Good Music, Bad Cakes

I realized that I forgot to mention one important event in the long list of activities below. Last Sunday (right after we got home from the retreat), Peter and I got the wonderful opportunity to see Over the Rhine in concert. It was a fantastic show in a small auditorium, and we got to sit on the second row. It wasn't a concert listed on their tour schedule - just an off-the-radar performance at Fuller Theological Seminary - which also means that we were able to walk there in about 5 minutes! We sat with some friends, sipped our coffee/apple cider, and listened to some fantastic musicians perform some really great songs. If you've never heard of Over the Rhine, do yourself a favor and check out their music today! Here's a quick list of some of my favorite songs by them:

Latter Days
Nobody Number One
Poughkeepsie
Trouble
B.P.D.
The Trumpet Child
My Funny Valentine cover
Suitcase

I also wanted to give an update on our little cuddle-bug's 4-month visit to the doctor on Thursday. The poor girl had to be woken up from a nap to go so she was a bit tired to begin with, which meant the shots didn't go over as well this time as last. But she still took them like a champ. She weighs 13 pounds, 2 ounces and is 26 inches long - in other words, kind of a long, somewhat-skinny baby. I thought she would have gained more weight than that by now, but the doctor said she is doing fantastic with her weight, so I guess it's not something to worry about. More importantly, she is more than meeting all the developmental milestones and generally seems happy, curious, and enthusiastic about life!

On a last random note, I encourage you to check out the following blog for a good laugh: Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Horribly, Hilariously Wrong. My favorites are probably in the Missed Marks and Literal LOLs sections. I especially like the wedding cakes where you get to see the photo the bride turned in as a model and then the cake subsequently produced by the professional, such as this example. So funny!