Ugghhh...

I think the nausea has set in. It kind of feels like when I had the flu, but I hadn't been sick yet. My stomach felt weird, but I wasn't convinced I would be sick. That's how I'm feeling right now. Otherwise, everything is about the same.

My first appointment is not until December 22nd.

To Test or Not to Test?

Test tonight, or wait until morning?

24 hours from now...

We'll be there!!! I got your email and put your number in my phone and printed it out. I verified with Angela that we do indeed go through Iowa. I still have to pack and do many other assorted things this evening. I'm going to be too excited to sleep!!! :) See you tomorrow!

Fun Stuff

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are a Doris!

You are a Doris -- "I must help others."

Dorises are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people's needs.

How to Get Along with Me

• * Tell me that you appreciate me. Be specific.
• * Share fun times with me.
• * Take an interest in my problems, though I will probably try to focus on yours.
• * Let me know that I am important and special to you.
• * Be gentle if you decide to criticize me.

In Intimate Relationships

• * Reassure me that I am interesting to you.
• * Reassure me often that you love me.
• * Tell me I'm attractive and that you're glad to be seen with me.

What I Like About Being a Doris

• * being able to relate easily to people and to make friends
• * knowing what people need and being able to make their lives better
• * being generous, caring, and warm
• * being sensitive to and perceptive about others' feelings
• * being enthusiastic and fun-loving, and having a good sense of humor

What's Hard About Being a Doris

• * not being able to say no
• * having low self-esteem
• * feeling drained from overdoing for others
• * not doing things I really like to do for myself for fear of being selfish
• * criticizing myself for not feeling as loving as I think I should
• * being upset that others don't tune in to me as much as I tume in to them
• * working so hard to be tactful and considerate that I suppress my real feelings

Dorises as Children Often

• * are very sensitive to disapproval and criticism
• * try hard to please their parents by being helpful and understanding
• * are outwardly compliant
• * are popular or try to be popular with other children
• * act coy, precocious, or dramatic in order to get attention
• * are clowns and jokers (the more extroverted Dorises), or quiet and shy (the more introverted Dorises)

Dorises as Parents

• * are good listeners, love their children unconditionally, and are warm and encouraging (or suffer guilt if they aren't)
• * are often playful with their children
• * wonder: "Am I doing it right?" "Am I giving enough?" "Have I caused irreparable damage?"
• * can become fiercely protective

3 More Days!

Dear Aunt Misty

I'm so glad that I get to meet you next week. I love the animal pillow you got me. I felt really bad when I drooled on it, but Mommy said it was okay cause my gums hurt right now. I love the fuzzy pajamas you got me too, I finally got to wear one of them last night cause Daddy says I'm getting too big for my other britches.

Mommy told me all about you and what fun you and Mommy used to have. I hope one day I have a friend like you!

Waiting for next week.

Munchkin Love,
Hazel

YIPPEE!

More election coverage tomorrow (with pics), but for now can I just say how happy I am?

Edited to add pics:

Getting ready to go vote (we walked to our polling place)


Her politically CORRECT shirt. *It says "I'm Smarter than..." and has a picture of GW. Tee Hee!*

Realization

The other night I went shopping with Desire and it reminded me once again how totally different our lives truly are. While she's trying on every pair of jeans in the store and complaining about how nothing, but those $70 ones really fit her, I'm scouring the clearance racks. Then during a conversation about barhopping, I realized that since we are TTC (sort of) that I probably am not going to be doing any of that for awhile. Nor do I have any desire to, really. There's probably a million other examples most of which are heightened by recent events, I'm sure. I still love her to pieces and would never want to not be her friend, but once again we are in completely different places in our lives. I guess we have always been, but the realization of it sneaks up on me here and there. It kind of makes me sad.

Then I think about what you said the other night about how great it is that our kids will be close in age (we hope!) and that makes me happy. Except that you are far away. Sorry, this isn't meant to be a guilt trip. I'm just feeling kind sad today, I guess. I just miss my friends. Sometimes don't you just want to go back to when it was simpler? Before we had husbands and babies and all of that? Oh wait, that means we'd have to go back to high school...I'm not sure any of us are willing to repeat that!

I'm thinking this little road trip (less than 2 weeks...eee!!!) will do me a world of good. Time to reconnect with everyone and to appreciate how wonderful our friendships really are.