Today, my husband and I went to go pick up my new car. We have been looking for about a year for a new car. I had a few prerequisites, but wasn't really that picky. Anthony, on the other hand, is pretty picky with cars. We wanted a car with a bigger back seat, was newer, less miles, and I needed leather seats. The dog hair on the cloth seats was driving me CRAZY, and I was tired of my "ghetto" back seat covered in sheets to try to keep the hair on the seats to the minimum. Finally, we found it! It was in Canandaigua, but we didn't care. We took a drive out last weekend and looked at it, and decided we would get it. Not only did it fit my prerequisites, but it has some pretty sweet bonus features. It is silver, with dark gray leather seats, a 6 disk cd changer, power locks and windows (yes, that's right, my last car did NOT have power windows OR locks), heated seats, and a sun roof! I was so excited about this car, I couldn't even wait to pick it up. We got home and my husband waxed and dolled it up some more, and all I wanted to do was drive it! Here are some pics of my new car:
Goodbye Cavalier....you treated me well! Be good to your new owners!
Friday, July 3, 2009
Out with the old...In with the new!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Copays
**warning** This post is going to make me a little vulnerable, but let's get real. After all, that's what this blog is supposed to be for me...making it so I am no longer reticent about life. It also will be a bit long, a LOT of stuff going on here.
Life around our house lately has been pretty busy. Co-pays are the recurring theme. My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for about 9 months. Unfortunately, I don't ovulate. THIS makes it a little difficult to be able to make a baby. Because of this reason, they don't wait the magical "one year" to be aggressive with trying to conceive. Apparently, if you are trying to conceive for a year or more and are unsuccessful, the dr's label you as infertile. Well, my dr's labeled me infertile off the bat. I haven't ovulated since I was like 16 years old. No one could ever give me a reason though, no one ever tried to find a reason either. My dr. put me on Clomid after the 1st of the year. We went through 3 cycles of Clomid, slowly increasing dosage each time. Nothing. My ovaries didn't even try to pretend they were going to cooperate. The 4th round was prefaced with a drug called Metformin, which coupled with Clomid, is supposed to jump start my ovaries. Yeah, guess what? MY ovaries hate me. They didn't want anything to do with it, they didn't even bat an eyelash (that is, IF they had eyelashes!) So this is when my dr was out of options and sent us to the fertility specialist. Well, that is where things got a little crazy. Hang in there, if you are still with me, this may be a really long post....The fertility dr asks a million questions, and takes into account every single disease or illness in your family...EVER. My mother has Celiac's disease. It's a disease where your body can't break down gluten, therefore you do not get the appropriate nutrients you need, and have to be on a gross, nasty, sawdust tasting, gluten free diet. Apparently, my dr took one look at me and since my only symptom is infertility (yup, a symptom of celiac's is infertility...weird), she thinks that I have it. So after checking my ovaries and finding that I do in fact have LOTS of eggs (thanks guys, now HAND THEM OVER!!!), we moved on in the testing. I went downstairs for blood tests where they proceeded to take 14 viles of blood. Yes, I almost died that day, thanks for caring. My dr called me back and said she wasn't surprised, and I shouldn't be either, but my blood test came back positive. Well, actually doc, I AM surprised, since I was praying that I did NOT have this awful, nasty, disgusting diet of a disease. Meanwhile, I made an appointment with the gastrointestinal specialist since they don't think blood tests are as accurate as the biopsy would be. Their first appointment wasn't until the middle of July. Well, waiting...yeah, we are done with that. We would have to wait til all of this information is gathered before we would even get to meet with the fertility dr again to discuss our plan of action. At the rate we were going, it would be another 9 months! So, Anthony and I prayed there would be a cancelation, and THERE WAS! I got an appointment for that next week! After meeting with this dr, she decided the biopsy was definately necessary and we scheduled it. The first opening was for August 4th. I was frustrated! It was only June 25th. Again, Anthony and I prayed there would be a cancelation, and I got a call back that afternoon! They had a cancelation for June 30th, less than a week away from that date! So excited (weird to be for a procedure like that), but any outcome would be bittersweet. Which brings us up to date. My endoscopy (biopsy of my small intestine) was done yesterday. I should have results by Monday or Tuesday. If it's Celiac's, nasty diet, but could be easy to get pregnant. If it's not Celiac's, great food, but still no answers to why my ovaries hate me. Now, I have one test left, scheduled for next Thursday. This one is a little scary. They inject dye into my uterus with a monstrous needle and then take an xray of my uterus and fallopian tubes to see if there are any blockages. I am so afraid it will hurt. A large needle, and THAT area, not two things I would put together voluntarily. Very nervous, and scared about this test. So if you are still with me, could you please pray it goes well, and is pain free? I would really covet your prayers!
