Finally some pictures of me pregnant. Not that I exactly enjoy every chubby part of me that is clearly shown in these, but I thought that it would be nice to get some of Kyle and I at the temple. Then Mom really wanted there to be one of Tracy and I. So there, you can all see that clearly Im due two months before her.

Our trip to Vancouver and the temple last weekend was so fun. Kyle and I had to catch the bus downtown, because laura had to work late on Friday. We didnt figure this out until we were already on the ferry. It wasnt a huge deal, but the bus was packed and it was awckward with all our stuff. I felt kind of funny carrying around my flowery temple bag. We ate at Shabusen which is an all you can eat Japanese place where you can barbeque your own meat among other things. It was really busy and we had to wait for a long time, but it was worth it. It was sooooo yummy. Laura was finishing up work right around when we were done, which was perfect timing and she came and met up with us. We opted for a trip to Casa Gelatos. This time Kyle wasnt as boring about it because he was influenced by Laura. We were both brave and tried the Durian Fruit. It tasted exactly as Laura described it- a combonation of onion, rotten cabbage and garbage-sewage. Apparently its a favourite among Asians. The smell was even strongly foul, and I just thought it was the man next to me. I strayed from my usual hedgehog and something else choice and got chocolate raspberry truffle and marzipan. Yumozors. After we went back to Lauras, and attempted to watch Dear Frankie but failed. My lids couldnt stay open. So we went to bed, where laura and I spent about another 45 mins talking. Kyle slept in Elicia's room.

The drive up to the temple we ate chips which were unusually good for first thing in the morning. Kyle refused to drink my flavoured water. Karey played some fun road trip games with us. She told us the stories and we had to figure things out by asking yes or no questions. All my questions were dumb and usually got the answer no. Im too creative in my thinking. At one point we were making up rediculous conclusions and laughing, but Karey didnt find it very amusing. There was nice music involved too.

The temple was peaceful and beautiful and sacred and perfect. It was so nice to be there, and so nice to be able to go before the baby was born. It makes me feel sort of sad to know that I wont be able to go back again for a while. Basically until my baby no longer relies on my boobs.

On the way home Kyle made up some games and we played and humored ourselves for a while. We made a quick stop at Krispy Kremes and we didnt regret it. They were so good. After a while things died down. Kyle was driving and Laura was reading. Karey and I whined but it did no good to her stubborn ways. She claimed we werent talking about interesting things. So I tried to start a converstation by cheerfully asking laura in a geeky way what she thought of the temple. She ignored the question and said it was a John thing to say. We were dropped off early at the ferry so we ate at Trolls. They have the best fish and chips. I told Kyle to order me the one piece combo, and then went to get changed. When my order came it was two pieces. I was so stuffed. On the ferry Kyle studied, and prepared his lesson, Mom and Tracy came and sat with us. Mom answered all my questions about her pregnancies and labours. If I take after her and Katie, I can look forward to a good long labour. That was our weekend in a nutshell.

This week has been busy for me. Crystal, a girl that I work with is having some difficulties. She's pregnant for the second time (she miscarried in Sept). She's been spotting and having horrible cramps. She went for an ultra sound and they said she was only 5 weeks when she thought she was 8 or 9. It was too early to detect a hear beat or anything, so she has to wait. In the mean time she's been put on bedrest for two weeks. Well prom is TOMORROW. For those of you who dont know, in Nanaimo prom is on the same day for all highschools, and in the salon, its the busiest day of the year. Crystal is really good at up-styles. She can whip any hair up no problem and it looks amazing. Everyone wants Crystal to do their hair. People have been planning it all year. She was originally going to come in just for Saturday and continue her bedrest after I guess. She phoned today to say she couldnt make it. (which was probably wise for her sake) Six of her eight up-do's were transfered into my empty column. AHHHHHH! Im so scared and nervous! Normally I love doing up do's, but that's withtout the pressure, and time limitations and high expectations. I mean, these girls have come in to see Crystal this month, she's practiced their hair, and knows exactly what to do. I dont. I dont have a clue. I feel like I dont know the first thing about up-do's. I dont want to wake up tomorrow. Plus, Im pregnant, being stressed out and standing on my feet all day without any breaks- its going to be so hard, and im going to be soooo tired and cranky when I get home. I dont wanna, I dont wanna, I dont wanna!