A week of blessings

This week has been fan-fucking-tastic. I mean really, there are 4 very sweet, loving, and amazing women in my life that just learned that they are pregnant. What an exciting time for them! I can't wait to follow their journey into motherhood and I just know that it will be an entertaining and hilarious ride.

I want to add, that I am really struggling with cycle 10. I hate, hate, hate the fact that we are now in the double digits. I know there is no need to get upset, or be mad about it, because really, what does that get me. Still in cycle 10. I have to just keep on keeping on. This 2ww will bring an interesting twist. A visit with my midwife for my annual "cheap thrill of the day" appointment and a discussion about where we're at. I'm both excited and nervous for that appointment. Of course it would be the best thing if I was just pregnant and didn't need any tests or to ask 20 questions, but hey we shall see.

As much as I'm struggling, I am keeping in mind what this year has been labeled by yours truly. This IS the year of BFPs for those that want them. There have already been 4 wonderful women who have proved that to be true, and we're only 29 days into the year. :)

99 Things

99 Things

I copied this from some other blogs I follow..I've done everything in bold below. Now you can copy this on to your own blog & bold the things you’ve done!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (only if Junior High school band counts :)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

What about you?

New year, new look!

We got a make over! While I'm working on my body make over, I gave my blog one. You likey? Hopefully there will also be some new and exciting things to report soon.

Why thank you LovedbyD, Mrs. Andreazza, Lolo love and Gingerooo!!

Two awards in 1 month. I am definitely feeling the love. So now I have to list 10 things that make me happy. Here goes nothing!
1) St. Patrick's Day - its my favorite holiday
2) My 2 puppies
3) Doing something nice for someone else that makes them smile
4) A lovely sunny day
5) My french vanilla coffee with caramel vanilla creamer
6) Wine - ok come on you knew that was coming
7) My internet friends who many (and hopefully many more) have become rel life friends
8) Sleeping in and waking up without an alarm
9) Scrap booking and craft time
10) Snuggling up with a good book

Now I'm supposed to pass this on, but most of my lovely ladies have already received this award so I tried to pick the lovely ladies who hadn't yet. If you got it twice, well then you're twice as sweet!

MrsBro @ http://lalalibraryland.blogspot.com
NikkiW @ http://thejourneyoflittlehortense.blogspot.com
Short1882 @ http://jennifer-intheloop.blogspot.com
Savat @ http://savatsinsuburbia.blogspot.com
Sagittmama @ http://www.risashoebox.com/blog
AND last but certainly not least:
Stacialynn @ http://notamomenttoosoon.blogspot.com

You like me, you REALLY like me!!!

I won an award for my blog. The honestly award. I almost fell over in shock. Thank you to Jessiecow, you are sweeter than my cookie dough ice cream to me! I'm one lucky girl to know you. Check out her blog, y'all she is a doll! http://babypooface.blogspot.com/

So I guess now I need to tell you 10 honest truths about me and my life. Here we go:

1) I love wine. I mean its no secret but like my husband loves his mountain dew, that is how I feel about wine. Its tasty, you want to drink it every day, however its not good for you to. Well I guess I win on that one because a daily dose of wine is recommended more than mountain dew.

2) I let myself gain 60 pounds since high school. UGH who does that. I have said it before, but I'm on the fast track to weight loss. Operation skinny has began.

3) I am as blunt in real life as I am on the interwebz. I cannot be fake, its just not in my DNA.

4) I could live off of pizza. Perhaps this is one of the reasons behind my weight gain. I'd like to think its the best of 3 food groups.

5) I used to be such a social butterfly but now I relish the days I get to stay home in my sweats and don't have to worry about leaving my house. I turned down a free dinner at a pricey Japanese restaurant tonight because I didn't want to have to change.

6) I'm addicted to the interwebz. Hence this blog and the source of the award. I have even started meeting my message board friends in person and I have to say, it has been fabulous! They are my family and such a strong source of support. Not sure how I would have gotten through some things this year without them.

7) I plan to be the big boss at my job one day. I started out hating it, and I'm not going anywhere now. I will run that place one day and double my salary.

8) I love my dogs more than some of the people in my life sometimes. I mean they don't talk back, well for the most part. They don't care what size I am. They are the most spoiled things ever. They literally sleep in between my husband and I in our king sized bed.

9) I'm stubborn as hell. My husband will leave dishes in the sink and not wash them. I will leave them there for days because he should have to clean them. Usually I gross myself out before he does them. Then I bitch.

10) Right now, my family and my husband's family are Cancer free. This is the best news we could ask for.

I would like to nominate the following blogs for this award:

http://flojat.blogspot.com/
http://whatsleftthereslife.blogspot.com/
http://savatsinsuburbia.blogspot.com/
http://nowttc.blogspot.com/

10 days into 2010

Its been pretty good so far!

• Got to meet a friend that I don't get to see in another capacity while in Boston.
  
• My friend had a beautiful baby girl who was a little early and needs some breathing assistance, but that I think will pull through just wonderfully.
  
• Also, my BIL got a great progress report from his oncologist. Blood work and tests are all looking great! Continued monitoring over the next year or so and then he will be able to really begin his life being cancer free. This is the best news ever.
  
• In one week from now, I'll get to catch up with even more friends, who I'm sure will provide me with laughs and good times.
  

So here is what I've decided. For too long I've let the weight come on, not being super proactive about any weight loss because of the "what ifs." No more. I will either spend 2010 pregnant, or working on getting healthy and weight loss. Either will be great things in my life. I haven't stepped on the scale since right before Christmas, but I will do so tomorrow. Although I may want to cry, that number will be remembered. Why would I want to remember that number? Here is why: That number will be there tomorrow, and that will be the last time I see it. It will not be me in 2010. (Unless its a result of pregnancy of course.)

How will I do this? First things first. My metabolism is asleep. It needs a wake up call, and it is going to get one. I really believe in making changes one at a time. Master one thing, and the others will follow. I've tried doing everything at once, and it gets overwhelming and the train derails before its stop. So, I'm going to tackle the exercise component. I need that to become a routine. A consistency. Once that is on track, I'll tackle the eating which is not TOO bad. The sweets kill me so if I can reduce those, and work on portion control, I think I'll be on a pretty healthy road. Wish me luck! Its going to be a bumpy ride, but I know I can do it.

Out with the bad and in with the good!

Goodbye 2009 and hellloooo 2010. I just have this overwhelming feeling that it is going to be a great year. My spirits are high, and I have nothing but positive thoughts. I will say it was a little ironic to start off the year with a stuffy nose and sore throat. No worries though, I'm not going to let it get me down. Of all things I have dealt with last year, a cold I can handle.

I really hope this is the year of great things for me, my friends and family. There is nothing really planned after a couple of trips in January, so I think it will be a go with the flow type of year. Happy New Year everyone! xoxo