Well, let's see. I'm Erika, and as of June 2011, I'm in my late twenties. I will hopefully never update this page again so that it will always seem like I'm in my late twenties. I will live in a time warp.
I started this blog in 2008 because everyone started a blog in 2008. I liked being able to keep up with friends without the pressure of picking up a phone. I'm a terrible phone-talker. Always have been. But that's neither here nor there.
Matt and I graduated from the University of Georgia in 2005, but we didn't know each other. We met in fall of '05 and got married in June 2007. We got our dog Lola in August 2008. We started trying to get pregnant in December 2008. We bought our first home in June 2009. We were diagnosed with severe male-factor infertility in April 2010. We've been praying for a miracle ever since, while dropping loads of cash on various infertility treatments (that have so far resulted in zero pregnancies and zero babies).
My blog doesn't really have a "point." (Kind of like how Seinfeld was a show about nothing, right?) I'm not really crafty. I (obviously) don't have cute kids to brag on. I don't take pretty pictures. I'm not really deep and wise. I don't really talk about my job, unless a kid says something funny. I love being married, but I don't have much marriage advice for you. I love working in my yard and garden, even though I kill half the stuff I attempt to grow. I love Jesus a lot, but I'm not much of a preacher. I'm fairly introverted, and blogging is one of my few outlets for "letting it all hang out." I try to be authentic. I like making people laugh. I'm very long-winded.
If you've made it this far, congrats. Feel free to journey along with me. My hope-- through this blog and my life in general-- is that I'll see through the messiness and drama, beyond the fleeting troubles of this day, and that ultimately my life will be something beautiful. That is my prayer: that my silly little life will bring pleasure to the Creator of life.
So now if you're STILL with me, then you obviously have what it takes to be a blog-friend of mine. Because I usually just keep rambling on and rambling on...long after I ceased being interesting. So in true fashion, let me finish this thing up with just ONE LAST THING: My likes and dislikes. Because you came here because you wanted to know "about me," right?
LIKES:
My husband. Summer and being tan. Swimming. Eating. Doing squats at the gym (makes my legs look good). Puppies. Going on walks. Lemonade. Tank tops. Mexican food. Manatees. Roller coasters. Babies. Couponing. Gardening. Brunch. Hydrangeas. Four year olds. Blog stalking. Shopping. Making/keeping up with budgets. Watching ridiculous reality TV. Coffee. Country music. HGTV.
DISLIKES:
Hotels. Birds. Cold weather. Mushrooms. Driving. Infertility. Scrubbing the toilet. Hot tea. New York accents. Politics. The phrases "just relax!, "you're still young," and "just adopt" in reference to infertility. People talking during a movie/TV show. Macadamia nuts. Bad grammar/spelling. Confrontation.
