Fun Updates

We're overdue for an update. So much has transpired lately that I decided to just put it all in one GIANT post:) Have you taken your nap yet today? Because the amount of information in this post is going to wipe you out:) Here they are in no particular order of importance (except for the last item...don't scroll down, you will ruin the surprise:)

Update #1-

In an effort avoid inheriting an overly voluptuous hind-end I have started working out more frequently. My usual routine, if you can call it a routine, was to go work out on the machines at the gym because I like to see how far I've gone and how many calories I've burned. I always leave the gym feeling good that I gave it my best effort, but a tad bit wimpy because it takes me so long to go such a short distance. This last week is when I learned I was capable of more. The weather was so great that I decided to take my efforts to the real pavement. I strapped on my sneakers, stepped out my door and thought, "I should run to 1st dam." The distance in total would be right around 3miles. All I had ever done at the gym was ONE mile (a little pathetic, I know). Anyway, long story short- I DID IT! It was so awesome! It kicked my 'getting large' butt, but it felt so good! The next day I 'ran' about 2 miles and then NEXT day Sean and I went on a 7ish mile bike ride on a hilly dirt trail. These experiences taught me that we are all really capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. And since a post isn't a post without a picture, here is what Sean saw me bring home from the gym one night,


"You gotta do what you gotta do." is all I had to say. I guess Sean decided I was a silly girl because here is what I found on the table the next day when I came home from work. I have a good husband:)


Update #2-

I got a new calling. Can you guess what it is?


Update #3-

My sister has been gone for a whole month now. Life is sad and nearly pointless without her near, but I am making do:) All our life Ali has been the one who knows how to get the job done and I have been the one that needed help getting the job done...hence the reason we work so well together. Anyway, last August she taught me how to make peach jam. It was so delicious! I loved it so much that we went for months without any jam at all when it ran out because I couldn't get myself to buy 'store jam'. I hoped we could make the jam again this year before Ali moved, but life was a tad bit busy for her so we didn't get around to it:) I really wanted the jam again, but I was bummed to have to do it without her supervision. The update is that last weekend we utilized the beauty that is the telephone as Ali helped me to make my jam from her current location in PA:) Thanks for your help Al. It actually didn't turn out as well as last year's, but it is still tasty:)


Update #4-

Lastly, but certainly not leastly--Sean and I went to our Reproductive Endocrinologist this last Friday and it is officially official- this coming November (some time near the end) we will be going to their office in hopes of getting pregnant! We are pretty dang excited. We are, of course, not sure that the scheduled method (AI) is going to work out, but it is the answer that seems to make the most sense right now given our circumstances. They say each attempt only has about a 15-18% success rate, but that's about 15-18% better than the method we are currently trying, so we're willing to take a shot:) Heh. Anyway, thank you all for the love and support you have given over the years...we will be sure to keep you all posted.


Meet some of our new best friends. Ya, we are going to be relying on these little sticks a whole heep for the next few months. Does anyone know if there REALLY is a difference between the generic and the name brand, aside from the $30 difference?