Merry Christmas to All.......

Christmas has finally arrived. At this time of day - we know the baby won't be a Christmas Eve Baby. I did ask Santa to wait until after Christmas, so we will have to see if I have been a good girl and get my wish...... In the meantime, Randy and I partook in the downtown Minneapolis holiday spirit and attended the Holidazzle parade. We had a scrumptious, romantic meal at Zelo, then stepped outside to send a wave and cheer to the parade and Santa. We know these nights alone and on the town are limited - so we are taking advantage of them when we can.

We send all our love and good cheer to everyone. May you have a joyous holiday season - Peace, Love and Adventure to all.

All Our Bags are Packed, We're Ready To Go

Randy gave +1 a little early Christmas gift - the mobile from the Walker Art Center. Back in Muncie in our little studio apartment, we hardly had room to even set up the crib. Now in our own "crib", I feel so extravagant to have an actual baby room. Luckily, the previous owners had great taste and there own little baby, so we didn't even have to paint or prep the room. The Goat print in the background comes from a fellow Ball State Art Professor - David Johnson. Those of you into astrology may enjoy the connection that Goats represent the Capricorn sign, which is when +1 will be born. I did a trade for this print over a year ago, long before +1 was even in the picture. Interesting possible premonition. What you can't see are our hospital bags packed and sitting on the floor and the excitement that comes with finally meeting the Little One. We are still taking bets - Boy or Girl?!?!?!?!?!

Photo Booth Quest

I had this quest that as a photographer I needed to fulfill. I wanted to find an old time B&W photo booth that kicks out pictures in strips of 4 to document my final days with Randy and my belly. Over the years, Randy has been very helpful and accommodating when it comes to my photo quests that need his assistance, but by bar #3 he was ready for my obsession to be over. We first hit the Kitty Kat Klub where the photo booth needed it's rollers cleaned and hence left black marks all over the image. The next day I called the number on the machine and found out there were two more booths in town - I was in luck. At Nyes Polynaise the photo booth overexposed the images, then cut off the final image. Strike 2. We headed down University Ave. to the Turf Club, talked our way out of paying the band cover charge, and hit the booth. With a few side streaks from development - it worked. Mission Accomplished.

What about the Baby?!?!?!?!?!

Randrea + 1 refers to the little addition coming this New Year. We feel so blessed and thrilled about our expanding family. With our arrival back to MN, we are also blessed by the love and support of what we have always considered to be our extended family. Now that so many of us have reached the time and age of procreation, there is a whole new community of youthful explorations to dive into. To help give us a kick start, our dear friends threw us a beautiful baby shower. Thank you to everyone who has been and will continue to play an important role in our child's upbringing. As Hillary Clinton says... "It takes a village."

Back to Blue

After six years - it feels good to be back in a Blue State, politically speaking. Two years ago Randy and I went to Ohio to "Get the Vote Out" election day for poor old Kerry/Edwards (Indiana was a lost cause). This year, my mum and I spent the afternoon of Nov. 7th "Getting the Vote Out" for the Democratic party. The democrats had a pretty good sweep for the day - but I was especially proud of Amy Klobuchar who ran for MN Senate. Many years back I used to nanny for her little girl Abigail, now 12 years old. Randy and I spent the evening celebrating in St. Paul at the Democratic party hotel celebrations and even got to personally hug Amy and dear Abigail. How good it feels to be Back to Blue....

Let's start from the very beginning.......

We have decided to join the blogger network as a resource for friends who encircle the US and care enough to see what we, Randrea and the future +1, are up to in our own lives.

Most everyone should know that the Muncie, Indiana & Ball State University chapter of our lives has officially closed. After three years of teaching and being taught, web developing and re-developing, we have moved back to our old stomping grounds of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In order to put a stop to our latest habit of moving to a new city/state every three years, we purchased a charming little bungalow in the Longfellow Neighborhood of SE Minneapolis. Click here to see a few pics of the moving transition.