Ok, so it’s Hump Day. I haven’t done any blogging all week. I’m not really sure why. Work has been excruciatingly boring and tedious and maybe that has taken me out of the blogging mood. Long weekend was really nice. DH and I had a lot of fun in Annapolis. It was only one night but we had a great time. We went to lunch at a seafood place. We walked around the town. We toured a couple historic houses and had the tour to ourselves both times! That was really nice. I hate tours with a bunch of people. I need my space! Our hotel was really nice. We were supposed to stay in another one which is part of a little chain of historic hotels. I’m kind of happy we didn’t because on the haunted pub tour they told us this haunted tale about the hotel. As much as I don’t really believe in ghosts, I would be absolutely terrified I “saw” or thought I saw one.
The haunted pub tour was fun. It wasn’t as professional as I would have liked. Some of the stories were kind of lame. But it was still neat. DH and I ended up getting pretty drunk but we weren’t driving so it didn’t really matter. I was so hungover the next day! We pretty much stayed inside all day and did nothing because we both felt like crap.
So, the Redskins stink. They lost to the Lions who had a 19-game losing streak. Pretty bad. It’s depressing. I was irritated about the game and it pretty much ruined my Sunday. I swear I thought I was getting my period because I was so emotional, but it still hasn’t come. I can’t even use that for being a bitch.
DH and I got into an argument that ended with him throwing a shirt in my face. It was kind of shocking because he never does anything like that ever. Basically, I was trying to put laundry on the bed so we could it away but there was some other stuff on there. A few other articles of clothing that I wanted him to move (no particular reason why they needed them to move I just didn’t want things mixed up). I asked DH to do this but he kind of moved one thing but didn’t move everything. So I was annoyed and pick up the shirt and threw it towards him and threw the stuff on the bed. It wasn’t very nice and he was annoyed so he threw the shirt in my face which kind of hurt because it hit me in the eye. I left the room telling him he hurt me and that was not very nice (or something like that). He came a minute later and apologized profusely for doing that. I said I was sorry about throwing the shirt at me. All was well and no more arguing, thankfully.
So another interesting thing is that I took a HPT yesterday on a whim. I was planning on doing it this morning. Of course it’s a BFN. I haven’t been charting this cycle. I’ve been looking at my CM and I don’t think I even ovulated this month. Now I’m just waiting for AF to come so I can start over for this month. I’ve been practicing taking my temperature to get in the habit of doing it. So come on AF. I wanted to get started for next month!
DH and I going to volunteer at an Oktoberfest this weekend! We did it last year and it was a lot of fun. Free beer and food and we just have to pour beer for a few hours. Our friends George and Christine are coming down from NYC to do it with us and Emily and Matt will be there too. One of the best parts about the whole day is that we don’t have to drive anywhere because the festival is within walking distance of our apartment!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
A trip to Annapolis…
DH and I had a nice weekend last weekend. It went by way too fast like always. Saturday morning I went to Macy’s to refill my Clinique acne solutions supplies. I was like putty in their hands. They have a free gift giveaway for October and of course I reserved myself a gift bag. We went to a flag football practice on Saturday. Our games start the first weekend in October. Then we hung out with friends Emily and Matt at Emily’s apartment (soon-to-be Matt’s apartment to). We watched college football all night. Sunday brought more football and some errand running. DH and I went in search of light jackets at Burlington Coat Factory. I can’t believe I had never been there before but they had great coats at reasonable prices. I got a light tan coat to wear in the fall and spring. I’ve wanted a nice light coat for a while and it’s nice to finally have one.
So DH and I decided that we were going to go to Annapolis on Friday for a daytrip since we both have it off. Well that kind of evolved into staying the night there. We should save the money for something else, but we’re going to try to be cheap. It’s amazing how one little night can excite me so much. We’ve actually wanted to do this for a while ever since we read about a ghost pub tour that they do like a year ago. We thought it would be really fun. Of course, it would require an overnight stay in Annapolis, because we don’t feel like driving back to Arlington after drinking all evening. I’m really excited about getting away for a night with DH and enjoying a fun night in Annapolis. We’re staying at a historic inn right in the center of town. I hope it’s nice.
