Bitsy and Chris are engaged!

7-22-01: Sunday, Jessica met Bitsy, Chris Rucker's fiancee, for brunch at Greens with Aunt Tracy, Uncle Nick, Uncle Dan, Mommy and Daddy to celebrate Bitsy and Chris' engagement. Monday, Jessica was invited to Aunt Tracy and Uncle Nick's for dinner. Tuesday was spent with Ed de Maar at Duncan and Mommy made her first roast chicken dinner. Wednesday, Jessica met Aunt Kate and Lucy for lunch at Einstein's Cafe and then played at Kate and Lucy's house for a while after lunch. Jessica kept reaching for Lucy wanting to run around with her. Thursday, Jessica invited the new neighbors over to dinner along with the neighbor across the street to talk about the upcoming date before the City Planning Commission the following week. That same day, Jessica fell out of Mommy's bed after a nap. Jessica was fine, but Mommy was quite shaken. Friday, Jessica, Mommy and Daddy went down to Cupertino for dinner with friends Vivek and Farzaneh Rau. Saturday, Aunt Tracy, Uncle Nick and Uncle Dan had dinner at Duncan with Jessica before Aunt Tracy and Uncle Nick went to Yosemite on vacation. Jessica also had her first cold by Saturday, which started with some hoarseness on Wednesday and Thursday and developed into a tiny cough and runny nose on Friday. Didn't bother her much though. New tricks this week included "scootching" on the floor at Aunt Kate's house, imitating part of Daddy's monkey call, and standing holding onto things.