For several years I've been interested in becoming an egg donor. I don't have any desire to have children in the next five years (at the very least) and I know that there are thousands of women out there that would be more than thrilled to be able to have a child but due to varying reasons are unable to do so. That is my main reason for wanting to become an egg donor.
There are a lot of people out there that wouldn't want to have "part of them" out there, but I don't really view like that. I think that this is one of the greatest gifts that I could give to someone. I know that every woman is born with thousands of eggs and no woman will ever use all of these eggs. And there are many, many women that are unable to have children of their own. I would like to have the opportunity to help out if I can. There are also a lot of same-sex couples that are unable to have their own children and I'm hoping that this will be a way I might be able to help them create a family of their own. Since I'm one of those crazy people that actually likes to volunteer and donate to charities, this seems like something I would really feel great about being able to do. I love being able to help out others in any way I can, and being able to give someone the gift of a family is one of the greatest things a person can do.
I've been doing some research into different centers in the Dallas area and I found one that seems like it would be a great fit. It would be a six month commitment if I am accepted. I would have a lot of doctor's appointments to go to and I would have to administer a shot once a day (for a week, if I remember properly). I'm really not into doctor's appointment or shots, but for something this important I think I can suck it up and deal with it. The application was extremely long, but I was able to fill it out today and get it submitted. I should hear back in 7-10 days to know whether or not I've been accepted and I will move onto the next step.
All of you out there in the interwebz, keep your fingers crossed that I get accepted!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Baseball season is almost over!!
Well, I guess I should mention something about the fact that the Texas Rangers are in the playoffs. This really doesn't mean much for me, considering I know nothing about baseball, but Austin and pretty much everyone else in Texas is excited about this. I have been able to gather that the Rangers are in the playoffs, something that has never happened before, And I also have come to realise that if the Rangers can win one more game against the Yankees they will get into the World Series.
Austin has had a couple people over to watch the games, and I try to watch them with no real luck in understanding the game. Whenever someone scores, my thought (and I do sometimes say it outloud to the amusement of everyone else) is "Hey they got a goal!". I did learn that this is the final round is called the "World Series" not the "Super Series". When I say its the "Super Series" people laugh and shake their heads at my limited knowledge of the world of sports... At least I'm trying... That counts for something, right? Oh well....
Anyways, the Rangers have never made it into the playoffs before and they might make it into the World Series (obviously something they have never done before). So yay for the Rangers! Fear the claw and antlers (or something like that).
Austin has had a couple people over to watch the games, and I try to watch them with no real luck in understanding the game. Whenever someone scores, my thought (and I do sometimes say it outloud to the amusement of everyone else) is "Hey they got a goal!". I did learn that this is the final round is called the "World Series" not the "Super Series". When I say its the "Super Series" people laugh and shake their heads at my limited knowledge of the world of sports... At least I'm trying... That counts for something, right? Oh well....
Anyways, the Rangers have never made it into the playoffs before and they might make it into the World Series (obviously something they have never done before). So yay for the Rangers! Fear the claw and antlers (or something like that).
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Florist check!!
We are finally able to cross our florist off!I received our quote from Luisa with Amici Events and all of the wedding party flowers that we need will come in under budget! Luisa has also been able not only been able to create a quote for all of the boutonnieres and bouquets, but the centerpieces as well! After two and a half months of searching for a florist and finding nothing that would work, I had almost given up all hope of ever finding a florist.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Dallas Stars!!
Hockey season has been underway for a couple weeks now and I am sooo excited! Austin and I went to the home opener on Thursday night when the Dallas Stars played the Red Wings (boooo). It was a fantastic game and the crowd had a ton of energy. I was a bit disappointed that Ott didn't have any reason to get into a fight, but I was thrilled that we won 4-1.
I had been able to get tickets from work and we had great seats. It was a sell-out game so almost every seat has filled. There were two seats next to us that were empty until the end of the first period, these were filled by a young scene couple. The entire game the guy was trying to explain what was going on during the game (and he failed miserably at it). So for all of you out there, don't get seats that are $150 a piece and take someone that doesn't even appreciate the seats or understand the game. It annoys the people next to you. And when you can't really even explain what's going on because you barely understand the game, it makes the person sitting next to you want you to leave. Or get hit with the puck.
There was one thing that was very odd. Seeing Modano in a Red Wings jersey. Because Modano had been with the Stars for his entire career and this is his first season to be with any other team, and the fact that Stars fans have a deep hate for the Red Wings, seeing him wearing the Red Wings jersey was a bit odd.
