I Love Soup and Whoopie Pies and Helicopters

This past week while Tim was chugging along with his arty classes and homework assignments, I traveled to Austin, Texas, for work, and I got to ride in a helicopter for the first (and unfortunately probably last) time!!! It was crazy awesome!!! We were consulting on a huge, 10,000-acre property outside of the city, and our clients figured that the best way to get the gist of the landscape would be to fly. It was so exciting to get in and get buckled and put on the really heavy headphones with the little microphone. And then we took off! It was fast at first, but it also felt really light and weightless, which I wasn't expecting. We soared over the countryside for about ten minutes, and then touched down again. I was instructed when I exited to "step out and walk to the front of the helicopter," because apparently there's a propeller on the back that can get ya if you're not careful. It was wild! Here are some photos:

Jean's rearin' to go!

And we're off!

See the shadow of the helicopter on the river?

The lovely Texas countryside.

Another stretch of river.

What a pro!

Thanks for the ride, mister!

So, the helicopter ride was certainly the highlight of my trip, but I also got the opportunity to eat at Cracker Barrel, which is among my top 5 favorite restaurants. (Hashbrown casserole... fried apples... biscuits... heavenly!) It was good times.

Then, since Tim and I felt like we'd seen little of each other lately, we decided to have a date-night-in on Saturday, where we baked whoopie pies (shout-out to the PA Dutch) and played Scene-It 2nd Edition, which we just purchased. It was fun! Tim won the game (just barely!), but I kept my pride that evening, as explained in the photos below:

Look at him in his Megatron t-shirt, all covered in whoopie batter, hahaha. He is so adorable. (And I promise that he's actually a very responsible, professional person when he's at school.)

Nothing new to report with Tadpole-Leonard... two more weeks until we find out if it's a boy, girl, giraffe, or robot. My below-belly-button area is still growing, slowly but surely (meaning that I love stretchy pants right now), and I promise I'll post a picture as soon as I have that cute, bonafide pregnant belly. My most pronounced pregnancy craving thus far has been soup, which is a really strange craving, given that it comes in so many different flavors and textures and varieties. Mostly I love Chicken & Stars and Italian Wedding soup. They're just so warm and yummy. I've also been craving fruits and veggies, especially tomatoes. And I just called Tim at work to ask him to bring home some pre-cooked ham that I can put into the new organic macaroni and cheese that I bought the other day. That just sounds SO GOOD to me right now... Am I weird? I think I'm weird.