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I just found out yesterday that my best girl friend in the world is pregnant! She and her husband are moving away from Portland in a few days and setting up a new camp in Santa Cruz, California. I have so many feelings right now.

Joy that she and Jason get to have this experience and knowing that they are going to make really good, really weird parents. Excitement that I basically get to be an aunt to someone. Relief that I can put my maternal energy into her and her baby and put off having mine for a while longer.

And the timing could not be more perfect. In September I plan to drive my car with Clay from Texas back to Portland, making a stop in Santa Cruz to visit Alice, of course. At this time she will be in her 8th month and I will get to take lots of pretty preg pictures of her. I guess she would be due sometime in October, and being that she won't be incredibly far from me I may even get to be around when the baby comes.

Today it is very cold and snowing, but all I can think about are babies and little lacey gowns and baby wraps.

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