Archive for April, 2010
Long overdue…
I know it’s now April and long overdue for an update, but here we go… 2010 is off to a great start already! No offense to the past year, but for many reasons we were VERY ready to say goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010. Here are a few updates…
We moved! The first of many blessings in 2010 was having the opportunity to rent a little 2bd, 1 bth house in Culver City. It was a LOT of work to get ready for us to move in (Alec spent hours and hours with some incredible friends painting & repairing this sweet 1938 home). It’s in, what I consider to be, one of the best neighborhoods in LA. I know I’m a little biased, but I’ve always wanted to live in this neighborhood and it was an unbelievable blessing when it came up through a friend. We are in downtown Culver City right next to Culver Studios, where Wizard of Oz was filmed for MGM. We are in a protected, quiet neighborhood, which is just blocks from twinklie light lined strip of boutiques, restaurants and a theatre. There’s a school, police & fire station and post office all within blocks – it’s like a modern Main Street! It pretty much feels like we are living on a studio… the houses across the street were used to film the original Little Rascals and there is so much history in this little city, which has been really fun to discover. Did I mention there is a weekly Farmer’s Market and Trader Joes all within walking distance!? Lovely. We are still getting settled, so pics will come soon and I’m sure the next few months will be full of projects!
Alec’s work is thriving. The Historical Tweets book comes out this month and he and our dear friend Alan (who also wrote the book) started a company to provide corporations with inventive, creative and humorous marketing and media. You can read more about them at www.mcbeardmedia.com and Alec has a great blog on www.alecmcnayr.com about his work. We are so excited to see the book out in stores and are anxiously awaiting the response… we have no idea what to expect!
This photo is in Alec’s new home office… now that we have a 2 bdrm, he could finally move his workspace out of the corner of the living room!
In March I worked on Songfest – the musical variety show at Pepperdine that I work on every year. I’m in charge of creating choreography for the 6 student Hosts and I absolutely love it! This year we had 8 numbers to finish in roughly 8 rehearsals, so it was a packed few months!! The show ran to 6 sold out audiences, and I’m loving every minute of it. I love that it’s a way for me to stay connected to Pepperdine, and continue being involved in theatre and dance. I love being a part of this production!
The most exciting blessing of the year is that we are going to have a baby! We are beyond thrilled and can’t wait to meet our little one. I’m 17 weeks along and feel great!! The biggest change is that I have been more tired – working on the show at Pepperdine (and getting to bed around 1am every night one week) brought a new meaning to the word exhausted for me… I have never been that tired in my life! But, I got to catch up with some long hours of sleep and wouldn’t have done it any other way. This kid will be exposed to creativity from the very beginning! I think it’s already rubbing off because at our first ultrasound (only 10 weeks – see below) the baby was calm and still, then just shook all over… our doctor said we have an active one on our hands! Oh boy. Our friend Anthony said it was just because that’s Alec’s child and it saw a camera and had to show off! Too funny…
Some common questions:
How are you feeling? Great! Very tired and a little ‘off’ here and there, but so far, so good! I feel so incredibly blessed to have such a smooth pregnancy so far.
When are you due? Around September 20.
Are you going to find out if it’s a boy or a girl? YES! We find out on May 6th, with is also our wedding anniversary!
Do you have names picked out? We’ve been throwing some names around for the past year, but I’m sure we’ll get really into that when we find out the gender. Right now we love: Asparagus (for a boy or girl), Pillar (obviously a boy) and Chandelier, or Chandie (for a girl). KIDDING! One of my favorite lines from Baby Mama is when they talk about a play date with “Wingspan and Banjo”….
Well, we’re hoping to update more often, but that’s the latest for now!
