A New Year (whats a couple surgeries among friends)

We had a hard time gearing up and celebrating New Years this year. It is hard with our surgeries to feel like this year is getting off to a good start. It is actually more a bit bumpy. On Monday we learned that H. is going to have surgery on Weds(today) in the afternoon. We sat at 6:30 on New Years eve completely unexcited for at least the next month, and unable to see what else the world held for us in 2008. Then with a stroke of genius H. said, well you will most likely get pregnant in 2008 and we might even have our baby - now that was something we could celebrate. We from that moment on had a wonderful celebration. We went to K.K. and K.S's house, drank a good amount of champagne and then went up to prospect park to watch the fireworks. It was a good show, and there was a great James Brown cover. It felt like a celebration. Yesterday we rang in the New Year with brunch with our dear friends P.L and M.B (and M.B.'s sister and partner). It was fun to talk about what the year holds for them as they are getting married and we could not be happier for them. We also went grocery shopping and went home with all our goods. I proceeded to cook up a storm. We now have Potato leek soup, roasted chicken and risotto, and homemade cinnamon ice cream for H. to eat after her surgery today. Yes. I was trying to comfort via food.
It this moment I am hopeful that the surgery will be very successful, and actually relieve some pain for H. She has been so uncomfortable. I will post an update soon.