I must say my husband out did his self this year! Under normal circumstances I enjoy planning stuff and getting together with family and friends, however the last year I have found it overwhelming and stressful and I have not enjoyed having the responsibility of making sure everyone is invited, shows up, and has transportation. Not to mention the anxiety I get in having to entertain people and be my happy normal self. This weekend reminded me that I have the most awesome friends and family and how much they care and make me happy :) It also reminded my that our infertility is just a part of our life and I can not let it define us, which is good timing because Fall is a busy party planning time for me ~ my youngest niece turns 2 on Sunday, Im planning a baby shower for late Sept/early Octoberish, (yes i know a baby shower....yikes...but since its for someone that would do the same for me I know it will all be worth it and I will be glad I did), and our annual Halloween Party......so I will be a busy little bee!!! But anyway, back to the birthday festivities....
Greg had asked me what I wanted for my birthday several times and I told him that a simple dinner and movie would be fine with me and that I didn't need a big production for the big 32! Obviously he thought I deserved more ~ at first the anxiety took over when I realized he was planning weekend festivities....on Thursday I had a little pep talk with myself and made a decision that I was going to enjoy this weekend and just go with the flow with no expectations for the weekend but just enjoy it and be grateful that Greg was putting in effort to do something for me.
After a day of birthday festivities at work,
