**TGIF 10/21 **

TScalei

Happy Friday!!!

What are everyone's weekend plans??

Who's testing, who's BDing, who's binge watching Netflix?

szwill86

Yay for Friday!
I'm going to the shooting range for the second time ever on Saturday with my husband and Dad. They demanded I go so...sigh. Then my H's parents are coming up from NJ and we're going out to dinner. And Sunday is football Sunday. Hopefully there can be some relaxing between all that!

MimoCa

Happy friday! I'm in work all weekend but hoping AF will arrive and binge watching some Netflix on my breaks. Lol

roxgibbons

I got a positive OPK this morning so it's all about the BD! I We are going to an Octoberfest party tonight which should be fun, and the rest of the weekend is relatively mellow. It's my first natural cycle in a while so I'm pretty excited my body fell back into its natural rythym. Have a good weekend everyone!

SoonToBeMommaHowe

Woohoo happy Friday! Today I'm baking up a storm, aka 8 dozen pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Because tomorrow I'm going to watch my former team in their opening game and I'm bringing cookies for all the girls.

Then it's a Halloween party Saturday night and off to the in-laws after church on Sunday for a bday celebration. Busy weekend and then bam I'll be 9dpo on Monday. Hopefully without too much BSC bc I'll be so busy! 

Have fun with the BD @roxgibbons!!!

brooklyngirl18

Happy Friday!
I'm feeling a little more positive today, sorry I've been such a debbie downer recently. I'm expecting O on monday/tuesday so I'll be BDing. My husband is working this weekend so I will be hanging around at home.

TScalei

I had my blue dye test this morning and everything came out fine! It was a bit uncomfortable but it was over quick and I am just glad that its all over and I got a good result. Going out to dinner with my parents after work and then probably laying low for the rest of the night and maybe binge watching some Gilmore Girls..Tomorrow we have a Halloween party. I should O early next week so hopefully we can HIO this wknd.

TScalei

@roxigibbons- glad your body is back on track after your medicated cycles...fx for your first non medicated cycle!
@mimoca- what are you binge watching?
@soontobemommahowe - those cookies sound delicious!
@brooklyngirl18 - glad you are feeling more positive - we all have our debbie downer day/days!

szwill86

@TScalei so glad to hear everything went well with the test! Enjoy your party and Gilmore girls 

brooklyngirl18

@TScalei I'm glad the test went well! i was thinking of you. For what it's worth, the nurse at my hsg told me many women have success after the hsg because even if the tubes appear clear, the dye helps clean out any small build up. Also it looks like we are cycle buddies this month, best of luck!

TScalei

Thank you @brooklyngirl18 - I have heard that too and I will take any extra help I can get. lol Fx for you this cycle too!

migdala

@roxgibbons Good luck with the BDing!!! Fx!!!

@szwill86 I've only been to the shooting range (bizarrely named "Chatfield Family Shooting Center") a couple of times but I think it's so fun!  I've only ever done shotguns and clay pigeons though.  Other guns kind of scare me.  Have so much fun!

Tonight I'm using my Kitchenaid pasta attachment to make ravioli for the first time -- pumpkin ravioli, per DH's request.  We'll see how it goes... This weekend I want to wallpaper the hutch of a desk I don't like, move beyond character development into actual book writing, and go to a barre class (haven't gone in months).  If I get even 1 out of 3 I'll feel good about it though!!

TScalei

@migdala - Im so impressed by your weekend. Pumpkin ravoli sounds delicious! I love barre - I try to go a couple times a week as it is such a great work out.

ladipale

Hooray for Friday! Its been a crazy crazy week.... But the quarter is half over

We have a little bit of an over packed weekend. Soccer games, birthday parties, a 20s themed fundraiser event, plus we both have to get a bunch of work done and we are working on loan application to purchase our home. I'm in the middle of my two week wait and trying to stay positive.

@roxgibbons - hooray for a natural cycle!
@brooklyngirl18 - you never have to apologize for being down. Its so so hard to stay positive all the time and this is THE place to feel sad. We welcome your feelings. They are valid and we all know that. ::: hugs :::

brooklyngirl18

@ladipale thank you, you are so sweet. I hope you enjoy your busy weekend and it takes your mind off the dreaded tww.

NewMommyCoop

@TScalei Glad you got good results from the HSG. FX crossed for you and @brooklyngirl18 this cycle.

@roxgibbons FX this natural cycle is your time!

@SoonToBeMommaHowe Yum! I think it was you that posted the chocolate peanut butter pie recipe? If so, I made it two weekends ago and it was really good. Super sweet, but good.

@ladipale Whew, you do have a packed weekend!

