Fingers Crossed

This past weekend my husband and I went to Boston for the No Doubt concert, it was super fun. As luck would have it, my appointment to see a new RE in Boston was scheduled for Friday so I was happy that we didn't have to make a special trip. The weekend was slightly rainy and dreary for parts, but otherwise was packed with fun. We hiked all over the city doing the Freedom Trail and rode the "T" every which way. The appointment with the RE didn't give us any major break-throughs, but we got our blood drawn to do karyotypes on both of us to make sure all our chromosomes are normal to rule out issues from that. I'm nearing the end of my cycle, Thursday will be day 28, so it's just wait and see for now, I'm determined to not test until then. The only suggestion the RE had was if I don't get pregnant this month that she recommends doing a biopsy on my uterus next month which would mean no trying for that month. But depending on the biopsy it would say if I have an infection or something else that is keeping critters from latching on which could be fixed. That sounds unpleasant, but at this point I'll do whatever so bring it on. Obviously I hope I'll find out I'm pregnant on Thursday.

I'm in the throes of planning a birthday party for my husband, he's going to be 30 on July 10th. It's sort of a pain because the majority of people invited live far away, so a decent chunk of them aren't coming. Our parents and his grandparents are coming and now it's down to who is sleeping where. We live in a very touristy area so hotel prices are $150 and up even for not so spiffy motels. So I'm stressing a bit about what to do, get out the air mattresses I guess.

Last weekend we went to PA for my "sister-in-law's" bridal shower. I put it in quotes because I'm such a non-entity to her that I don't feel like I should bother calling her my sister-in-law. She gave a big speech at the beginning of the shower introducing her bridesmaids and gushed over her soon to be sister-in-law (her fiancé's sister) and how they've been calling each other sister for so long and how soon they really will be sisters. Whoop-di-do. According to my husband his family never does anything to purposefully hurt me, so I just have to assume his sister is so completely self centered and oblivious that she couldn't possibly comprehend how hurtful that was for me to hear as her sister-in-law of nearly 5 years. Needless to say I'm not a bridesmaid. Maybe if I was more girlie growing up then I would have more female friends and would actually get picked to be a bridesmaid in the weddings of women who were bridesmaids for me 5 years ago. I guess if my sister ever gets married I'm guaranteed a spot there. Should I really even be upset? I get out of wearing an ugly dress and paying an arm and a leg for it.

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Friday is our 5 year anniversary, this past weekend was our present to each other, but we'll probably make a tasty dinner at home and celebrate in a little bit more low key way. I hope the weather clears up for the weekend, it would be nice to do some gardening and some other things around the house. As my neighbor always says: "Anyone who owns a house, deserves it."

For now I'll keep my fingers crossed for Thursday.