My Web Celebrity

Last fall people from the graduate office here at UMass came around and were taking pictures and having several of us MBA students pose for some pictures. They were taking a bunch of photos to be placed on the new updated website. Recently the new site was launched and, surprise, my picture was on two of the newly redesigned pages! Click here and here to see them. On the first one I am on the right in my Boston sweatshirt. The second one is harder to tell, and you may just have to trust me. But it is at the bottom, on the left of the group of 3 pics. I am the one in blue in  the back. The picture is from our intramural soccer team, MBA United. Last year we finished a disappointing 2-3, but this year we are looking to make some significant improvements and make it into the post-season tournament. The games start this Thursday!

Also, this past summer while I was interning at the museum in Sarasota, I helped some with the new website that they were working on. While I was working there I took several pictures some of which made it onto the website, including one that I am in, click here to see. I wanted to close this little post with something witty, but after trying to think of something for some time, I came up with nothing...

Claire's First Walk

The weather is FINALLY starting to warm up a bit. I've been waiting for spring since October. We took Claire on her first walk last week. I've taken her for two walks this week, and it was almost 60 today! We have a great little trail not to far from our home. I like it because it goes through this interesting swampy/woodsy/lakey area where there are lots of trees and wildlife. Its also nice that there are just enough people on the trail that its still relatively quiet, but you know there would be someone else around it some creepy guy were to meet up with you on the trail (am I the only one who worries about stuff like that, Casey thinks I'm weird).

This is evidence of the wildlife in the area. You can see lots of trees that the beavers are working on. You can also see their dams. Casey and I actually saw one last fall, but we haven't see any yet this spring. Just lots of ducks.

Casey sporting shorts, although it really wasn't all that warm that day.

Haircut!

So I decided it was time for a change. I have been growing my hair for about two years, and it has started to bug me. Sunday I decided that this was the week that I would get it cut. I wanted to donate my hair to Locks of Love, so I knew that a lot was going to be cut off. But I like big change anyway.

The frugal person inside of me went digging through our collection of coupons and I found a $10 off coupon to a local salon. So I got an appointment for this afternoon. I had Casey take a few pictures before I left.

Here is my new do. It will take a little getting used to, but it feels very light and free. It is perfect for the warmer weather coming up.

This is the hair that they cut off, it is about 14 inches!

Saint Patrick's Day

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, we all dressed up in green and took a family picture.

Claire also celebrated with a nice little Mohawk.

Finally a picture of Claire taking a break before getting ready for bed.

Baby Bills

I think we have all the bills from Claire's birth. Here is the breakdown:

Doctor's Fees: $3,600.00
Hospital Stay: $6,866.40
Anesthesiologist: $2,090.00
Total: $12,556.40

What we have to pay: $0.00

We are so blessed to have such good insurance through UMass. We haven't paid one penny for the doctors for me or Claire. Now if only they covered diapers....

Just out of curiosity, if you want to share, how much did you have to pay for your babies? I'm sure the next one won't be free, so I'm wondering how much we can expect to pay out of pocket.