AFM - I pick up DH from the airport tonight, yay! SD has a marching contest tomorrow and we pick up our dog from the awesome trainer who graciously kept her for us while we were in Colorado. I plan to make banana bread and Paleo pumpkin muffins this weekend. Nothing very exciting.

TScalei

@ladipale - a 20s fundraiser sounds like so much fun...hopefully staying busy keeps your mind off the TWW.
@newmommycoop - pumpkin muffin's sound great too! You all are making me want to make some sort of pumpkin dish this wknd!

RiverSong15

Happy Friday all!

@TScalei Yay for good HSG results! I hope this cleared things out for you and you get your rainbow soon.

@brooklyngirl18 No worries about being a Debbie Downer. We all get that way sometimes, so we understand. Big hugs.

@ladipale I'm exhausted just reading your list of things to do this weekend... Lol. But a 20s party does sound like a lot of fun.

@roxgibbons Yay for a natural cycle! I hope you enjoy things being "normal" again. After my 2 MCs back to back, I've really relished the break from TTC to feel like DH and I are "us" again, and not just "TTC us", you know? You've been through so much with the treatments, so I can imagine the stress has been pretty high. 

@migdala Yum for pumpkin ravioli!!! I love pumpkin ravioli, so let me know what you think of the recipe. 

AFM, not too much scheduled this weekend. Our puppy is getting neutered today, and H has to work most of the weekend, so I think I'll just be hanging around the house a lot. That works for me though... I could use some relaxation.

laeberge3

Most of you have some exciting weekend plans!

@ladipale I'm a little jealous of your busy weekend (other than the work - hopefully nothing much). Have fun at the 20s fundraiser!

Not much excitement at my house this weekend. We have HS sectional football tonight (and I'm totally fine if my H's team loses), and I may go with my mom, nephew and sister to a pumpkin patch tomorrow, weather pending.  Otherwise, I need to clean my terribly messy house.  That's been on hiatus for too long.

Was anyone else not able to access the Bump for most of this afternoon?  I kept getting errors. 

Happy weekend, all!

Edited: words are hard sometimes.

SoonToBeMommaHowe

@NewMommyCoop I did post that recipe! I'm so glad you had a chance to make it (I did use graham cracker crust instead of Oreo) but I agree very very yummy but really sweet. I took mini slices whenever I had some. 

This is was my kitchen earlier today 
Thats either 6 or 7 dozen pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I might've sample one..or three..but who's counting. 

ladipale

The internet outage stole the bump from most of this friday! boo!

szwill86

@laeberge3 @ladipale I thought my work finally filtered the bump onto their "can't go on because I work in North Korea" list! Phew that it was not only me 

TScalei

Those look fantastic @soontobemommahowe.  The internet outage affected my afternoon bumping too.

justsuzie

@roxgibbons Congrats on a little bit of normalcy back! 

@brooklyngirl18  Don't apologize for venting. I feel like this is the only place where we can let it all out and everyone understands and doesn't judge

@TScalei Good news about the dye test.  I am so nervous about that if I have to do it.  I am super sensitive to just about everything that involves anything invasive.  OB appointments bring on the anxiety and I pretty much imagine all the pain.

@migdala  yummmm pumpkin ravioli, sounds delicious!

@ladipale House buying process should be a great distraction in the ttc process.  Good luck with the loan.

All the talk and delicious pics of food is making me wish I had an ounce of cooking talent.  Alas I am terrible at following directions.  AFM I have a horrendous cold from the disgusting kid germs from where I teach.  I am going to stay in and watch this new horror show called Channel Zero on Syfi.  I was saving it for a rainy/sick day.  Happy weekend all. 

MimoCa

@TScalei glad to hear test came out good! Also didn't get a chance to binge watch and probably won't lol. Means when I am finally off I have a whole 12 hours to binge watch everything and anything.

@SoonToBeMommaHowe wow those cookies looks awesome and I bet your house smells incredible too now

ladipale

Thanks @justsuzie - we already got denied a couple months ago, mostly because my husband's firm had not filed taxes yet. We are hoping with the taxes filed we will have better luck. We are buying the house we already live in so no house hunting - which is great considering where we live! (The Bay Area!)

NewMommyCoop

@SoonToBeMommaHowe Same here, although my SD loved it and it was gone in a couple days (which is good because I try to stay away from junk food). I am gluten intolerant so I used GF "oreos".
The pumpkin muffins are paleo, so more healthy/hearty than a regular muffin. I made banana walnut bread for DH and SD and apple crisp for dessert last night. I didn't take pictures though. Your cookies look delicious!

szwill86

@newmommycoop @soontobemommahowe you ladies are making me think of all my fall recipes I should be making now! Thanks for the kick start!