Things that happened in 2012, in no particular order:
Philip's dad passed away.
I went to St. Kitts and Nevis with my mom.
Philip and I went to Panama (as in the country, not Panama City Beach, Florida).
Philip and I ran our first 5K race.
Then we ran three more 5K races.
My friend Katie came to visit.
My friend Sharon came to visit.
Our friends Mike and Jill came to visit.
Philip and I went to Savannah, Georgia, for our friends Tim and Lauren's wedding.
Philip and I went to St. Lucia.
Philip and I went to Los Angeles for my sister Alyssa's birthday. We sang karaoke. Well, I did. Philip didn't.
Philip went to Minneapolis with his friend Ben.
I went to the Dominican Republic with my friend Audrey.
I said I was going to spend my summer getting tan, and I did. It was fun while it lasted.
Philip and I watched a ton of baseball.
Philip went on 16 work trips. He brought back hard-to-get beer from every one.
I tried acupuncture for the first time. It cured my headaches, but not my infertility.
Philip and I went to South Carolina for the wedding of Philip's sister, Lydia.
I went to New York City to attend bridal fashion shows. Yup.
Philip and I celebrated seven years of marriage.
I went to Fiji.
Philip and I spent a weekend at New Smyrna Beach with our small group.
I spent three nights in Palm Beach, Florida, at a fancy wedding-industry conference.
Philip and I went to Rockford twice.
Philip bought season tickets for UCF basketball.
Philip and I started fertility treatments. We did two unsuccessful cycles of timed relations with medication. We tried to do our first IUI, but the cycle got canceled because I didn't respond to the ovulatory medication.
I was often sad, sometimes overwhelmed, sometimes caught up in the pleasure of a happy moment, but I was never, ever bored. I have a strong feeling 2013 is going to be a very different type of year.
Thank you for following along. I write this blog 5 percent for my own record and therapy, and 95 percent because I know people are reading. Whatever your circumstances, I pray your life is defined by defiant hope, unshakable joy, driving passion, and love that overflows into the lives of everyone you encounter.
