Random Pictures

No, this is not a lesbian wedding! Paige and I dressed up in our wedding dresses so Rob could take some practice bridal portraits for his portfolio. We had a good time.

We had the annual MSA (medical wive's club) progressive dinner a few weeks ago. We had the main course at our house. This is Jessica, Paige and me at it.

Rob and I before the MSA Christmas party. We tried to take a picture with Gob, but he did not want to look at the camera, so we gave up and just got one of us.

Not Very Good at this Blogging Thing

So I know I started this blog because I didn't think Rob blogged enough, and now I'm the bum who doesn't blog. It's been busy, but I've also been lazy! So here's the Egbert update. We had a fun Thanksgiving in Atlanta. Rob's sister, Maria, and her kids came up and we did all the usual Thanksgiving stuff (cooking, eating, shopping, watching TV and movies, eating again, etc.). Then we did something most families probably don't do. The day after Thanksgiving we had a Thorpe family "Fry Night." You see, last year for Christmas we got my sister and her husband a deep turkey fryer. Since it takes so much oil and is a pain to use and clean up, they have "fry nights" every so often where they deep fry everything at once. While you all were eating Thanksgiving leftovers the day after Thanksgiving, this was our menu:

Deep fried tempura battered shrimp
Deep fried coconut shrimp
Deep fried onion rings
Deep fried mozzerella sticks
Deep fried scones with honey butter
Deep fried halibut
Deep fried chicken
Deep fried tater tots
and a few salads to help it go down

Needless to say, it was delicious at first. But as the meal went on and our arteries were slowly clogging up, the novelty wore off. Now you see why "fry night" only happens once every few months. But this was our first and we enjoyed it thoroughly.

Since the Thanksgiving break, school was brutal. The kids were so excited for Christmas they could hardly control themselves. I come home and vent to Rob about the crazy kids and he always tells me I should blog about my stories. And now that I'm here, I can't think of any of the funny ones. I am completely surprised at how un-crafty my kids are this year though. It took them an hour to make a little paper ornament that took me 2 minutes to make at home! I get frustrated and want to yell "what don't you understand about color, cut, then glue?!?"

Rob's been busy with school, but he's got 2 weeks off before he has to crack down big time and start studying for the boards. He'll take them sometime in June. We are planning on taking a trip to Mexico next summer after he finishes the boards and before he starts his rotations. I can't wait. That will be our third summer in a row in Central America. We really like it there, and it is so cheap compared to any other international travel. But this year we're not going to rough it as much as we have the previous two years. This trip is about relaxing on the beach (Pacific side) and possibly a trip to Mexico City (depending on how long we stay). We're heading down there with our friends Will and Paige partly as a celebration for Rob and Will finishing the boards, and partly for our 5 year anniversary (which is actually in 2 weeks!). If anyone wants in on the trip, let me know (seriously...the beach houses we are looking at renting can sleep tons of people).

My sister, Andee, and me at the park while all the kids played.

We're both looking forward to the Christmas break. We'll be in Florida for the first half for Christmas with Rob's family, and in Atlanta for New Year's with my family. And went down to Charleston this past weekend for a pre-anniversary celebration (since we will be sleeping on an air mattress at Maria's house with all the family in town on our actual anniversary)! Yes, that is a LOT of driving. Good thing we've got Vince Flynn books on tape to entertain us the whole way!