Inspirations

Jason and I are on the SixthMan advisory board for the Phoenix Suns and their season ticket holders. Our first meeting was last Saturday before the Utah Jazz game. We are 2 of about 45 people, some of whom have had tickets for all 41 years, some of whom are in their second year, some full season, some half season. We met in one of the Suns War Rooms that sits right over the Casino Arizona Pavilion. The first meeting was mainly introductory, we all introduced ourselves and gave one suggestion or gripe that we had. Many ticket holders complained about the lack of leg room and when people need to get by them to get to their seats and the fact that their season tickets no longer come with perks when its time to renew their tickets. Sure, those are complaints, but they are not going to tear down the arena! And, they haven't needed any perks for renewing because there has been a wait for a few years for tickets thanks to the D'Antoni era. Silly people. I hope they wise up and learn to suggest something else.

In other news, a friend of mine decided recently to participate in a women's only sprint distance triathlon this coming May. I was listening to her talk about it and I thought, that I would not do a marathon, (no way I would want to run 26 miles!) but that a triathlon (especially since I did swim for so many years) sounds doable. This triathlon has a 1/2 mile swim, 14 mile bike ride and a 3 mile run. Not too bad. So, after some thought and talking with Jason and my mom, I am going to aim to do it as well. I hope she doesn't think I'm stealing her thunder, because that is not how I intended it. She just inspired me to jump in and do it too. The only thing standing in my way is getting a bike for the race. The bikes can be pretty expensive... I don't want to spend a whole lot of money on a bike if this is only going to be a one time thing. I figure if I do like it and enjoy it, I can always upgrade later. Anyone know where I can get a bike from? Nah, that's ok. I'll keep checking out craigslist and ebay for one. Hopefully that will do the trick.

Well, I'm off to a Wrapping party, time to hang out with friends and wrap presents and drink cider!

Christmas TIme is Here

Jason and I after hosting Thanksgiving in our apartment last year for 12, decided to spend it alone, just the two of us. I don't see us doing that often as I think it is meant to be spent with your family but that is what Jason wanted to do and my family flew to Mississippi to be with my grandma and Jason's parents were thinking of going camping.

It was a nice relaxing day though. Jason cooked a turkey breast for us to eat and some of the traditional sides. We spent the rest of the day putting up some of our indoor Christmas decorations and getting our game plan together for how we were decorating the outside of our house.

Black Friday came, we were up at 4am. I had never participated in Black Friday before and it was something I really wanted to do. Especially as the economy is not great right now and we knew the sales were going to be really good. Jason went to Best Buy to get presents for his parents and then when he got out (20 minutes after they opened) he met me in line at Target waiting for them to open so we could buy presents for my family. With that, we were done shopping early Friday morning. Not too bad! We came home and put up the lights outside (I'll post pictures at some point) and then crashed for a nap.

One thing that we started for the holidays 3 years ago now was buying a new cookie jar each year. Our first one was the year we got engaged. It is a little snowman. The first year we were married is a penguin in a scarf and Santa hat. This year we found a cookie jar that looks like a holiday present. If we were to have more than one kid, automatically, each kid gets the one from the year they were born (unless we have multiples, in which case we would probably buy 2, one for each). The rest would have to be decided on at some point. We like this idea though as it is something that we started together as our own family tradition to add to the traditions we are bringing from our own sides (like my dad's cookies on Christmas Eve). 

We are preparing for our 2nd annual holiday party with our friends. I don't think we'll have as many this year due to how close it will be to Christmas, but with our schedules (ok, Jason's schedule), it was almost impossible to find a time to have it. The other thing we have to find time for is when we want to go to the Phoenix Zoo Lights. Last year we went on Christmas Eve, and I think when we spend Christmas here, that is what we'll do. But, this year we are leaving on Christmas Eve to spend it with my family, so we'll have to find a new time to do it.

Now I think it is time to wake up the sleeping husband, and our two kittens.

Game time!

Well, the Suns season is in full swing, I guess its time to actually ramble about the Suns.

Leave it to Stern to continue to make Suns fans hate him. I had no problem with Nash being suspended. I don't think he should have been suspended, but whatever. My problem was that Nash (who didn't touch anyone until he was pushed to the floor) got suspended but T Mac, the one who pushed Nash to the ground, did not get suspended, and Shaq, who pushed the entire fight, did not get suspended. I read an article where Houston was pissed that Alston got suspended for as many games as Matt Barnes, but then I also read where the Sacramento Kings (who got the game against the Suns without Nash) watched the highlight and they also can't believe that Nash was suspended and that T Mac and Shaq were not.

