46 days and counting

Since we don't have any "adventures" to report yet, I'll just post some facts about Bali now and then to get you up to speed.

Bali fact #1: Regardless of being male or female, each person receives one of four names based on birth order. The firstborn is "Wayan" (pronounced like Ryan but with a W), second is "Made" (pronounced like Mah-day), third is "Nyoman", and fourth is "Ketut". The names are repeated after that, so the fifth born would be "Wayan Balik", which means "Wayan again".

Because Bali was our favorite place in the world (and partly because Jim and I could only agree on one boys name when I was pregnant with Eliot), we gave Eliot the middle name "Wayan". He is so excited to go there where people will understand his name and he can actually meet other Wayans.

The final push

Well, 47 days to go until we leave for Bali. This has been in the works for years and now we're down to the final wait. With work incredibly busy right now, and the holiday season here, we decided to forsake our traditional elaborate hand made Christmas cards in favor of a "rain check" post card with this blog address. We'll make up for it on our return with something made out of banana leaves or something like that.