Alright, I think I'm done for now. Got a lot going on in the next week, and hopefully getting some much needed answers. God is good. I just have to remember that His plan is better than mine, and all things work together for His glory. God, let me give you glory in all this. Amen!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (Part Two)
Well, it's taken me long enough, but I've finally been able to sit down and post the second half of our vacation. It was spent celebrating with my sister-in-law as she was winding down the days before her wedding. My mother-in-law picked us up from the car rental place on a Wednesday and we began our journey of what was SUPPOSED to be a 3 hour drive to the east coast, Fort Lauderdale. We stopped for lunch part way through our trip, thankfully, because my bladder is the size of a walnut and I had drank a LOT of water that morning. After lunch, we finished the drive to Ft. Lauderdale. We said our quick hello's and chatted briefly before we got to work. We had to make her wedding favors. It took about 3 people and 3 hours, but they were finally finished, and gorgeous! We didn't end up checking into our hotel until about midnight. We got to sleep in, and then it was a day of people arriving, jobs being done and duties being filled (my husband was the best man). We had a BIG family dinner when the groom and rest of the bride's family arrived. It was nice to sit around and chat and meet the family of the man who would be my brother-in-law in just 2 days. We got a chance to walk along the beach and enjoy the sunset that night. It was gorgeous. (Nothing like Siesta Key though, I do have to admit!!!) Friday was a surprise shower for Lenae, and then a brief time spent at the pool before we had to get ready for rehearsal. Rehearsal was like none other. The rules this church had were ridiculous. No pictures were allowed to be taken from the altar, which means all the wedding pictures would be of the bride and groom's rear ends! So not what ANY bride wants!!! They said you could reinact the moments...I'm not sure if they were ever married, or it was just so long ago they forgot...but the moments in your wedding, the emotions on your face...uh...you CAN'T reinact that stuff! After the rehearsal we went to this amazing restaurant for the rehearsal dinner called Chima. SO SO good! Then the party bus took everyone downtown to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was a neat little town within a town with shops, art galleries, bars, restaurants, and a smoke-filled, disgusting casino. My husband and I walked around a little and it was getting late. I am NOT a late night person. In fact, my body shuts down at 10pm. Don't believe me? Ask my husband! We were up so late every night in Ft. Lauderdale, and up again early each morning. Saturday morning we got up and got ready for the wedding. It was beautiful, despite the guestapo that headed it through the church. The reception was beautiful as well. We danced and ate all night, literally. I think we got in around midnight, and had to be at the airport by 8am the next morning. Needless to say, I was a wreck! We finally got home around 6:30 that night after landing, and going to pick up our dog. Home Sweet Home, there was nothing like it after being away for 10 days!!!
Our Hotel/Resort we stayed at in Ft. Lauderdale
Our view....gorgeous!
The pool at our hotel/resort
My friend from college (Ev's) sister worked at our resort!!! Such a small world! She sent up a bowl of fruit and champagne to our room for us! How sweet!
My mother-in-law and niece at the family dinner Thursday night.
