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October 11, 2017

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A few tidbits about Adrienne

Believer, wifester, foster and adoptive mama, foodie, ovarian cancer survivor, fan of floraly things and pretty spaces, outdoors>indoors, PCOS and infertility warrior, likely seen picking a wedgie in public

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  • Oh the irony of packing up all our stuff in 115 degree weather to move to a place that is literally frozen. The university has an ice sculpture competition each winter and it’s so cold here that they will stay standing strong for months! 🥶 What’s your weather like? Cause we are still frozen and getting dumped on with snow up here.
  • You can take the girl out of Texas but you can’t take the Texas flavors out of the girl// vegan nachos with allllll the fixins. Oh how I miss going out and eating flavorful food! The Keweenaw peninsula is gorgeous but flavors aren’t a strongsuit up here 😬 #texmexforever 🥑🌶🌮
  • If you’ve walked the journey of infertility you have likely said or felt in your heart “if only I had a child I would never get annoyed with them or I would be the most amazing mom in the world, I would never take my kids for granted.” Anyone else? The reality is that no matter how much we want something we are imperfect beings and we still fall short and suck sometimes. I was going to write a blog post on this today but I struggle with writing about this topic in a way where I don’t want to seem as if I am complaining about the thing that I and many others long/longed for. Motherhood truly is one of my greatest honors and joys in life and I’m so beyond grateful for this precious gift but it’s hard yo! Hug your babies, pray a lot, keep the coffee (and sometimes wine) flowing, have a dance party with your littles, make friends with people in the same season as you, and take some time for self care. ❤️💪🏼
  • Let me tell you about these flowers- Steven has been ultra crazy busy and stressed- phd life is hard! Well last week was particularly busy and stressful for him and specifically Valentine’s day. He told me he would have to leave extra early on Valentine’s Day morning and wouldn’t get back until almost midnight. I was pretty bummed but understood. Valentine’s Day also just so happened to be the day my toddler had her longest and most intense tantrum... well I broke down too during this and couldn’t help but cry too after 1.5 hours of this and all of a sudden I hear Steven come in the front door. Amidst trying to hold Evy as she’s screaming and occasionally trying to hit me and amongst my tears of having no idea what to do for her I see him with this giant beautiful bouquet of my favorite flowers and greenery. This guy left work in the middle of his busy stressful day, rode his bike 3 miles uphill in the snow, bought this gorgeous bouquet, and came home to deliver it to me with a kiss. It was perfect timing and even though he had to leave almost immediately after it was such a sweet and thoughtful blessing. Our marriage is far from perfect but wow am I so grateful for this man and his love for our little familia. 💕*also he so kindly let me take his photo with the flowers today and didn’t think it was annoying!
  • One year ago today I scheduled my surgery. The surgery that would reveal a cancerous 21x21 cm ovarian cyst. I looked pregnant but I wasn’t. It’s so frustrating that my body can make such a giant cancerous mass but it can’t make a baby. I spent 2 years anxious and heartbroken trying everything to become pregnant and it didn’t happen. Never. Nope. No 2 pink lines. It was the most frustrating and confusing thing in the world. If you are in the thick of infertility just know I’ve been there (and well I’m technically still there but just not struggling anymore). It’s so easy to feel alone and hopeless. One day I was so mad and finally told God “you’ve gotta either make this happen for me or you’ve literally gotta change my heart on this issue and help me to be ok if I’m not going to become pregnant.” It wasn’t an easy prayer to pray but I can tell you I had a night and day heart change and I knew quickly after that I would be ok if I never became pregnant and the anxiety of trying all of the meticulous things and the anger ...it went away. Honest! And I still got to be a mom. And I have the honor of raising my daughter and bearing her story and standing aside her as she becomes a woman herself. I’m so thankful that we don’t write our own stories. Our lives unfold exactly as they should when we realize that we can entrust them to the creator of the universe. It doesn’t always look like what we planned but boy oh boy can I tell you how much more peace you will feel in letting go and trusting Him.
  • Idk what’s better about Valentines Day...the love or the chocolate?! Jk jk love wins but isn’t chocolate basically love too?! For February’s round of #wellfedsugarchallenge2019 I made chocolate molten lava cakes and did them all up with cheesy chocolate hearts and chocolate covered strawberries. The lava didn’t “ooze” out as I wanted but I can guarantee we all enjoyed them still. Happy Valentines Day loves! xoxo 💋

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