Give me one good reason...

One good reason why I can't move to Australia, become a cattle farmer, marry Hugh Jackman, and adopt a beautiful aboriginal baby boy named Nullah. Because nothing like that ever happens in real life. Ever.

If you haven't figured it out yet, I just came from watching the movie Australia, which was in a word...AMAZING!!! It gives new meaning to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that's for darn sure! Move over Dorothy!!!
Amazing!! Amazing!! Forget Kate and Leo...we need Hugh, we need Nicole, and we need them now! Plus, their story has a happy ending :)

In other news, I had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. I spent the day with Tiff at her place of employment, where I was hit on by a sophmore in high school and told I look pretty good for my age considering I'm not a spring chicken anymore. (Yeah, I wish I could say the same for the guy who said that to me! oh snap) I took a massive plate of food to Brian since he had to work a 24 hour shift and missed Thanksgiving dinner with his family.

Shopping was not nearly as fun this year. (No offense to Melly-mo) I didn't get to be with my family which sucked major butt, but I got some great reactions to the ugly christmas vest this year. Several people looked at me and burst out laughing. Such scrooges around these here parts. I only wish mom and P-diddy were here for everyone to laugh at them too! :) Hmmm...let's see...Brian took me to tower city yesterday since it was too muddy to go sledding. It was a most enjoyable day. The christmas lights were beautiful, even on the Charlie Brown tree.

All in all, it was a wonderful thanksgiving season. Much to be thankful for...even if I wasn't with my family, or married to Hugh Jackman, living in Australia as a cattle farmer with a beautiful adopted boy who sings the "rainbow song" and plays the harmonica.

Parking garages are not my friends!

So, I went to Akron in between work shifts to clear my record of the hold that has been placed on it so I can schedule my classes for next semester. Wasted trip. There were students everywhere! The wait was gonna be way too long, so I didn't even get to do it. I did however get lost in the parking garage...again! I hate those things. I can never tell which lane actually leads me to the exit, so I followed each one, and finally on my fourth attempt or so (and passing the same yellow car three times) I found the correct one. Prior to that, when I found a place to park after driving around each level for like 20 minutes, I wasn't sure which level I was on or which level led to the outside world, so I was in the elevator longer than I had anticipated. On the way back into the parking garage, I took the stairs.

HOPE

As some of you know, I am currently studying to become an adoption social worker. Nothing touches my heart like the joyous stories of adoption, and I cannot wait until I am able to play a part in the hope for these children! My sister and brother-in-law adopted Micah, my beautiful nephew from India, and they are currently in the process of adopting a minority baby from right here in the U.S. They have been working their little butts off coming up with fund raisers in order to pay for the costs of this adoption. Not many of you may know their current work situation...basically, there is no work. But they felt the Lord's leading to pursue a second adoption, and so far, step by step, the Lord has blessed their faithfulness and diligence!
Last night, they prepared a spaghetti dinner fund raiser, expecting 100 or so people and hoping to be able to pay for the cost of their home study and application...the total goal being $1050.00...Oh how I wish I could've been there!! To be there to hug my sister when only 31 people showed, I don't know if I could have handled her disappointment. BUT what an amazing God we serve!! Somebody told her not to be discouraged, that just because not many people were there it didn't mean that the Lord didn't provide. They were able to raise $710.00 from only 31 people!!! And then, one of their church friends who is a nurse, called the doctor that she works for about the dinner, and he said he would give her $250.00 to feed his staff lunch today!! Another donation was given by a random person, which brought the total money raised from this event to $1051.00!!!!!!! One dollar to spare! And more pasta to spare as well, as they are preparing to-go bags for after church on Sunday! What an amazing God we serve!!! He is always faithful to provide for those who are faithful to Him!!
There is nothing too great for our God! He cares so much for His fatherless, abandoned, forgotten children that He will provide a home through whatever means possible. Even through mountains and mountains of pasta!!! What a story of hope! Whenever it seems impossible, God is there washing away our doubts!!

November is adoption awareness month! Please pray for my sister and all of the other families who are going through the red tape to bring one of God's precious children into their homes!!

Two Weeks Til Twilight!!!!!!!!!

Reason #1 for going to see Twilight:
love love love the book! Who doesn't wanna see the deliciously plotted tale of dangerously forbidden vampiric love on the big screen???

Reason #2 for going to see Twilight:
JAMES!!! yes, I would be his snack any day!

Reason #3 for going to see Twilight:
Edward, Jacob, Jasper, and Emmett!

Bat Juice...

I finally know why I'm the only one who has ever laughed at PaPa's batman jokes, why I'm the only one who retells the batman jokes, why I have a ridiculous obsession with all thing batman...the movies, the car, the villains, you get the idea...

Are you guys ready for this???

I went to the doctor on Thursday, good old Dr. Gaich, and I have officially been diagnosed as CATWOMAN!! That's right! Most of you know that he had previously assumed that I have 2 uteruses, so I went for my ultrasounds on Thursday and discovered that I have a Y-shaped uterus. Cats also have Y-shaped uteruses, therefore I am Catwoman! MEOW!

What does this mean? Other than an explanation for my Batman obsession? Well, from previous examinations, it appears that there is a septum, but I won't know for sure until I am actively trying to get pregnant, and I will have to get special x-rays. There were definitely two openings in my cervix, but the septum might not completely separate the two horns into two cavities. If it does, I may have to have surgery to remove it, but the surgery could be too risky. I don't know. Of course, we all know that I would rather adopt my children, and I have been rather outspoken about this. I would say I'm about 90% sure I want to adopt all of my children, but there is that nagging 10% that has always considered at least one biological child. Granted, I have not put too much thought into this, because I'm trying to get through school and I'm just not ready. It does, however, begin to weigh on one's mind when you are suddenly faced with the reality of the situation. When I think about all the risks involved, and all the ones I've read about online (big mistake) it does make me sad. I'm not gonna lie. I am still a woman with the natural desire to mother, which I know adoption will fulfill that desire in my heart, and maybe God was preparing me my whole life for the possibility that I might not be able to give birth. I've always been afraid, absolutely terrified of child birth, and maybe it was preparation for the fact that if I am able to carry a baby, it will no doubt be high-risk. And the idea of having to surgically prepare my body, along with various other treatments, in order to carry a child doesn't sound appealing to me. It is heartbreaking to hear such negative things, although dear old Dr. Gaich is a fertility specialist, so he tried to be as optimistic as possible. "I've delivered 3 babies this year from women with your condition," he said. Okay, great! The dude delivers like 4 babies a day!!! How many babies is that in a year?! Waaay more than 3, that's for darn sure!

I guess, for me, I can find peace in it. I have mixed feelings though. It's one thing to want to adopt, and to tell your future husband that you want to adopt but there's still the possibility of having biological children as well. I can get over my childbirth fears for someone I love enough. It's totally different when, of course you still want to adopt, but you have to face the fact that you may never be able to bear his children.

But I don't have to deal with that just yet. For now, I will live up to this Catwoman thing as much as possible! I'll just tell my future husband it will be way too risky to get pregnant, unless I have some really potent Bat Juice!