8 Days Until the Double Tres

I cannot believe that in 8 days, I will be 33... I remember when I was a little girl and my dad and I were driving down Main Street in Norman. There was a girl, probably 16 or 17, in a red Mustang convertible stopped at the red light next to us. I looked at my dad and was like, "I'm sooooo ready to be like her." He turned to me and said, "Honey, you need to slow down and enjoy your childhood because as you get older, time flies." I thought - WHATEVER!!! Now, that is the memory that stands out the most. Every year goes by quicker and quicker... 33... Really? I still feel like a kid!

Speaking of, we were in Watonga for Easter and my husband's 2 young cousins were there. We put on an Easter egg hunt in my in-laws backyard and hid eggs. We put a TON of candy in the eggs and some were Warheads. (I think that is what they are called.... SUPER sour?!?) Anyway, Nick started betting me that I could not put a certain number in my mouth and hold it for 60 seconds. Nonetheless, the number finally got to 5. I was not going to back down on a bet, by gosh, so I did it. Looking back, that was about 8 minutes of my life I can't get back. I cannot explain what it was like... Lucky for me, Nick grabbed my camera and took a million pictures of the event, to where if you show it on a slide show, it looks like one of those flip books you make to look like your object is moving. Great.... Here is one of the beauties...

Pretty, right?

So today is my Friday off, and I was looking forward to sleeping in. Well, when you have a 30 pound dog that sleeps with you, it doesn't happen. We get up every morning to dog licks in the face, and today was no different. At least this will prepare us for an infant. We are sleep deprived...

Well here is big news...the surprise 30th birthday for my husband is out.... I am taking him to the place he wants to go, 2nd runner up to Heaven..... FENWAY PARK!!!! Happy 30th, Presh- we are going to Boston! He is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! Those who know my little cuteness know he LOVES the Red Sox, and Fenway Park to him is equivalent to a Neiman Marcus shoe sale with an unlimited cash flow for me! The Brinlee's are thinking of going with us...... ARE YOU READING THIS JEFF???? BOOK THE TICKETS NOW!!!........ I really hope they go. I love sports, don't get me wrong, and am looking forward to the Fenway tour, but I really want my husband to experience the game with someone else but me. 9 innings is a long time.

To end today's blog, I have some really sad news and am asking for everybody's prayers. My husband's fellow attorney has a BFF from college that he was in the frat with. We have met him and his wife once, and they are a precious couple. He went to OSU, she went to OU, we had that in common. Anyway, they struggled with infertility and finally got pregnant. 3 weeks ago today, she gave birth to a healthy little boy, however this perfectly healthy woman ended up needing emergency surgery after the birth where she coded on the table 3 times. She ended up having postpartum cardiomyopathy, a thing that happens to 1/4,000 healthy, non-symptomatic pregnant women. Long story short, they are almost positive she is now brain dead, and her husband is going to have to make the decision of what to do. Heartbreaking. I don't know this girl well, but feel like I had a connection to her due to infertility. It's weird how women can bond through things like that. Anyway, as expected her husband is lost and so devastated. I am asking for everyone to pray for peace and a healthy future for baby Will. Thanks. ~Amy