. :-)

In the meantime....

Today was fun, as Jason and I headed down to Athens, taking Heather along, to pick up Bobcat baby gear for Veronica. We bought her a couple onesies, a pretty little green OU dress, and a stuffed bobcat, but we also had a really good time walking around Athens and campus, chatting with Heather and checking out all the changes from the last time we were there. The weather was nice for the first time in weeks, our waitress at a local diner was great, the campus was uncrowded and all in all, it was just a really wonderful day. Plus I'm not supposed to travel after 30 weeks; as I'm 27 weeks pregnant as of Tuesday, this was our last trip to Athens in a very long time. I haven't had that good of a time there in ages, and I can't wait to take little Veronica there the next time we go.

Today was good enough to make up for how busy I've been at work. I worked again on Saturday and will be in very late tomorrow night. Today was such a good day, I didn't even remember how tired I've been, although now it's catching up with me.

Totally off the subject:

I've had some odd observations of late too. Just wanted to mention them. First off, after seeing Bill Who? at Shadowbox doing a wonderful cover of "More Than a Feeling" makes me feel like a little less of a nerd for always blasting that song when I'm alone in my car, listening to every note and singing along in a really awful voice. Secondly, the world would be a better place if "Big Yellow Taxi" had never been recorded. I hate that song more than any other ever made, and while it was bad enough that Amy Grant covered it a few years back, now the damn Counting Crows of all people have covered it too. That frigging song is on the radio all the damn time now, being sung by a band I actually liked, and it really pisses me off. Thirdly, I've figured out why my butt's getting bigger even though it seems to have no correlation with my bearing a child. Even the Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy couldn't really explain it, and all the other books just ignore the phenomenon. But it's simple: The big ole' butt is there to even out the weight. Otherwise I'd just tip forward all the time. It's like putting sandbags in the trunk of your car in the winter. ;-)

The last observation is how hard it is to concentrate when posting anymore, as we've moved the computer into the living room and I'm so easily distracted by the background noise of the TV. I keep typing, but none of the words come out right and I always think it sounds stupid. I'm hoping this is all coherent, as I've re-read it about five times and it still doesn't sound right. With a current readership of zero, it doesn't matter so much now, but I'm eventually going to print this out someday to be a journal of my pregnancy. I'd like for Veronica to someday think that I have at least some semblance of writing ability, or at least that I didn't completely lose my mind or cohesive thought process while pregnant.