I started a book the other day recommended by the some ladies on the Nest Book Club called “The Tea Rose.” It’s really great! I get excited about lunch when I can spend the whole hour reading it. I’ll probably be done with it in a few days. I picked up a few other books at the library for $.50 a piece. I love getting used books for cheap. DH’s picked up Omnivore’s Dilemma which was recommended by a friend. Although I know I should read it, I’m worried that after reading it, I won’t be able to eat anything but organic. He’s reading it and will pass on any important tid-bits to us, so that we can change our diet. We bought organic milk for the last couple of weeks and it is really tasty so I think we will keep that up. We’ll probably get some organic eggs next week.
I’m planning on going to yoga tonight as well. Gosh, I’m turning into hippie or as my BIL/SIL would call it, a granola. But whatever, I like this healthy living thing. It’s nice and I will keep it up as long as possible.
So DH and I decided that we were going to go to Annapolis on Friday for a daytrip since we both have it off. Well that kind of evolved into staying the night there. We should save the money for something else, but we’re going to try to be cheap. It’s amazing how one little night can excite me so much. We’ve actually wanted to do this for a while ever since we read about a ghost pub tour that they do like a year ago. We thought it would be really fun. Of course, it would require an overnight stay in Annapolis, because we don’t feel like driving back to Arlington after drinking all evening. I’m really excited about getting away for a night with DH and enjoying a fun night in Annapolis. We’re staying at a historic inn right in the center of town. I hope it’s nice.
I started a book the other day recommended by the some ladies on the Nest Book Club called “The Tea Rose.” It’s really great! I get excited about lunch when I can spend the whole hour reading it. I’ll probably be done with it in a few days. I picked up a few other books at the library for $.50 a piece. I love getting used books for cheap. DH’s picked up Omnivore’s Dilemma which was recommended by a friend. Although I know I should read it, I’m worried that after reading it, I won’t be able to eat anything but organic. He’s reading it and will pass on any important tid-bits to us, so that we can change our diet. We bought organic milk for the last couple of weeks and it is really tasty so I think we will keep that up. We’ll probably get some organic eggs next week.
I’m planning on going to yoga tonight as well. Gosh, I’m turning into hippie or as my BIL/SIL would call it, a granola. But whatever, I like this healthy living thing. It’s nice and I will keep it up as long as possible.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Our first baby related argument
So DH and I argued this morning because I took my temp at 3:30AM when I got up to go to the bathroom. The beeping disturbed him and kept him up all night. I find it hard to believe that his sleep was disturbed for the entire night. He likes to exaggerate things sometimes. But I should be understanding, I guess. He’s just very testy about his sleep. He gets more sleep than I do most of the time because he doesn’t have to be at work until 8:30AM and has a very short commute. There is a compromise somewhere in this situation. I just get annoyed with how whiney he is about sleep sometimes. It reminds me of when we first moved into together and DH would whine about being tired because he had to get up at like 7AM or something. Meanwhile, I’m working a full-time job and going to school in the evenings and getting much less sleep than him and yet not complaining one bit. Those days are long gone, but our argument reminded me of that this morning. We will figure out a compromise so that I don’t disturb his sleep.
But I did indicate that I was thinking about making charting a permanent BC method when we start TTA after our first baby and he started imagining his sleep getting disturbed forever and getting panicked. He likes to worry about stuff like that and start freaking out. I’m not going to let him get a terrible night’s sleep for the rest of our marriage but I want to be able to chart. We’ll figure out a compromise. I tried to explain to him that he might not have been able to get back to sleep last night because we had been drinking some wine earlier that evening and alcohol disturbs your sleep. So I’m not going to dwell on this anymore.
