I’m not going to limit myself just because some people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.

So here is my actual Sunday post. 

As previously mentioned Robby got the job at Quest as a courier. We went out to celebrate at Cantina Laredo, and it was amazing. Everything about dinner was wonderful. I think the highlight was the Top Shelf Guacamole. They made it AT the table. It doesn’t get fresher than that. I’m not a huge fan of onions and I think tomato’s are the devils fruit, so I was able to not have them in the guacamole! I had the Camarones Escondidos. I have no idea what that means. Delicious, I suppose! It was a grilled chicken breast stuffed with shrimp, topped with sauteed spinach and a chipotle wine sauce. I had a side of rice and steamed vegetables. I cannot rave enough about these veggies! Green beans, carrots, zucchini. They were cooked and seasoned perfectly! Robby had the Carne Asada y Camarones. Grilled steak topped with bacon wrapped shrimp. There was a oaxaca cheese and jalapeno filling, which he scraped off before eating anything. So picky. I didn’t try any of his, I was completely consumed by my meal, but he ate every last bite. I was able to take home about half of my meal for lunch the next day. I took his veggies, too. My only complaint was that our waitress didn’t even TRY to pronounce anything correctly. Oh well!

My sister is seriously considering moving here to Jacksonville. There is a lot behind this decision which, out of respect for my sister, I will not go into. The selfish part of me is so happy to have her here. I miss her so much. But really, I want the best for her. I want her to be happy and healthy and to have the ability to reach her goals. If that means moving out here, then I’m just really lucky! I want to be able to be there for her, as she has been for me. It’s hard to do that across the country. We’ll take this one step at a time.

I have made a decision. A career and goal oriented decision. My plan has always been to get my nursing degree and work in a trauma unit. Then to get my nurse practitioner license and work in OB/GYN. Now I think I would like to work in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. A few years ago I think I would have said that if you weren’t able to get pregnant on your own than there is a reason for it. But at this point in my life if I were to find out that I were infertile, I would do everything in my power to have a child. Having children is something I’ve always wanted to do. I feel it is a part of my natural progression in life. If it’s not for you, it’s not for you. But it is for me. Having a miscarriage has made me feel very differently about fertility treatments. (I’m not going all Nadya Suleman here, 6 embryos is frickin’ ridiculous.) I think it could be very rewarding. That won’t be for years to come, but as of now, it is something I see in my future. 

Robby is in Tampa for his new employee orientation. I will be alone for the next 4 days. Just me and Lanna. Maybe I can get the house to stay clean! At least I won’t have to fight for the covers or the tv remote! Though I already miss him. 

The only thing I have to review today is The Women. Totally cute chick flick. I loved Annette Bening’s character. Tana said she thought it was a little predictable, but I think most romantic comedies are. This had a different storyline, I think, and I never got bored. I shed only a couple tears. Loved it!

I went to the doctor on Friday. She thinks I might have a pinched nerve that is causing me this crazy shoulder pain. They took some x-rays to make sure nothing was broken and she said if they don’t see anything that an MRI could be in my future. My cholesterol is a little high, AGAIN. I went on Webmd to check out dietary suggestions for lowering your LDL, but most of them I do anyways. I’m doing the right things, I need to cut out the bad things. We eat out once in a while, and I guess that’s enough to effect me. I eat ice cream every now and then (usually non-fat fro-yo, but I caved and bought some Ben&Jerry’s last week) and I have a weak spot for chocolate and dessert wine (though I only tend to indulge about once a week). There. Those are my bad eating habits. I just can’t believe that could raise my cholesterol. I wonder if it is hereditary. I don’t exercise enough, either. Though I have made the commitment to do a short pilates routine EVERY day. Just 10 or 20 minutes. Though we all know I am SO bad about committing to exercise. We’ll see. Oh, and she doesn’t know why I am tired and achy all of the time. She had some blood work done, checking for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Though I doubt that’ll show anything. She said I should hear from her on Monday (tomorrow) so again, we’ll see. The rest of my blood work is great. Just my cholesterol is a little high. 

Here is a post secret from a few weeks ago. My mom never left, but she might as well have. The only thing I learned from her was what NOT to do. But every now and then I see a little of herself in me and it scares the shit out of me. I want to have kids and PROVE that I am NOT like her. That I can be a good mother. I’m lucky I’m not more fucked up.

Now, some LOLs.

March 2, 2009. Tags: Annette Bening, Cantina Laredo, high cholesterol, infertility, Jacksonville, Meg Ryan, postsecret, reproduction, Tampa, The Women. Uncategorized. 1 comment.