It's All About the Timing

As scared to death as I am of getting the shot and suffering possible side effects and paying freakin' $750 for A SHOT, I'm also a bit thankful for the timing of it. Wanna know what's kept me distracted? (I know you're on the edge of your seat/couch/bed/etc) HAHA! :)

1. The house hunting, paperwork dealing, and pre-decorating have majorly distracted me!
2. I'm gonna get stuck with the lovely needle during my Spring Break (yes, this is bittersweet)
3. I'm spending the 4 days BEFORE the shot in NYC, baby! yeah! I'm so pumped. I've never been in the Spring! Only fall and winter. Looking forward to central park! (and LOTS of other stuff!)
4. I hosted my fun book club meeting this month. Which meant I had a book to read and a mini party to plan! We read They Did it with Love. Very good, light mystery! Had me up until the very end!
5. My SIL is having a boy. We found out a couple of weeks ago. This just pumped me up more for getting brave and strong about the shot and trying to think positive! My SIL's pregnancy is moving right along and now that we know the sex and the name, it's giving me major baby fever (as if it's not already there!)
6. It's soon. It's almost here. I haven't had to wait too long and over analyze things and stress. It's been on the backburner (thanks to all my distractions!)
7. And finally...it's ONE STEP CLOSER TO A BABY!

Last Summer Vaca+ Back to Work

Been a bit out-of-pocket lately. A couple of days after our RE appt, we took one last vacation before summer ended. We joined a great couple for our annual trip together. Last summer we went to Charleston. This summer we rented a fabulous cabin up in the mountains. We brought our dogs, food for grilling out, swimsuits for the hot tub, creek shoes for tubing on the river, sunglasses for our Blue Ridge Scenic Railway trip, and lots of cameras (though I don't have any pics ready to post!). We had a blast and it was incredibly relaxing. I was so glad that the RE appt was behind us--I think it really allowed us to chill out and enjoy each other and our friends.

Upon our return I had to switch to 'school mode'. I hit up the mall for some clothing deals, hit the schoolbox for bulletin board accents and nametags and all that good stuff, and cleaned out & organized my closets AGAIN so everything was ready! Thursday night we went up to the amphitheater and saw/listened to Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp, and Bob Dylan. Thank goodness for ponchos and umbrellas because of course it rained on us! But it was fun.

Until AF arrived. During the concert.

I had mixed emotions. On one hand, this was good news-- it meant that I could call and schedule my next RE appt so we can do the ultrasound and get our plan of baby action ready. On the other hand, this was disappointing news-- our 'try on our own' efforts had not paid off.

Anyway, I spent the weekend feeling yucky and watching FRIENDS. (I own the box set of the series and have been watching it straight through. Of course, this weekend happened to be the episodes where Rachel has her baby!)

Today I started back to school. This week is pre-planning. We have a furlough day Thursday and a no work day Friday and the kids start Monday! So I've got 3 days to get my room together in between meetings and visiting/gossiping with friends! I got a lot done today, thanks to my amazing parapro, but it was a long day. I left my house at 7:15 am and literally pulled in the garage at 7:15 pm. I was so grateful to walk in the door to Zach cooking dinner! yay! What a good hubby!

Now I need to get to bed to do it all again tomorrow!