Five and Five

When I met with the nutritionist at Cooper Clinic she told me that I have to implement 5 fruit servings and 5 veggie servings into my diet each day. I thought this sounded simple enough but trust me it is not easy for the "meat and potatoes" kind of girl! So today I made a commitment to reach my 5&5, and let me tell you that is what it takes to get 10 servings of fruit and veggies in one day. Just to think 2weeks ago I was bloging about the yummy goodness of Taco Cabana and today I am talking about eating healthy. Lets all hope that I stick with this. All it takes is a little commitment.

I wonder if the same 5 and 5 rules applies to adult beverages. For example when I go out should I drink 5 glasses of wine and 5 vodka sodas? If so that is a commitment that I can handle.

Fancy Pants

Last night we went out with our friends Jen and Todd. When we walked in to Blue Mesa to meet them Todd was wearing his fancy new blue jeans so I knew it was going to be a fun night. I found a drink that I LOVE...... The Watermelon Margarita at Blue Mesa. This drink is AWESOME! It taste just like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher. I enjoyed two of these wonderful concoctions over dinner and could easily of had more. After dinner we decided to head over the the Flying Saucer to check out some live music and drink beer. It has been awhile since Chris and I have hung out at a bar and I had forgot how entertaining it could be. The band was great, but the real entertainment was this really drunk girl. She was dancing and signing to every song. When she danced she would raise her hands high in the air and clap like we were at a church revival. She made friends with everyone in the bar and tried to get me to dance with her. The after a few hours things got really crazy and this chick kept trying to give every man she saw a lap dance! All I could do is sit there and laugh. Then I thought to myself....... Was I ever that drunk girl in the bar everyone was laughing at? I hope not.... but there is a strong chance that I may have been "that girl" a time or two in my life. I have included pictures for your viewing pleasure. Todd.... I will go out with you and your Fancy Pants anytime!

Como Se Dice IVF en Espanol?

Chris asked me today if we could go to Mexico to get my IVF treatments done so that we can save money. I wanted to just kill him the second he asked this. He says that people go to Mexico all the time to have plastic surgery done. Lord please help me explain to this man that I am not asking for a face lift or a new set of boobs! This is a child we are talking about!!! No expense should be spared. Chris also wants to know if there is anywhere I can go to get my fertility drugs for less money. I want to tell sure there is. I just thought it would be fun to pay the most $$ possible over the last year for my fertility drugs. But now that he mentioned it I will start getting them at Wal-Mart. Lord Please help me!!! I did find some stranger selling Follistim on Craig's List and sent the link to Chris to see what he thought. He could see how angry I was over all his comments and he told me that he will never mention the idea of low cost IVF again. All I can say is if our child turns out all jacked up it is because we got our meds on Craig's List.

In all fairness I must say Chris is a wonderful man. I don't want to make him sound cheap or bad. He has been amazing throughout this entire infertility journey. I am happy that he brings humor into a situation that needs is so much.

Tonight I had Dinner with my Dad

How could taht be possible since he passed away 11 years ago? Let me explain.

I was sick last night and felt terrible all day today. However after avoinding food for most of the day around 8pm realized I was hungary and decided I needed to try to eat something. I love to go to Luby's but Chris never really has embraced it the way I have. The main reason that I love Luby's is that it reminds me of my Father. When I was a little girl we would go to Luby's after church. I can always remember my Dad dressed in a siute and me in a Sunday dress enjoying the yummy goddness that is Luby's. Dad always ordered the same thing everytime and dessert was never left out. So tonight after a yucky day I needed a little comfort. So I went to Luby's and ordered the same meal my Dad ate for years and when I sat down it felt like he was there with me. Memories of him filled my mind and I enjoyed every second of it. Thanks Dad for meeting me at Luby's I really enjoyed our dinner together hope whe get together again soon!

Pictures from Palm Springs

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Palm Springs

We are back from a wonderful little vacation to Palm Springs. I just love to take little trips with Chris. It's a great opportunity for us to re-connect and have deep conversations about important things in life. Going on vacation allows both of use to step away from work and focus on what we want out of life. Our trip to Palm Springs was nothing short of fabulous! We played golf at two amazing courses and had a great time. We didn't even care that it was 114 outside..... OK so maybe the heat did bother us a little. We had time to do my favorite activity...... shopping and went to the casino for Chris. Everything was perfect until we got home to Dallas and had to wait over an hour just to get our luggage. I just LOVE American Airlines!

I will post pictures soon.

Random

Not much has happened over the last few days. But here is a little of what is on my mind these days.

Celebrities - I'm so disappointed in celebrity gossip these days. I know that Lindsey, Paris, Brittney, and Nicole all needed to get their lives together. I am happy about all they have done to become better people, but I have to say all this self improvement has left me with very little entertainment these days. I am in dire need of some JUICY celebrity gossip. I could care less about Madonna. Not a big fan of the Posh & Becks. And the birth of another Jolie-Pitt baby just doesn't really do it for me. I need a Brittney Breakdown, Lohan Looser Moment, or a Paris Police encounter to get my celebrity fix. So come on ladies I know you want to be bad!!!

I am ready for our little golf trip to Palm Springs this weekend. Chris and I went to the PGA Superstore and picked me up a pink golf bag, new putter, and some more pink golf balls. I must go through at least 5 balls every time I play. This sport is getting expensive.

On Monday Chis and I went to see our Fertility Doctor, Kevind Doody. We call just call him Dr. Kevin because who wants to say they are seeing Dr. Doody as in Doodie. We will start our first IVF treatment in the next 30 days. We will have a 40% chance of multiples so maybe getting pregnant on IVF will be a two for the price of one kind of thing. Let's all hope this will work because I an tired of feeling like a lab rat! Should I be concerned that Dr. kevin had "Fertility for Dummies" sitting on hos bookshelf?

Working out is going well this week. I have to meet with Jevon my trainer on Wednesday and Thursday. So I should be pretty sore come Friday.