Matt and I headed off to Boise this morning. He had to get a receiver hitch put on his new truck for trailer towing and stuff, and I had an appointment with my OB/GYN.
My dad picked us up at the U-Haul place while the hitch was getting installed and we hung out drinking coffee (tea in my case) at Pastry Perfection and solving all the world's ills. Ol' Dad loves it when he can hang out with his kids, and particularly loves hanging out with my husband. Matt pays attention to Dad like none of my siblings' spouses do, so he's got #1 In-Law status with Dad.
We picked up the truck and headed to CostCo, where through some amazing quirk of serendipity, Matt paid for all the grocery stuff and I got to buy fun things like new bath towels, a new bathroom rug and flaming liberal propaganda.
The next step was the doctor's office, and I could pretty much have saved myself the trip if only I could prescribe my own drugs and hormone supplements. I'm developing a theory (any lawyers out there want to start the class action suit for me?) that years on Depo-Provera have completely knocked out my brain's ability to stimulate the hormone-producing glands. You'd think most women would be grateful to not have periods, right? Well, not if you're trying to have kids. I actually accused my doctor of being a wild-eyed optimist when he insisted I do a blood pregnancy test. The kind in the box has already told me I'm not pregnant, but he says stranger things happen all the time. I told him I'd buy him dinner if he was right.
I also found out that Rita, my doctor's assistant, has cancer. She's been absent for a few months now and I finally asked him what was up. He said this is the second time she's been diagnosed and that she's in a pretty aggressive regimen of chemotherapy. I feel so badly for her. She was half the reason I was going to that doctor in the first place. I hope she'll be okay.
We finished up our day by heading to The Record Exchange, Boise's best independent music store. I buy most of my greeting cards there, and snagged several good ones today. I also picked up Steve Miller Band's Greatest Hits in the used section.
*grooves* Jungle love, it's driving me mad, it's making me crazy! */groove*