TGIF!!!

Happy Friday! Wow, can't believe it's snowing - AGAIN - especially after yesterday's spring weather. I went from slip on shoes with no socks to thick socks and my ugg boots! That's pretty funny.

I'm on my lunch break. This morning went by quickly with our planning meeting for the 2011 Archdiocesan Directory and contacts I made with potential sources for my stories. Our newest issue came out today and I'm already working on stories for the April 2 issue.

The week seems to have gone by quickly, too. Tuesday we had a great time in Lincoln. We both got adjustments from my brother, Stan, and the three of us met my brother, Brent, and his girlfriend, Sarah, for dinner at Sportscasters. I took a photo of us on my camera phone, but lately I'm unable to send photos from my phone. Annoying!!!!

Wednesday night we just hung out at home. We chose not to go out for St. Patrick's Day and instead I made an Italian meal - eggplant parm with pasta and corn ... oh, and wine. Last night Jason had RCIA and I had my holy hour.

And tonight I'm meeting relatives to watch my cousin, Veronica, perform in Godspell at Creighton. I love musicals and always enjoy seeing her sing and act. Jason's staying home after another long week of work. He works again tomorrow. I'll be in Lincoln all weekend helping my sister with the twins. Can't Wait! I'll definitely have photos from that.

Have a great weekend!

Monday Monday

Hey, hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was productive - so was Jason's considering he worked nearly 60 hour last week and then another 17 1/2 hours on Saturday! While he was at work, I cleaned our house, changed the shower curtain liner, and washed the tile floors. While he was at work, I also went to dinner with our friends Courtney and Tracy. Jason was supposed to be home in time to join us at Grisanti's, but that obviously never happened.

Yesterday we slept in until about 11 a.m. I made brunch (pancakes with strawberry syrup) while Jason got us coffee from Starbucks. We caught up on our recorded shows from the week, ate Doritos and had BBQ ribs (I made them) for dinner. It was a horrible weekend for our diets, but I didn't care.

I guess we both were a little wiped out last night because neither of us set the alarm in our bedroom so we got up late - well, Jason got up late. He got a phone call at 6:17 a.m. from his coworker and he realized he had overslept. That's about the time I get up when I don't go to the gym, so I was OK. He was scrambling as I made coffee, put his lunch together and made him a quick breakfast. Not the way you'd like to start Mondays. I got to work on time with no problem.

Update: The second round of clomid didn't work, but it did do something as my cycle has reached the 40-day mark. Normaly my cycles are only 24-28 days if I get my progesterone shots. This cycle I also started thyroid medication and have been increasing the dosage throughout. I'll find out today if I need to increase again tomorrow.

On another note: Last week was our parish mission at church. Jason and I have gone the last 2 years and have felt inspired. In fact, that first year I don't think Jason had really felt moved to become Catholic until he heard the two Vincentian priests speak. It's also inspiring at the parish mission to be surrounded by people who WANT to be there, who participate in the singing and who also want to grow in their faith through the experience.

This year we had two Redemptorist priests. Each night we felt inspired in our faith and look forward to our parish mission next year.

Anyway, this week at work we're in production. I was proud of myself last week because my coworker (our graphic designer and the one who usually physically lays out the pages on the computer) was sick. I spent the day at her desk designing and laying out pages. I was proud of myself for learning the skills to do it. :)

I'll try to do better about writing this week. It was just a crazy week last week and the weekend, too. Enjoy your day!

Happy Sunday

Wow. Can't believe the weekend is almost over. It's been a great one regardless. Spent a lot of time with family and friends. Today it was all about relaxing with Jason as we watched the NASCAR race.

Friday night was my brother Brent's birthday. He and his girlfriend Sarah came up and hung out and spent the night. The four of us met our cousin Veronica and her boyfriend Dan at Biaggi's and then hung out later (much later than Jason and I are used to) at the new LIFT bar. We had a great time celebrating Brent and getting to know Sarah better.

Saturday Jason worked pretty much all day, so I went shopping with Sarah and Brent at Village Pointe. Found a few things for work, but was just thrilled to be out walking around outside without a winter coat! We went to dinner at Hiro Sushi that evening with our friends Doug and Sue. It was great to get to know them better.

Jason's outside grilling steaks and I just finished playing Super Mario Brothers on Wii.

We've got a busy week with our parish mission Monday through Thursday evenings. One of the missionaries spoke at Mass today and if his homily was any indication, I think it's going to be a fun and insightful mission.

Looking forward to watching the Academy Awards tonight with Jason.