A good day

I love good days. Really though, who doesn't? Being that I am generally an optimistic person, it's odd for me to not have good days (yeah, I definitely consider myself lucky!). Today was better than just "good" though.

Today was my first day taking Provera, the "jump start" medicine that will get the ball rolling with my cycle and hopefully lead to bigger and better things :). Thus far I haven't had any side effects (aside from maybe suppressed appetite, but I'm TOTALLY ok with that, lol), so that's always a good sign. Nine more days to go! To say I'm a little excited about this whole process is probably the understatement of the century - not that anyone can tell I'm excited or anything ;).

Anyways, so I talked to my boss today about needing off for at least a couple of days sometime in the near future, and she was so understanding about the whole thing. I'm so blessed to not only have an amazing job that I love, but to have a boss who is supportive of the things I am going through at the moment (on a side note though, she isn't the first boss I have had that has been extremely supportive - guess I've just lucked out a lot!). I was definitely nervous asking her if she would be ok with me taking the days off when the time came, but it's clear that she knows this is important to me, and given how quickly I am turning around all the projects she has been asking me to take care of and my offer to work extra hours to make up for the time I will be taking off, it would honestly be silly for her to say no. Still, this is only the start of my third week working there, so I'm definitely feeling grateful that she said yes.

I also got to spend time today with Leah, who is quickly becoming one of my closest friends here. Ever since we moved from Fairbanks I've really struggled to find good friends. I've kept saing to Jeremy, "I need to find my Erika here." (Erika is one of my best friends, who I met in Alaska and sorely miss!) It always seems like everyone has their clicks formed and there's no room for anyone else, but the ward (church) I'm in here in Lake Havasu has been different. From the get go I've felt welcomed and included, and each week it gets better and better. Leah is a single mom with an adorable 6-year-old son, and we've really clicked in the short time we've known each other. And she is going to be a great support during all that I will be going through the next little while with all of this fertility stuff - already she has offered to accompany me to Vegas when I next go, which is a big relief to me since driving 6 hours each way by myself again is sooooo unappealing (Jeremy's work schedule really doesn't allow for him to go with me to all these appointments). She is an amazing woman, and I look forward to getting to know her better as time goes on, as well as many other women in my ward who I've started to bond with.

I'm also grateful for my amazing husband. Yesterday morning before church I was thinking about how badly I needed to clean the house. I didn't say anything to Jeremy about it, so imagine my surprise when I got home and he had cleaned the entire house! (By the way, that's not really a rare occurrence, but it surprises me every time nonetheless!) I love that we never walk out the door or hang up the phone without saying I love you, and that he never fails to make me laugh. I love that he knows how important creating friendships are to me, and how he encourages me to step out of my comfort zone and reach out to others because he knows in the end it will be beneficial to me. I love that he always listens to me, even when I'm discussing every nitty gritty detail of all of this fertility stuff and not making any sense at all. I could go on and on, but I'll stop there, lol.

One more thing to be grateful for today...I had Dairy Queen tonight, and although it tasted absolutely fabulous, my tummy isn't liking it so much. Why on earth would I be grateful for that?! Because it means I will be less tempted to indulge in sweets, which have always been my weakness :). Oh and I almost forgot...they have snow on the ground in Fairbanks, and it was 100 degrees here today...SOOO grateful I don't have to deal with snow for half the year! (Sorry to all my friends in Fairbanks that don't like the snow - I'll think about you all winter long.)

I love being grateful. I love that my dad taught me by his example to always look for the best in people and in every situation in life.

"Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart." (Sarah Ban Breathnach)

Today my heart is more than grateful.