Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Anticipation...

Well, we're about one month away from Amanda's due date. We're very excited. We also resumed school last week but we just can't seem to focus on that when there is a baby coming. We just sent Amanda a small package with photos and can't wait to see her in a few weeks. We still need to paint the nursery but we've got the crib and everything ready to go. All we're missing is the pastel paint on the walls. Jen has a baby shower coming up on February 9th, and then after the birth the girls at my department want to throw an after-baby shower. Mostly they tell me they just want to see the little girl and the shower is just a cover for them to swoon.

So I should tell you that you are being tracked. I just installed a new feature on this blog site called Google analytics. Essentially it allows Google to track this site--who visits, where they come from, how long they stay, if they are first time visitors, where in the world they are accessing the Internet, etc. It is incredibly fun to log onto my stats and see that somebody in Utah, near American Fork, spent some time on the blog just the other day. I guess it means the pressure is on to make sure that I get good photos and some interesting commentary because Amanda, her family, or friends were probably reading this. We also got a hit from somebody in Las Vegas, and since they connected to our site from a similar blog maintained by friends in Vegas, we're pretty sure we know who it is--Natalie. What a fun tool.

Well, I should stop procrastinating schoolwork. Today I read The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution and to my disgust I enjoyed the book (I usually hate political history). Now I've got to write a paper on that so I must conclude.

Oh, one other update. We spoke in stake conference last Sunday. That was a bit intimidating. Fortunately I only had to fill six minutes. Jen was assigned eight (they know who the spiritual powerhouse in the family is). We were asked to speak about trials drawing us closer to the savior and service. It went over well. We also got to see two friends visiting from Nebraska who attended conference. Before it started he came up to the stand and said, "Matt, don't say anything stupid."

On that note I'll end this post. Thanks for reading. I'll get some photos up soon.