New Bernardo


I previewed the new Cafe Bernardo last week. Their new location is at 15th & R, where the old Icon/Sammy Chu's was. I ordered a chicken quesadilla without the chicken. It was pretty good and it came with a spicy avocado salsa. I really want to go back for breakfast and try out the tofu scramble or the breakfast burrito with tofu instead of eggs. I'm so glad they're offering more and more vegetarian options.

Baby Neon's room


So everything is finally coming together. We found a crib (not my first choice, but then again, my first choice was over $1000), for really cheap on craigslist. We also got a stroller, a car seat and some presents at last weekend's family baby shower.


Here's the crib again with a better shot of the bedding.

And baby's pimped out ride:


Then don't forget Leon's fabulous job on the flooring:


This weekend was really busy. Saturday we went to the baby shower my family threw us. My tia busted out some amazing avocado tostadas, rice and her spiciest chili ever. Then we went to Buck's birthday barbeque and chilled out with her family. I miss Buck, we need to hang out more. On Sunday we went to a tiny little Jewish fair and had falafel with this amazing spicy sauce. After that, we hit Ikea up for baby room stuff, half of which they were out of stock on. Ikea defeted us! Then we ended up at Benji's grandparents day barbeque. His sister gave me a copy of the new Everyday Food. I made the white bean and zucchini salad last night and I'm going to try the cobb salad tonight. Before we left, we got Benji buzzed enough to show us how he can moonwalk like a pro.

Monday, I planned to take the day off since I worked all weekend and on the holiday last week, but I got called in for some meeting and ended up staying for 3 hours. Hopefully I can leave at 1 today and finish everything I meant to take care of yesterday.

Big fat crybaby


Maybe it was my sour mood, but I insisted Heylove get a bath last night. She hates baths, but it's so funny to see her react when you ask her if she wants to take a bath. She pins her ears back and slinks away. She was fine though. Leon scrubbed her down and I held out the peanut butter spoon for her.

I had a minor fuse blown last night before I left the office. I'm chalking it up to bruised egos and pregnancy hormones. Just as well though, I haven't had a proper cry in months. Now that I'm over that, I'm actually sort of busy today considering I just finished this huge project. It's time to make the wrap up, but I really feel like we need a new home computer for me to do this because ours is on it's last legs. I need to make a DVD slideshow with music and text. Co-workers are telling me I need a mac, Leon's saying we should get a mac, so now I'm a believer and I want a mac like right now. So expensive though!

So what else is going on? Craving greek salad since I saw this on Slashfood.

My appetite is totally looking forward to tomorrow's family baby shower. I'm so glad my tia doesn't eat much meat anymore because she's the best cook in the family and she's always stoked to make me meatless everything. Tamales, enchiladas, real beans! Can't wait to see what she's whipped up for us. It's also my Becky's (not yours) birthday today, yay Buck! Then it's someone else's birthday on Sunday. Mang, we got a busy weekend.

About 31 weeks


Phew. I made it back from Bumbershoot. Here's a picture of me at about 31 weeks also found on spin.com! And the other ladies on the flickr stroll. So inside the womb baby Neon is about 3 pounds, madly kicking around like he's trying to find a way out and demanding pizza for every meal. It's so precious to be able to feel tiny feet kicking me in the kidneys.

I worked 12 and 13 hour days at the festival this weekend, on my feet for much of it and walking the 74 acres of Seattle Center, corner to corner documenting the whole thing with my camera. If I never have to tell another screaming young girl to "please keep the line moving honey, lots of people are still waiting to get Matt Costa's autograph," I will die in peace. So all that walking around, crowd minding and troubleshooting got me a little ill. I came down with some kind of festival flu that I'm now getting over. Oh, I guess it wasn't that bad. Here are some highlights:


The Seattle thingy at night.


Lots of entertaining hippy dancing at the Steve Miller Band show.


Just chilling with New Pornographers. I got baby Neon his first autograph!!

So glad I'm back!