Afternoon, ICLWers!

I am 2dpiui. Everything went fine with the IUI. I had less pain during the procedure, but I feel like I had more pain after and yesterday. I was having some OHSS symptoms again, but I've been chugging water and Gatorade, and it seems to be better this morning. Granted it usually gets worse as the day goes on, but I'm going to stay optimistic. :)

This weekend is full of cleaning and homework. We have friends from Germany coming in on Wednesday for 10 days, we're hosting Thanksgiving, and then the SMT is coming for the weekend. (TH is going to be in a house full of estrogen, hehe!) The next week is going to be *busy*, and I'm thankful for it. Let's get these days moving!

I will confess, I'm nervous about having houseguests during the time in which we'll find out if the cycle works or not. We'll save that for later, though. Whenever I start to think about it, I just tell myself that it will hopefully just be more people to celebrate with. ♥

Lastly, let's talk music. I've been feeling like my life is lacking music lately, so I've been trying to put some on more often. We're not TV-as-background-noise people, so our apartment is usually quiet. For this morning's Saturday bagel and egg breakfast, I tried to put music on (FAIL) but we just had to wait until TH and I could stop bickering to put it on. :) (It's hooked up through the computer to the TV's computer to the speakers, blah, blah, blah. And, oddly, TH seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed. I'm happy to report all is well again.) :)

Anyway, do you have some favorite songs/lyrics that get you through the IF dumps? I heard an old song in a new way yesterday, so I'm inspired. Here's my list:

True Fine Love by Steve Miller Band

• So come on, pretty baby, we're gonna raise a family
• We'll have a boy for you and a girl for me
  

One Day You Will by Lady Antebellum

• Every heartache makes you stronger
  But it won't be much longer
  You'll find love, you'll find peace
  And the you you're meant to be
  I know right now that's not the way you feel
  But one day you will
  
  You wake up every morning and ask yourself
  What am I doing here anyway
  With the weight of all those disappointments
  Whispering in your ear
  You're just barely hanging by a thread

Stand Back Up by Sugarland

• I will stand back up,
  You'll know just the moment when I've have enough,
  Sometimes I'm afraid, and I dont feel that tough,
  But I'll stand back up,
  
  I've been beaten up and bruised,
  I've been kicked right off my shoes,
  Been down on my knees more times than you'd believe,
  When the darkness tries to get me,
  There's a light that just wont let me,
  It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
  But I'll stand back up.

Here by Rascal Flatts

• And I wouldn't change a thing
  I'd walk right back through the rain
  Back to every broken heart
  On the day that it was breakin'
  And I'd relive all the years
  And be thankful for the tears
  I've cried with every stumbled step
  That led to you and got me here, right here
  
  It's amazing what I let my heart go through
  To get me where it got me
  In this moment here with you
  And it passed me by
  God knows how many times
  I was so caught up in holding
  What I never thought I'd find
  I know now, there's a million roads
  I had to take
  To get me in your arms that way

What are yours? I know you've got some that get you through. ♥