Far Above Rubies

One of the nice things about cold/flu season, and a house full of sick lovies, is the chance to actually sit and write.  Today, 3 months after our anniversary, I'm finally having the chance to write about the amazing 10 years Dave and I have been married and how we celebrated our anniversary...on a budget of course. For any of you who know me, I am a planner.  I don't do things last minute.  I read 100 webpages and blogs to find out the best places to visit, the best things to see, the best times to go, and all for the most cost effective price. For our anniversary Dave and I were sure of two things; we wanted to go away without the girlies, and we wanted to have friends go with us.  So, we talked to Alfie, Kimi, Dave and Donna, who all agreed to join us, and the planning began! As we discussed where we wanted to go in the blustery month of November, we were unanimous that it needed to be someplace warm.  We looked into all inclusive resorts and cruises. ...

In the spring of 2010 I had a horrible sinus infection which was treated by amoxicillin.  My intestinal track did not respond well to that medication and I ended with Clostridium Difficile Colitis (more commonly known as c-diff) which took months to get under control.  During that time I was teaching kindergarten at Bread of Life Christian Academy and taking care of Isabella, who was still just a baby.  It was exhausting and challenging. That May, Dave and I made the decision that this would be my final year teaching.  I was going to be able to live my dream as a stay-at-home-mom while working on getting myself  physically  better.  What we did not  anticipate  was the surprise that, when Bella was just 10 months old, we were having another baby! It had taken us over a year to get pregnant with Bella.  A year of disappointments and heartache when each month would go by and still no baby.  A year when  fertility ...