Aaron and I went to a Halloween party last Saturday, so to me it feels like Halloween is already over. Why is everyone talking about costumes and parties and whatnot?? Oh, right. The rest of the world isn't necessarily on my schedule. That actually explains a lot...
This weekend we're invited to three parties. It started off as two and a concert, and we just received the third invite the other day. We couldn't decide what we wanted to do BEFORE we started losing count of our options, so I don't know how we're going to make our minds up now. What we definitely will not be doing is staying home and passing out candy. I thought it would be fun last year, but since 50% of the kids that showed up didn't even bother dressing up, much less saying "Trick or Treat" or "Thank you," much less waiting until I opened the front door all the way before plunging their grubby hands into the bowl in my arms and retrieving fistfuls of candy (and no, I am not exaggerating), I think we'll pass on that this year... and pretty much every year from now on.
There's also a costume contest at work tomorrow. Somehow I don't think the "Zombie Pinup" costume I made for last week's party is entirely work-appropriate. And since my absolutely INGENIOUS and HILARIOUS costume that I made last year got the short shrift, and a boring, store-bought "Twister" (like the game) costume won for "funniest," I'm not really feeling the work contest either. (If you're wondering, I was "Static Cling" - I wore black yoga pants and a black t-shirt with socks, underwear and pantyhose sewn all over both, and I know I got more laughs than "Twister!" It was rigged I tell you!)
So yeah, I'm pretty much over Halloween. Aaron's excited to go party again this weekend, so we'll most likely end up doing something festive, though. By that time I'm sure I'll have caught the Halloween bug again. And if not, I'll just drink!
10.29.2009
10.23.2009
Still alive!
Well, I have been seriously neglecting this blog!
Not that there's been too terribly much going on in our little world. We went to a Dodgers playoff game a couple weeks ago, which is now pretty much a moot point since they got destroyed by the Phillies. But the game was great (even though they lost). I was amazed at the cameraderie - everyone in our section was chatting with each other, giving high-fives every time the team got a hit, it was really fun.
Other than that, we're just cruising along. I had my doctor's appointment last week and will be scheduling my laparoscopy as soon as we get approval from the insurance company. Should be no problem since we already verified that the surgery would be covered. I'm a little nervous because medical things, especially incisions, tools going inside the body, and stitches really freak me out. But if it leads to that elusive second line it will make this whole long journey worthwhile!
That's it for now, I'm off to sit in traffic for about an hour or so. It's looking pretty wretched out there!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Not that there's been too terribly much going on in our little world. We went to a Dodgers playoff game a couple weeks ago, which is now pretty much a moot point since they got destroyed by the Phillies. But the game was great (even though they lost). I was amazed at the cameraderie - everyone in our section was chatting with each other, giving high-fives every time the team got a hit, it was really fun.
Other than that, we're just cruising along. I had my doctor's appointment last week and will be scheduling my laparoscopy as soon as we get approval from the insurance company. Should be no problem since we already verified that the surgery would be covered. I'm a little nervous because medical things, especially incisions, tools going inside the body, and stitches really freak me out. But if it leads to that elusive second line it will make this whole long journey worthwhile!
That's it for now, I'm off to sit in traffic for about an hour or so. It's looking pretty wretched out there!
Have a wonderful weekend.
10.05.2009
What's New
Well hello there!
It's been a few days since my last post... Hmmm actually more like a couple weeks! Things are going swimmingly with Aaron and I. We spent the weekend cleaning the house and garage, and we have a friend coming over today to get started on re-wiring the garage. We can finally get rid of the SUPER efficient ball-and-tube wiring and get some electrical technology from the later half of the 20th century in there. Aaron will finally have his very own man cave soon. He's really excited. And I'm excited that there will finally be room to park my car!
In other news, I want to share some information about our journey to expand our little family. It has been really frustrating (not to say a tad heartbreaking) not knowing why we haven't had any luck in doing so yet. All of our initial testing has come back all clear, but there are still some other things to look into. Unfortunately, we've been kind of at a standstill until we can get better health insurance (which we'll have starting in January). There is one thing we have decided to try, though. I have some signs of endometriosis, which runs in my family and can cause infertility. The only way to find out if you have it is for the doctor to actually see it, which requires surgery. If the doctor finds endometriosis during the surgery, usually they can also remove some/most/all of it, increasing your chances of getting pregnant. Luckily, our current insurance covers this procedure 100%!
I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss it in two weeks. We're hoping to be able to schedule the surgery before the end of the year, and as odd as it sounds, we're hoping that the doctor does find endo, is able to remove it, and that we'll be on our way to parenthood soon after. Of course there is no guarantee that it'll work, but we feel confident in our decision to pursue the treatment. Okay, and a little nervous. We'd appreciate your prayers and support as we take this first big step in overcoming infertility, and we'll update you again in a few weeks.
Have a great week!
It's been a few days since my last post... Hmmm actually more like a couple weeks! Things are going swimmingly with Aaron and I. We spent the weekend cleaning the house and garage, and we have a friend coming over today to get started on re-wiring the garage. We can finally get rid of the SUPER efficient ball-and-tube wiring and get some electrical technology from the later half of the 20th century in there. Aaron will finally have his very own man cave soon. He's really excited. And I'm excited that there will finally be room to park my car!
In other news, I want to share some information about our journey to expand our little family. It has been really frustrating (not to say a tad heartbreaking) not knowing why we haven't had any luck in doing so yet. All of our initial testing has come back all clear, but there are still some other things to look into. Unfortunately, we've been kind of at a standstill until we can get better health insurance (which we'll have starting in January). There is one thing we have decided to try, though. I have some signs of endometriosis, which runs in my family and can cause infertility. The only way to find out if you have it is for the doctor to actually see it, which requires surgery. If the doctor finds endometriosis during the surgery, usually they can also remove some/most/all of it, increasing your chances of getting pregnant. Luckily, our current insurance covers this procedure 100%!
I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss it in two weeks. We're hoping to be able to schedule the surgery before the end of the year, and as odd as it sounds, we're hoping that the doctor does find endo, is able to remove it, and that we'll be on our way to parenthood soon after. Of course there is no guarantee that it'll work, but we feel confident in our decision to pursue the treatment. Okay, and a little nervous. We'd appreciate your prayers and support as we take this first big step in overcoming infertility, and we'll update you again in a few weeks.
Have a great week!
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