Yesterday was a good game against the Pistons. It was probably their best outing yet. The Shaq hit, I don't know too much on that. I have yet to see a replay of it but it looked like it was all ball (minus the arm sticking out). Shaq I think needed to get off the court and not argue so much, but I don't think it was a flagrant foul.

At least we have the entire team back for tonight's game against Utah. They play so well at home.

November is here

And, I'm sick. Yuck.

But, the Suns season is here! They have some work to do still, but at least they didn't embarrass themselves during the first week. I just hope that this new system pays off. Oh well. 

So, I am at home sick today and watching the TV. The new Guitar Hero, World Tour ad just came on, the one with Kobe singing (he looks like he's in his element), Michael Phelps on guitar (who looks very uncomfortable), Tony Hawk on drums and A Rod on the other guitar. Kobe makes that ad. 

In other news, marching band season is almost over. Finally. It seems like it went by really slow this year. Jason's band performs at 11 Saturday morning for the last show of the season. I hope they do well, but he has quite a few punk kids in his band this year that makes me hope that they fail. Jason almost cancelled the rest of the season a week ago because of them.

And, lastly, with November being here, if Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince had not been pushed back, it would have been coming out in less than 3 weeks.

Oh well.

Living with PCOS

I got the results of my blood work from last week and they said everything is consistent with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome so I had to fast last night and go in this morning to have more blood drawn. As soon as I heard though that I match up so far with PCOS, I knew it was really time to start reading up on it and  find out more than what the pamphlet they gave me said. The more and more I read, the more and more I think I have it. There could be worse things to have. And, I'll have that kick I've needed to change my lifestyle and have some time to get all of the questions that I have written down so that I can ask about it when I am told that I officially have it.

In other news, we are officially going to Paris! We have booked our hotel right in downtown Paris for the week of Jason's spring break and I am so excited!

The deposit is in!

Yesterday was the first day to book a room on the Disney cruise ship for the big 12 night European capitols cruise over the summer of 2010. We are all set! We have until March of 2010 to get a full refund if something should happen and we're unable to go. I'm really excited.

Next up though, we are looking at where to go for one last just us vacation. We are debating between St. Thomas, Costa Rica, and Paris.

Costa Rica is our third option.

St. Thomas is Jason's first choice, he really wants to go to a beach over his spring break in March. That is fine with me, but it is not my first choice.

I really want to go to Paris. And, now knowing that Jason, the guy that said the only time he wants to go to Paris is to see the Eiffel Tower fall, says he wants to go - I want to jump on that before he changes his mind! But, it is not a beach, and it would still be over spring break - so mid March - like a high of mid to upper 50s. That sure is not St. Thomas spring break weather.

So, we are just trying to decide where to go. It will cost us next to nothing as my parents are letting us use a week of their time share and we will just fly out stand by to where ever we decide to go so it would be a rental car (if we get one), activities and food to pay for.

Thoughts?

Went to the Dr today

I had made an appointment last month to be seen since I hadn't had a period in 3 months. Well today was that appointment.

It seemed like your normal yearly exam except for the fact that I hadn't had my period for so long when there was no chance that I could have been pregnant. So, they had me go to the lab to have some blood drawn. I can't even begin to tell you the last time I had blood drawn. But, they were testing for polycystic ovary syndrome. I guess in a nutshell what that is is this: in a normal ovary, one follicle matures an egg to release it each month but in polycystic ovary syndrome, many follicles are around but they do not mature or relase an egg, thus not starting or restarting your cycle.

They say it is genetic but I do not know of anyone that has it. I also do not know what this means in the future when I do wish to try for a baby. I do know that insulin plays a big factor in PCOS as it is called. They say that women that have this either have too much insulin or it doesn't do what it should. They say many women that have PCOS gain weight or have a hard time loosing it along with an increased risk of diabetes. And, PCOS is something you are born with, you just may not see signs of it until later in life. The downsides is that PCOS is linked to heart disease and high blood pressure. 

Interesting. I don't think I have it, but some of it would add up to this. We'll see. They should get the first test back around the end of the week.