It's been a crazy...lazy....summer....

I can't believe we are already at the end of July. Wow...where has the time gone? I wish I could say I've been on some exotic adventure, but alas I have not. I've been here most of the summer. I made a trip to Oregon with my roommate Hannah for her family reunion. I'd been complaining about how I needed a vacation so she talked me into going. I didn't mind it, but it was not really a vacation in my eyes. When I think vacation it's chilling somewhere whether it's on a beach or in the mountains. It's time to unwind and meditate. I haven't had that for so long I'm just aching to get out of Dodge. I hope that it will come sometime soon.
We have done some cool stuff this summer like parades, rodeos, and fireworks multiple weekends. Sometimes I just feel like I need to stop and smell the roses and figure out my next move. I hope that I can figure something out. I need a day off that I don't have any crazy keep me busy plans where I can just decompress. I miss the days of kidhood where summer was really a break and we would laze around for days at a time (minus cherry season of course). What I wouldn't give for a week like that.

Sick...and Tired....

I was awakened Monday morning by a terrible sore throat. It felt like someone was stabbing my throat with a knife...Ouch... What was it? I was afraid it was strep and going to work would just get everyone else sick. I had to go to the doctor for this one. Bummer... and a little nerve racking. Using my own insurance card and going to the doctor by myself is not something I have done. I called and made an appointment after some coaxing by my roommate Hannah. Who I'm sure was just like will you just do it already you big baby. lol... and I was. I'm sorry I'm 27 and I don't get sick that often so going to a doctor doesn't happen that often.
When I got to the doctor's office I was greeted by the secretary and office manager that had a whole butt load of paperwork for me to fill out. I was informed that I hadn't been in since 2004. Which is a good thing right?
Doing paperwork isn't fun even when your not sick let alone when you can't swallow for fear that your throat is going to tear into two. I finally got into the doc's office. the nurse took a swab of my throat the Dr. Batum came in and had breath for him a few hundred times he looked at the back of my throat and in my ears and then was off and back within like 5 min. I thought that was pretty quick considering that most of the time your left sitting for like 25 min. for the doctor to even find his way to you. I'm not even sure what I have really he never gave me the diagnoses. he just said your contagious for the next 24 hours and I'm writing you a prescription here's some nose spray. WHAT?!? I hate nose spray...yuck I have to stick something up my nose... I think I'm going to throw up ( I really almost did).
After leaving the doc's office I exposed a lot of people to whatever I had. All I had was a sore throat though so I decided to be productive. I stopped and got gas on my way home because it was pretty cheap in Bountiful. Then I decided now was as good a time as any to renew my license since it was 2 months late. I mean why not???? Ha ha the whole Drivers license division is going to get sick ha ha suckers. Then I had to pick up my medicine which was full price because my insurance sucks. gotta love deductibles. I got home finally around 5 and just wanted to die but I needed to take some medicine and then I needed to go to the store and get some juice and some decongestant.
Bah... great I have to miss another day of work. I didn't really feel that sick just a sore throat. Although the doctor wanted to know if I had been coughing a lot. No... not a cough or a stuffy nose just a sore throat!!! Now I was taking all of this medicine some of which I felt wasn't necessary(like the nose spray). I don't have a stuffy nose... why do I need nose spray?
I ended up being grateful for not being able to go into work on Tuesday. I didn't feel any better in fact I felt worse. It was all that medicine... it made me worse before I started getting better. I felt like I got hit by a truck. Crap...I missed another day of work but I was mending slowly. I got out of bed on Wednesday and needed to get out of the house. I couldn't spend another day inside. a good sign that I was mending. I took a trip to one of my favorite places. The Bountiful Temple and then I stopped and saw my niece and sister in law. I loved it. I knew for sure that I was going to be back at work today and doing well. I feel much better now and even the gross nose spray that I still have to do for one more day is helping.
Being sick has thrown my schedule way off though. I had some great plans that were dashed by a small sore throat. Hopefully it won't effect anything to long term. I still want my bicycle. Running unfortunately has been put off for another week.

