Measures of Hope | 18 & 19 December 2010

+1. Spent so much time with Mr.Right over the weekend, I didn't have time to write my daily 'measures of hope' post. Lovely! Instead of writing here each evening around 4 or 5 p.m. we spent that time at the gym running (both days!)

+2. Thanks to AmyG for the pointer to this article about egg donation. I forwarded it to Mr.Right last night and he was telling me this morning while we were still waking up in bed that he had read it and had really enjoyed it. First, it hits so, so close to home for us: it's almost exactly our story from the beginning (and hoping that the ending is our story too!) It took us both many, many dates via Match.com to find each other (Mr.Right had more volume of dates than me; I spent 2 years dating a match.com find to no avail) and, obvious to us now after 2 years of trying, by the time we met my eggs were beyond their 'use by' date. So, now we're on to donor eggs. And don't I wish we'll end up with twins (ok, ok, I know I'm not supposed to wish that, but, after all this, I just want my 2 kids and to be done with this....) Anyhow, Mr.Right also told me that reading the article changed his mind a little bit about anonymous donor egg. I've known all this time that he was a little more invested in using my sister's eggs than me. After all, it was he who first even raised the idea. At the time, I totally dismissed the idea, until my sister offered the first time and then I changed my mind. But I've been a little more ambivalent about it. I do want to pursue the option with my sister but have been prepared for a) her deciding once she gets all the details that she doesn't want to do it after all, b) them telling us she's not a good candidate, c) it not working....just because the odds are not as good for someone her age. And I've been worried that Mr.Right might take this harder than I would. But, he said the article really started to erase some of the preference he'd had for using my sister's eggs. So, I think that's goodness.

+3. The annual Christmas Party at our good friends' house. ~100-120 people, catered with the most delicious food (beef tenderloin, rack of lamb, corn/asparagus risotto, lots of yummy passed hors d'oevres; bûche de noel for dessert; open bar (from which I drank only champagne)). Crazy, huh? They do it every year (he writes some of it off, I believe, as business expense because he invites lots of clients.) They have a super fabulous house that was gorgeous to begin with and even more so now with the addition of a very French-influenced great room). But the really great thing is getting to catch up with all of our friends who also go to the party every year (many of us have been friends since grad school - 17 or 18 years now!) So much fun to have a really grown-up cocktail party (with fancy cocktail dresses and everything!)