things have been so busy around these parts! lots of traveling going on. For thanksgiving we went up to justin's parents house for a few days. dahlia did really well. she slept better than i had hoped. we tried to leave her with his parents for a couple hours, but i think since she was in a new place and doesn't see them very much, she cried most of the time. She does just fine with them when we are there though. we woke up to a bit of snow the last morning we were there, it was so pretty! we returned home sunday afternoon.

early tuesday morning justin left "on business" (i have always wanted to say that(= )  for a few days. he was gone till midnight thursday night. that is  the longest we have been apart, and i was not happy about that )= i had to keep myself busy during the day. he is usually home all the time, so it was weird without him here. my mom stayed the first night with me (since i am such a baby) i just didn't feel comfortable in this big house alone.  i slept almost all night without waking up! that never happens!!!! i usually wake up at least 3 times to pee! anyways, so the next night, i stayed alone. dahlia went to bed at about 9:00 so i was up for a couple hours hearing noises and trying not to be afraid. I used to live in my own studio apartment and i don't ever remember being afraid at night. i think maybe since it was such a small room and i could see every part of it, there was nothing to wonder about. also i do have a baby now, so there is more to be concerned with. anyways, i could hardly slept the second night at all. i woke up about 2 ish and laid there for about an hour and then decided to go play on the computer. i eventually went back to sleep around 4am and then woke up again about 7:30 and was wide awake. so annoying!! i decided that i should make myself useful and do some laundry, especially since dahlia wasn't up yet.  ok enough about my terrible sleeping issues! Justin's plane was supposed to come in at 11:00 pm but was delayed. i thought it was only a half hour, but i ended up circling the airport till midnight...along with half of portland!! there were so many people there, and no one understands the signs that say "active loading and unloading only!" and to make things worse i had to pee so bad! (=

The next morning we needed to head out to yakima for a wedding. we didn't end up leaving till about 2pm.... but made it in time for the rehearsal ( those things never start on time now do they) it was 16 degrees when we got there, nearly took my breath away! so much fun though. we stayed at some friends of brendas (the bride) and they had a neat house with a big yard. the yard was covered in snow and so were the trees in the morning... there was a lamp post next to a bench and it reminded us of narnia. that was the most relaxing morning at the breakfast table i have ever had!
long story short, the wedding was great! so fun to see brenda and be a part of her wedding! for those of you who know her, you can see pictures here. the photographer only had put up a few when i last checked, so hopefully he will get on that. the last night we were there felt ever so cold! we went out to eat and then shopping since the wedding was over about 6 we still had to kill a few more hours before bed. so we hit value village and the mall close by. just going from the car to the stores was miserible! we checked the weather once we got home and found out that it was 3 degrees!!!!! no wonder my hat and gloves weren't doing anything!! so when we got home, 40 degrees was warm (=
ok that was a long entry.. phew!

in other news....i went to the doctor for the first time for this pregnancy. we got to hear the heartbeat and of course it was wonderful! so real now!!! i am not really showing, so until i heard the little guy thumping i wasn't convinced he was there..... (= we have our ultrasound december 28th woohoo!!!