Now that the news is mostly public at work...we're pleased to announce that we're expecting the arrival of Showalter 2.0 in early April!! Mother and father are doing well, so far. :)
The name discussion is challenging; thankfully we have a number of months to pick one.
Zune...I held a Zune yesterday. Amazing. I think our household will be getting at least two this holiday season.
Yesterday was the annual company meeting, and thanks to Finance Boot Camp I got to site in the 2nd row with a great view of all the speakers: Bill Gates, Steve Balmer, Ray Ozzie, Jay Allard, etc. It was a pretty incredible day and a lot of fun to see all the branded goodies. I got a 175g ultimate disc with the beta test of Windows Live Mail (been running the beta for quite a while now).
I also found out how chilly this time of year is at SafeCo Field...even when surrounded by thousands of people. Next year I need to wear wool socks. :)
I obviously haven't been posting as much as usual...of course work has been busy. And we've enjoyed reconnecting with friends from last summer. I unfortunately have my first (and usually only) cold of the season, typically when the weather changes, which was last night as we had rain a good portion of the night. It's actually the first rain we've had in months, so it's been pretty dry.
So dry that the other weekend when we went up to Orcas Island there was a fire ban for all of San Juan County, which put a damper on hanging around a campfire.
Congrats to Professor Matt Bothner! It's a little old news yet still exciting for those of us from his classes! Great work!
http://www.chicagogsb.edu/news/2006-08-29_bothner_award.aspx