A lot of cooking..

Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog for ICLW. It really is a great feeling to have support from so many women who are going through similar circumstances.

I had a relaxing and happy birthday. We went out to dinner for sushi and then went to a different place for dessert. We had something called "coffee and doughnuts" which is bread pudding made with doughnuts with a creme anglaise sauce served with coffee ice cream. I don't even like coffee and this was delicious! In fact, we have been eating like crazy since we have been on vacation. My sister and I both like to cook, so we get a little out of control sometimes. Then we watched Julie and Julia last night so I dreamed about cooking all night.

So today we are going food shopping (surprise!), taking the dogs to the beach, cooking, and wrapping some presents. My sister and I both made our parents albums of our weddings as part of their presents this year. They arrived yesterday and they are beautiful! When I look back at those pictures it makes me think of how full of possibility we felt. You just feel like everything is going to be perfect. Oh well.

The other thing I have been thinking a lot about is that my sister told me about 2 months ago that she and her husband have also been trying to get pregnant. They have been trying for about 6 months. She is 5 years younger than me. She works in the university system, so she has to follow a certain protocol for her health care. She went to her regular OB/GYN, who did not mention anything about referring her to an RE. Her cycles are very long. I wish she would have asked about getting some tests started, but maybe they won't do that yet. I talked to her a little about seeing an RE and just starting to get some baseline info. It can't hurt. I know she is frustrated and disappointed. How can you not be?

Well, I am going to enjoy my day. Hope everyone else does the same!