Yes!

I said this would not be a blog where we will opine on politics.

But let us just say that the Yodkamp household is extremely pleased today. We were for Biden had Obama not run. And have loved what he stands for. To us, this is a perfect match.

It will be truly fun to watch whomever McCain picks get bludgened in the VP Debate.

Countdown to Iceland - 5 days!

Icelandic wild horses ...

Countdown to Iceland

6 Days

(Akureyri - Iceland's second largest city. Pop. 16k)

Countdown to Iceland

7 Days.

(Church in Vik)

The New Family Member

On the left is the yet to be named member of our family at 14.5 weeks old. Later on this morning, Teri and I will be geting an update to this picture. Today is our 20 week ultrasound.

In the first, our child was confindently taunting Big Papi declaring his (Teri thinks) or her (Matt thinks) dominance within our family. We'll see about that.

What we learned was that its heart was beating, and brain was huge! It will probably break Michael Phelp's record with 9 Golds at the 2028 Olympics. Sorry, we don't have any tickets for you.

The Doctor did say that the child was doing very well then. Since, Teri has felt it moving (gas?) and it is noted to be the size of a heirloom tomato. All growing baby comparisons are to vegetables. Her belly is growing, her sickness is over, and she looks great. Big Papi seems to be excited as well, but that may be because Teri always feeds him cheese.

We hope to get more good news today. There will be more photos, and hopefully a confirmation that January 12 is the likely due date. To be continued...

Meet a Friend... Number 1

Tyler Espinoza, 30. Portland, OR (for now)

Tyler, our sometimes roomate and longtime friend, celebrated his 30th brithday last month. We meant to post about it, but we were too busy enjoying an afternoon floating down the Clack and gorging at the backyard BBQ he invited us to.

Currently, you can find Tyler figuring out his next adventure in SE. Hopefully, he comes up again soon.

Jeez. OK. Sorry.

So, as many of you have pointed out, we've been absent for a while. Sorry. We knew coming into late July that the travel would be crazy. Turns out, we were right.

Work took us seperately to San Bernardino, San Diego, Boston, Chicago, and Washington DC. over the past 5 weeks. It wasn't all bad. I ended up AAdvantage Gold member.

More importantly, this allowed us to see many of our closest friends and family. I saw Sally and Tim and Craig and Wendi in San Diego. Both Teri and I were able to seperately visit the Yoders on Cape Cod.

I finally met Unborn Yoder's soon to be friend Evie Schomp. It had been over a year since I saw Nate and Margo, but they are each doing great. Their daughter Evie and I bonded over an afternoon of work, while Margo gave me helpful hints on what to expect next winter and spring. In addition, I was able to see Keith and Dulari as well as Manne. Keith and Dulari are nearly new home owners and looking for a place in Providence. Dulari's new job as Development Director of Summerbridge should sustain Keith's academic pursuits and Harvard bills for the next few years. Meanwhile, Manne continues to live the good life across the street from Fenway, playing volleyball and dominating fantasy sports.

Teri spent three weeks living pregnant on a bus. Event 360's yearly tour of Breast Cancer 3Days started up in July and Teri was there to make sure her programs got off the ground. The Tour, as you all know, is where Teri and I met and still houses many of our closest friends. Even though the hours are long and unforgiving (especially when you are pregnant), getting paid to hang with 30 friends you only see a couple weeks a year is well worth it. The bonus for this tour was that it enabled Teri to also visit the Yoders on Cape Cod. And by chance, Teri's traveling path and mine crossed for an afternoon in Chicago.

We are finally back to our construction site house for another 7 days. That's right! In one week we'll be living the good life with elves and tall beautiful people, in Iceland.

Hvenaer fer flugvelin kemur?

10pm on 8/26

(Editor's Note: Dulari is the Big Cheese Executive Director. Not a measly Development Director.)