After the game on Saturday night, the Stars remain 4-0-0 and I think we might have a decent team this year! Only time will tell if we can all stay healthy and keep up all of this momentum. The chances are a bit slim, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we might be able to bring home the Stanley Cup once again. Its been far too long...
I had been able to get tickets from work and we had great seats. It was a sell-out game so almost every seat has filled. There were two seats next to us that were empty until the end of the first period, these were filled by a young scene couple. The entire game the guy was trying to explain what was going on during the game (and he failed miserably at it). So for all of you out there, don't get seats that are $150 a piece and take someone that doesn't even appreciate the seats or understand the game. It annoys the people next to you. And when you can't really even explain what's going on because you barely understand the game, it makes the person sitting next to you want you to leave. Or get hit with the puck.
There was one thing that was very odd. Seeing Modano in a Red Wings jersey. Because Modano had been with the Stars for his entire career and this is his first season to be with any other team, and the fact that Stars fans have a deep hate for the Red Wings, seeing him wearing the Red Wings jersey was a bit odd.
After the game on Saturday night, the Stars remain 4-0-0 and I think we might have a decent team this year! Only time will tell if we can all stay healthy and keep up all of this momentum. The chances are a bit slim, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we might be able to bring home the Stanley Cup once again. Its been far too long...
Could we have a florist?
Austin and I met with Luisa from Amici Events on Saturday to discuss our floral arrangements. I am very pleased to say that, for the first time, I feel like the meeting with a potential florist went well!
Every florist I've met with thus far has given me the impression that they are not really interested in our business. I understand that we don't plan on spending a lot for a florist and some companies don't really want to devote a lot of time for a smaller wedding when they could be devoting that time to a couple that plans on having flowers everywhere, but I still feel like I should have gotten a better impression than I have from the five I had met with before Luisa. Out of the five florists I had met with, I only received a quote from one. And I have been meeting with them for about a month. Maybe its our low budget, maybe its the fact that we're a fairly young couple, maybe its the fact that I had only wanted to have bouquets and they didn't feel it was worth their time and effort, but whatever the reason, florists have been nothing but a headache.
That is, until we met with Luisa.
Austin came along for this meeting because he has started to get more involved in the planning process and he has been a huge help. I had a list of questions to ask her, printouts of what I would have liked for the bouquets and boutonnieres and a picture of the suit the groomsmen would be wearing. We talked with Luisa for about an hour and, not only was she incredibly nice, she was very well informed. She knew that we didn't want to spend a lot on the flowers, but was still excited to be a part of this big day. We also started to talk about centerpieces and she was willing to create a separate quote that included centerpieces. If Luisa can come up with centerpieces for $15-20 per table, it might be something we consider. Luisa understood that we don't want anything large or too tall, but small and simple. We're both keeping our fingers crossed that she can come up with something that will work. If Luisa can work out centerpieces for us at the price we asked, it would be comparable to what we would spend and it would be a lot less for us to work on and less stress.
We're keeping our fingers crossed that we can finally check off one more thing from our to-do list!
Every florist I've met with thus far has given me the impression that they are not really interested in our business. I understand that we don't plan on spending a lot for a florist and some companies don't really want to devote a lot of time for a smaller wedding when they could be devoting that time to a couple that plans on having flowers everywhere, but I still feel like I should have gotten a better impression than I have from the five I had met with before Luisa. Out of the five florists I had met with, I only received a quote from one. And I have been meeting with them for about a month. Maybe its our low budget, maybe its the fact that we're a fairly young couple, maybe its the fact that I had only wanted to have bouquets and they didn't feel it was worth their time and effort, but whatever the reason, florists have been nothing but a headache.
That is, until we met with Luisa.
Austin came along for this meeting because he has started to get more involved in the planning process and he has been a huge help. I had a list of questions to ask her, printouts of what I would have liked for the bouquets and boutonnieres and a picture of the suit the groomsmen would be wearing. We talked with Luisa for about an hour and, not only was she incredibly nice, she was very well informed. She knew that we didn't want to spend a lot on the flowers, but was still excited to be a part of this big day. We also started to talk about centerpieces and she was willing to create a separate quote that included centerpieces. If Luisa can come up with centerpieces for $15-20 per table, it might be something we consider. Luisa understood that we don't want anything large or too tall, but small and simple. We're both keeping our fingers crossed that she can come up with something that will work. If Luisa can work out centerpieces for us at the price we asked, it would be comparable to what we would spend and it would be a lot less for us to work on and less stress.
We're keeping our fingers crossed that we can finally check off one more thing from our to-do list!
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