A Heart For Today

Today is Valentines Day. I didn't really get to see Ryan today, but we got to spend most of the weekend together, so that is fine with me :D We had a wonderful time, and I hope everyone is having a fantastic Valentines Day. On saturday we saw Gnomeo and Juliet, then got pizza afterwards. The movie was cute, and I loved the little bunnies, just ask Ryan lol. On sunday, Ryan surprised me with tickets to a Toledo Walleye hockey game. We sat front row, right by one of the nets. Some funny things happened. We all had our beers sitting on the ledge by the glass. I noticed they were skating over to us, so I yelled to grab your beers, and grabbed my own. However, Ryan wasn't as quick. Needless to say, he was covered in beer, as well as the floor at our feet. We got some dinner across the street from the arena, then headed back. We ended the night watching movies and eating the cookie cake I made for him. Needless to say, it was the best Valentines Day i've ever had (mostly because I was with Ryan, but also because it was my first one that I was actually with anyone). It is also just days until our 4 month. To some of you, 4 months may not be a big deal. But for someone like me, who has never been in a serious relationship until now, everyday is something new. But this is one journey that I am happy to be taking.

On another note, I thought instead of writing something about my story with the condition, I would talk about something else. I found an article while browsing online. "When the Perfect Woman is Genetically Male" by Jena Pincott. This article doesn't describe everything about me, but it's pretty damn close. I liked it a lot. It's this article that I found out about other blogs out there that were written by actual girls with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. It is what helped me decide that it was something I wanted to do. That is part of the reason why you are reading from this blog now.

http://jenapincott.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/when-the-perfect-woman-is-genetically-male/

I thought that I would also give some of the best and worse things about having CAIS.

Pros:
*No periods
*Clear skin, pretty much no acne
*Soft skin
*Tall
*Athletic
*No hair in the arm pit area
*Little hair growth down there
*Can't get any cancer involving the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube or cervix

Cons:
*No babies of my own (this is the worst)
*Hormone Replacement Therapy
*At risk for osteoporosis
*Social stigma with condition