birthday summary

my birthday (and my birthday celebrations) are officially over. im exhausted. friday the girls came over as planned, i had a blast, everyone was gone by 1, nothing crazy, but a wonderful time for sure. saturday everything went pretty much perfectly. dropped Sofia and Disa at my parents at 2ish, drove to the hotel, jumped in the hot tub, took a nap, got ready for dinner, had a fabulous meal at the steak house IN the hotel. sooo perfect, no coats needed, no transportation needed, and a quick elevator ride back up to the room. the meal was great and so were the drinks. neither of us slept well, i guess we're just getting old-ish and too used to our super comfy bed. despite all of my worry, both the baby and the dog behaved wonderfully during their 24 hour stay at G-Ma & Pops place. it was so wonderful to get away together, even if it was only for 24 hours total. it was long enough for us. i guess that trip will last us another 4-5 years lol.

sunday was the super bowl and we went to my in-laws to watch the game. grabbed a Crave Case from White Castle <3 and we dogged the whole thing between the 5 of us (4 adults plus Sofia). i was happy to see the Giants win, and the game was great from start to finish. super exciting football. the last of the birthday festivities was a night off from work(last night), and a dinner with my wife, sister, her bf, and my parents at another fancy shmancy steak house. despite all of us needing to burn the midnight oil to make it to an 8pm dinner reservation (my sister worked until 7pm), the food was great and so were the drinks, and we all had a great time together. tons of laughs and smiles, and we all went home with tremendous doggy bags.

i've eated so much high quality food, and so much crap food in the last few days, i feel like i should go on a cleanse (after we finish the cake and cookies that are still leftover). im pretty sure that i have the biggest sweet tooth of any diabetic ever, BUT i keep my sugar very well controlled/do a ton of insulin when needed. plus i only eat like this on holidays/birthdays, but most of the time im a healthy eater. at least thats what i consider myself.

in infertility news...im still waiting to hear back from the doctor, and i dont really expect to hear from them until late next week at the earliest. he said that we probably would not receive an answer from the insurance company until after i had ovulated next, which is next week. so im continuing to just try to let february go, and at this point im almost completely fine with it. i just hope that we have an answer or two as to where we're headed next by the end of the month. so for now im left to just count my blessings and live on the new happy memories made over this past week. before i know it, we'll be on a plane to Portland, and visiting my sister in law. im so excited to go to a new place, to see new things, and meet my sister-in-law's potential in-laws. it should be a fun and interesting trip, PLUS she was able to get the whole week off so we'll get to spend almost all of our time with her. this trip will be so good for our hearts and minds.

ps, i got sooo many bday wishes on fb, it really is touching. most days i talk about how evil fb is bc of all of the drama that is able to be created/expand/blow up, but on birthdays i feel it is truly a great thing. the birthday person gets showered with love and happy wishes from close friends, family, people you  havent seen in years, etc. yesterday when it was my turn, i couldnt believe how many people took the time to write 3 words and make me smile. i really appreciated it and it will keep me smiling through this week.


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