Yesterday it was 54* out.

Currently, it is 27* and snowing like crazy.

I just got called off of my second half of my split shift because schools are closing early.  Woo hoo!  Partial snow day!

On Wednesday, B and I went on an awesome adventure.  I’ve been meaning to write about it since Thursday, but my motivation has pretty much been at zero all week.  It happens, I guess.

B bought us tickets to see “The Book of Mormon” way back in March.  The big day finally came around last Wednesday, and we made the day an adventure.

This is how our day went:
-stopped by my clinic to get a blood draw (I had an order in for a blood pregnancy test.  Negative.  No surprise there.)
-browsed at Toys R Us while waiting for lunch menu to come up, found a super disturbing doll - Moxie Girlz “Poopsy Pets” (seriously, what are toy makers thinking??  Do little girls really like these things?  Ugh.)
-ate lunch at Chick-fil-A (we don’t agree with their beliefs about gay people - love is love and it’s nobody’s business - but damn those are delicious sandwiches)
-finished drive to Chicago, shopped at Old Navy (I managed to walk out without spending too much money - one tank top on clearance for $3.50 - woot!) and browsed Blick Art Store
-went to Bank of America Theatre to see “The Book of Mormon” - it was awesome.  Ben Platt (aka Benji from “Pitch Perfect”) was Elder Cunningham.  Highlight of my day.
-ate at Exchequer pub.  We got a deep dish pizza.  Yummmm!
-browsed around the City Target, bought Mrs. Fields milk chocolate chip cookies
-left Chicago around 6 and managed to not get too stuck in traffic, then ran into white-out snow in Wisconsin (that was super scary)
-arrived at home around 9, just in time for bed.

I really enjoyed spending a random Wednesday adventuring with my husband.  Going to see “The Book of Mormon” was totally his idea, I didn’t know what to expect really … he did a good job.  Hopefully we can arrange some more fun date adventures soon.

Happenings

Project 365 - I decided to start taking a photo a day to help with my resolution to take more pictures.  I’ve been using the Project 365 iPhone app to keep myself on track.  I started out doing really well, but after a week or so, I started slacking (no surprise there).  It’s hard to remember to take a picture every single day, and some days, there’s really nothing photo worthy going on - it’s a challenge.  We’ll see how long I manage to stick with this project.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out - I am addicted to this game.  B and I started playing at the same time, and even though this isn’t a competitive game, I can’t help but check in on B’s progress (and get jealous when he’s doing better than I am).  Typically, he’s ahead of me in XP and levels up before I do, and I’m ahead in tasks and buildings.  (If you play the game and want to add another friend, my username is JustJu21)

TTC - It’s looking like this is going to be another long cycle that will only end with the help of medication.  Boo.  I’m going to call my NP’s office Monday morning to update her on things, and I’ll probably get another prescription for Provera and then move onto my 3rd monitored Clomid cycle.  As much as I’m glad to have the added insight provided by the monitored cycles, it’s kind of a pain in the ass.  Please, please, please ute and ovaries … do your damn job already!

Things have been quite mellow around here lately for the most part, which is fine with me.  A little more progress in the TTC department would be appreciated, but otherwise, I can’t complain.

Kicking off the New Year

So far, 2013 has not been too great.

On New Year’s Eve, I went for my 3rd estradiol draw in a span of 5 days, and my NP called with my results a few hours later - it was even lower than my first draw - the follicle that we thought would lead to ovulation was no good.  Another disappointment.  Next cycle will be the same routine of ultrasounds and blood draws. My Clomid dosage is being increased to 100mg this time around.  We’ll see if that’s what I need.

On New Year’s Day, B woke up and noticed our house was extra cold - the furnace broke.  We thought it was just the ignitor - we have to replace it every couple of years - but we were wrong.  After calling a company that had emergency service, we found out that the problem was actually with the heat exchange, aka much more difficult and expensive to fix than an ignitor.  Of course.  So we were without real heat all day on New Year’s Day, with only 2 small personal heaters and one larger personal heater (and plenty of layers and blankets) to keep us warm.  Luckily, the repairmen were able to get the part that we needed fairly quickly, so our furnace was fixed yesterday morning (thank goodness).  The estimate for the bill was $200-500 (we weren’t billed right away because the part that was replaced should be partially covered under a limited warrantee or something like that) - I’m not looking forward to getting that bill in the mail.

To top it all off, I had to go back to work yesterday after 13 glorious days off, and I walked into the same drama and bad attitudes that I left 2 weeks ago.  I was hoping to have a fresh start with the new year - that was wishful thinking.  I’m going to try and stress less about the things that are beyond my control (like the behavior of my co-workers, boss, and students) … maybe I can bring about the change that I desperately need in my work situation.  At the very least, I can look forward to a vacation day in a few weeks.

This year is not starting out the way I hoped it would - that just means it can only get better from here … right?!