Princess or Super Hero???

We had our friends over on Monday night for a little pink or blue party. Except Wal-Mart was out of blue plates, so it was Generic Princess or Spiderman...

Here are their picks:
And here is the winner:

If you are surprised, you are not alone!

I was nearly positive this kid was of the female variety. I even asked the sonographer if she was sure.

But kid wasn't really shy about flashing his goods. It was quite obvious.

I guess I should get used to the whole flashing thing... I haven't met a male yet who wasn't obsessed with genitalia... including Justin, who likes to flash his "wing dog" every chance he gets. (Thanks Lori & Jeb for that fabulous name, which we have adopted in our house).

I made a blueberry buckle (in the v.cute dish J gave me for my birthday). Here is Justin with blueberry all in his teeth:

The End.

P.S. I did not cry or carry on in any way. I am making remarkable progress.

Bienvenue a l'hotel Chappell

We have been so flipping busy at the Chappell house. I'm talking about the kind of busyness where you need a weekend to recover from your weekend... except in our case our busyness has come in the middle of the week!!

Our friends Kris & Mitch came to see us from St. Louis!! We hadn't seen them in so very long, and it was great to catch up a bit. Kelly McJ hitched a ride with them, and we all got to eat together at Felix's. I will use any excuse to eat there... I love their she-crab soup more than words can say. We made reservations for a private dining room, which I love to do when going there. It is so nice to be able to hear everyone and get to visit properly.

Nicole, Kelly, Kristen, Emily (greasy, ugh)

They left just in time for our annual July 4th celebration. Carson invited us to her parent's house down on the bay in Orange Beach for a cookout. It was so fun! Carson's mom had cooked this very delicious meal for all of us (it was her birthday!) and had to miss it because her 3rd grandchild was being born. So, thank you GooGoo for the wonderful food. I am so sad you didn't get any. :( We even had white sauce for the BBQ. I have never had that, and I have surely been missing out. Check out Krista's blog for pictures. She got lots of good ones of the water slide fun. The husbands really had more fun than the kids, I think. I only went down once...it was bit of a hard landing.

Unfortunately, nausea+sun+hour-long car ride=one sick Emily. I had to miss the cookout at the Carrigan's pier, but we made it just in time for the fireworks. Apparently, the city of Fairhope is going through some cost containment in the fireworks department. It was a total bust, and I was mad that I dragged myself down there for them. I kept waiting and waiting for the "finale," and it never happened. Darn this financial crisis.

Okay... on to last week... I got a text from Taylor asking if she could spend the night with me on Wednesday! Of course!! She was driving through on her way to New Orleans to visit family. And then Lindsey decided she would come too (which I still can't believe because it was so last minute, and Linds is just not last minute...)!! I was so very happy to see my college BFFs. I hated to miss our girls weekend in May, but this was the next best thing. We had a lovely lunch at the BayBreeze Cafe, and then Tay had to leave, which was very sad.

Lindsey, Emily, Taylor

But Lindsey stayed and we visited with Lucy and Lauren all day on Thursday, Friday and Saturday! These Dothan girls sure can talk. I didn't know half of the people they discussed even though I lived there my entire life... county school v. city school at its finest. I thought Justin and Jason were going to kill us for sure. And I am really surprised that Lindsey is still my friend at all because I volunteered her to "serve" with me at a dinner on Friday night. I thought that "serve" meant to pass out the food and clear the dishes off the table. I thought two hours tops. Nope. "Serve" meant actually serve the food and wash dishes and clean up stuff for FOUR hours. Did I mention that Lindsey is 23 week pregnant? I thought we would both die. But it was really fun, and Lucy and Lauren were there, too, so that made it better. What was not fun was getting so sick that I had to lay on the couch and watch TV for two hours before I could finally go to sleep. I am so ready for this to be over...

Saturday night we celebrated Jonathan's 30th birthday with a fiesta at the pier. It was so fun! I can't believe we are all getting to 30. It just doesn't seem possible.

Yesterday we had a send-off lunch for the Mexico mission trip that leaves on Saturday. I am so jealous that Justin is getting to go, and I have to stay home. The kids are all so excited, and I cannot imagine a better group of youth to go with--they are going to have a blast. I hope that Justin takes my threat seriously and comes home with some Mexican pottery in his suitcase.

And finally, Oliver is tired of all the company and events. He is ready to take a nap without interruption. His little eyes look so sleepy.

Tagged!

I've been tagged! (I love being tagged, by the way)

Things I am looking forward to:
1. My birthday! (July 18)
2. 14-week checkup tomorrow
3. Watching So You Think You Can Dance tomorrow and Thursday!
4. Taylor coming to see me tomorrow night
5. Jonathan’s birthday party fiesta this weekend
6. Justin’s 30th birthday in October (I’m already planning and saving my $$--psycho I know)
7. Finding out if this baby is a boy or girl in two weeks!
8. Seeing my mama and daddy in Dothan in two weeks

Things I did yesterday:
1. Worked
2. Went to another follow up appointment for my ear (I really like to spend my time at the hospital… The ear is doing well, by the way. I can’t hear as well as in my other ear, but I can live with that)
3. Watched Gilmore Girls
4. Took a nap
5. Made pasta salad with spinach, cherry tomatoes and fresh mozzarella!
6. Watched Revolutionary Road (worst movie I have ever seen)
7. Read some of “A Voice in the Wind” (again)
8. …..(that is really everything I did yesterday)

Things I wish I could do:
1. Button my pants
2. Join the Grand Hotel (Justin is being a stick in the mud about this)
3. Go to Mexico with Justin in a few weeks
4. Be fit without having to exercise or diet
5. Get a check for $50,000 in the mail
6. Take an extended vacation—don’t really care where…just needs to be a posh hotel with good food and a good mattress and room service
7. Build a large house on the water somewhere…bay or beach or river
8. Go through an entire day without feeling the urge to puke (Soon??)

Shows I watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Private Practice
3. House
4. So You Think You Can Dance/American Idol
5. American Idol
6. Desperate Housewives
7. Brothers & Sisters
8. The Hills/The City

Favorite Foods:
1. Crab cakes from the Red Bar
2. McDonald’s cheeseburgers (sick, I know)
3. Chick-fil-A fries
4. Chocolate milkshakes
5. Shrimp Fettuccini Alfredo
6. Shrimp & grits
7. Tomato, mozzarella & basil sandwich from Panini Pete’s
8. O’Carr’s chicken salad
9. Cream cheese meltaways from that bakery in Homewood that I can’t remember the name of now
10. Shrimp Lo Mein from P.F. Changs
11. Chicken roll ups with pasta salad from Zoe’s
12. Pretty much everything that is in Birmingham and not here

Places I've traveled:
1. London
2. Shell Knob, MO(Kanakuk)
3. Bahamas
4. Key West
5. Sea Island, GA
6. NYC
7. Chicago
8. St. Louis, MO

Places I'd like to travel:
1. Italy (all parts!)
2. Boston
3. California (San Fran, Hollywood!, Laguna Beach…)
4. Paris (although I heard it’s not that great—need to see for myself)
5. London, again (with J)
6. NYC, again anytime!
7. Greece
8. I would pretty much go anywhere. I love to see new things!

People I tag:Everyone. I am so far behind in reading, I am too ashamed to tag anyone specifically.

P.S. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the positive and excited comments about our new addition! I am slowly feeling better (both physically and emotionally) and am glad about that! :)