January 11, 2012

January 11, 2012
WOW… I can’t believe that it’s been almost a month since I am written in my journal. That’s totally not cool!
Well, I guess I will have to catch you up on what’s been going on since the last time I wrote. I was off of work for 11 straight days… which was wonderful. We got out of work on 23rd of December and I didn’t come back until January 3rd.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were very nice. Christmas Eve we went to my aunt Diane’s house and boy did we have a grand ole feast. Christmas Day we were at home the majority of the day and then went over to my mother-in-law’s house for an early dinner. Then we went to my mom’s house to open more gifts and we had Chinese for dinner there. LOL! We had such a nice time with everyone.
New Years Eve was also a good time. We all went to Grissell’s house and we said good-bye to 2011 and hello to 2012.
And being off so many days, OMG, did I relax or what?!? LOL! My bedtime was no earlier than 3 or 4am. And we actually spent 4 days straight watching nothing but old PYSCH episodes on Netflix. It was GREAT! I saw episodes that I had never seen before.
So on January 1st, Joel and I started the closet project in Mayalis’ room. We decided to make the closet in that room bigger since it was so small. We still haven’t finished it but I am really hoping that we are going to be done with it soon. My clothes are all over the place and Mayalis hasn’t been able to sleep in her room since we started but she has slept with me in our bed a couple of times, which is super special.
On January 7th, I had my elementary school 20 year reunion at Can’s Bar in Bucktown. It was so nice to see everyone again after so long. Our assistant principal (who is now the principal at the school) and my 6th grade teacher (who is now assistant principal at the school) also came to the reunion. It was great! We all chatted. We all ate. And we all drank! ☺ Eat, drink and be merry is what I say! LOL! After we left Can’s, some of headed over the VFW that is not that far from the bar that we all met up at. And I have to say that it looked like everyone had a good time there as well.
Well, onto some more positive news… I have my second consultation with the fertility doctor this coming Friday, January 13th at 11am. And I have to admit, I am super nervous. I am not working that day (and neither is Joel), so we will be taking the little princess with us to the appointment (Dr Davies said that she wants to meet her) and we are going to make it a family day after the appointment. I wonder what we can do.
Joel had his analysis done and they called me to let me know that things are looking good on his end – which was wonderful news.
Joel is super excited about this appointment. I am hoping that this is the appointment that the doctor tells me what our next steps are. Hopefully this is the appointment that I get the medication that I need to get me ovulating again.
Fingers crossed that this is the day that Joel & I (and everyone else) has been waiting for. I’m surprised that I have been able to sleep because I am so excited about this.
Just last week I shared my news with some more people here at work… and I have to say that it doesn’t hurt to say those words anymore – menopause. Even though the doctor believes that they misdiagnosed me, but until we speak again to her, I won’t know for sure.
I really want to have another child, especially a brother or sister for Mayalis to grow up with. And she sure needs it right now! She’s such a handful that I sometimes don’t know what to do with her or myself! LOL! But I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I am also scared on whether or not this medication will actually help me… I pray that we are able to get pregnant again. But it’s all in the hands of the Lord if HE wants this to happen for us.
I’ve happy to report that I have been going to the gym like I promised myself that I would do… just need to keep it up and I will finally see the results that I have LONGED to see for ages.
Another accomplishment… I made homemade soup for the first time ever! I am so proud of myself. The taste of the soup was great! Everyone had some enjoyed it so much.
Well, I still haven’t started the book that I want to write… The idea is there but I don’t know where to go with it. And the little “contest” that I mentioned before that I would have my friends help me out, well, they sort helped me but then they didn’t really. LOL! They want me to come up with everything that I wanted their help with so that they can say whether or not it’s a good idea. And to tell you the truth, I just haven’t been able to find time to write. I have some ideas, but I haven’t been able to get them onto paper so that I can build onto them. Some writer I am. ☹ I can’t keep up with this journal; I’m going to be able to start writing. UGH!
Maybe in the next couple of weeks I will be able to start writing… once we get the closet done and I get all the clothes and stuff into it. Hopefully once that is done, I will be able to feel a little better about the other things that I want to accomplish this year. I am trying to stay positive for my own state of mind, but sometimes things just bring me down. But I am really hoping that I can keep this positive flow that I have currently going… we’ve been invited to parties and gatherings and I want to everything that I can.