Ok, on to more interesting things **crickets**….I guess there are that many interesting things in my life. The boredom of going to work everyday is certainly getting to me. But that’s life I guess. Today is Friday, yay! I need to apply for a few jobs over the weekend. I’m going to start applying for positions within my agency but in a different office. I need to get out of this office as soon as I can.
So back to the argument (I tried) it is still leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I hate arguing in the morning (thankfully it doesn’t happen very often) because we never really have time to come to a resolution before I have to go to work. I wish I had an excuse to call him and talk to him, but he’s busy and I can’t think of any at the moment. I think that writing about it isn’t really helping anything so I’m going to stop.
On a more happier note we did have sex on the couch last night for the first time in like forever. While it is kind of sexy, it just isn’t as comfortable so we moved to the bed halfway through.
But I did indicate that I was thinking about making charting a permanent BC method when we start TTA after our first baby and he started imagining his sleep getting disturbed forever and getting panicked. He likes to worry about stuff like that and start freaking out. I’m not going to let him get a terrible night’s sleep for the rest of our marriage but I want to be able to chart. We’ll figure out a compromise. I tried to explain to him that he might not have been able to get back to sleep last night because we had been drinking some wine earlier that evening and alcohol disturbs your sleep. So I’m not going to dwell on this anymore.
Ok, on to more interesting things **crickets**….I guess there are that many interesting things in my life. The boredom of going to work everyday is certainly getting to me. But that’s life I guess. Today is Friday, yay! I need to apply for a few jobs over the weekend. I’m going to start applying for positions within my agency but in a different office. I need to get out of this office as soon as I can.
So back to the argument (I tried) it is still leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I hate arguing in the morning (thankfully it doesn’t happen very often) because we never really have time to come to a resolution before I have to go to work. I wish I had an excuse to call him and talk to him, but he’s busy and I can’t think of any at the moment. I think that writing about it isn’t really helping anything so I’m going to stop.
On a more happier note we did have sex on the couch last night for the first time in like forever. While it is kind of sexy, it just isn’t as comfortable so we moved to the bed halfway through.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Grrrrr…
I’m so bored with work. I live for the weekends. I want a new job so bad but applying for government jobs is such a PITA. You spend like 3 hours writing out these essays on why you’re qualified for the job and then you hear nothing EVER. It is so time-consuming with very little results. But I need to suck it up and do it because a job is not going to just fall into my lap. I have to make it happen.
I’m happy that I have a paycheck that is pretty good but not happy with my job. I need to get out of this office. Morale is so low here and things have really gone downhill since our director and deputy director left the office.
But I don’t feel like talking about work anymore. Let’s talk about fun things going on in my life in the next month or so. There is an Octoberfest in our neighborhood village in a few weeks. We’re having friends come and stay with us the weekend of the Octoberfest and we’re all going to volunteer for it. Basically you volunteer and you drink for free the whole day. You have to pour beer for a few hours which is a pain, but it’s totally worth it. It will be nice to show off our neighborhood to our friends. We have a hard time getting people to come and visit us in our neighborhood because we’re not near a Metro.
DH and I are going to play flag football during the month of October with some friends. That should be interesting. It’s been a long time since I played any kind of sports competitively. My friend Emily is always inviting us to play softball but I have never taken her up on the offer. I’m a very competitive person, but I’m not sure how good I will be at flag football.
I think I will start teaching English as a Second Language classes in mid-October. I’m nervous and excited about that. This is way down the road but DH and I are going to New Jersey for Thanksgiving to visit his cousin and her husband. BIL/SIL are flying up from FL too so that should be a lot of fun! We have not gone anywhere for Thanksgiving in 2 years so I’m excited to celebrate with family.
Well hopefully I will get out of funk pretty soon. I think I am still stinging from the disappointment of not passing the exam and dealing with the realization that I’m not going to be leaving my job anytime soon.
