Mmmmms and Ahhhhhs

I've had a pretty bomb ass weekend so far. I had a massage, bought a truck, had two breakfasts and a nice dinner out, and even had time for a little lazy time on the couch.

The weekend started out in glorious fashion on Friday afternoon. I decided to treat myself to a massage. I've had two in the past, I hardly ever treat myself to such extravagances, but this was my first in an actual spa. It was AH-MAZING! Seriously, so wonderful. The girl did a great job. I was so relaxed when it was over, I felt almost euphoric. Joe and I have agreed that I deserve one massage a month and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Since I'm such a massage novice, I just got the basic aromatherapy massage. I chose an orange scented oil that smelled so good. I think next time I may go for the hot stone massage.

Saturday Joe and I got up and went out for breakfast then off to the car dealership. The lease on Joe's truck was up but he loves it so much that he just wanted to buy it out. Well, the dumb ass sales guys, for some reason, said we couldn't buy the truck without putting money down. Something about loan to value. We knew we weren't putting any money down and made that clear to them. That sent the sales people into a tizzy trying to get us to buy a new vehicle, then trade both of our cars in and get TWO new vehicles... on and on. Finally, when we told them we didn't like the terrible deal they were proposing and were on our feet and headed towards the door, they decided they COULD sell us Joe's truck with no money down. Apparently, Nissan will guarantee the purchase of a lease vehicle no matter what the loan to value is. So, we ended up buying Joe's truck and walked out with the same payment we walked in with. Ultimately, things worked out just right. But, unfortunately, it took almost all day to get what we wanted. Dumb sales guys.

After the truck fiasco, we had plans to meet some friends for dinner for a 30th birthday celebration. We met at Carrabba's and had a really nice meal. I had the Mahi Wolfie with zucchini. Actually, for some reason, I'm the only one who liked my dinner... everyone else said their food wasn't cooked properly. Either way, I had a nice time. It was definitely interesting going out for dinner (especially at Carrabba's) and not having a glass of wine. I was really tempted to have a glass but, ultimately, decided it wasn't worth it. I have been very good about giving up caffeine and alcohol. I've even been ordering decaf coffee at breakfast! Anyway, dinner was great and the conversation was hilarious. We went back and forth over our love of PeeWee's Big Adventure and the Goonies. You know, typical raised in the 80's conversations. After dinner we called it a night, like old folks usually do, and headed home to watch That 70's Show re-runs and head off to bed early.

This morning we went to breakfast again. I think the reason for going out for breakfast two days in a row was a combination of laziness and no groceries in the house. Plus its always nice to leave the smell of fried bacon at the restaurant instead of in your house. After breakfast we went to my mom's for a few minutes to see Pierce and my dad, who broke his ankle at work. We teased him for a little while about getting a hot pink cast and having all of his friends sign it and then headed back home. The weather this morning was frightful. It was very windy and gloomy and rainy and put me in a sleepy mood so I layed on the couch for an hour or so and rested my eyes. I never actually made it to sleep but it was nice quiet time nonetheless. After my rest we had to gear up to head to The Wal-Mart. Luckily we only need a few things and got out of there pretty quickly.

I did, however, witness a funny of the day while at The Wal-Mart. When we were checking out there was a little girl in line with her mom who was pitching a fit over a lollipop. I mean home girl was flipping out. She was screaming, and stomping, and crying, and going on and on about the damn lollipop. I have to hand it to the mom, she pretty much ignored the whole temper tantrum and the little girl did not get the lollipop. But, after one particularly bone chilling scream, I looked at Joe and said, "can you believe we're paying thousands of dollars to get one of those". To which Joe replied with the lie all prospective parents have to tell themselves, "we're not getting one of those, ours won't be like that". LOL... yeah right.

Speaking of prospective children, I go in for a suppression check tomorrow morning. They'll check my uterine lining, my estrogen level, and my HCG (pregnancy hormone) level. I think the lining has to be under 5mm, the estrogen level has to be below 50, and the HCG level has to be under 5. If all those things happen, I will start taking the follicle stimulating hormones!!! That, to me, is the exciting part. That means we're getting closer to the action. I'll keep you all posted on the results. Have a good week!