New Baby Boy!!!

Amberly and Rafael FINALLY had their baby! Nicolas (Nico) Matthew Hazembuller was born last week and he is ADORABLE!

Nico is clearly a genius. We went to see him the day after he was born and he was awake, alert and his eyes followed our voices.

He has a ton of hair and is basically perfect. We had a great time welcoming Nico and can't wait to go visit soon! Nice job guys!

Home, Again...

Well, I was in PA for the 2nd weekend in a row. And I'm officially SICK of driving. I'll definitely be laying low this weekend and I'm looking foward to it!

However, this weekend was SO fun. As a friend put it, "a Dave Matthews Band concert and a Steelers game? That's pretty much your idea of a perfect weekend!" It was pretty perfect. And the weather made it even better. It had rained in Pittsburgh for about a week (serious thunderstorms, flooding, etc.) and I drove home Thurs. night through some awful weather. Here I am driving from the sun of Maryland into the dark clouds of Pennsylvania. It was around 6:30 p.m. at this point and once I got into the rain, it was dark the remainder of the trip. Oh fun.

We were really nervous when it was pouring Friday morning, but by 2:00 (an hour before we met to drive out to Post Gazette Pavillion), the sun came out and stayed out! The rain had cooled things off and we had PERFECT tailgating weather! We met up with some of Eileen's friends (who were tailgating experts) and also with Kristin & Michael and we had a great afternoon. Then we headed into the venue for an amazing (as usual) night with Dave and the guys. It wasn't the best setlist I've heard, but the band was INTO it! The new songs sound great and hey brough back "Sweet Up & Down" after a 7 year break! Stefan danced around with his base a lot (I LOVE it when Stefan dances for me) and had a SWEET solo at the beginning of the Watchtower encore! Dave's voice sounds amazing and Eileen and I can't wait to see them again in Raleigh in September! My only setback of the night was the fact that I could BARELY see. It sucks being 5'1" when you're at a concert. I'm glad they had the big screens or I would have had to settle for the backs of heads all night. I think all concert-goers who are tall should have to sit behind me. Or at least not ALL in my section, in my seat, in the 10 rows in front of me. Or maybe I should just get front row seats all the time...it's only fair...I've spent all my life NOT-seeing things because I'm so short! Here's a bad camera phone photo of my boy Stefan Lessard rockin' it out on stage. He's an amazing base player. I. LOVE. HIM.

The Steeler game was great too...even though it's only pre-season, the stadium was packed and the Terrible Towels were out in full force! We don't get to see Brett Favre play in Pittsburgh very often, so that was very cool. He's SO hot and even though he only played for a few minutes, it was worth it! The Steelers lost, but it's okay. The first team looks great and some of the rookies are going to have great careers. I hope they play Ben a bit more this weekend. They're playing the Redskins down here, so I'm going to try to get some tickets!

It was fun to be home, though I need to stop doing it two weekends in a row. It was hard to leave yesterday and I got a bit teary on the drive home. It's so easy to be at home, so comfortable. Not like my life here is that hard, it's just that sometimes I miss the familiarity of being in Pittsburgh, where I know everyone, I know where things are, and I feel needed.

Scott & Dani's Wedding

My brother Scott was married last weekend to a WONDERFUL girl named Dani. They're very much in love and SO good for each other. They balance each other perfectly. It was a hot August day, but there was no rain and we all had a blast! They were married at a small bed and breakfast north of Pitsburgh. It was a small, intimate gathering and I'm very excited to be gaining another sister! See photos below...and no laughing at my parasol!

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