It has been a few weeks since I last blogged. I have had a few of my fellow bloggers reach out and email me to make sure I am okay. I found this to be so incredibly thoughtful of them. Thank you!
For the past 9 months, I have blogged at least 3 times a week, sometimes more. If I wasn’t blogging, I was at minimum reading and commenting. But the truth is, I haven’t really been in the mood lately for any of it. As one of my blogger friends told me, “it happens to the best of us.”
Anyways, during this blogging break, a few things have happened that I will catch you up on. For one, we finished all of our Christmas decorating, both inside & out. I plan to post all about that sometime this weekend.
Second, we took a trip to chilly Ohio over the Thanksgiving holiday. Our trip was great; a perfect balance of R & R and being on the go. After a long day of working, driving, and flying, we kicked off this trip with 25 of our closest friends and family members at one of our favorite restaurant’s late on Thanksgiving Eve. We ended up at another local hang out after and Uber drove us home pretty late (guess I am out of the loop with this Uber stuff, first time I heard of it!).
Thanksgiving was spent with our families just relaxing, watching football and movies, drinking wine, eating, and playing games like chess. The weather was perfect, a crisp 40 degrees, ideal for a hoodie and sweatpants to be lazy in! A much needed break from the 90 degree weather we are used to.
On Black Friday, I was lucky enough to spend some time with one of my very best friends. We did lunch and shopping, getting completely soaked in the process. The weather was quite miserable, about 35 and raining all day. I love the cold, but not the cold rain. If it’s cold and wet, it better be snowing. Regardless, it was a good time (as always when we are together) and she helped me solidify my outfit for my hubby and I’s photo shoot.
Saturday was spent watching the BIG game, a.k.a. The OSU v. Michigan. We hadn’t been home for this since 2002, so my hubby was pretty pumped. Anyone from the midwest knows this game is a major rilvary. Everyone watches it. Period. Thankfully, OSU won and our day wasn’t ruined! LOL. Saturday night we attended a surprise 30th Birthday party for my first cousin and saw people we hadn’t in probably 10 years. Good times for sure!
The remaining parts of our trip were spent going places we miss, love, and cant go to when we are home in FL. We made sure we went to the apple orchard, and got homemade cider and donuts. Delicious to say the least! We also went to the zoo for a Christmas light show which was absolutely beautiful. My hubby surprised me after the zoo and took me to the spot we had our first date over 15 years ago…Subway (we were only in high school). We went in and sat in the same booth we did that night and got chocolate chip cookies. So sweet of him! I am blessed.
On our way to the airport yesterday, we had some very special pictures taken professionally. I will share these pictures soon in another post. I must say the ones the photographer has shared with us so far have left us speechless and I cant wait to share them with my fellow IF/RPL community.
On our way out, we also picked up a special onesie that we could not resist. It’s the first purchase we have ever made together for our future baby when we are not pregnant. We both know one day our baby will get to wear it!
As for now, vacation is officially over and it is back to reality tomorrow. Today was spent washing clothes, unpacking, grocery shopping, and loving on our dogs who we missed so much. I had originally planned to get my first of 3 Lupron injections today, but did not. I’ll save the details of that for for another post too!
I hope everyone had a great holiday, and I will try to catch up soon with where all of you are in your TTC journeys. Until then, baby dust to all !!!
Awwww It looks like you had a great vacation. Can’t wait to see your future tiny in that onsie!
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I cant wait either! Isnt it adorable? 💗💙
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So so weird, I was thinking about you this morning and wondered if I should get in touch with you to see how you are doing!!!
Sounds like a wonderful vacation! I’ve been on a road trip to Ohio randomly in the summer and all I saw was corn! So it’s good to hear there is other stuff to do too ;-p just kidding, I discovered there is more to it than corn!!!
I cannot wait to see your photos 🙂
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I appreciate you thinking of me my friend! I hope you are doing well also. Haha, some parts of OH are definetly boring…cant argue that! I cant wait to share with you all ❤️
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Welcome back! Looks like it was a good vacation! And I love that onesie!
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It was great! Much needed. Thank you 😊
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Yay welcome back! What a lovely trip. You and your husband are adorable. Xo
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Thanks MJ! ❤️
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Looks like you had a great trip, I’m glad you got to go away for a bit too! And I’m so happy that you posted too cause I was seriously wondering where you went. I lived down south for a few years too and I totally get how great it feels to come home and catch up with long lost peeps and experience cold weather again. BTW, love that tree pic 🙂
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Aw thanks for thinking of me! It was a wonderful thing to get away and head north for a bit. I have been thinking of you as well. I hope you are taking it easy, I know how tough the road is you are on right now ❤️
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Can’t wait to see a picture of your baby in that onesie. ❤
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Me too! 😍
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So happy to read your update tonight!! I love the onesie!
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Thanks! Glad to be back as well 😍
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Ahhhh. What a cute onesie. And what a cute husband to take you back to your first date. And what a cute couple you make together. Your baby is obviously going to be super cute! So happy for you that you were able to take some time out and regroup – it sounds like you’ve had a great time. X
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He is pretty amazing! Thank you! I am glad I took some time to regroup too. Hope all is well with you 😊
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I know how you feel, sometimes a break is necessary and I’ve enjoyed one during my vacation too. So glad you have fun. Hopefully not long until a baby is snuggled in that onsie!
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Thanks! Im glad u enjoyed yours as well 😊
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So I have a bunch of things to say haha
1. I’m glad you had a great trip!!! You both looked like your were having a great time and had big smiles! 🙂
2. I’m a Michigan fan lol but love the buckeys jersey! You will have a baby that will wear it is just know it!!! Babies are so expensive so mid as well start getting some things now, nothing wrong with that ! 🙂
3. I lovvveeee your hair dark!! The red was cute but dark is deff you!! Love it!!!
4. Praying for an Ohio baby!!! That would be so exciting and a true miracle so I wouldn’t be shocked because your precious baby I just know is going to be straight from the hands of God 🙂
5. Your photos are just BREATH TAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love them so much and think it’s just perfect! I would say best hands down family photos ever! I can imagine what they mean to both of you! Now you will atleast feel closer to the babies and should feel comfort that they are with you and part of your family even if you can’t feel them physically. Can we feel and see god? No, but we know he is there and that’s enough sometimes.
❤
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Thanks! We did have a great time getting away! I am in love with the photos too, its killing me waiting to see all of them. You are right, they mean so much to us we cant even express it! Your analogy of God and them is spot on. Thanks again 😊
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Glad to see you back! 😊 It seems you had a great time in Ohio. I can’t wait to see your picture.
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Thanks! I missed all of you! 😊
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Glad you’re back but also glad you took a break. Sometimes you just need to kick out the jams!
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Thanks! So glad to see you and baby are still doing well 😊
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So glad to see you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Your pictures are great – it looks like you had a lot of run and were able to relax and enjoy it. As for the break, take all the time you need when it feels right. You’ve got our support whether you’re blogging every day or taking some time off to enjoy life and rejuvenate. Can’t wait to see your decoration pictures; I am doing a little decorating myself tonight while the husband has a guys night. 🙂
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Thanks my friend! I appreciate your support so much. By the way, your tree looks great, I hope you found some joy in decorating it ❤️🎄
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