Playing Catch Up

I've been a bad blogger, so this is a catch up post. If you don't want to read all of it, I've made headings below. I've also managed to get the last month's worth of pictures off of my camera, but I need to work tonight and don't have time to upload with titles and captions into Flickr, so that'll have to come later.

School
I'm currently about 2/3 of the way through my 2nd quarter of Chemistry. I have to say that this class is harder than my last one. To summarize, our teacher quit, which we found out on the day of our first exam. I only got a 61% on the first exam (my lowest test score ever!), and now I think my lab partner has dropped out. On a brighter note, test #2 was Monday and I studied extra hard. I won't get my score until next week, but I feel pretty good about it. Also, my lab instructor told me yesterday that he can tell I'm trying to do a good job and I should easily get 95 or so points on the 100 lab points.

Work
I'm still working too much and feeling like I can't ever dig myself out. New stress is that our professional standards audit for the office is in just 10 days and since I'm the professional standards officer, if we do bad, I'll feel like it's all on my head. Good news, I get overtime pay, so I've been bringing home a couple hundred extra dollars each month and we haven't had to dip into savings lately.

Bachelorette Party
Three weekends ago, I went to my old friend Heather's bachelorette party. Now, what happens at the bachelorette party, stays at the bachelorette party, but we all had a good time. I also took Grace for the weekend to give Eric some alone time, and the night of the party, Danialle's hubby got to babysit. The good news? He may still want to have children eventually.

Wedding
The next weekend (two weekends ago) Heather got married. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding, but it was HOT!. I'm talking full sun, 4:30 p.m., no breeze hot. Luckily the reception was inside. The cake was gorgeous, the company was nice, and Heather looked like she'd never been happier. I got a new sexy red dress for the occasion. After the reception, Danialle and Chadd came back to Donna's with Eric and I to spend the night. We were still hot and looking for something to do, so we crashed the neighbor's pool for a late-night swim (with permission of course).

Visit with the In-Laws
Last weekend we again went back to Indiana, this time to see Eric's brother. Friday started off wonderfully. Eric and I took the day off work, dropped Grace at daycare and headed to the golf course. We got there the same time as our Pastor, so we hooked up for a foursome with him and his wife. We cheated alot less than normal, but I still improved my score. After 9 holes, we headed home and quickly showered and packed. Next Eric and I had lunch at Applebee's and then picked up Grace and hit the road. Since we left early, we got into town with all evening to spare. Eric's Mom drove down when she got off of work, so we left all the kids with her and we went to BW3's with Eric's brother and wife. We found a new favorite sauce (Mango Habenero) and appetizer (Southwest Dippers). Then we went to the movies and saw Talladega Nights. I must say I was slightly disappointed. It was definately funny, but it was no Anchorman or even Old School. Saturday we hung out all day in Kyle's pool, grilled out, and then took the kids for ice cream and did a little shoe shopping. Sunday came home.

Sports
I love golf. I've played 4 times in the last 4 weeks. I had an outing scheduled Friday afternoon when I take summer hours with a girl from work, but her babysitter needs her to pick her son up early, so it's a bust. Eric and I, however, have agreed to let the other play at least every other weekend, so this weekend he's playing on Saturday morning, and next weekend I'm going to try to get Nicole from work to play. I'm also still playing in the church softball league. I'm mostly outfield, but last week played 1st base. This weekend is our tournament, so I could have 3 games! Better take my water.

Babies/Cancer Stuff
I don't really want to go into all the details, but the main question I had for my last appointment with Dr. L (aside from having her assure me I could trust the last biopsy results), was getting her opinion on my plan to stop Tamoxiphin early, so I can get pregnant. She was very non-commital and told me Dr. Y is the medical expert (she's a surgeon), so to trust him, but she's never heard that taking the pill for less than 5 years is any better than not taking it at all. However, she did mention that if I told her I wasn't taking it at all, she wouldn't bat an eye (I really am borderline if I need it or not). Then she basically told me that I'm putting to much pressure on myself and that it's not good to stress myself out. I think it's because I told her about taking classes and the window I have to get pregnant if I want to have another before med school, etc. What it boils down to is this: 1. I needed one more reminder that I'm not in control of my life (This is the lesson God has to continuously remind me of 2. I don't have to be finished with my classes and MCAT in time to apply in Fall 2008. I set that deadline and I can extend it. 3. We'll wait and see how we feel in another year or so about stopping Tamoxiphin. 4. If I don't have a baby after my 2 year all-clear and before med school, there's nothing to say I can't have one after. True they'll be almost 10 years apart, but so what? I'll be 34 or 35 and people have babies at that age all the time. 5. I just need to focus on the short term and quit making all these super-long term plans

Diet
Last topic because I really need to go work. I've been doing really well on the Weight Watchers diet the last 3 months. I'm proud to say that as of today, I hit the 20 pound mark. I'm now officially 3 pounds less than my pre-pregnancy weight. I still would like to get rid of another 5 to 7, but then I'll be set. Next I'll have to figure out a weigh to fit in some sit-ups or pilates to tone everything a little more.

Ok, that's it for tonight. I'll try to put pictures up this week.