I’m happy that I have a paycheck that is pretty good but not happy with my job. I need to get out of this office. Morale is so low here and things have really gone downhill since our director and deputy director left the office.
But I don’t feel like talking about work anymore. Let’s talk about fun things going on in my life in the next month or so. There is an Octoberfest in our neighborhood village in a few weeks. We’re having friends come and stay with us the weekend of the Octoberfest and we’re all going to volunteer for it. Basically you volunteer and you drink for free the whole day. You have to pour beer for a few hours which is a pain, but it’s totally worth it. It will be nice to show off our neighborhood to our friends. We have a hard time getting people to come and visit us in our neighborhood because we’re not near a Metro.
DH and I are going to play flag football during the month of October with some friends. That should be interesting. It’s been a long time since I played any kind of sports competitively. My friend Emily is always inviting us to play softball but I have never taken her up on the offer. I’m a very competitive person, but I’m not sure how good I will be at flag football.
I think I will start teaching English as a Second Language classes in mid-October. I’m nervous and excited about that. This is way down the road but DH and I are going to New Jersey for Thanksgiving to visit his cousin and her husband. BIL/SIL are flying up from FL too so that should be a lot of fun! We have not gone anywhere for Thanksgiving in 2 years so I’m excited to celebrate with family.
Well hopefully I will get out of funk pretty soon. I think I am still stinging from the disappointment of not passing the exam and dealing with the realization that I’m not going to be leaving my job anytime soon.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Damn! The weekend’s over.
So DH and I had a long weekend and it was wonderful. We watched a movie Friday night “Doubt,” that was pretty good. Saturday we went to Antietam and then to Harper’s Ferry afterwards. It was a lot chillier than we expected which was the only drawback to the day. DH and I started visiting Civil War battlefields when he moved here. We’ve been to pretty much all of the ones within a 2-hour drive of DC: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Manassas, Harpers Ferry, and finally Antietam. DH is going to make a little photo album of all of our trips to different battlefields. Antietam was really in a beautiful location.
There were lots of Civil War re-enactors all around. It seemed like this was just a weekend activity for them. We drove around the battlefield and stopped at all the little stops and read about how the battle happened. We stopped for lunch midway through the day. We went to Harpers Ferry afterwards which is in West Virginia and about 30 minutes away. We had a nice time walking around the little town, getting ice cream, watching the re-enactors, and just enjoying our time together. Saturday night we just hung out and drank a little and watched college football.
Sunday was all errands in the morning. It included a trip to Target which was very productive but very stressful as well. I don’t like crowds at all, especially in grocery stores or department stores. They make me very stressed out. As soon as we walk in and there are people everywhere, my heart starts beating faster. I just don’t like it. I’m not sure why but it is a lot worse when I am with DH. It’s like when I’m by myself I can walk where I want and avoid people but when DH is there we have to travel together and I’m not in control of where I’m walking. DH is understanding for the most part. One highlight of the trip was that we picked up a pregnancy test in case I need it. I think that I will take one before I go to this beer festival on October 3rd because I would hate to drink a bunch if I’m pregnant. It was kind of neat to buy one and plan to use it! I’ve taken one only one other time, but looking back, it was stupid to ever think I could think I was pregnant. I won’t bore you with a narrative of our trip to the grocery store. After a brief trip to the pool, it was time for football!
Unfortunately, the Redskins look about as bad as last year. So many stupid mistakes…grrrr…they are so frustrating to watch. I wish I didn’t care. I guess there is always next week. I will have to cheer for DH’s team the Patriots. They have a much better chance of doing anything this year.
There were lots of Civil War re-enactors all around. It seemed like this was just a weekend activity for them. We drove around the battlefield and stopped at all the little stops and read about how the battle happened. We stopped for lunch midway through the day. We went to Harpers Ferry afterwards which is in West Virginia and about 30 minutes away. We had a nice time walking around the little town, getting ice cream, watching the re-enactors, and just enjoying our time together. Saturday night we just hung out and drank a little and watched college football.
