At least they do when you have cramps, and need a serious chocolate/sugar high. I was seriously not in the mood for last night’s movie. I livened up after dying Tina’s hair jet black and wandering in Walmart looking at the funky new bags they are getting in for spring (a couple were ok, but most of its Japanese schoolgirl and I just can’t even begin to pull that off). But I should never ever doubt the Universe.
In a place covered in 20-somethings and babies, I met someone who was still trying! Rachel’s neighbor and I got to talking and found out we were almost in the same boat. She’s only 30, but she’s been trying for a little longer than we have. I couldn’t believe Rachel had never mentioned that, but it suddenly became clear as we were all talking that she considers it no big deal. Admittedly, that kind of irked me and being PMS riddled I let it show just a tad by half-joking that these 20yr old with eggs coming out their ears never worry about this stuff. Thankfully, she took it ok. As she repeated her advice to always try 14 days after your period, I was imagining strangling her slowly. (If I had done that for the past year, I would have hit the right time maybe once.) Then she started saying how our husbands should only drink dark-colored colas because she saw something on the news. About this time, the mental strangling made her eye pop out (just one eye…cuz I like her and all). But at least, I met someone to commiserate with a bit though I’m not sure how hard her neighbor has been trying because they hadn’t even used an ovulation kit (she had been on birth control for 10yrs and figured it was still working its way out of her system after over a year). I encouraged her to head down to the hospital because (1) it’s free for them and (2) another friend of mine was told by the Army docs she’d never conceive and the Army sent her for fertility treatments for free (now she’s about to have her baby girl). That also irked me a little. I still wish I had dragged M. in for a fertility check up before we got out of the Army and lost our medical coverage. At the time, we had only tried for 2 mos. and knowing doctors they’d have patted us on the head and sent us packing. But if it were available to us, I’d be knocking their door down right now!
At any rate, the movie night was just what I needed. They decided to do a Heath Ledger homage and watch Casanova (couldn’t find a copy of 10 Things I Hate About You). I completely forgot Sienna Miller was the female lead in that; she should definitely consider keeping that rusty light brown hair color. It was a very well-crafted movie that you could easily imagine as having been a Shakespearean play. They hadn’t seen the Soup, and I told them about Joel’s quick memorial to Heath which was awesome.
I feel a lot better today. Brownies do fix everything. Hallelujah! And I still have hope for the Feng Shui (I only did it 2 days before fertility time…maybe it’s marinated enough now). Also, apparently I can borrow a uterus from India for about $6K if we end up having to wait a couple of years for the big bucks to roll in. Plus, I’m really appreciating all of you. It’s quite amazing to me that anyone would listen to me ramble. Thanks girls!
I LOVE 10 Things I Hate About You. One of my favorite movies ever.
That’s funny… I just made brownies today. 🙂
LOL Looks like everybody’s on the same page. Damn, I wish I’d kept the whole pan of brownies. Sharing bad. Brownies GOOOOOD!
I’m just sorry you have to deal with this. It sucks.
Ya, I’m single and still feel too young for babies, I’m just enjoying everyone else’s children right now. I would hate to get to my early 30’s and discover I can’t have babies. Although something tells me my Mennonite/Irish uterus is fairly fertile. I was bred for babymaking. Good luck to both of you!
Oh, and the best chocolate goodness treat I’ve found – two-bite brownies. They’re just these perfect little brownies, with a perfect consistency, kinda fudgy, and you just keep eating them until the whole bag is gone. I would fight a ninja for two-bite brownies.
Hey Honeywine, do you facebook? Email me if you’re interested. 🙂
I’m feeling much better with ya’ll around! 🙂
Though I do still think “oh why didn’t I do like the other girls in my school and get knocked up at 16?” on occasion. And then I remember 16yr old boys. lol
Ashley…Ninja brownies! I like the sound of that! Dark, stealthy, and gone in a flash. Talk about a great brand name! lol
Clover…is Facebook like Myspace? I have a myspace under this same handle, but I don’t check it often enough as my other friends will testify to.
I don’t Myspace much but I’ll check it out. (Facebook is much better than Myspace, imo)
Hey I found your blog! You left a comment on mine the other day! Glad I found you! 🙂
Clover- I hate myspace but my friends IRL kept twisting my arm. But I can’t do most things online that take much bandwidth what with dial-up here in the sticks. I am so 90’s Seattle.
Rambling (I almost wrote Ram but there’re too many jokes there)- yep this is where I hang! Good job hunting me down. 🙂