Back from France...

Lots of stuff about our trip here (the other blog).

We've been back for just over 2 weeks, and lots of stuff has happened - hard to get back into the regular routine of things.

The day after we got back, we went to the Fertility Clinic again. Now, I know full well that taking a year off between our first visits there and deciding to actually do anything means less chance of success, given my age - but it was still really hard to hear the doctor say so.

Then I was feeling tired and dizzy all weekend, finally realized I had a sinus infection (probably was fighting it off since our trip) so I went on antibiotics. Went back to work after the long weekend, and just kept feeling tired - didn't help that it was cold and rainy almost all of the week. I think we missed summer in Edmonton entirely this year by being away. On the Friday (August 10), I was happy to realize the rain had stopped, as we had tickets to the Folk Festival that night (mainly to see Blue Rodeo). When I got back to my car after work, I was totally deflated to see that I had a flat tire - didn't help that Ed and I couldn't get it off as it was stuck, and had to call AMA (and wait 2 hours).

So, by the time we actually got to the Folk Festival, it was 10:20 pm. We did manage to see the mainstage age before Blue Rodeo as well as the "in-between" act, and then BR came on. It was cold - needed a touque and mitts, but at least not raining. And it was a good show for the hour they were given - I knew it was worth going (we debated whether to bother when it was 9 pm by the time we got home) when they opened with "'Til I Am Myself Again" - "I want to know where my confidence went, one day it all disappeared" - kind of how I'd been feeling sometimes lately. Just knowing I'm not the only one and telling myself I'm really lucky for what I have always helps :-).

This week at work, a doctor who was on holiday decided she wanted to come back in - but seeing as it had been quite slow, we figured out that if she came in we really should have some other people off. So, as it worked out in the end, I got to take Thursday and Friday off work - I think it really helped to be able to sleep in, get some stuff organized, get some projects finished (like Mainpro C continuing medical education reports) that I'd been putting off for a while. And now, it's our wedding anniversary tomorrow so we're going out for a fancy dinner tonight :-). So, all is looking good.

(Except of course for hearing that my aunt passed away early yesterday/middle of the night from pancreatic cancer - I'm really glad I was able to go visit at the end of June, and in the end it's probably best that she isn't suffering.)