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8x8

The Rules:

• Mentioned who tagged you: Missy
• Complete the list of 8’s
• Tag 8 people

8 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO:

1. Seeing my husband next week after being apart for three weeks
   
2. Having our families meet each other for the first time
   
3. Our 4th anniversary of being together on the 8th of July
   
4. Conceiving a baby
   
5. Going to Mexico for the first time
   
6. Getting married again
   
7. Spending more time with my mom before I leave
   
8. Doing some more shopping in the States
   

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY

1. I went shopping
   
2. I watched The Jane Austen Book Club with a friend
   
3. I went to the grocery store
   
4. I watched Army Wives which I didn't think was that great
   
5. I got to a street festival called Grand Old Day too late to do anything
   
6. I talked to my husband on Skype
   
7. Kept going through old books, toys, clothes deciding what to give, throw and keep
   
8. I went for lunch and a long walk with a friend
   

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO

1. See my husband this very second
   
2. Get pregnant. right now.
   
3. Have a shorter cycle
   
4. Sew and knit
   
5. Not procrastinate
   
6. Pay back all my student loans
   
7. Pay for my mom to come visit more often
   
8. Drive a manual transmission
   

8 SHOWS I WATCH

1. Law and Order CI
   
2. True Blood
   
3. The Simpsons
   
4. The Mentalist
   
5. Burn Notice
   
6. House Hunters
7. Real Housewives of New Jersey
   
8. Any cheesy chick flick movies from Lifetime, Hallmark or LMN
   

8 FAVORITE FRUITS

1. Pears
2. Apples
3. Clementines
   
4. Plums
5. Peaches
6. Kiwis
7. Raspberries
8. Strawberries
   

8 PLACES I’D LIKE TO TRAVEL

1. Japan
2. Thailand
   
3. Vietnam
   
4. Ghana
5. Curacao
6. Italy
7. Canada
   
8. Oregon and Washington State
   

8 PLACES I’VE LIVED

1. St. Paul, MN
   
2. Bremen, Germany
   
3. Hamburg, Germany
   
4. That's it!
   
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8 FOLKS I’M TAGGING

1. Joelle
2. Sophie
3. Stephanie
4. Ashley
   
5. Fawyndra
6. Jessica
   
7. Lil' Woman
   
8. Fine For Now
   

Life is Wonderful.

I have been back in Minnesota for almost two weeks now and I am having an amazing time. Although there won't be a baby this cycle, spending time with friends and family who I haven't seen in more then 2 years has definitely made this a very happy time for me.

It's strange how easy it is to fall back into an old life. It is like I was never away from these women who mean so much to me and can make me laugh and cry tears of joy. It is amazing to have connections like this in my life and I hope that we never lose these bonds that we have no matter how our lives continue to change.

I posted this video from Passion Pit because I love the song and the tone is exactly how I feel right now. I am just soaking everything up and enjoying it. I am going to parties, and dancing, and not sulking about the fact that I miss my husband. We'll see each other soon but for now I am just focusing on being as present as I possibly can for these few weeks.

I am also of course still looking at every cute baby I see and thrilled with the idea that that could be me in the next year. I feel so ready and content with how life is going. Hopefully this feeling stays with me if it takes a few cycles or more to get pregnant.