Our Thanksgiving this year went by in a blink of an eye. Things to be thankful for this year:
- a cozy new house
- a healthy and vibrant, if stubborn, toddler
- a devoted and hard-working hubby
- a loving family
- good friends -- old & new
- a baby on the way
There are lots more, but those are the biggies.
Supposedly Liberal PDX
Over the summer, President-elect Obama had a rally here in Portland that had record attendance. Oregon and Portland in particular overwhelmingly supported Obama, and Portland is supposed to be a liberal stronghold. I'd agree with that statement for the most part, but lately, I've been meeting a LOT of political conservatives. It always catches me off guard because I had been assuming everyone here was true-blue Democrat. Apparently not. This only means that I've had to be more careful about introducing politics into conversation. But thank goodness the election is OVER! I'm sick of walking around on egg shells!
Pregnancy update
All is well in Preggo-ville. I am feeling less nauseous every day, but still tired from time to time. Having gone through this process once before does help with the worries (is the baby still there? am I eating the right things? am I exercising enough? too little?). Not to say I haven't been worrying a bit. It seems no matter what I do, I cannot gain weight. I have been trying my hardest to eat as much as I can -- until I am stopped by nausea or heartburn (pass the Tums please). The doctor says this is perfectly normal at this stage, but if my mom or MIL knew, they might fly out here and force feed me. Who knew that sittin' around, stuffing my face and sleeping lots would make me lose weight? I'll have to try this diet post-pregnancy as well...
3 comments:
hehe, yeah, keep that from MIL and mama for sure. hope that you'll be able to eat more with the decreased nausea and gain more weight. i'm so excited for you! and for ESK!
as for walking around egg shells... yeah, i'm glad it's all over. living in a "true-blue" city myself (can't get any bluer than boston probably,) many of my friends, if not most, are conservatives.
hey, i was listening to NPR today and they were talking about "santaCon(?)" that was started in PDX. let me know if you see bunch of drunken santas bar-hopping. :)
Yes we saw SantaCon last year! The last stop was in our neighborhood and it was a little weird. I'm sure if you partake, it's a lot of fun, but as an outsider, a bunch of drunken Santas carousing on the street is a little intimidating. Thank goodness ESK was too young to understand...
haha. i guess one of their "rules" is that they never mess with kids. how do you not? esp if bunch of santas are walking around together. :) funny sight to think about though.
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