Running Update

Ha ha...I thought I'd give you an update on how my training's been going. It's not going anywhere....lol... I haven't been running more than once a week if that for about 4 weeks now. I need to run I know it would be good for me, but try to talk myself into it is another thing. I like running it clears my mind. It's really finding the time to go running. I have time to go in the morning if I want to get my butt out of bed. I like my bed especially in the morning when I'm wrapped in my warm blankets and laying on my squashy pillow. I don't want to move. I tried this morning to get out of bed. I didn't get too far... I got as far as stretching looking at my alarm thinking if Meg gets up then I'll get up. I reluctantly turned on my light on my bed stand and pulled my blanket off....I waited for about 10 minutes. I didn't hear Meg get up and I started getting a chill so I turned my light back off and pulled my blanket back up around me and slept for another 2 1/2 hours before I had to be to work.
I should have just done it though. Just get my big butt out of bed and go for a run it would have woken me up enough to make it through the day and then I wouldn't feel like i weigh hundreds of pounds more than I do.
Oh... well here's to doing better tomorrow.

I want to tell you something.....JK....I can't.....

grrrr..... I hate when someone says they have something to tell you and they completely skirt around the entire issue. They draw you in by saying I need to tell you something and then their like well I can't really tell you but I had to say something because your important to me and I really want to tell you deep down, but I just can't....So don't the dangle the freakin' carrot. BAH....is all I have to say. It's better off if you don't even put it out there instead of saying I want to tell you but I can't I hope you understand.

How would it be?...

I've had the opportunity for the last week to sleep on a nice big mattress. It's been amazing and I'm going to be sad when I have to give it up. It has to be done because I'm sure my new roomie would like her bed back when she moves in.
I therefore have a decision to make. Do I buy a bicycle which I have wanted for a long time and wait on the bed or do I kick my 17 year old bed to the curb and buy a new big bed? I wish with all my heart I could do both at the same time. I do know however that I'm still strongly leaning toward the bicycle because I have a plan for said bicycle. My plan is to ride to work instead of driving everyday therefore saving money and the planet. Then I could take that money not being spent on gas to save for a new bed. Wow... it seems I have the clear and smart choice in front of me. Now if it only works out that way.

I think it's love...

It's a small thing really, but I'm loving my Job. It's time consuming but so much fun. We're really starting to pick up and I love it... my days are filled with teaching and creating with a little bit of office work. Awesome right. I get to be outside a lot and we're all pretty relaxed around here so we laugh and joke a lot. I'm going to miss my internship when it ends here in November. When I think about it it makes me sad because I know that I have so much to offer and who doesn't want to work somewhere that they love the people and the work. I'm still getting into the swing of things and the summer isn't even upon us yet. I don't know if I'll have a break down, but everyone is waiting for it. I'll keep you updated on that status.
I love it and I love what the Utah House teaches. I can't wait... summer is going to be amazing :-)
love it love it love it...

p.s. I'm even doing my part to help the environment and I will be purchasing a bicycle to ride to work. Yeah!!!!! I've wanted a bicycle for a long time.

Don't blink you might miss it.

I feel like someone's hit the fast forward button on my life. Time seems to be sailing by without me realizing that time has passed. My days have begun to run together and I don't know how I got to the middle of April without even blinking an Eye.
A lot has happened in just a few a few weeks. The season changes and it's like things come to life. here at work things are really starting to pick up and I love it. I love being out in the sunshine and warm air. I think it's very therapeutic for me to be outside in the sun. I'm just happier when I leave work after working out in the sun. I think that working in an office the rest of my life is not for me I need to be out in the fresh air and sunshine. I love it just living it breathing it all in is amazing. With work picking up though I don't have much time to jump on and blog as much and we're in a transition at my house so we don't have internet at my place right now. It makes blogging a little difficult. At least I don't have to worry about getting class work done without the internet. I think it's amazing how much we rely on this technology now and don't even think twice about using it. What an amazing tool.
Our spring celebration for work was yesterday and it went well. Other than I went non-stop from about 9 am to 8pm. I crashed when I got home even ask my roommate she'll testify to my unwillingness to even go take a shower and I was smelly.....
All of the hard work paid off though and it was a success. I took some pictures of my projects and I will post them as soon as I get my import cord back from my sister.
I apologize for not having pictures of my life on here yet. I'll work on it though. I just struggle with the whole taking pictures thing. It's another goal of mine to improve.