xmas dinner date

we had our annual christmas dinner date last night. a friend was kind enough to take our kid and let us get to the restaurant by the time it opened at 6pm. al di la. scrumptious, and there was not an open seat by 7pm. we were probably the third table there and one of the first to leave. we were home before our toddler was.... what does that say about how pregnant i really am. we started with salads. their house vinaigrette is so simple and yet one of the best i have had. it makes my mouth water. then we shared our primi course: red wine risotto. it takes 20 minutes to make and so you have to order early. it was rich, creamy, and worked well with my glass of wine. our secondi was the braised pork ossobucco (ankle shank). it literally melted in my mouth and feel apart on the plate. YUM!!! while the evening was not as long as we would have liked, we enjoyed getting some time out just the two of us before we become a family of four.

speaking of which, our wonderful dinner turned into the night of the living dead. if only i could get more than a two hour stretch of sleep. i woke up this morning feeling like i had been run over by multiple moving vehicles in my sleep....had in fact i actually felt like i slept. i got through a great deal of my current paste magazine though. i was not in the mood to try and keep getting through the brother's karamazov (which has been my middle of the night reading so far). everyone has been telling me that i feel to good be close to labor; i think i feel worse now.....perhaps we are getting closer! i did have a few contractions last night but then they left. mom lands tomorrow night. perhaps a trip to the hospital will unfold as well.