Dyson

Well, today was technically my second official day back in the office.  I moved out quite some time ago now due to a number of different factors.  Home just became a better environment in which to get things done.  However, the demands on my time at the office have become greater and greater, and it just seemed impractical to stay at home any longer.  I'm back in the room with "the guys" by which I mean the development team.  I haven't been in the same room as them in probably 2+ years.  It's a nice change of pace being around people to get work done.  Even when I was in the office I wasn't really near other developers and I'm enjoying it.

So, I've wanted a Dyson vacuum cleaner for a very long time now.  The things is that they're just rather expensive, and I haven't felt like we could spring for that sort of an investment.  It's funny how your priorities change when you know there's going to be a little child crawling around on the floor with all the cat hair and only God knows what else.  Add to this the fact that we had sorta killed our previous vacuum (more on this later) and well... we were due a new one.

With this in mind, we made the decision to finally purchase a Dyson.  After quite a bit of research we went for the DC25.  Model numbers are confusing at first, but the DC25 is essentially a lightweight vacuum with the same power as the larger Dysons.  It has greater manueverability (it sits on a ball instead of wheels) and a smaller capacity (by half).  We went with the "all floors" version which just means you don't get an extra attachement for the "wand" that helps with animal fur.

So, picture day was suppose to be 2 days ago (Saturday) however that didn't happen, so we made today picture day.  I really do enjoy picture day, though I'm not that big of a photographic enthusiast.  I think I find a camera to be a fickle piece of technology that will never reproduce the same results twice, but I try my best and this is what we've got!  Luckily I can work wonders in photoshop, so camera or no, at least I feel empowered there.  I tossed a little "12 weeks!" text on there, rounded a bit to remind people of the emerging bump.  The next text will be closer to the bump though.  I think it'll be cute to outline it that way each week.  :-D

My wonderful wife and I visited the first couple's bible study group that we've been to in a while today.  Kind of nice to start re-connecting with people our own age, and in the same stage of life.  We don't find a lot of time to do that any more.  At any rate, it was enjoyable none-the-less.  Most of them had kids already so they're definitely at a different place than we are, but I think that's "okay".  Having people you can ask questions, who aren't 20+ years removed from the problems you face will be nice.  In the same way though, our family is going to be invaluable as we begin the process of learning what it takes to be parents, and raise a child (or hopefully, children).