In January Tim and I are taking our ‘babymoon’ to Los Cabos, in Baja California. I am so excited!! We are staying at Esperanza and every time I see pictures of it I want to jump up and down. Esperanza is one of the family of Auberge Resorts, which is the company Tim works for. We’ve wanted to go for so long, and we decided to take one last trip alone before the baby arrives.

Here’s a few pics of the property:

FINALLY December…

Watching: A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Reading: I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See last Thursday, but I haven’t started a new book yet.
Listening: some Christmas music, but I am keeping this to a minimum so I don’t get too sick of it. I tried to give Arcade Fire a chance but it didn’t work out.
Cooking: haven’t cooked in a few days; last thing I made was chicken with steamed vegetables and a salad, on Thursday.
Wanting: All of the new doors installed! Tim’s got 4 down. Just 5 more to go…
Promising: myself to stay warm!! Forecast shows a low of 27 degrees tomorrow, brrrrrrr!

Oh noes! I’ve been remiss in posting lolz!! Here’s a few goodies:

How far along? 14 weeks, 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: 0

Maternity clothes? no

Stretch marks? nope

Sleep: ugh

Best moment this week: picking out our Christmas tree yesterday with Timmy!

Movement: nothing

Food cravings: salads and sour cherry gummies

Gender: i am not yet privy to this information

Labor Signs: n/a

Belly Button in or out? in

What I miss: sleep sleep sleep sleep

What I am looking forward to: appointment on Tuesday, dinner with Erin and Jacqi on Wednesday at Market

Weekly Wisdom: i don’t have any advice to offer, right now this pregnancy is kind of boring and uneventful

Milestones: there’s a lemon-sized baby in my uterus. WEIRD.

First clothing purchase for the baby:

I can’t help it when I geek out like this, okay?!

I was putting together my Christmas play list, and I decided to post it here. To me, these are the best originals and the ultimate covers of classics. I can’t listen to any other versions.

Elton John – Step into Christmas
Rufus Wainwright – Spotlight on Christmas
Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
The Eagles – Please Come Home for Christmas
Burl Ives – Holly Jolly Christmas
Jimmy Buffett – Christmas Island
The Chipmunks – Please Christmas, Don’t Be Late
The Flaming Lips – A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn’t So)
Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas
Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby
U2 – Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
Otis Redding – Merry Christmas, Baby
Pet Shop Boys – It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas
BandAid – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
John Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Run D.M.C. – Christmas in Hollis
The Band – Christmas Must Be Tonight
Johnny Mathis – What Are You Doing New Years?
” ” – Give Me Your Love For Christmas
” ” – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
” ” – Do You Hear What I Hear?
” ” – Christmas Bells
The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
John Lennon – Merry X-Mas (War is Over)
Macy Gray – This Christmas

Once I started, I couldn’t put it down. The character of Zenia is as hypnotising to the reader as she is to the fictional characters; you dislike her for the treacheries but you covet her strengths.