Let The Games Commence!

Song of the Day: Let Me Feel You Shine by David Crowder Band

For those of you who know Fitz well, you can have no doubt what is on television every night this week and the next: the Olympics. While we're watching the Olympics on NBC, one of our very good friends sent us a link with the intro video that those in Britain saw featuring none other than Benedict Cumberbatch, one of our favorite actors who stars in  BBC's Sherlock. Here it is:

It's pretty cool and very British. And in honor of our British cousins across the pond, on Saturday morning, we made scones (with Irish butter!) and Katherine was able to find Devonshire cream, or clotted cream, to go along with our delicious baked goods.

Before...

...and after (no worries, Katherine ate that last bite).

We even found our nice china tea cups to use; alas, no saucers, but we made do. It was a lovely way to enjoy our Saturday morning.

Last night, we watched the Olympics with some friends, one of which was passing through the city, so it was great to see him, eat Pad Thai, and watch some events together.

So far, it's been a busy week for Fitz at work, but it's hard to believe that he only has one more month to go! And Katherine will end her time at Reynolda House tomorrow. We have both thoroughly enjoyed our time at our respective places, and we will miss our friends. Coming soon: Charlotte!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Song of the Day: Pocket Full of Sunshine (Emma Stone's version)

Thanks to a friend at Reynolda House, we were given tickets to see the Winston-Salem Dash baseball team play Saturday night. The last time we attempted to go to a ball game, it was 4th of July last year, and we experienced the greatest torrenntial rain Durham had ever seen, resulting in us enjoying Cook-Out milkshakes and watching fireworks on PBS from our couch, no baseball. This time, we got lucky as we sat in our awesome seats and watched dark storm clouds move to the north and south of the stadium. We got a few sprinkles, but after the recent heat wave, they were most welcome. The Dash, sadly, did not win against the Fredrick Keys, but we had a wonderful night. Perhaps the highlight of the night was the incredible catch Fitz made (besides his lovely wife Katherine): a foul ball!



At the BB&T Ballpark! Go Dash!

We were super impressed by the catcher for the Dash, our favorite player of the evening.

Towards the end of the evening...

...and this was taken at the beginning.

Can't really tell, but babies in animal costumes were raced in between innings...we think Baby B has a future in this sporting event.

The ball Fitz caught!

Hazy and Healthy

Song of the Day: The Lucky Ones by Brendan James

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since learning that Baby B is a boy! We went back to the doctors this morning for a check-up, and everything seems to be going fine. We also got to hear his whoosh-whoosh heart beat, which is always fun. Katherine is feeling good so long as she stays cool and out of the heat, and Fitz has been taking very good care of her, including doing the dishes.

We discovered that Baby B likes desserts and sugar. Last Saturday night, Katherine had some of Fitz's favorite chocolate chip cookies from the Fresh Market and well as some ice cream, and soon thereafter, Baby B started to kick and squirm (in delight we're assuming). Fitz had been able to feel Baby B move around before, but he was surprised how much he was able to feel him dance around after dessert!

This past weekend, after doing a lot of research and trying out different brands, we bought a stroller! It was a great deal as we got an infant car seat for free with our purchase! Here's some pictures of Bruno filling in for Baby B, making sure everything was comfy...

Bruno! You look ready for a trip to the zoo!

And you're ready if it rains!

We hope Bruno realizes the stroller is not actually for him...

Also, this past weekend, Krispy Kreme celebrated its 75th birthday! They held a big celebration in Old Salem Saturday morning. Here are some pictures from that:

Happy 6th of July!

Song of the Day: Breakin' the Chains of Love by Fitz and The Tantrums

Happy 6th of July! We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July as well! We had a great day together that we spent reading, seeing the new Spiderman movie, and dining with fun friends from church. We both really enjoyed the new Spiderman, but Fitz's heart still remains with the 2002 version. We agree that the Green Goblin is definitely the better villain, but we both loved Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy as well as Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker. Of course, we're both Garfield fans because of his awesome performance in The Social Network.

It has been hot, hot, hot here in Winston-Salem, just like everywhere else! Katherine is avoiding the outdoors as much as possible, and Fitz is changing up his running routines so he's not running when it's too hot outside. We hope everyone else is staying cool!

Yesterday Katherine made her grandmother's Southern Chess Pecan Pie. Here's a picture of the sugary goodness:

Yum! PE-can? peh-CAHN?

Katherine has discovered that the key to baking this pie along with her grandmother's other delicious pie, a Chocolate Pie, is to bake them in frozen pie shells. Which is perfect...less work to get to a sweet reward! Like grandmother, like granddaughter!

Fitz has finished reading Killing Floor by Lee Child. He really enjoyed it and is looking forward to reading the next in the series. Katherine is still on her Agatha Christie run, but she confesses that perhaps she needs a breather from Monsieur Hercule Poirot before she ruins a good thing. Fitz has suggested that she read Killing Floor next. As Fitz delicately put it, the little grey cells are not so pretty in this book...Katherine probably won't be reading Killing Floor out loud to Baby B.

On Our Way

Song of the Day: Battle of Who Could Care Less by Ben Folds Five

For the past couple of evenings, Fitz has been choosing music to play while we cook dinner together. Last night, it was Ben Folds Five's Whatever and Ever Amen. Fitz was surprised by how many lyrics he remembered, and Katherine was surprised at how long it had been since she had listened to this album. We both love the Chapel Hill connections in his music, and it brought back fun memories of going to see Ben Folds perform in Cary at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in 2008.

Katherine is now officially half-way there with Baby B! It's hard to believe that in a few more months, we'll be meeting our new addition to the family face to face. We've started looking at strollers and cribs and car seats and carriers and everything else that comes with a baby. It will be fun to see what Baby B likes. Fitz loved his bear Bruno and everything related to the Titanic; Katherine loved her bear Teddy and swinging. It's amazing how very little we change over the years...

Also, it's hard to believe that our year in Winston-Salem is rapidly coming to an end. We will have officially had our apartment for a year in a few weeks. While we are certainly looking forward to moving to Charlotte, we've really enjoyed W-S and we'll miss it. It's been a fast but wonderful year!