New Year new hope...

Long time with no update huh?? I guess i have been VERY busy, which is always good!! So here is an update on my life :)

First of all: I PASSED MY LAST SECTION OF THE EXAM!! I'M NOW A CPA!!!!!!!!! WOW, I still cant believe it!! My first last years resolution accomplished!! And a a great step for my career! Now I need a new job and a better salary! :) And maybe a new insurance that will cover some meds and treatments :)

I had a great Christmas! I got SOO many things, all I can say is I'm soo blessed to have the hubby and the family I have, they are great! I got everything I wanted plus many extras, so I can say I'm done shopping for the next 6 months at least! I will try I guess :)

New Years was awesome! We went to Orlando with ALL my family! On New Years Eve we went to MGM/Hollywood Studios, packed and long lines but beautiful, we had a great/freezing time !! YUP, freezing for us in Florida! Low 40s! Pics to come!
On Jan 2nd we went to Universal Studios, still lots of people, but not as bad as the 31st, we again had a great time.
We also went to Ocala before New Years eve, DH was sooo happy to check out the horses, and hopefully for him that means new race horses for this year!

I still haven't put together all my New Years resolutions... but I will, and I will let you all know once I have them! For now I know that I do want a new job, more exercise, and less stress.

As far as ttcing, it is now on hold. DH and I are on some natural vitamins supplements for 2-3 months, then we will reevaluate and see if we can do another Femara round. IVF might be in our near future, but we don't have a date yet. We are taking it one day at a time. I'm trying to get a new job before doing anymore treatment, if that happens, that might mean another couple of months without it so that I'm sure my maternity leave will be covered at the new job. So there are no immediate plans yet, but we are certain that we will try again before summer, and when that happens I will let you know. For now we are trying to focus on finishing up paying our credit cards, saving, and planning our next trip :)

Our 5 yr anniversary is coming up, and hopefully that means a GOOD trip!! We are thinking maybe Spain or Hawaii... but is just thoughts... any suggestions for an 9-10 day vacation in April?? (My anniv is March 19th, but since I work at a CPA firm, I can't travel after April 15th)

Please pray for my SIL's dad!

My SIL's (married to my husbands' brother) dad is having surgery today. Her mom died about 10 years ago from breast cancer.

They discovered about a week ago that her dad has pancreatic cancer. They live in Ecuador but traveled immediately to Rochester to the Mayo clinic. They got there on Monday and he is having surgery RIGHT NOW!!

Please pray for him and his family!!!

On a side note, TTC wise... second cycle failed... we are now on a break!!! :)

Prayers please!

Tuesday is my last CPA exam! (Financial Accounting) I have been studying non stop since January, I have passed 3 parts and finally the end is coming!! Its been a tough year and I'm so ready to have my life back!!!

I haven't study much as I should have, first my best friend (the one that gave birth in Oct) is moving back to Ecuador. So I have been visiting them VERY often, and she lives like 1 hour away, so that was a whole day of no studying. Also I think I'm getting so tired that I have NO motivation to study!

I will be studying as much as I can this weekend and Monday and hoping that God will help me get through the exam on Tuesday. Your prayers have worked wonders so please keep me on yours that day!!! Its Tuesday at 8am eastern time!

Thanks!!!

Drs appointment...

We had our follow up appointment with Dr E. yesterday. He basically said what we already knew. That it rarely happens on the first try, that we need to keep trying, and that even the most fertile couples don't always get pregnant on their first try... he said he is sure we will get preggo very soon, as we have been preggo before. He said the cycle went perfect so he would like to do the same. So Femara cycle 2 here we go!!!

DH and I agreed to try 2 more times... if it doesn't work we are going to stop and save for our next step IVF, even if the Dr doesn't think we need it, we are having it as a back up plan.

He did say that we will be doing the intralipids before ovulation and then if we get preggo we will do it every 28 days until we reach 12 weeks. He did an u/s yesterday to see if AF was coming soon and check for cysts so that we didn't have to go back for cd3 u/s. I Oed 2 eggs from my left ovary and maybe 1 from the right, but he wasn't sure. So he said Femara worked perfectly for me. I had a great lining and many antrafollies and no cysts, so he gave us the prescription to start!

AF arrived today, so our new cycle just began!

Good and bad...

Good news is my mom did very well on her surgery! She is in recovery now and will be going home later today!! Praise God!

Bad news is my beta was negative... we have an appointment on Wednesday with the Dr... don't know what our next step will be.

Thanks for all your prayers and for thinking about me and my family today!

Prayers tomorrow please..

Tomorrow my mom is having surgery, she is having an inguinal hernia removed. Its an outpatient surgery even though a little painful. Please pray that she has a smooth successful surgery and recovery. Please keep her in your prayers tomorrow at 8am eastern time.

My beta is also tomorrow... I'm leaving it to God and trusting him that whatever the result is its the best for us. I will keep everyone posted.

Tomorrow is a big day for us, please keep us in your prayers.

Thanks!

Palm Beach!

I had a great weekend at Palm Beach!!! We traded some Marriott reward points for a 1 night at the Marriott Ocean Pointe in Palm beach! It was a 2 bedroom villa for 8 people! I went with my mom, MIL, DH and my 5 aunts!! So 8 women and DH!! We had a great time, the weather was perfect and it was soooo relaxing!!!!!!!!! Just what I needed!

Now I'm back to work and to study... I'm soo behind that I don't know how I'm going to be able to finish!!! My exam is on Nov 24th so please pray for me! Your prayers have worked wonders!

On the ttc note, we decided to give it a ONE TIME shot to a Femara cycle. Its our first time using Femara so we are hoping it works for us! My beta is scheduled for November 16, so keep us in your prayers!! I'm leaving it to God, it is what it is... so no stress about it! God knows when and why, so we trust him!