Sunday was all errands in the morning. It included a trip to Target which was very productive but very stressful as well. I don’t like crowds at all, especially in grocery stores or department stores. They make me very stressed out. As soon as we walk in and there are people everywhere, my heart starts beating faster. I just don’t like it. I’m not sure why but it is a lot worse when I am with DH. It’s like when I’m by myself I can walk where I want and avoid people but when DH is there we have to travel together and I’m not in control of where I’m walking. DH is understanding for the most part. One highlight of the trip was that we picked up a pregnancy test in case I need it. I think that I will take one before I go to this beer festival on October 3rd because I would hate to drink a bunch if I’m pregnant. It was kind of neat to buy one and plan to use it! I’ve taken one only one other time, but looking back, it was stupid to ever think I could think I was pregnant. I won’t bore you with a narrative of our trip to the grocery store. After a brief trip to the pool, it was time for football!
Unfortunately, the Redskins look about as bad as last year. So many stupid mistakes…grrrr…they are so frustrating to watch. I wish I didn’t care. I guess there is always next week. I will have to cheer for DH’s team the Patriots. They have a much better chance of doing anything this year.
Friday, September 11, 2009
I'm going to teach!
So I have off work today and I just got back from meeting with someone about volunteering with an English as a Second Language class. It went really well and I'm really excited about doing it. I will get to teach a class some survival English and other random stuff. He said that the program is mostly about having fun and that they have a very laid-back atmosphere. It seems great. I was interested in doing this for a couple of reasons. First, I need to do something worthwhile and good. I don't really like my job very much and don't get much fulfillment out of that. The people that will be in the classes will really be interested in learning about the U.S. and how to survive here. Second, I think it will be a great experience that will help me when I take the foreign service exam again and it will look good on my resume. Third, it will hopefully help me to improve my oral skills even more. So overall I think it's going to be great! It's only two hours a week during the evening so it won't take up too much of my time.
The rest of today will consist of going to the gym and just chilling with hubs and hopefully some sex later on. It's rainy so I feel no need to do much. Last night was really nice. DH and I just chilled and had some cocktails and watched football. I was tired from the night before so I passed out on the couch pretty early. Some more interesting news is that DH and I booked a cruise to the Bahamas for his 30th birthday in February! BIL and SIL are coming along with a number of DH's friends. I'm really looking forward to it. It wasn't too expensive. The only thing that I will kick myself for was that we should have booked our plane tickets earlier. We hesitated a few days and it cost us like $100! Stupid, but I wanted to make sure that everyone was in on this. A couple of other people booked their tickets for the cruise so it looks like it's a go. SIL and I might be pregnant for the cruise so that should be interesting. I read online though that as long as we are not more than 24 weeks along we should be fine. Ok well I think I'm going to enjoy the rest of my day off. DH and I are going to go to Harper's Ferry and Antietam tomorrow so that should be nice. Have a nice weekend everyone!
The rest of today will consist of going to the gym and just chilling with hubs and hopefully some sex later on. It's rainy so I feel no need to do much. Last night was really nice. DH and I just chilled and had some cocktails and watched football. I was tired from the night before so I passed out on the couch pretty early. Some more interesting news is that DH and I booked a cruise to the Bahamas for his 30th birthday in February! BIL and SIL are coming along with a number of DH's friends. I'm really looking forward to it. It wasn't too expensive. The only thing that I will kick myself for was that we should have booked our plane tickets earlier. We hesitated a few days and it cost us like $100! Stupid, but I wanted to make sure that everyone was in on this. A couple of other people booked their tickets for the cruise so it looks like it's a go. SIL and I might be pregnant for the cruise so that should be interesting. I read online though that as long as we are not more than 24 weeks along we should be fine. Ok well I think I'm going to enjoy the rest of my day off. DH and I are going to go to Harper's Ferry and Antietam tomorrow so that should be nice. Have a nice weekend everyone!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sex off BCP=awesome!
