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Archive for August, 2006
The beautiful and happy couple, Jac and K.C.
The location of the ceremony, at K.C.’s parents’ house.
K.C. and the flower dog, Lottie.
Hawk and I at the reception.
The reception, still at K.C.’s parents’ house.
The spread!
The Santa Cruz crew at the reception.
Sunset over 3 Barns.
Can you believe this actually came out of the mouth of someone who is trying to get elected to public office? I mean, it is Katherine Harris, and we all know she’s loony tunes, but still! And I totally hadn’t realized that she’s actually already a Congresswoman. Who the hell are the idiots that elected her? Aside to the State of Florida: I call shenanigans.
I don’t know what is happening in this country right now, but SOMETHING has gotta give. I’m not someone who believes in God, but I also don’t begrudge anyone their faith. If you want to believe, that is fine with me. Just keep it to yourself and don’t try to impose your beliefs on everyone else.
From Overheard in New York:
God Squad lady: Praise Jesus! You won’t be saved without Jesus! You have to start believing in Jesus to be saved! Jesus will always be there for you!
Suit #1: Would it be so awful if we pushed her out when the doors open?
Suit #2: No. Jesus will save her.
Today was the IUI.
We got up at the ridiculous hour of 5:45 AM so we could be in Beverly Hills for a 7AM appointment. Those of you may remember when we first went in for Hawk’s sperm count that the conditions were less than ideal. This time, we got a room to ourselves and I got to, shall we say, “assist”. And if I hadn’t been able to help, the thoughtful folks at the lab provided movies and magazines to aid Hawk in his endeavors.
We had to wait an hour while they prepared the sample, so we went and had some breakfast. When we came back to pick it up (so we could then bring it to my doctor), Hawk asked the guy if everything was “alright”. The guy smiled and showed him a piece of paper with all the data on it - sperm count, motility, etc. “See for yourself. You’re a stud!” Needless to say, Hawk’s chest puffed up just a little bit at that 
It was very odd transporting all of Hawk’s little soldiers around in a paper bag. It was in a plastic syringe, and the tech had told me to be careful not to depress the end of it, so of course I was totally paranoid that I was somehow going to accidentally press it and that morning’s efforts would end up all over the passenger’s seat of my car, or on the floor of my doctor’s waiting room. However, the precious cargo made it there intact.
Once at my doctor’s office everything went smoothly. The nurse got us all set up. As she got everything prepared, she asked what kind of “wash” the lab had done on the sperm. I told her I didn’t know, but it was on the sheet they gave us. “Oh, I was just curious, because I’ve never seen it pink before”. Sure enough, we look at the syringe, and the stuff inside had a definite pink tint to it. “Well, it certainly wasn’t that color when I gave it to him,” Hawk said. The nurse got a good laugh out of that.
My doctor came in a few minutes later and got to work. The whole thing only lasted about two minutes and was only mildly uncomfortable. Very much just like a pap smear, except he had to open my cervix to fit the catheter through and that pinched a bit. If you’ve never had your cervix pinched before, let me tell you, it’s no fun. Once everything was in place, he said, “OK, boys…swim!” and it was over.
So now I go back in a week for a progesterone test and we see if it worked. It will definitely be a hard wait. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Hawk and I go in tomorrow for IUI. I had an ultrasound this morning to check to see if I had any eggs that were getting ready to ovulate AND I HAVE THREE. My doctor asked me, like, three times if I understood that there was a possibility I could have twins. AAAAAAAGGGHGHGGHGHHH!! I am excited that it looks like there will be more than one egg, because that means the chances all around are better. I mean, I guess two is better than none, but Holy. Crap.
So, if everyone can send good one-baby thoughts our way, I’d appreciate it! Not that I wouldn’t still be thrilled to find out it’s two, because I would, but one would be a hell of a lot easier. Short answer, I just want this to work, and I want to have a healthy baby…or two…I guess.
Oh God.
I saw Jon Tenney at Gelson’s in Sherman Oaks today. He’s on one of my favorite shows, The Closer. He plays Special Agent Fritz Howard, the long suffering boyfriend of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick’s character. He’s pretty cute on TV, but wow, he is SMOKING hot in person.
My folks spent last week at a house they rented in Malibu, so we got to reap the benefits of gorgeous weather and tasty BBQ. Saturday was my brother’s birthday, so we had a huge party out there.
Nate and his friends stretching for my Dad’s “Who’s Not a Rag-Arm” contest. He got this weird baseball from Sharper Image that has a speedometer built in and can tell you how fast you throw. If you ask me, they’re all rag-arms, but that could have been from the copious amounts of alcohol consumed beforehand.
Cooper getting in on the baseball action and my Dad (the blur in the green shirt).
Cooper’s wife, Alicia.
Hawk bonding over hats with Michael and Christine’s son Cormac.
Hawk shared his sunglasses, too.
Michael and Cormac.
Christine, Cormac and Michael.
Golden Hour.
