AUGUST 29, 2011

andreas and i just made our first of several trips to st louis today. you see, we are starting our ivf #2 cycle. it’s been a long time coming, almost a year and a half since ivf#1. one and a half years of tears, doubt, frustration, saving money and i have to say it at times hopeless. it has been a long year and a half but we made it and we are going forward with the belief that this time it could work for us.

the clinic is in st louis so over the next month we will be making the 4 hour drive to be scanned, poked and prodded. it doesn’t sound like much fun, but actually i am thankful. thankful to be in the process again. thankful because this is our chance to be successful!

highway i-70 was smattered with sunflowers so i had andreas pull over and pick me some. i placed them to be next to my drugs to add a little cheer

AUGUST 20, 2011

we celebrated another birthday around here. i can hardly believe that andreas is really, dare i say it, 32? i like to tease him because for one and a half months we are three years apart, he will have none of it and begins to explain it’s the days that count not…blah blah blah. :)

i made him chocolate ganache cupcakes with chocolate frosting to take to work. it was a little endeavor but well worth it, let’s just say i have been eating chocolate frosting by itself for the past couple of days (and i don’t like chocolate!) we grilled outside, sang happy birthday, savored french silk pie (notice the chocolate theme – thank you tippin’s) and he opened gifts. i will take the chance to brag a little because this year i nailed it on the head – a one hour flight lesson. this idea has been brewing for six months and i hate to keep secrets!

happy birthday, A! i am right behind you….

AUGUST 6, 2011

i have this beautiful, smart, adventurous, silly and caring person in my life, that i call a friend. a very dear friend

and today was her wedding.i love this picture of her and her beau.

there is truly something special about watching the ones you love find happiness

it was an honor to stand up with her as she said “i do” and watch them become one

AUGUST 1, 2011

we came home to scouring temperatures, 100F+

a constant chorus of cicadas, which i find very soothing

my garden. well, let’s just say the extreme temperatures have not been kind to my strawberries

a kitty that has not left our side

trader’s joes opening a few blocks away

and we are back to finding our rhythm. making lunches in the morning, laundry, bills and honey to-do lists. surprisingly, i am glad to be back doing these things. i will enjoy my last few weeks at home before the school year begins. sigh. somehow the summer feels like it is winding down.