Life in Austin, ahhhhhhhhhh

Adam and I've both been here now for two whole weeks, and boy oh boy, are we enjoying it. We've already been visited by both of our families, and some long lost friends from the arctic: Minnesota, really. Here are some pics of us enjoying our families, friends, and the fun & sun of Austin. More to come, rest assured.....


Adam and my bro, Zack, playing WII boxing. Its actually really fun, and a good workout!

Adam's sis, Nancy Pants, my sibs, Jordyn and Zack, getting rowdy out at my folks' place in Austin's hill country. This is what the heat does to you!

Two of the three of our dad's were together for Father's Day for a brunch and dinner party. Here is Sam, Sera's step-dad, reading a card.


Adam's folks and Adam here opening his father's day gifts.
Watching the Lakers get pummeled, it was glorious.....

Pretty feet and fishes in the hill country.

Adam hard at work studying for his USMLE exam.

Nature's fly catcher, otherwise known as a jar full of sugary water to drown the poor things in. This is what we do to pass time sometimes in these parts....

This is the view from the back patio at a local joint, Oasis, on the lake here in Austin. A great place for sunset viewing!

And our Nordic kindred who came to visit, Nicole and Jeff. Was so great to see you too, we miss you already. Thanks for making the time to come see us, it means a great deal.

So that about brings us up to speed. The bump and I are now 28 weeks along, can you believe it! And so you don't all start freaking out about flying etc, I gently remind you that we have plenty of time to get home and have this baby. But for now, we are loving our time in Austin and together before the arrival of the wee one.

Hope to see many of you soon, love from us!

Change of scenery

Adam and I arrived safely, and somewhat soundly here in the land of Oz: Austin, Texas. We feel as though we've landed on another planet. One where people speak the same language that we do, where you can order a meal and the waiter doesn't yell at you, and has huge cars cruising the highway as if gas prices weren't rising everyday!

Before we both headed away from our sandbox, Adam made sure to honor his last exam and to make certificates for everyone who attended the ethics course he led this last semester. He can be seen here giving out one of the fancy certificates to one of his classmates.

He is now settling into his "job" this summer of 8-10 hours a day of studying for his Step One USMLE exam. To be fair, he took his first practice exam yesterday and already scored a passing grade, so its just a matter of scoring as high as he can so we can have some control when it comes time for him to place into his residency in 2010. Go Doctor Adam!

I arrived stateside about two weeks before Adam to get some COHI face time with our dedicated Board of Directors, staff, and some volunteers. Here are some of us at the Board retreat in upstate NY.

I then went to NYC where I packed in as many meetings as I could, before getting the flu. I just can't do what I used to able to do before this little one joined me. All in all, though, I had some wonderful meetings and things are moving right along for this little, fledgling organization. COHI is full of Geminis so we had a group birthday party while I was in NYC, as well. What a great way to kick off a new year!


Adam and I are now in Austin. He is studying, and I am doing a fellowship for NARAL Texas Pro-Choice. I will continue to fill my day with my COHI related work, as well, but I am starting to look forward to a year+ from now when I will be stateside for a good chunk of time and would like to perhaps get into politics a bit. So I am trying that on this summer, we will see how it feels.

We'd love to see you all this summer, but I recommend you wait until Adam's exam is over: July 25th, so he can play, too. This is the view out his back porch while he studies, so don't feel too badly for him!


We hope that all is well in your corners of the world, and lets meet up soon!

Sera, Adam, and the bump