A Weekend of Running!

Matt and I went our separate ways this past weekend and while we both had our own great adventures, it sure is nice to be back under the same roof.

Matt held down the fort here in Germantown. After a busy Saturday of running around at work, he was up bright and early Sunday morning for some more running as he tackled the Pikes Peek 10K race in Rockville. Apparently he has been holding back when we run together... turns out he is pretty speedy when left to his own devices! After a recovery nap, he whipped up family dinner for the local contingent of the Phelan family- and the leftovers are delicious!

Meanwhile, I packed up and headed off to Boston for a weekend of girl time with some of my favorite people. My brilliant friend Alli picked me up from the airport and whisked us off to the spa for some much appreciated mani-pedi pampering. The roommates from BC all came together on Saturday night to catch each other up on the happenings of our lives so that we could focus our attention on properly showering Michelle at her Bridal celebration on Sunday afternoon. Though the thunderstorms in the Baltimore area made travel home a little challenging, the weekend was totally worth it.

Koda visited the Giganti household, and did his best to make Kyle feel better about spitting up by leaving a little doggie vomit of his own on the rug- sorry guys! Needless to say we have all spent the beginning of the week recharging our batteries, but more adventures are sure to follow.

Liz, Alli, Christina, Tal and Michelle at Finale in Boston... that might be flourless chocolate cake on my scarf (yum!)

Baby Party Details

At the request of our lovely Baby Party hostess (thanks Mom!) Matt and I are sharing our registries here on the blog.

Great Beginnings
Buy Buy Baby
Target

We are hoping to keep things low stress and low waste, so please think simple and green! We have an adorable little condo, so we appreciate the gift of your warm wishes as much as anything. Thanks everyone!

Welcome to Our Phamily!

Hi Friends!

As many of you know, there will be a new addition to our little Phelan Phamily of 3 (Liz, Matt, and our pup, Koda) coming along later this summer! In anticipation of having lots of amusing photos, anecdotes, and maybe even videos to share, we welcome you to keep up with us on Our Phelan Phamily blog.

All is well in our house at the moment! The baby is healthy and happy, and we are just approaching week 24 of our 40 week journey. The expected due date is August 12th, though if baby is anything like us, it will have a few more things to cross off the 'to do list' in utero before making the big debut and will arrive fashionably late. We are waiting to find out if Baby Phelan is a girl or a boy until the birthday, so for now we are having a surprise!

Koda is starting to get suspicious... boxes are moving, and there has been an unusual amount of activity in 'his room' lately. The futon that he has claimed for his own happens to live in what is becoming the baby's room. He is pretty good at sharing with other dogs, but we'll have to see how he feels about sharing his space with a teeny tiny person who is capable of incredible sounds. Lucky for us, he has spent lots of time lately with Baby Phelan's cousins, two year old Dylan and two month old Kyle, and he has enjoyed every second of it! We are open to suggestions if anyone has ideas as to how we can help him get ready for the transition.

That's all for now!
Liz