My nieces and nephew ate breakfast with us in our room each morning.
The surprise shower for my sister-in-law.
My husband and I the night of the rehearsal.
Ha, my sister-in-law playing duck, duck, goose at the rehearsal dinner.
The lights shone done all over Hard Rock with different phrases. This was my favorite.
Part of the party bus.
The bride and groom!
Tyler got down on one knee and presented Gianna with a cross necklace saying that he wasn't just marrying her mother, but her also! Not a dry eye in the church!
They released doves after the ceremony.
They arrived to the reception on horse and carriage.
My husband didn't take long to get comfortable and ready to dance!Tuesday, June 16, 2009
V-A-C-A_T-I-O-N (Part one!)
My husband and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary this past May 31st. To celebrate, we went back to the spot we honeymooned at, Siesta Key, and plan on returning every year if we can! We just love it there. Our days consisted of sleeping in, laying on the beach, laying at the pool, going out to eat, and driving our walking around the different keys. Everyday was beautiful, sunny, hot, NO rain! Unbelievable! We left on Friday the 29th and spent the next luxurious, wonderful, dreamy 4 days on the white, powdery sands of Siesta Beach. It was so relaxing, and exactly what I needed to be restored. We spent our evenings watching the sun set on different beaches, and just enjoying being together, distraction free! We didn't carry around our phones or watches to keep track of time. It was like time didn't exist. So wonderful! We spent one day on a Dolphin and Manatee Watching Cruise. The excursion was 2 hours long, and for those that know me, I have loved dolphin for a VERY long time, but have never been able to see them in real life. Well, this day I got to see a whole bunch! It was so exciting for me. I took a lot of pictures, but unfortunately, they all look the same. It's hard to capture them when they come out of the water. They move so quick, and only come up to get air. I was hoping to catch some playing and jumping, but I didn't get to. We never did see manatee's either. That was a bummer, but the cruise was amazing! Here are a few pics from our trip:
At Siesta Key Beach for the sunset:
Our Anniversary dinner at our favorite restaurant on Venice Beach:
Chillin by the pool:
Our Dolphin watching cruise:
My husband being funny:
We liked it so much we came back at night to get a few shots of the water at night:
Our last day, and look at the beach until next year:
Part Two will come soon!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
LOTS going on in the D'Imperio household...
We have done a LOT of work on the outside of our house recently, and today we did most of the landscaping. Here are some pics:
If you want to see anymore, you'll have to come on over and sip tea on my new patio (see last post)!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Our Patio!
I have been so excited about this project since we decided to build our house. We knew we always wanted a patio. No deck for us. Too much maintenance! The patio was something we decided would do after we were in the house a year, the ground had time to settle, and the grass time to grow....plus we needed to save some money to be able to pay for the project. My husband isn't the type to start a project and not complete it fully...so we can't build a patio, and then wait to save money for the furniture (which, by the way is ridiculously expensive!). We have to have the furniture and EVERYTHING complete so when the patio is finished, we can use it right away. I can get used to this! So, we shopped for a long time for furniture we liked, and wasn't that expensive, but wouldn't break or wear out too soon. We found our table and chairs, gazebo, and wicker...now to form the patio. My husband worked so hard digging out the base...with my help of course. Well, after day one of constant wheelbarrows of dirt dumping, my body was screaming. The next time it was time for more digging, he called my brother. They finished the bull work, and then Anthony framed it. Stone came, and I really tried to help with that, but after one wheelbarrow I was finished. That stuff is HEAVY!!! So, I was the moral support. He finished and scheduled the pouring of the concrete. We got to choose a color, which was fun. Then they poured. Again, my husband worked so hard with some friends of his that new how to do the job. We got to put together our furniture yesterday, and placed it on the patio. Next week my husband's friend returns to cut it, and see if it's cured enough to drill into it to bolt our gazebo. Can't wait. Get ready for a patio party at our house!!! Here are some pics:
