On Saturday morning before eating anything (but after drinking four glasses of water), Brad and I arrived at the lab for my blood draw. It was packed! He accidentally fasted with me and his stomach was growling away while we waited. These labs were much easier, I think I got a really good person doing my draw.

Afterward, we had a breakfast double date with our friends before heading south to celebrate my brother-in-law’s birthday. He turns 19 tomorrow! It’s crazy, when I first started seeing Brad, his little brother was just turning 12 and he was shorter than me. A lot has changed in the last seven years. Since I don’t have younger siblings, I think it’s been cool so far to watch Brian grow from the sweet middle school kid who I met, into a responsible young man. Continue reading →