A Gemini's Life

I need a new name for my blog. Any ideas?

It is the last day for March Madness. Despite the fact that Rick has told me, in length, all the details of the games, players, teams, yadayada, I could not relay one bit of information back to you!
Friends are coming over today to watch with us (and by "us" I really mean Rick). My main excitement is the friends coming over part. I am grilling Fillet Mignon's wrapped in bacon (I'm thinking of marinating it in this Blood Orange Olive Oil I picked up the other day a a local olive mill), chicken breast (I'm not yet sure what I will do with this- perhaps marinate in Italian dressing), and portabello mushrooms (I'm sure just drizzled in olive oil- perhaps the same as the steaks?). We also have snackies- chips and peanuts. For some reason Rick is really into peanuts lately. I think it is from when he went to the Spring Training baseball game the other day. I'm going to make some baby red potatoes- perhaps grill them as well- and mix it with some fried leeks. And a salad. With my favorite secret dressing that Rick is not allowed to know the ingredients. Mmmmm....
But first I am going to go shoot some hoops with Rick at the park (random, right?) and wash my dog!
Happy Saturday everyone!! (All three of you who read this-lol!)

I sse the wierdest things when I drive. Like when I when I saw the man running in a very Lords-a-Leaping sort of way trying to keep his pants up. Or when I saw the woman meditating on the bus stop bench. Little sights of randomness that put a smile on my face. Or a quizzical, confused look...

Yesterday, on the freeway, I passed one of those Highway Patrol trucks. In front of it was a nice Lexus. The owner walked around the car... topless. He was dressed in nice slacks, a dressy belt, nice shoes. But no shirt. Really nice body- defined arms, built chest, gorgeous shoulders. I just seemed so out of place. Why shirtless? Random...

Today, on the same freeway, I saw another Highway Patrol truck. This time in front of it, a woman sat on the railing that lined road with two of those shopping bags, the ones that are brightly multi-colored and woven. Like the ones you find in Mexico. Who was that woman? Why was she sitting on the edge of the freeway. Just sitting there, slouching, with her hands in her lap. Random...

Sunday evening Rick asks me if I have Tuesday evening free… sometimes I have to work, and as it so happened, I had something scheduled. I asked him why? “Well I made plans. You’ll definitely want to go to this.” Okay…

So I reschedule my appointment, but the question remained: What did he plan? Dinner plans? He wouldn’t make such a big deal out of just dinner. St. Patty’s Day festivities? He wouldn’t make me reschedule work for St. Patrick’s Day. I had to get to the bottom of it… “What should I wear? Should I dress up?” “Well, a little bit, probably.” Okay, that didn’t help much.

I texted him the next day, “Are we going there with people?” He responds, “There will be people there.” Now he’s making a game out of this.

That night I ask him, “Are you taking me to Flogging Molly?” It’s a local Irish band that always sells out on March 17th. “No!” he chuckles. “Are you taking me to Cavalia?!?” It’s the show that’s supposed to be like Cirque du Soleil with pretty Arabian Horses. Oh! I have been dying to see this and I have been talking about it for some time. “What’s that? I mean, maybe…” Hm. Obviously not Cavalia. I threw out a few more ideas. He wasn’t budging an inch.

Soooo…. Suspense was killing me and I still did not know what to wear! He told me 30 minutes before we left that evening- to give me enough time to dress appropriately.

He took me to RENT!!! I was so shocked. I had no idea that he was remotely interested in musicals. About half way through the play, he leans over and whispers “I didn’t know the whole thing was going to be singing!”

Well, sometimes the only consistent thing about me is inconsistency. I was consistent in my blogging, and then inconsistency hit me again and I have neglected it. Anyways...

What has happened with my goal of weekly meal planning, you ask? I was really good for two whole Sundays in a row. But the last two Sundays I did no meal planning whatsoever. Again... the inconsistency elf struck me and I was rendered useless! But I will start this practice again next week. I will keep starting over until it is finally a regular thing.

I was also rendered useless by the inconsistency elf in the shiny sink goal. I didn't blog about it, but my other goal was to make my sink shiny every night before I went to bed. And waking up to a clean sink (and kitchen in general because once you do your sink it is just natural to continue) is a great way to start your day! Well, Shiny Sink Success tonight!!

So, here's to consistency and starting over!!

Friday I started my second attempt at Clomid at 100mg. Well, technically this is my fourth attempt at Clomid in general. I have to do another round of the 100mg because I didn't go in to get my labs done after the first time. You see, Clomid is supposed to make you ovulate. After so many days, you get labs drawn to see if that dosage stimulated those little eggs. I got sick and didn't go in. Fail! So when I went Friday to talk to Dr. Muniz, she recommended that I do another round at that dose. Boo! I asked her if we could go up to 150mg anyways... I mean, my pregnancy test was negative so that means I probably didn't ovulate, right?!? Answer was still no. Double boo! We could risk over-stimulating the follicles. Again, Boo!
So here we go again... 100mg. This process is still at such an early stage I feel like I am just wasting time. I mean, another month (technically more due to all the crazy day-counting you have to do) has gone by and no baby and no advancement in the process. I'm ready to move on and really make something happen. At this point we are jumping through the pointless hoops. Perhaps I am wrong; Rick thinks I am worrying for nothing. Maybe I will get pregnant off of Clomid. But there is something inside me that's telling me this isn't it. But maybe I'll be proven wrong!

Yay! Another week of accomplishment!! yesterday I made a few meals and prepped for more. Meals for the week are:
1. Meatballs over Egg Noodles with Mushroom Sauce. I used a packet for the sauce. It tasted great but I could tell it wouldn't be enough because Rick always likes ALOT of sauce. So I added a can of cream of mushroom. I also added some real mushrooms (I'm sure the mushrooms in the cream of moshroom were real at some point) and it tastes great! Potatoes on the side.
2. Frittata. I love frittatas. It's an egg dish. You start out with what ever ingredients you want in an oven proof skillet, then add the eggs. Let it set on the bottom, then you put it in the oven until the top is finished. Ingredients I added were: Italian season ground turkey, leeks, garlic, spinach. I add the spinach last and let it wilt over the heat. I top it all with fresh grated parmesan. Yum!
3. Turkey Sloppy Joes. Everything is ready for me to throw in the crockpot!
4. Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts. The trick to a stuffed breast is a meat mallet. Please it's kinda fun. :) I'll serve rice or potatoes on the side.
5. Bacon-wrapped Filet Mignon. Mmmmm... need I say more? Plenty of available sides to go along with it. Maybe some thyme peas.
I did my grocery shopping Sunday morning, which is a pretty good time to go because many people are at church then. I have to admit though, I almost lost motivation to do any meal prepping affter that- I laid out on my hammock most of the day, then did a little shopping with my step sister. I didn't start my cooking project until after 7pm... after a little nap. I was pretty tired, but I am so glad I did it- little sense of accomplishment!