Welcome Watkins

Well, since this is the first post, I guess it should be explanatory in nature. Even without the aid of forethought, I can assure you, dear reader, that any and all posts to this blog will come from me. I may be wrong - it has happened on occasion in the past - but I feel pretty confident in the validity of my statement.

Now, on to the good stuff. Justin and I are a recently married, soon to be parental units, couple. We have known each other since March of 2000 when we met on a trip to Paris, France. Such a tremendously romantic place for two un-romantic people to fall in love. I can't speak for Justin, but I knew immediately upon meeting him that he would be a part of my life somehow. Needless to say, it was I who pursued him. Shocking, I know. But it worked, I cast my "spell" on him by fighting with him in the ancient and cobble stoned streets of Paris. I guess he likes a spunky woman because I really showed him my feistier side on that trip. Once we returned to the States, I wasn't sure if I would ever see him again and I was too stupid and dumb to ask for his number. Luck would have it that we had mutual friends who happened to live in my apartment complex. I'll just shorten an already too long story by saying the rest is history. A long, long history of dating (seven and a half years) followed by one of the shortest engagements ever and the exciting news of a pregnancy.

I hope to use this little blog to update our wayward friends and family on our pregnancy and family status and keep everyone up to date on tales of expanding waistlines (mine, not his, I swear) and soon sleepless nights.