So I'm about to leave for a baby shower for one of my best friends (Kasey)... And I'm wondering where the time went to make us old enough to be getting married and having kids of our own. Seems like we should still be kids, y'know?

I can't believe Kasey's been married four years, and that in a little over a month, she'll be becoming a mother. It just seems so surreal.

Kasey and Royce know the gender of the baby, but they aren't telling anyone except for immediate family. I kept joking with Kasey, telling her I thought she considered me a sister/I considered her a sister, etc. No deal. She wouldn't tell me if it's a boy or a girl. So I'm waiting (along with all their other friends) until the little one decides to join the world to find out.

Their registry is all gender-neutral, also. They picked colors and decorations that are unisex. I don't understand their reasoning behind keeping the gender a secret, but I have been careful not to make a deal out of it. It's their choice, and it's really none of my business. And that's the end of that discussion.

Kasey did tell me the names they picked out.
A boy will be: Kaiser Eldon
A girl will be: Hadley Rose

I've always loved the name Rose.

Well, I have to be out the door in ten minutes. I better get my last-minute preparations done.

1:25 pm - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012