Ok, So I’m back again. The last few days have been uneventful. I did have something happen last night that never happened before. I finished in a position other than me on top. The sex DH and I have had recently has been really great. I’m not sure if that is due to me being off BCP or not but it was really nice. There are a number of interesting side effects that I’m not sure that I can attribute to being off BCP or not considering I’m only 3 days off of them.
But I have noticed them all starting since Sunday. These include sensitive teeth, a weight loss of two pounds, greater sensation during sex (as described above), and a few extra pimples (I’m pretty sure that I can attribute this to being off BCP). I’m curious to see what other ones come about. Let me elaborate on the weight loss. While two pounds may not seem that big of a deal, it is a big deal to me. I’ve been trying for a couple of years to get back down to at least 135. I was at 141 a week or so ago and now I’m at 139! I haven’t been able to break the 140-mark in forever! I’m really surprised that I’m at 141 even considering I have not been working out that hard or eating that great especially on the weekends. I think that I can attribute this weigh loss to DH and me sticking to a pescetarian diet. It’s been going pretty well so far. I know that I will be able to stick it out, but I’m worried that DH is going to lose his resolution and want to go back to what we had before. We’ll see.
We are a one-car family for now (or it would be more appropriate to say a one-truck family). My car failed VA inspection and the emission’s test about a month ago and needs a lot of repairs in order to pass inspection. It’s a bummer but not life-shattering. We don’t really feel like putting more money into my car because it has no AC and we would have to get that fixed when we had a baby anyways. For now it is sitting in the parking lot hoping that some random cop won’t give me a ticket for having an expired license plate. I think we want to buy a new car eventually, but we don’t really need one right now. We can manage with one car since I take public transportation to get to work. What I would really like to do is trade DH’s truck in and my car and get a nice new or new-used sedan. But DH is really attached to his truck because he just finished paying it off a year ago. It is only a two-seater so it won’t be useful to have when we have a baby. A child won’t be able to ride in it until much later and by then it will probably be kaput! But whatever, I’m not going to pressure DH to get rid of it, even though it makes little sense to keep it. The only problem with having only DH’s truck as transportation is when we have family or friends visit without a car. We have no way to drive them around. For now, we don’t have any visits from people without cars on the horizon. So we’ll have to cross that bridge eventually.
I just have to add that I think sex with DH has been awesome lately because we both love the idea that us having sex could produce a baby eventually. Of course I’m not ovulating yet since I just finished my period a few days ago, but it is exciting to think about and has made it really awesome and passionate lately!
But I have noticed them all starting since Sunday. These include sensitive teeth, a weight loss of two pounds, greater sensation during sex (as described above), and a few extra pimples (I’m pretty sure that I can attribute this to being off BCP). I’m curious to see what other ones come about. Let me elaborate on the weight loss. While two pounds may not seem that big of a deal, it is a big deal to me. I’ve been trying for a couple of years to get back down to at least 135. I was at 141 a week or so ago and now I’m at 139! I haven’t been able to break the 140-mark in forever! I’m really surprised that I’m at 141 even considering I have not been working out that hard or eating that great especially on the weekends. I think that I can attribute this weigh loss to DH and me sticking to a pescetarian diet. It’s been going pretty well so far. I know that I will be able to stick it out, but I’m worried that DH is going to lose his resolution and want to go back to what we had before. We’ll see.
