Triple Cute Tuesday

  

It was an early morning as we arose with the sun and headed out of our apartment by 6:45-ish.  After the 5-day round of Clomid, it was time to check in on the follicles.  As we sat bleary-eyed in the waiting room, we anxiously talked about hearing back from the sellers of the house upstate.  And before we knew it, we were with Dr. Ruddick (she's our favorite) checking on their status.  As it turns out, the follicles need more time - they have some growing to do.  So, we'll return on Friday and see if they're cooperating.

Afterwards we decided to have some tea and sit outside near Columbus Circle.  After sitting down and chatting for a bit about follicular growth, home ownership, and life in general, we saw the most adorable thing.... 3 small dogs in a stroller!  Only in New York.

I said hello to the owner and asked if I could take a picture.  She replied kindly, "Of course," as she pulled the stroller up closer so we could capture their true beauty.  After talking for a few minutes, she sat down and introduced herself.  We were delighted to meet Jill, a Maltese breeder, and to hear her stories of growing up near Central Park.  She used to own a horse that she kept in Central Park and rode each day, and she was an ice skater in Wollman rink alongside some skaters primed to compete in the Olympics.  For 7 years she was an auxiliary policewoman in the park, which means she trotted around on horseback making sure people were safe.  She was a spry 80 year-old woman, and it was clear that she'd lived an interesting life.  For that short time we were with her, our minds were free of follicle thoughts, concerns about finances, and what home ownership would look like... and we just enjoyed hanging out with a true New Yorker.

We also heard back from the sellers of the upstate house today, and it seems that we are ready to move forward.  We're going back up to visit again this Saturday, and this time we're switching from house-hunting mode to house-buying mode.  This house will hopefully be ours by the end of summer, and we can't wait to have a place to put our feet in the grass, plant a garden, enjoy the fireplace on a cold night, and breathe the fresh air.  

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That seems to be the name of the game for us right now.  It's a good thing we're in this game together!