Aug. 9-15th

Richard and I went to meet a psychiatrist near DC on Wednesday, we got to talk to him about the path he chose after med school and get some tips on what to expect from the years to come. We left Tilly with Mom-mom and she had a wonderful time playing. She is a changed little girl now, talking more and listening, and she is so well behaved when we go out. We went to my aunt Char's house in Baltimore on Friday, Richard took T to the aquarium while Char and I walked around. It was a lovely evening and we had a great dinner outside. Saturday morning we went to the farmers market with mom-mom then came home for a nap while Richard went to do some phone banking for health care reform. After nap time we all went to DC for our friends surprisulations engagement party. It was super fun and we had a great time hanging out with all of our friends. After the party we ran by the Lincoln memorial to take a few pictures. It was a gorgeous night again so we enjoyed a nice walk around the park. Sunday we started the day off at my moms long time friends house. We took the boat out and ran some lines for crabs, I got around 15-20. We ran back to the house in the rain and steamed the crabs and picked them as fast as we could... oh I wish I were not allergic! We came home for a nap then went back out to meet Richard friends from Princeton downtown. The rain left and the sun was shinning so we enjoyed a nice walk looking at all the historic buildings. 

Aug. 2-8th

We spent tons of time with our favorite name sake Courtney Tillett this week, hanging out at her house and meeting her with Judi and Phil at the yacht club for Wednesday night races. Saturday we went to quiet waters park for another musical concert. Tilly had a great time meeting friends and dancing and came home to spend time with Mom-mom while Richard and I went to a movie. Sunday we went to brunch with Richard's cousins from Alexandria. They have a 7 year old son and a 2 1/2 year old daughter and it was fun to play downtown.

Richard went to a free clinic in DC on Wednesday where he volunteered with many other doctors who came in from all over the country to help the 1200 uninsured patients who came. Friday he went to a literary conference in Emmitsburg, MD on G. K. Chesterton. Sunday he stood in front of a library in Columbia, MD to talk to people about single payer health care.

July 26th - Aug 1st

Tilly, Mom-mom and I arrived back in MD on Monday and settled in for a busy week. Richard and I took a baptism prep class on Tuesday. Richard's parents came into town for Chealsea Clinton's wedding so we saw them for dinner Wednesday night before they headed up to NY. Thursday- Saturday Tilly and I played around town and visited Courtney a few times. The baptism was Sunday and Tilly did wonderfully. With help from Courtney she held her head back and let Father Kingsbury pour the water on her head. We celebrated over at the Dunn's house with the Herrmanns as well. It was so fun to see everyone and we had a great time in the baby pool! Gio and Marie Bruno got back late that night but in time to celebrate with us and share all the gossip from the wedding. Monday we spent the day downtown with Gio and Marie. We ate at Chick and Ruth's Deli where I had gone as a kid to see Teddy do his magic tricks, and Tilly got to experience the same thing! We walked the sea walk and went into some shops then headed home for a nap before Gio and Marie had to leave.

Thursday through Saturday Richard was in Kansas City for the American Academy of Family Physicians national conference for students and residents. He proposed resolutions to end the AAFP-Coca Cola alliance and to establish a single payer task force. Both lost, but they were very close votes!

July 19-25th

Tilly and I spent Monday and Tuesday packing for our trip to Florida to see my sisters family. We got there Wednesday and went out to eat on the beach at Jimmy Buffets restaurant Margaritaville. Tilly was immediately loving the attention from favorite cousin Cece and the two of them were besties the rest of the trip. We did a lot of prep work for Mitch's 3rd birthday the next day and then had so much fun celebrating on Saturday. It was fun to wake up and have Cece say that Tilly asked to wear her matching dress today. It was also fun to see them play non stop with each other. After the party we did baby #3 prep and got all the clothes ready for boy, girl, neutral- it is not fun not know the sex of the baby! 

Richard met Uwe Reinhardt, a famous healthcare economist from Princeton, on Monday. He met with Congressman John Conyers on Wednesday to talk about strengthening the single payer coalition. Then on Friday he went with Margaret Flowers up to Albany, NY for the National Peace Conference for the weekend. He helped Dr Flowers put on a "health is a human right" workshop at the conference, and had a great time talking with people about how to heal our healthcare system.