July 2009 was an incredible month!

Let me begin by saying that Michael and I had been trying for almost a year to conceive. Michael was out of town for work several times during the year, so it was actually closer to 8 months that we had been trying. I had heard and read that it takes most couples up to a year to conceive. Still, when you are warned your whole life that you will get pregnant if you have sex, then you kind of just expect it to happen right away when you begin trying. So when it didn't happen afer a few months, I have to admit that I was getting a little worried. I kept telling myself just to relax and have faith. I knew that when it was the right time, I would get pregnant.
Then the most incredible thing happened...everything seemed to line up. I was sitting at home in the beginning of July, enjoying doing absolutely nothing on my first summer off as a full time teacher. The phone rang and it was Florida Virtual School asking me to come in the next week for an interview. I was extremely excited! I had applied to FLVS when we first moved to Florida, but nothing ever came of it. So I had accepted a job at the school in our neighborhood and had pretty much forgotten about the possibility of FLVS. So when they called it seemed too good to be true. They called on a Thursday and asked me to come in the next Tuesday. There was one potential problem. The interview was in Orlando (4 hours north of us) and we had plane tickets to go to PA on Wednesday. I knew it was going to make for a tight schedule, but I went ahead and booked the interview anyway.
So the next Monday we left for Orlando and stayed with Joyce and Barney. Tuesday afternoon I had the interview and we were going to drive back home to Miami immediately afterwards. I was VERY nervous before the interview because, to be quite honest, I usually stink in interviews! But everything went extremely well, I was pleased with my answers to all of their questions and I loved what they had to say about the job. (The idea of working from home was the most appealing. And I kept thinking....working from home will be ideal whenever we have a baby!) They told me they would let me know within a week and I went home hopeful.
Wednesday morning we were doing some last minute packing for our trip to PA when FLVS called and offered me a position as a Spanish Instructor! HOORAY!! To say I was excited is an understatement. I went to Somerset immediately and gave them my resignation letter, then we headed for the airport.
**A moment of intuition: After I accepted the job, I was still packing and absorbing what had just happened and I had the thought "I'm going to get pregnant this month!".**
After a few delays thanks to bad weather in Atlanta, and 2 smooth (yet still terrifying) flights, we made it to PA. The visit with Michael's family was great. It always feels like going home to me. We went to a local ballgame, had a blast at his 10 year high school reunion, reveled in the cooler weather, and just enjoyed being with family.
After a week we had to head back to FL. The flights were again terrifying to me (I am NOT a good flyer), but we DID get to see something awesome on the flight. We saw the space shuttle as it took off and flew above the clouds. Pretty awesome!
What I should also mention is that while we were in PA, Michael decided he wanted to buy a BMW. We had been talking about getting new cars, but kept putting it off. But now with my new job it was more of a possibility. So Michael began doing internet searches and crunching numbers. When he wants something, he makes it happen, which is such a great trait of his. :-) So we got home on a Wednesday, and on Thursday we went shopping and ended up buying a BMW X3 for me. Wow! What a fun car to drive! And I was thinking "This will be great for when we have a baby", because it was really roomy and had all of the safety features a Mom would want. (BTW, Michael also got his BMW a couple of weeks later)
Friday we took the new car up to Orlando again for Joyce's 30th birthday party and to pick up Jonas. My dad was also in town! We spent the weekend there, then Dad came back to Miami with us. Dad and I had a great couple of days together (going to South Beach and Fishing Hall of Fame Museum). Dad even went scuba diving with Mike! Joyce came down on Wednesday and we all went to Key Largo one day and a Gator Park on a separate day. It was an amazing week and I had a great time.
What was even more amazing about that week was I began to suspect that I might actually be pregnant!