But often, in the world's most crowded streets,
But often, in the din of strife,
There rises an unspeakable desire
After the knowledge of our buried life;
~Matthew Arnold, The Buried Life

I know this will come as a surprise to most of you (particularly given my perpetual smiling and uncomplaining nature), but this pregnancy has actually been quite uncomfortable for me. The first two months I suffered through warm-up nausea by distracting myself with mountain bike rides, epic hikes in the Tetons, wave-running, and, well... having a life.
Then I was hit with the real-deal barfs, and found myself becoming a nearly permanent blob-like tumor extending from the corner of my couch. I stopped biking and hiking and existed in a borderline-catatonic state. Seriously.
Seven months later, I decided it was time to stop being a blob. So Tim took me to New Hampshire for Valentine's day weekend.
We went snowshoeing in Franconia National Park, had dinner at the Common Man (delicious!), and stayed in a really fancy... ummm... motel (everything was booked) in Franconia. I breathed fresh air, and loved every second.




