The Parkinson Pencil: January 2013

Well, it's that time in pregnancy where every day feels like a century! I'm not necessarily uncomfortable physically (although I am looking forward to the perks of no longer being pregnant), mostly I'm just anxious to have a cute little baby already! We are due this upcoming Monday, January 21st, Martin Luther King Jr. day, 4 days from now.... you know the one. However, I have a feeling she will be late. Most first pregnancies are, right? I'm trying to enjoy my last days on Earth prior to eternal motherhood. This is what the midwife recommended, rather than going crazy trying to induce labor, but I will admit I get a little tweaky and excited when ANYTHING happens that seems remotely related to labor. Ha!

Last weekend some good friends threw me a baby shower here in Provo. We played some fun games, ate pancakes, and were serenaded live! It was very fun, and I was reminded of how lucky I am for friendship :)

Last night we went to the BYU basketball against St. Mary's. It was a close game the second half and we thought we had won when we scored a two pointer that put us ahead with only 3 seconds left. Amazingly, a St. Mary's player recovered the ball and shot from nearly half court...and MADE IT. We were all astounded. And very sad. BUT, it was a fun game to watch, and we had great company.

Baby shower games!

BYU basketball game.

9 months pregnant! This picture makes me look a lot like the Pillsbury Doughboy...

We are in Los Alamos for the holidays, and I am finally getting around to writing another blog post. We've been extremely busy being lazy, you see. Watching movies, playing games, eating, reading, eating even more... I think I've driven myself to the brink of diabetes with all the sweets I've consumed.

Christmas was fun, with lots of gifts, luminarias, and SNOW (that made David very happy). It was even snowing on New Year's Eve. Last night we played with sparklers to celebrate the new year--see pictures :] David and I also spent 2 days celebrating our 2 year anniversary. We stayed at Buffalo Thunder Resort. We ate at Outback one night, and the Pink Adobe in Santa Fe another night.

I can't resist telling a funny story about the Pink Adobe. We trekked all over the plaza in the bitter cold looking for it, because I couldn't remember exactly where it was. When we finally found the Pink Adobe, we read the menu posted outside and realized how expensive it was. We were about to go somewhere else, but we looked in the window at the cute, warm little tables and David convinced me we should eat there after all. We were seated by a fire and had just gotten the appetizer when the room began to fill with smoke. The fire in the little kiva pit had gone out and was smoldering like crazy! A man from the other room called "are you okay in there?" Smoke must have been billowing out of our dining room! Some staff rushed in and we were moved to another table while they tried to get things under control. We got a free slice of apple pie because of that funny disaster! Despite it all, the Pink Adobe was still had very good food, an intimate atmosphere, and of course, the best company I could ask for.

I am in the middle of writing resolutions and making a general "to-do" list for 2013. I am also dreading our return to Utah and the start of school (and the 10 hour drive that accompanies that-- yuck). However, getting back to Utah does give us one thing to look forward to-- our baby being born! It's crazy to to think that I'm 37 weeks pregnant. Who knows, maybe the next blog post will have a baby in it...

Enjoy a smattering of holiday pictures!