Living Jenn

A LIFESTYLE BLOG ABOUT MARRIAGE, INFERTILITY, AND LIFE

Weekly Update

Weekly Update

Jennifer and Kevin:

Kevin has been busy with the Dodgers and Rams shows. Can you believe the Rams are undefeated? As sports lovers, this is an excellent time for us here in Southern California. Kevin had to undergo mandatory active shooter training recently at work. It’s crazy to think that things like that are a requirement, but these are the times that we are living in. Kevin has a big birthday coming up in January, and for the past year, he has wanted to take a vacation, so I asked him to pick a city, and I would plan it. He chose New Orleans! Initially, we booked flights, but then we decided to drive ROAD TRIP! I have driven across the country several times and have visited the states we are going to, but this time it’s completely different because I’ll share this experience with The Hubs. I CAN’T WAIT! Is it too early to pack? LOL!

When we get back, we move and transfer some of our beautiful embryos 2019 is already shaping up to be exciting.

Speaking of shaping up, we have stepped up our workout game and started doing weight training classes, and we love it. It has made a world of difference, and we are already noticing changes. I’m training for the Drumstick Dash 5k on Thanksgiving, it’s on the CBS lot, and it benefits the less fortunate in The San Fernando Valley.

We also made a trip to Disneyland last Friday because who doesn’t love Disneyland during Halloween? I feel like I didn’t get enough of it this year, so I’m going to try to squeeze in one more trip before Wednesday. By the way, some Christmas decorations are already up! Do you like Disneyland? Do you have passes? If you ever want to do a meetup, let me know. While we were there, we met another couple who is very similar to us and then a man from Melbourne who happens to be one of the richest men in Australia. He and I talked for a long time (because, of course, I can speak to anyone). He was here with 17 family members (7 of which were kids) for his wife’s birthday, and last Friday, he still had seven days left on his trip. Bless him.

Oh, a Disneyland blog post is coming next week!

The Kid

M went to Astro Camp recently. It rained for the first day and a half, but the kids had fun. We are thinking about sending him back this summer, but if he doesn’t want to go, I will. Do any of you remember the movie Space Camp? That’s how I imagine it to be, lol. M is involved in student government, and he likes, maybe we have a future politician on our hands. I was going to get him a Halloween Gingerbread House, but dad said to hold off because he has so many projects he’s doing for school that he didn’t want to add anything else to his load. Dang, school is so different from when I attended.

Bible Verse:

“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.” Luke 6:27-28 NLT

What I’m thankful for-My Grandfather

Podcast: Dr. Death

Book: Dare To Lead by Brené Brown

What’s Been Going

Weekly Update

Jennifer and Kevin:
We are moving! We have been vagabonds moving all over the valley for the past four years to see where we would like our forever home to be and we finally decided on it. Ideally, we would love to move closer to my family for many reasons the foremost being close to family. Still, it’s far from the station, and Kevin’s drive time would increase exponentially. We are praying for direction and keeping our hearts open to where we are led. Wherever we land we want to be a part of the community and form bonds with it.
Kevin is busy working between regular programming, football, and awards, but he loves it and wouldn’t change a thing. We were in a car accident on June 22nd; after four months, we finally got our car back last Friday. Now I know more than I want to about total loss and coverage. One thing for sure make sure you have enough coverage and uninsured motorist. We were lucky the person that hit us was insured, but that is not always the case.
Someone said to me recently “oh, you’re still doing fertility treatment?” when I mentioned something about it. Uh YES! Just because I don’t talk endlessly about our struggle with infertility doesn’t mean we’re giving up. We had planned to do a frozen embryo transfer-FET this past September, but we decided to push it back since we were still dealing with the car accident and injuries from it. In the meantime, I’m following the doctor’s recommendations of eating healthy and exercising.

The Kid:
My stepson is in junior high and he is loving school. I don’t think I have ever met a kid who loves school and learns as much as he does. He loves the more challenging classes and all the new friends he’s met. We gave him a cell phone at the start of the school year. I know everyone has opinions on this, but every parent has to do what they feel is suitable for their child. We thought it was time. We put the strictest parental controls on the phone, and it’s subject to random checks plus, we must OK everything downloaded. We are impressed that he uses the phone wisely but we also know he is still a kid and will make mistakes. This weekend the kid is at astro camp, and I’m jealous. I can’t wait to hear all about it.
What I’ve been mediating on: Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. Portion from Isaiah 43:19-21 MSG

What I’m thankful for-Grace
What podcasts I’m listing to:
Bitch Sesh because who doesn’t love all things Bravo?
Armchair Expert Dax Shepard is hilarious and he has the best guests.
Dr. Death because true crime stories are my jam
What I’m reading: Grit The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth