We had a good mix of social time and home time. When there's a three-day yom tov our guideline is 2 meals out, 2 meals with guests, and 2 meals alone which is a balance that works for us with our different personalities. For this particular set, we were out two meals, one potluck with neighbors, hosting one, and home for two. It worked out well and we were both happy.
Over the holiday I got caught off guard with my period coming early. My trigger shot was on Friday night two weeks ago. For some reason I assumed it would start on Saturday. I don't know why that mattered when but I basically got caught unprepared. I didn't have anything in the house: fresh out of tampons or even pads. I could have gone to a neighbor or walked to a family member. It was day 1 of a three day YT and there was a long stretch before I'd see the inside of a store. I had an idea: I remembered that after every IVF procedure I'd get a little baggie from the clinic with a disposable heating pack, the pain killers prescription, contact sheet for emergencies, and a yellow little pad. This is what the clinic offers: those old-fashioned Always-brand diaper pads in the yellow liners (aka medium). It's the worst but they have to offer something and I bet they offer this so people don't steal them from the rooms and bathrooms. Anyway, turns out I had 5 from saving the little baggies from previous cycles. Turned out to be a lifesaver. It wasn't my first choice but I preferred that than missing shul or going around the neighborhood to my pregnant neighbors asking for tampons. As soon as Shabbat was over my husband went to the drug store and saved the day.
Shul ended about 1:25 pm both days. This year we went to the shul around the corner which was very convenient. Shul was over 1:25, we were home by 1:30. There were assigned seats and the women's section was completely full. The first day the person sitting next to me didn't show up so I had plenty of elbow room. The second day my seat neighbor came and it felt too claustrophobic to stay put so I moved to the back and stood. I couldn't handle being so squished for a long period of time. I get that they try to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. They're currently fundraising to expand the building.
Davening was good. The chazzan was just ok. The differences between ashkenaz and sefard davening is significant even though it's mainly a similar davening so I missed the songs I grew up with. The davening itself was very emotional for me. Following my unprepared theme, I brought no tissues. I sobbed silently in my corner and just let the tears fall. Eventually the nose situation became an emergency and I asked the people behind me to pass a tissue (since I was trapped in my corner due to the sheer volume of people). I came better prepared the next day and with moving to the back of the room I had the windowsill to put things down.
Overall it was a nice holiday albeit a little long. With my period here I have to think about the next steps but it's too soon and with the holidays in full swing maybe we'll just take the cycle off. That gives us at least a little time to get results of the embryos from this last cycle.
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