Post-Rock

So, ever since the saga of rock, I've started (well, sort of and for the second time!) planning for the big day. I'm not sure yet when exactly it will be, but I was thinking either end next year or early 2010.

Very truthfully, I'm not super excited about a big Chinese wedding that Papa Pat wants, and which he claims I will regret if I don't have. I'm actually more excited about getting


and starting a


During our holidays, we had a lot of time to think about certain things and it has really hit me that Papa Pat is already in his mid-30s and not getting any younger. And of course, neither am I! While I think we would be fit enough to keep up with our kids, I really want us to be young and healthy enough to travel around the world once our kids are all grown up and independent. So maybe it is time for a change in priorities and outlook on life.

In Peru, we were fortunate enough to meet an Incan shaman, Thomas (read: Tooohhh MAS) who actually told us, among other things, that we would have 2 children, one girl and one boy. Somehow I kept thinking that our daughter will look something like this cute little girl we came across in Peru:


Hee hee.

Tooooh MAS also said that while we wouldn't have difficulties getting pregnant, mine would be a pregnancy-at-risk, but which wouldn't be anything serious as long as I followed doctor's orders. Yikes! But I am really curious to see if his predictions will come true!

I MISS SOUTH AMERICA!