Wicked

Wicked was the most amazing thing EVER! Linzy and I had so much fun. This was one of the best birthday presents ever. I have been to plays before, but nothing compares to watching a Broadway cast. 

This is how close our seats were

Valentine's Day 2014

My beautiful Valentines Day gift, from my very handsome valentine!

Internship

This was my tag for my internship. They did not let me wear it, because I had to wear an official Rocky badge, but it was still pretty cool to have.

My internship was such a great experience. I meet so many new people that now hold a special place in my heart. The kids were so nice, and they bore with me while I struggled to interpret for them. The interpreters were all so kind, and willing to help whenever I had questions. I loved going back to high school too. I learned so much. If I would have payed more attention the first time through I cannot even imagine how much more knowledge I would have obtained. My internship was one of the hardest things I have ever done, and I will cherish the experience forever.

Date Night

Josh and I enjoying a date night when I came home from my internship for a visit. We had such a great time!

My new obsessions

I discovered a new love. Dr. Who! I cannot believe it has taken me this long to watch it. The first few seasons start in '05. Oh man looking at the style, and the phones takes me back. I have been binge watching, and I finally caught up yesterday. I cannot wait for the next season, I love the stories, and everything about it. I must admit I do geek out pretty hard for science fiction, but what can I say I am a geek at heart. I love my sci-fi novels, shows, everything. It is no wonder I married such a geek. Not a nerd mind you, a geek, if you do not know the difference look it up. :) I am defiantly going through withdrawals, and cannot wait until the next season of Dr. Who starts. At least it is not as bad as Sherlock, which takes a 2 year break in between episodes, and then they only film three. If you have not watched Sherlock give it a go, I love it.

Struggles

This post is something I have been putting off, because it is a hard subject to write about. I like having my own little online "journal" it helps me to deal with things so here it goes. We lost our foster girls eight months ago, and the hurt is still fresh. I found a video that S made the other day. It was just of her walking around checking out her tiny hands on the screen. It was pretty adorable. The thing that really got me is I asked her a question, and with that adorable little voice of hers she said, " yes mom, yes momma." My heart ached when I heard her. I miss them so much. The hurt really amplified when a few weeks ago we had a miscarriage. This was no normal pregnancy either. We went through In-vitro, and if you have ever had this procedure done you know how miserable it is. A few days before the surgery I was up to three shots a day. If you know me, you know I do not like needles. This caused a great deal of emotional strain on Joshua and I. He did not enjoy giving the injections and I did not enjoy getting them. I also suffered from hyper-stimulation. This means that you get to much medicine, and you over-produce eggs. I actually had to get extra insurance, because they worried this would happen. I could have ended up hospitalized because of it, but thank goodness it did not go that far (seeing as my internship would start a week later). After weeks of medicine I finally was ready for the surgery. This was a pretty painless process, and I was able to leave about half-hour after the surgery was done. I have a pretty hilarious video of me coming off the anesthesia.

After everything we got 26 eggs. We were so excited. Then day 5 rolled around, and only 3 survived the whole process. That was pretty devastating, but we kept our chins up, and were happy to have any. After my internship was over we went and did our embryo transfer. I found out I was pregnant, and we were over the moon. I have never felt so happy in my life. Then 3 weeks later we lost the baby. Of course Joshua was at drill when it happened so I was alone until he got home. He is definitely my rock, the thing that keeps me going. I am so lucky to have found a man who can make me feel like I am the most important person in the world. I know someday we will get to be parents, but I guess right now is not the time, and that is okay as long as we have each other we have everything.

Graduation

I can't believe I have not posted in as long as I have. I guess going to school took up more time then I thought it would. It was worth it though! I got my BA on March 10th. I cannot believe that I am finally done. I am now officially an Educational Interpreter. This means that I can interpret in K-12 settings. I don't know if I would feel comfortable interpreting for Deaf adults. I think I would have to take a few workshops to be comfortable with that, seeing as my training is for school settings. Now all I need to do is find a job. That is saying something, because my internship was the scariest two months of my life. This job is a great amount of pressure, and I am hoping that I can do an excellent job.