It's been awhile

I can't believe Thanksgiving is already here, just a few more days till the long awaited food coma. This year we weren't really sure what would be going on with my dad in and out of the hospital so often, my aunt ordered 2 of the Marie Calendars meals to have at my grandma's. At first I was very offended, how dare they think we would be satisfied with this non-traditional rubbish, then I realized it means less dishes to wash for me. I went online to check it out and they really don't look that bad, all I eat anyways is Turkey, mashed potatoes, corn and rolls so those can't really be messed up too badly right?
I know Corey's parents will have Thanksgiving also, but it just isn't the same, they do a buffet style so everyone can come and go and the food just isn't what I grew up on. At Nana & Papa's there is always a schedule, the tables are set with the best linen's and china, we bless the food before we eat and go around the table saying what we are thankful for the most this year, the champagne bottles open and the platters start getting passed around. It's tradition and I don't want it to change. Last years Thanksgiving we planned to go upto Lake Arrowhead which I found horrifying but I was excited to go to Arrowhead period. Then my dad had the heart attack and Thanksgiving day we were in the hospital, I believe all I ate that day was a bagel, the cafeteria had a Thanksgiving meal of sorts but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I am very thankful that this year I will be able to be with my family, Corey has to work but I should be able to spend some time with him, my dad will not be in the hospital because his bypass surgery isn't until the next Thursday.
Friday we had date night and went to Benihana's, it was so so good. Saturday I met up with Diana for lunch and some shopping. We had dinner with Corey's family on Saturday night and then took a quick trip to Target to get Zoey a matching stocking, but they didn't have the same ones I bought for us last year so I got the same blue stocking and I will put the initial on it myself. Yesterday we cleaned out the garage and took a truck load full of stuff to Goodwill, it felt great to get rid of the junk and bring all the Christmas boxes to the front so I can start decorating this weekend.
I started baking lastnight and it felt so nice to start getting into the spirit of the seasons again, I made pumpkin bread and had a great idea to use a little bit of icing on each loaf, then it hit me that the perfect topper would be brown sugar. OMG, best bread ever, even Corey liked it and made sure to request I don't give them all away today at work. My new KitchenAid mixer is great, I don't know what I ever did with out it.

Baby making is still in the works, we're now on our 4th cycle and I'm thinking about starting to chart at the beginning of the year. I think I was a bit in denial about how things were going to go down so I'm going to read a book which is recommended on all the boards called Taking Control of Your Fertility, I'm sure I'll learn a lot and hopefully that knowledge will increase our chances of getting knocked up. Yay! After realizing I was in denial I've pretty much become obsessed with the thoughts of not being able to get pregnant or it taking years and years to get pregnant, or getting pregnant and having a miscarriage. I've found some really great boards on thebump.com and the woman on the boards have helped alot. I never realized getting pregnant was such a challenge for so many woman. The other day I noticed a woman who was on her 86th cycle, over 7 years of trying, and then today I found out that one of the regulars had a miscarriage 5 days before her second trimester. Though these websites scare me a little I think overall it's a good thing to be educating myself, Corey thinks so also.