We are a one-car family for now (or it would be more appropriate to say a one-truck family). My car failed VA inspection and the emission’s test about a month ago and needs a lot of repairs in order to pass inspection. It’s a bummer but not life-shattering. We don’t really feel like putting more money into my car because it has no AC and we would have to get that fixed when we had a baby anyways. For now it is sitting in the parking lot hoping that some random cop won’t give me a ticket for having an expired license plate. I think we want to buy a new car eventually, but we don’t really need one right now. We can manage with one car since I take public transportation to get to work. What I would really like to do is trade DH’s truck in and my car and get a nice new or new-used sedan. But DH is really attached to his truck because he just finished paying it off a year ago. It is only a two-seater so it won’t be useful to have when we have a baby. A child won’t be able to ride in it until much later and by then it will probably be kaput! But whatever, I’m not going to pressure DH to get rid of it, even though it makes little sense to keep it. The only problem with having only DH’s truck as transportation is when we have family or friends visit without a car. We have no way to drive them around. For now, we don’t have any visits from people without cars on the horizon. So we’ll have to cross that bridge eventually.
I just have to add that I think sex with DH has been awesome lately because we both love the idea that us having sex could produce a baby eventually. Of course I’m not ovulating yet since I just finished my period a few days ago, but it is exciting to think about and has made it really awesome and passionate lately!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A cardinal sin...
So, I’ve committed the worst sin that a blogger can commit. I’ve neglected my blog seriously for the last two months. Lame I know. I went back to my old office where it is a lot more difficult to blog without being seen and I couldn’t justify spending the time blogging outside of work when I should be studying for the foreign service exam. So I told myself that I would pick up my blog again when the foreign service exam was over….
Well it’s over. I took it last Thursday. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass. But I did come close enough to encourage me to keep trying. I got a 5.10 and a 5.25 was a passing score. I was bummed definitely. DH was really nice and tried to cheer me up. We went and had a drink and got some Thai takeout. We hung out that night, watching the Redskins game and were cuddling. Then, we accidentally bumped heads going in for a kiss. It hurt and I felt stupid as I do sometimes when I’m clutzy. Then it hit me and I went into the bedroom and just starting crying. I was just depressed that I would have to start the process over again and that I would have to take the exam for a 4th time when I know friends who have passed it on the first time. I felt pathetic. DH came in and cuddled me some more and tried to comfort me. I think I just needed to cry it out and I felt better afterwards.
The rest of the weekend was pretty good. It was my first weekend free from studying so I did a lot of lazy things like playing Colonization (a computer game DH got me for my b-day) and catching up with Dr. Phil (I have DVR now so I can record them). I also did a lot of cleaning which was therapeutic somewhat. We also went out with our friends, Gary and Carrie Saturday night at a few bars in DC. Sunday we went to Busch Gardens with some other friends. Busch Gardens was a lot of fun, I wish we could have rode more roller coasters, but the lines got really long by the end of the day.
So now that the Foreign Service Exam is done and I won’t be able to take it again for at least a year, DH and I are going to start TTC. I took my last BCP on Saturday and I’m really excited to see what happens. I’ve thought about charting and I might do that eventually, but I think I will wait until at least next month. DH and I have been talking about baby stuff a lot like if we want to buy a house, a new car, and other stuff.
My summer was pretty uneventful for the most part. I’m sad that it is over. I love the warm weather and the long days. Our biggest thing for the summer was going to BIL’s wedding in Maine. We had a great time! The only hiccup was during our 80s night in Portland when DH chipped his tooth after drunkenly falling on the cobblestone! It looked pretty bad and would have been terrible for the wedding pictures. It was pretty terrible. We woke up the day before the wedding panicking, trying to find a dentist who could fit us in that day. I called a billion different dentists and no luck! Finally, BIL called their aunt who had worked for a dentist when she lived in Maine many years ago and was able to get him an appointment that morning! So we raced out of the hotel without even time to pack our stuff and just threw our stuff in the car. We got there in time and DH got his tooth fixed that morning. It looked really good and you couldn’t tell at all. The rest of the weekend was really nice. We actually ended up staying with BIL and SIL at the cabin the night they got married, even though we had a hotel which we paid for. They invited us too and it turned out great. We had so much fun dancing around after everyone left! I was a last minute BM but it turned out pretty well. I spent the night before the wedding with the rest of the BMs and DH’s aunt and we had a lot of fun.
