24 week baby bump.

i wasn't too keen on taking weekly baby bump photos.  but, as the weeks have come and gone, this baby bump of mine never ceases to amaze me.  it grows everyday! if someone hasn't seen me for a week, they always have to comment on how much my stomach has grown.  so here it is folks, every thursday, i'll be posting a baby bump bump update.  i can't believe i still have 4 months to go.  it's uncanny to me to think how much bigger i'm going to get...yikes!!!  baby ella, this one's for you =)

Orange October in San Francisco

the sf giants swept the detroit tigers and won the world series yesterday.  as i was driving back into the city, i caught all the fireworks and the wonderful orange lights decorating the buildings of san francisco.  congratulations SF Giants!

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Happy weekend.

i hope you have a great weekend.  i'm pretty certain part of your weekend will be watching the giants and the tigers.  my parents are coming over to watch the game tonight and i plan on treating them to yummy vietnamese food at ban tre. tomorrow i'll be heading over to the east bay for brunch with my girlfriends at a soul food joint.  so excited for that!!  i've been craving something sweet, so i plan on indulging tomorrow ;-)

i'll leave you guys with a baby bump update at 22 weeks.

john and i attended a greek and guatemalan wedding last week.  it was a blast!  the wedding was so beautiful and the bride and groom are seriously movie star material.

this picture doesn't even do them justice.  but you get the idea.

just in case you are wondering, i bought my dress at nordstrom in a size larger than i would normally wear and added the belt.  it was comfortable and it looked ok i thought.  remember when i posted about maternity clothes being ugly?  well, i ordered several maternity dresses from asos and they all let me down.  thank goodness for free shipping both ways!  i wore heels that night, but by the end of the night, my feet were killing me.  not sure if i'll be wearing heels to the next fancy affair john and i attend.  just curious, when did you stop wearing heels while pregnant?

Digital perming, step-by-step.

for all of you who are just dying to know what a digital perm is and how it is accomplished, here ya go!

that's joe.  first step, a trim.  fyi, you must come with
freshly washed, dry hair.

trimming...

still trimming...

a before photo.

the tools.

curling.  

more curling.  joe even has an assistant...or 2.

...and more curling.

whole head is now curled.

the machine.  this is what makes it "digital".

cords. cords. cords.

getting plugged in.  i know what you're thinking...
is that safe?!?!
yes. it. is.

and the heat begins.

here we are waiting.

a curl check by assistant numero dos.

taking out the rollers.  and making pin
curls.

more pin curls.

must pin curl the entire head of hair.

head of hair is now pin curled with solution.

while we wait, we eat.

now we rinse + shampoo + conditioner.

just me being bored.

curly, but not too curly.

getting diffused.

curls!

this is when joe educates his clients on ways to blow-dry
their newly permed hair.

more education.

and more education.

sexy hair!

ooh la la...

look at that body!  i'm talkin' 'bout the hair folks...

my cuzzo and i in SF.

there you have it folks.  now go and get your hair done!

PS
i think i'm done talkin' about hair.  at least for awhile...

Even though I'm not a cat lover...

i thought this was just the most coolest thing i ever saw.  how weirdly ironic is this?

a couple of weeks ago, my cousins and i strolled through an arts and craft fair in alameda.  we stumbled  upon an adoption booth for animals and this is what we saw!  for those of you that don't know, my middle name is felicitas.  i was named after my grandmother, whom we called mama "lita".  please excuse the photos.  my niece was the one taking the pictures.  i must say, i thought this was cooler than cool ;-)

here are a few more photos that my niece and i took as we strolled through the fair.