Happy 5th Anniversary

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We have grass!

Well the time has finally come. We now have grass in our back yard. The doggies LOVE it so much better than those sticker weeds that are so prevalent out here. I'd say it's almost time to BBQ!!!

This is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRexWE9yBVA

My little sister

Elizabeth just turned 19 this past Thursday. She is growing up so fast. In fact, she introduced me to Twitter! For her birthday, she and her boyfriend went to California for a week to go to Disneyland and Sea World. She had never been to the beach up until last year so this trip marked her independence and she got to do what she's always wanted to-see the ocean and ride the teacups. I pick her up from the airport on Tuesday and I miss her so much. I can't wait to see her!!!!!!! It's crazy how strong our bond is...rain/shine, angry/happy we are connected. Above all else, I'm glad that I have my sister.

Update

Some of you have been asking about the results of the blood work from my Rheumatologist. I forgot that I hadn't updated you all. The blood work came back normal except my ANA was elevated but it's supposed to be in someone that has Lupus...so for all diagnostic purposes, things are normal. However, we are not going to begin the fertility medicine again at this point. There are many things going on here that we need to get a handle on first and although I'm not getting any younger, sometimes-it's just not the right time to add more to the already overflowing plate.



XOXO

Present

One of my clients (15yrs old) drew and colored this for me. Isn't it beautiful?! It has the Lupus ribbon and, of course, butterflies.

Summer travel plans

That's right...Ben and I are going to The Price Is Right! Our 5th anniversary is coming up and we wanted to do something special. We fly into L.A. on May 22nd and take our rental car to the Hyatt in Long Beach. While we are there we are going on a day cruise to Catalina Island and then another day we are going to visit the Queen Mary. I'm so excited! On Monday we have to get up early and drive back to L.A. to wait in line for the Price is Right. We have tickets but seating is a first come, first serve basis so we want to get there early. If we get in, it will be for the one o'clock taping and then our flight leaves later that evening.

It also seems that we are all set for Montana in July. It isn't set in stone yet but we are making every effort to go. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Finally, my friend Becky and I are trying really hard to go to Las Vegas in September. I want to stay at Mandalay Bay and we are so excited to go...now we just need to find decent deals :)


Love you all!

XOXO

Spring break for adults-yaaaaaay!

It's been a while since I've posted anything, I know. Things on our end of the world have been a little hectic and busy feels like an understatement. The results of my cervix stuff came back that they are two cysts and are nothing to worry about. My Rheumatologist saw me on Tuesday and drew a ton of blood to run tests before we begin taking the fertility medicine again next month. I've had it for a while but have been reluctant to take it for a variety of reasons...but I think if these tests come back okay then we will move forward again and hope for the best.





This last weekend, we spent some time with old friends that we hadn't seen in years. It's crazy how time gets away from you. I also hung out with some friends from high school so that was fun. It's been snowy here but this week it's supposed to be much warmer. We are still not sure about going to the family reunion in July. It's something that we have to think about. I also got a new tattoo over my break on my leg. I never thought I would be someone that liked tattoos but the two I have, I just love-maybe it's because they are full of symbolism. Anyway, that's the general update on our end. I'll try to be better about keeping up to date :)

XOXO