SIL and I are different people with different interests, but she is really fun and I want us to get along. I think that the four of us will be really close and that is really nice. Now we’re both in a race to see who gets pregnant first. I’m not sure why they are TTC considering SIL is still working on her Bachelor’s degree and works at a restaurant but to each their own. I will be happy for them when it finally happens and I can’t wait to be an aunt….Well I think this blog post has gone on long enough today…I will end with this fun news. We’re going on a cruise to the Bahamas with BIL, SIL and a bunch of DH’s friends and their wives for his 30th birthday in February! We booked it yesterday. I can’t wait!
Well it’s over. I took it last Thursday. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass. But I did come close enough to encourage me to keep trying. I got a 5.10 and a 5.25 was a passing score. I was bummed definitely. DH was really nice and tried to cheer me up. We went and had a drink and got some Thai takeout. We hung out that night, watching the Redskins game and were cuddling. Then, we accidentally bumped heads going in for a kiss. It hurt and I felt stupid as I do sometimes when I’m clutzy. Then it hit me and I went into the bedroom and just starting crying. I was just depressed that I would have to start the process over again and that I would have to take the exam for a 4th time when I know friends who have passed it on the first time. I felt pathetic. DH came in and cuddled me some more and tried to comfort me. I think I just needed to cry it out and I felt better afterwards.
The rest of the weekend was pretty good. It was my first weekend free from studying so I did a lot of lazy things like playing Colonization (a computer game DH got me for my b-day) and catching up with Dr. Phil (I have DVR now so I can record them). I also did a lot of cleaning which was therapeutic somewhat. We also went out with our friends, Gary and Carrie Saturday night at a few bars in DC. Sunday we went to Busch Gardens with some other friends. Busch Gardens was a lot of fun, I wish we could have rode more roller coasters, but the lines got really long by the end of the day.
So now that the Foreign Service Exam is done and I won’t be able to take it again for at least a year, DH and I are going to start TTC. I took my last BCP on Saturday and I’m really excited to see what happens. I’ve thought about charting and I might do that eventually, but I think I will wait until at least next month. DH and I have been talking about baby stuff a lot like if we want to buy a house, a new car, and other stuff.
My summer was pretty uneventful for the most part. I’m sad that it is over. I love the warm weather and the long days. Our biggest thing for the summer was going to BIL’s wedding in Maine. We had a great time! The only hiccup was during our 80s night in Portland when DH chipped his tooth after drunkenly falling on the cobblestone! It looked pretty bad and would have been terrible for the wedding pictures. It was pretty terrible. We woke up the day before the wedding panicking, trying to find a dentist who could fit us in that day. I called a billion different dentists and no luck! Finally, BIL called their aunt who had worked for a dentist when she lived in Maine many years ago and was able to get him an appointment that morning! So we raced out of the hotel without even time to pack our stuff and just threw our stuff in the car. We got there in time and DH got his tooth fixed that morning. It looked really good and you couldn’t tell at all. The rest of the weekend was really nice. We actually ended up staying with BIL and SIL at the cabin the night they got married, even though we had a hotel which we paid for. They invited us too and it turned out great. We had so much fun dancing around after everyone left! I was a last minute BM but it turned out pretty well. I spent the night before the wedding with the rest of the BMs and DH’s aunt and we had a lot of fun.
SIL and I are different people with different interests, but she is really fun and I want us to get along. I think that the four of us will be really close and that is really nice. Now we’re both in a race to see who gets pregnant first. I’m not sure why they are TTC considering SIL is still working on her Bachelor’s degree and works at a restaurant but to each their own. I will be happy for them when it finally happens and I can’t wait to be an aunt….Well I think this blog post has gone on long enough today…I will end with this fun news. We’re going on a cruise to the Bahamas with BIL, SIL and a bunch of DH’s friends and their wives for his 30th birthday in February! We booked it yesterday. I can’t wait!
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