Sunday, December 28, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sick Ramblings
For nearly 2 weeks I've had a scratchy throat and slight sinus discharge. (I know you all really wanted to know that.) For several mornings in a row, I've actually woken up with a slightly sore throat. I don't like this very much because it has severly cut down on my exercise time. I've been trying to mostly go swimming every time I go to the gym (because my feet are usually killing me by the end of the day), but I'm paranoid about swimming with a scratchy throat and extra mucous in my sinuses! My mom always used to tell me that would make me more sick. Or maybe it really has made me more sick in the past ... I can't remember. Perhaps it's one of those things that's more psychological than physiological. I've decided that sometimes paranoia can in fact make you sick. Well yesterday I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to be sick anymore, so I went to Sam's Club on my way home from work and bought a gallon of orange juice. I'm not so sure that orange juice has been medically proven to help you when you're sick, but for me I've noticed that chugging orange juice really does help me get better. So I drank a tall glass of orange juice, texted my hubby at 5:15, told him I was laying down for a nap, and asked him to bring something home for dinner because I just couldn't cook. I put my earplugs in a zonked out, dreaming about very strange people. I had just gotten to this part in my dream where some random guy was hitting on me and then I thought he put his arm around me but then I woke up and realized it was Ben who had just gotten home and came in to wake me up. I was glad I hadn't slapped the guy! Then he told me it was already 7:30! I had slept for a long and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep that night because that's what usually happens if I nap at all during the day. Nevertheless, I was sleepy again at midnight and so I went to bed and slept again! I'm pleased to say that I woke up this morning with no soreness in my throat which is a promising sign as my family all starts getting into town this week and I sure don't want to be even the least bit sick for that!! I'll just keep drinking my orange juice and sleeping for 10 hours a day and I should have this thing knocked out soon ... I hope ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
So busy!
Life has been a little crazy lately, I admit. Last week it seemed like we had something going on every night. On top of that I've been doing a little stint of long-term subbing. Altogether I'll have been in the same classroom for a week and a half. And believe me--that's PLENTY. I'm not sure I want to do any more long-term subbing. It's really stressful and I really hate that feeling of dread when I get up in the morning, not wanting to go to work!
Our choir sang at Stake Conference this past Sunday. I was really impressed with how the songs came together. One song we had already sung a couple of months ago and it was super easy. The other song was a medley of "The First Noel" and "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth". It is such a beautiful song. If you have never heard it you should really look it up. It has become my favorite Christmas song. We ended up with nearly 35 people singing in the choir and I think we had some angels too! I thought that is sounded beautiful and several people commented on how good it sounded too. I'm really having a lot of fun with this calling as ward choir director.
After gaining 15 pounds in the last (ahem) 4 months, (what about that newleywed 19???) I decided to finally join a gym a week and a half ago. I decided working out at the gym was no longer a budget luxury, it was a budget necessity! We have an LA Fitness just down the street from us but when I went there a month ago, I wasn't ready to pay $45/month plus the registration fee. But after going around to some other places and finding myself less than impressed, I went back to the LA Fitness and discovered they were running a deal for $30/month plus a registration fee. "Sign me up," I said!! So I've been going pretty regularly for the last week and a half and I'm really enjoying it. It's a kind-of "me" time when I get to take time just for myself. As much as I can, I try to get some treadmill/bike/elliptical and also get some swimming in. Then if I have a couple of extra minutes I get in the hot tub! It's really relaxing most days and I like the feeling that at least I'm not getting any fatter!
I'm getting veeeerrrry excited for Christmas, not for presents, but for seeing my family! My sister and her husband are flying in from Las Vegas with their little munchkin next week and they're staying until Christmas Eve. My parents and brothers from NY come in a week from Saturday and so we'll have the whole family together for the first time in over 2 years. My sister and her husband have not met Ben yet so that will be fun! I still don't really have Christmas decorations up in our apartment--not because I don't have time or desire, but we really don't have a budget for extra Christmas decorations this year. Oh well. I plug in my tree as much as I can and enjoy that!
We went to Ben's holiday work party last Friday. Ben works for a member of the church and it's a really great working environment with great people, both members and non-members. We had a catered dinner from one of my favorite Tex-Mex restaurants out here. I ended up saving the secretary's life with the Heimlich maneuver. She was choking on a chip and as inadequate as I felt, I was the closest person around and she was looking at me for help so I just set my plate down and grabbed her around the middle! After only 2 thrusts she could breathe again. I am grateful for the first aid training that I had a year and a half ago, and I'm also grateful that the chip probably wasn't stuck very far down!
They gave all the employees generous gift cards, and we got one for Best Buy so we went and bought another guitar for our Rock Band so we can have 4 people playing it. We figured with Christmas coming up and things that we could have some fun with that. And we're hoping to make some closer friendships with some of the other young couples in the ward. For some reason people's busy lives always seem to get in the way of get-togethers, but we'll figure it out somehow. Well, I've got bread in the oven and dishes to do. A woman's work is never done ... A revoir (or however that goes)!!
