my random ramblingsan infrequent (and these days, mostly Mira related…) blog

on work calls on and off all day regarding a random production fix. afternoon visit to a private ultrasound office with Лена for some 3D video and photos of our little girl. back home and a couple of good football games kept me in front of the tv. early flight out tomorrow morning with Лена.

stayed at a different hotel this week in Philly, on the western border of Chinatown. each night a different cuisine: Chinese, Malaysian, and Vietnamese.

Nazar and Sofia dropped by for dinner, and Лена made a bunch of Russian dishes. been too long since we hung out, was good to catch up.

wrapped up work then we both walked to the Sears Tower to visit the dentist. cold evening walk to let Santa know we’ll be in Mexico for the holidays – was happy to get our forwarding address. 🙂 nice dinner before heading home to watch Jurassic Park before bed.

had to miss my first appointment at the baby doc due to travel… 🙁 Лена wasn’t scheduled for an ultrasound but ended up with one anyway – now i’m really bummed to have missed out. but, all is well and our little girl is right on schedule.

tried out my new skates across the street on Friday night – long way to go, but excited to learn something new. brought our bassinet to the baby store on Saturday to make sure our custom hybrid works as i figured it would. Sunday will be building Лена’s closet shelving before my late flight out.

crazy days at work getting up to speed. joined the larger team for dinner as one of the guys is leaving the company next week.

staying downtown and working in the tallest building in the city. probably out here again next week and maybe thereafter in 2013…

late walk to the Daley Center to check out the tree. looks like they’re doing free photos with Santa, so there’s a good chance we’ll be back.

another relaxed weekend. Chinatown for a great dinner on Friday night, the last of the office painting on Saturday and Sunday, and of course some shopping throughout. 3 weeks until Mexico! 🙂