Thanksgiving in Sacramento

Pic of the in law side of the family on Friday night a night out. I totally forgot to get a picture from Thursday night when my parents were there as well..doh! This year was supposed to be hosted at our house...but well, we didn't get the house so we moved the whole party up to my in laws in Sacramento. My parents and Same came up for the feasting as well :)


My sister in law is also pregnant...due 3 months before I am :) There is a grandchild windfall for my in laws this year. After an 8 year drought since the last grandchild, they are getting 2 within months of each other. Spring 2009 is going tp be a busy time of the year.

My mother in law has more pics, but there are ones of Ann and myself comparing bellies. Since we'll be seeing her in December for Christmas and then again in January for her baby shower, these progressive pictures are going to be lots of fun.

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Turkey Day you'all! The hubbs, donut and I are off to Sacramento to my in -laws for a few days to celebrate and give thanks by feasting on turkey goodness.

We wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!

Morrocan Miracle Oil

This stuff is the shiz. It makes your hair soft and shiny without being greasy and it smells nice. As a fluffy haired, curly individual...I am always on the lookout for products that make it easier to style straight while also making it super duper soft for curly days. The shiz was expensive though...$40 a bottle but so far it has been amazing and if I can get down to 1-2 products versus 5-6, that would be fantastic!

I bought if at the salon I go to in Campbell, CA, but I'm sure you can get it at other places too... I just haven't seen it up in the city yet.

Visit the website here for more info....

Being pregnant is hard

Holy crap...this is no joke, being pregnant is hard. I had no idea that it would be this uncomfortable or tiring...and I'm only 14 weeks along. Don't get me wrong, Forrest and I are super duper excited about expanding our family to be a total unit of 3, 4 or 5...we haven't decided on the final number yet. But the process of adding that kid is a long and painful one.

People don't usually talk about how bad the morning sickness really can be...and I guess you can't quite understand until you go through it. And the fatigue is so amazingly strong that I have passed out at my desk in the middle of typing an email...hilarious. The "baby brain" is awesome too...when all critical thinking, problem solving, decision making skills and memory go out the window. There are times when I walk into a room and then cannot remember why I am there. Not being able to decide what to eat...that's challenging as well...since I am so hungry. The physical changes are the most dramatic. I am about 50% weaker than I used to be and so I can barely lift a bag of groceries out of the car. Couple that with the fatigue, nausea and the forgetfulness and well, basically I shouldn't be let out of the house unsupervised.

It doesn't help that I am the most impatient person on the planet. And instead of being emotional and erratic, I am less emotional than before (if that is possible) and less social. I am keenly aware as to how "cold" I must seem to people when talking about my pregnancy. It's not that I don't love our donut...I am just not retardedly giddy about it every second. I dunno...my impatient self is just too busy researching day care and pre schools. And to be honest, other people's enthusiam is starting to freak me out...not from those close to me, but acquaintances at work and stuff - those people are freaking me out. Like....just because we sit 2 cubes down from each other doesn't make us BFFs for us to gab on and on about 1. being pregnant and 2. for you to give me loads of unsolicited advice or judgement on whatever I am doing. It's wierd...all these random people wanting to hug and touch...eeek. I hug my friends and stuff but I'm not the most touchy person so having random people do that freaks me out.

OMG being pregnant is turning me into a loner wierdo....lol....
As if having my butt grow and start eating my pants wasn't enough :)

Visit from the parents...unseasonably warm city weather

Forrest's parents were in town this weekend to celebrate dad's 69th birthday with us. And the weather...the weather was insanely amazing! It was almost too hot to be cruising around outside....lol. Without a game plan for the day we basically hit up the farmer's market for breakfast then drove over to the Legion of Honor then took naps and went to dinner.

Molly & Mike's Wedding

Molly & Mike's Rehearsal Dinner

Nike Women's Marathon

See Angela from the run club behind the "recruiter" chick

I just thought the pumpkin chick was funny

I think this was "flat fred"?

Jenny's visit to SF

The gazelle Susi

I Voted!

That's the shirt I wore today in honor of the election... It says "Taste we can believe in. Donuts and Bacon '08"

Annual Get Together

Once a year we remember to have a party. It's usually towards the end of the year and then we're scrambling to find a weekend that is not knee deep into the holidays so we can actually see people. One of these days we will move to a larger place so we can comfortably fit all the people in our home.

Halloween Wildlife

I never really got into dressing up for Halloween...it must have had something do with living in a lock down asian household. But Sam has always been crazy for halloween, sometimes going to great lengths and spending loads of money on costumes. This year he was on the cheap and showed up with a bag from the Mervyn's clearance sale, a long stretch of white fur and asked for my help in sewing on the fur to the sweatshirt to make this panda suit.

The thing is....he actually wore it to work...all day. And you know, I was thinking how lame that might be but no - there were more wildlife in the building that day.

When Sam sent this to me at work, I couldn't believe it...I was laughing so hard that morning I was barely able to forward this email on to other people. Trisha replied with a picture of a coworker of ours in a panda suit and a simple phrase "aren't pandas endangered?"

Really? Is the panda hunting that lion?

Guess Who?

Yup that's our little donut....can you see the resemblance? lol - I am getting comfortable with the idea of telling people about being pregnant, well especially now, since I'm getting pudgy enough in the middle to not be able to hide it much longer. We're just entering the second trimester and still have a long way to go....so stay tuned for more.

More election chit chat

I can't get enough of the election this year - including the primaries, this entire race has reinvigorated my interest in public policy. Initially I LOVED voting....when I turned 18, my treat to myself that day was to buy lottery tickets and register to vote. As a proud card carrying republican, I proudly wore my "i voted" sticker the day I voted in my first presidential election. I still get a little teary that Bob Dole did not win.

In the in between years between then and now, I kind of lost my way a bit... Going through college, graduating and then stumbling through my first years of working as an "adult" left me a bit apathetic about voting. Somewhere in there 911 happened and then I completely cut off current affairs from my daily repertoire.

This year I was waiting at the edge of my seat to vote....
Although I hesitantly voted for the democratic presidential candidate, it is the better choice for me this time around. I don't particularly care that he has only been a senator for 4 years...if a leader inspires, it almost doesn't matter if they singularity do anything great. If you can inspire people to do great things on their own...you have done more than you alone could have ever done with a policy. The change that occurs in those people will be longer lasting than a tax cut or a 5 cent wage increase would ever do - it can change their outlook and impact the lives of those around them.

I prefer to be nationally conservative and locally liberal....actually if you look at how I voted in the CA state and SF city ballot, you would think I was a communist.

I'm all pent up and needing to talk about policy but it's difficult as politics is one of those things people don't like to talk about...and lately, if I do talk about it people just tell me I need to re-register my party and that is NOT what I am trying to illicit from folks. I don't want you to tell me what to do, I just want to discuss the issues with someone and am looking for an opportunity to express my views. ARG. Well, I guess that's what this blog is for.