Jake and I just got notification today from CTEC that our applications to be licensed tax preparers in the state of California have been successfully processed and accepted. We are now OFFICIALLY licensed California Tax Preparers...
It's funny where life leads you. My mom has been in the accounting field since before I was born. Seeing what she does, and my disdain for math made me swear up and down I'd never become professionally acquainted with the accounting and tax fields. But...of course, that changed. I still hate math mind you, but now I guess my mom's history got the best of me. :)
Summer and I are still waiting to hear from the state about our notary licenses...they take FOREVER!
Tomorrow is also Lynn's birthday. Summer, Jake and I all went in on this GORGEOUS bottle and glasses set that a friend of ours made. The bottle and glasses are made from green and brown glass with very pretty artistic burgundy and gold paint on it...it's tough to explain. I'm making everyone enchiladas for dinner...but...
I'm itching to try the recipe I got yesterday at the shower: Lady Godiva Chocolate Cake...just saying the words is making my blood sugar skyrocket, hehehehehehe. It's funny to me...seeing all the neat gadgets and doodads Lori and Katie got yesterday has inspired me to become more domestic. But of course that would mean having a kitchen with more than a foot of counterspace (no joke...that's how much we have)...
The Big Clean is happening, slowly but surely. I'm not sure if we'll make our Yard Sale deadline of August 16th, but I will sure as heck try. Here's keeping the fingers crossed...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Blown away...once again
I've always been one to offer a lot of support for others, not to toot my own horn honestly. I've also never been one to ask for support from others, or try to involve others in my personal business.
Of course, trying to become a parent throws those "morals" out the window to a certain degree. I've been needing support from others who have been in my shoes, or are going through similar experiences as Jake and I. Fortunately, I've learned family and my new-found friends have given me just that.
I've always been a little distant from my cousins on my Dad's side of the family to a certain extent. I guess it's because there's a pretty decent jump in age between them and I. I've always been a little too young to relate to what they've been through. Of course, now that I'm older and more open with my experiences and what Jake and I have been through, I've been feeling closer to them. Today when I was at Katie and Lori's shower, one of my cousins talked to me for a few minutes about becoming a mother, and the troubles with pregnancy. It felt genuinely nice to be able to have someone relate with me like that. For the first time in a REALLY long time, I didn't feel alone. I've been feeling alone a lot in this race to baby. Family never ceases to amaze me in that there is always a way a person you never expected can completely (or mostly) relate to your current situation. Once again, I'm blown away by the amazing people I have the privilege (sp?) to call family. I guess we're all in the same boat now. We're all pretty much married, and soon I'll be joining the mommy club...I feel closer to them now than I have before, and I'm glad. I love my family more than I could ever say, and they're the most important people in the world to me.
Of course in joining the Nest, I've made a lot of new friends too. I've found a completely amazing group of ladies I'm proud to call friends. It's great to relate on everything from work to mommyhood to husbands, to vacations...everything. I count myself extremely lucky to have the kind of people I do surrounding me.
I have dozens of more blessings (family and friends) I can count every day...and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I Love you all!
Of course, trying to become a parent throws those "morals" out the window to a certain degree. I've been needing support from others who have been in my shoes, or are going through similar experiences as Jake and I. Fortunately, I've learned family and my new-found friends have given me just that.
I've always been a little distant from my cousins on my Dad's side of the family to a certain extent. I guess it's because there's a pretty decent jump in age between them and I. I've always been a little too young to relate to what they've been through. Of course, now that I'm older and more open with my experiences and what Jake and I have been through, I've been feeling closer to them. Today when I was at Katie and Lori's shower, one of my cousins talked to me for a few minutes about becoming a mother, and the troubles with pregnancy. It felt genuinely nice to be able to have someone relate with me like that. For the first time in a REALLY long time, I didn't feel alone. I've been feeling alone a lot in this race to baby. Family never ceases to amaze me in that there is always a way a person you never expected can completely (or mostly) relate to your current situation. Once again, I'm blown away by the amazing people I have the privilege (sp?) to call family. I guess we're all in the same boat now. We're all pretty much married, and soon I'll be joining the mommy club...I feel closer to them now than I have before, and I'm glad. I love my family more than I could ever say, and they're the most important people in the world to me.
Of course in joining the Nest, I've made a lot of new friends too. I've found a completely amazing group of ladies I'm proud to call friends. It's great to relate on everything from work to mommyhood to husbands, to vacations...everything. I count myself extremely lucky to have the kind of people I do surrounding me.
I have dozens of more blessings (family and friends) I can count every day...and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I Love you all!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Checking things off on the road to baby...
As some of you know, Jake and I are trying for our first child. When I was 15 years old, I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome). It's a growingly-common fertility issue among women, and I'm a lucky contestant.
I've always know I want to be a mom. I feel there's no greater accomplishment than giving another person life, and showing them what that life has to offer. (I know...mushy). Jake, of course, has always known he has wanted to be a father, so our problem was just deciding when we wanted to start. Well, little Skyler was born and that kick-started Jake's brain into baby-mode. Unfortunately, as much as I would like to do the same with my body, I can't. I told him earlier in our relationship that it would be very tough (and worst-case scenario: impossible) for me to have children. So we decided to wait, and just have fun with it. We decided when we got married to seriously try after a year if it felt right. Well, nothing's changed.
So I've been charting my BBT (Basal Body Temperature), and taking pre-natal vitamins as ordered by my doctor. Yesterday I had my first batch of blood tests and got the results today...and I have no idea what any of the results mean, which I'm sure my doctor will explain them to me so I understand what's going on.
Of course, now I've figured out that my veins are difficult to find, so like an idiot, I forgot to drink a lot of water yesterday morning. The phlebotomist poked my right arm, thinking he got a vein and it turned out there was nothing coming out. So he patched me up, flipped me around (I have to lay down during blood tests or else I pass out) and tried the left arm...success!!! I came to work yesterday looking like a drug addict...not fun. So now, all that is left before medicinal treatment is three more weeks of charting, one more batch of blood tests and eating healthy...I am crossing anything and everything I can on my body that everything will go well and baby will be here soon...here's hoping. :)
I've always know I want to be a mom. I feel there's no greater accomplishment than giving another person life, and showing them what that life has to offer. (I know...mushy). Jake, of course, has always known he has wanted to be a father, so our problem was just deciding when we wanted to start. Well, little Skyler was born and that kick-started Jake's brain into baby-mode. Unfortunately, as much as I would like to do the same with my body, I can't. I told him earlier in our relationship that it would be very tough (and worst-case scenario: impossible) for me to have children. So we decided to wait, and just have fun with it. We decided when we got married to seriously try after a year if it felt right. Well, nothing's changed.
So I've been charting my BBT (Basal Body Temperature), and taking pre-natal vitamins as ordered by my doctor. Yesterday I had my first batch of blood tests and got the results today...and I have no idea what any of the results mean, which I'm sure my doctor will explain them to me so I understand what's going on.
Of course, now I've figured out that my veins are difficult to find, so like an idiot, I forgot to drink a lot of water yesterday morning. The phlebotomist poked my right arm, thinking he got a vein and it turned out there was nothing coming out. So he patched me up, flipped me around (I have to lay down during blood tests or else I pass out) and tried the left arm...success!!! I came to work yesterday looking like a drug addict...not fun. So now, all that is left before medicinal treatment is three more weeks of charting, one more batch of blood tests and eating healthy...I am crossing anything and everything I can on my body that everything will go well and baby will be here soon...here's hoping. :)
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