Our choir sang at Stake Conference this past Sunday. I was really impressed with how the songs came together. One song we had already sung a couple of months ago and it was super easy. The other song was a medley of "The First Noel" and "Jesus, Once of Humble Birth". It is such a beautiful song. If you have never heard it you should really look it up. It has become my favorite Christmas song. We ended up with nearly 35 people singing in the choir and I think we had some angels too! I thought that is sounded beautiful and several people commented on how good it sounded too. I'm really having a lot of fun with this calling as ward choir director.
After gaining 15 pounds in the last (ahem) 4 months, (what about that newleywed 19???) I decided to finally join a gym a week and a half ago. I decided working out at the gym was no longer a budget luxury, it was a budget necessity! We have an LA Fitness just down the street from us but when I went there a month ago, I wasn't ready to pay $45/month plus the registration fee. But after going around to some other places and finding myself less than impressed, I went back to the LA Fitness and discovered they were running a deal for $30/month plus a registration fee. "Sign me up," I said!! So I've been going pretty regularly for the last week and a half and I'm really enjoying it. It's a kind-of "me" time when I get to take time just for myself. As much as I can, I try to get some treadmill/bike/elliptical and also get some swimming in. Then if I have a couple of extra minutes I get in the hot tub! It's really relaxing most days and I like the feeling that at least I'm not getting any fatter!
I'm getting veeeerrrry excited for Christmas, not for presents, but for seeing my family! My sister and her husband are flying in from Las Vegas with their little munchkin next week and they're staying until Christmas Eve. My parents and brothers from NY come in a week from Saturday and so we'll have the whole family together for the first time in over 2 years. My sister and her husband have not met Ben yet so that will be fun! I still don't really have Christmas decorations up in our apartment--not because I don't have time or desire, but we really don't have a budget for extra Christmas decorations this year. Oh well. I plug in my tree as much as I can and enjoy that!
We went to Ben's holiday work party last Friday. Ben works for a member of the church and it's a really great working environment with great people, both members and non-members. We had a catered dinner from one of my favorite Tex-Mex restaurants out here. I ended up saving the secretary's life with the Heimlich maneuver. She was choking on a chip and as inadequate as I felt, I was the closest person around and she was looking at me for help so I just set my plate down and grabbed her around the middle! After only 2 thrusts she could breathe again. I am grateful for the first aid training that I had a year and a half ago, and I'm also grateful that the chip probably wasn't stuck very far down!
They gave all the employees generous gift cards, and we got one for Best Buy so we went and bought another guitar for our Rock Band so we can have 4 people playing it. We figured with Christmas coming up and things that we could have some fun with that. And we're hoping to make some closer friendships with some of the other young couples in the ward. For some reason people's busy lives always seem to get in the way of get-togethers, but we'll figure it out somehow. Well, I've got bread in the oven and dishes to do. A woman's work is never done ... A revoir (or however that goes)!!
Monday, December 1, 2008
What a lovely time we had
I fell more in love with my husband over Thanksgiving. He was off work Thursday through Sunday so instead of the normal 2 weekend days we get to spend together, we got to spend 4 glorious days together! It's the most time we've spent together since our honeymoon I think. It is so fun to wake up each morning knowing that you are married to your best friend, FOREVER!
We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We spent the actual Thanksgiving Day at a friend's house--well, they're kind-of family. It's Ben's sister's husband's family who live just minutes away from where we live now. We've done a couple of things with them already, mostly related to watching Auburn football games, so we had already met everyone who would be there. Ben's brother-in-law's step-father is an awesome cook and so he had made such a variety of dishes and enough to feed an army! It was crazy! We had deep-fried turkey, ham, mashed potatoes with mascarpone, baked beans, candied sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, salad, amish noodles, asparagus with tomatoes, cornbread dressing, regular dressing, and the list went on and on. And the desserts ... it was a dessert lover's paradise. It was all so good! I have to say though, I was not a huge fan of the deep-fried turkey. I thought it was rather tough. I think that's probably because it cooks so fast. About 3 1/2 minutes per pound apparently.
After dinner we played the Rock Band on the Wii. We actually have Rock Band at our house, although it's for X-Box but for some reason we haven't played it in since we got married. We decided we need to bust it out a little more often. Altogether we had a great time.
The desserts!
The spread
Drowning in hot oil
Grandpa Phil frying the turkey
Rock Band
We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We spent the actual Thanksgiving Day at a friend's house--well, they're kind-of family. It's Ben's sister's husband's family who live just minutes away from where we live now. We've done a couple of things with them already, mostly related to watching Auburn football games, so we had already met everyone who would be there. Ben's brother-in-law's step-father is an awesome cook and so he had made such a variety of dishes and enough to feed an army! It was crazy! We had deep-fried turkey, ham, mashed potatoes with mascarpone, baked beans, candied sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, salad, amish noodles, asparagus with tomatoes, cornbread dressing, regular dressing, and the list went on and on. And the desserts ... it was a dessert lover's paradise. It was all so good! I have to say though, I was not a huge fan of the deep-fried turkey. I thought it was rather tough. I think that's probably because it cooks so fast. About 3 1/2 minutes per pound apparently.
After dinner we played the Rock Band on the Wii. We actually have Rock Band at our house, although it's for X-Box but for some reason we haven't played it in since we got married. We decided we need to bust it out a little more often. Altogether we had a great time.
The desserts!
The spread
Drowning in hot oil
Grandpa Phil frying the turkey
Rock Band
Us on Thanksgiving--so thankful for each other!
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