This week I've been lucky to get out of bed before 11am. I've had a sore throat all week & have felt pretty crappy, plus I've been on Vicodin the past 2 days for some dental work I had done. Needless to say, I haven't gotten much done at all. When I woke up this morning, I had the thought, "What if I had kids? I would feel EXTRA guilty because they probably would have been watching movies all week." So now I am feeling guilty that if I had kids right now, I would feel like a horrible mom. Wow, who does that? I'm already worried about what I am going to do when I don't feel well (which I can't really control) when I have kids (which I don't have)...& actually, now that I am writing this, I am assuming that you just take care of your kids because it's your job and you have to...and that they probably wouldn't mind watching movies all week anyway. Hmmm.....well, I guess the point of this post is...I have a lot of respect for you moms who can't sleep in until 11am when you're sick and who get through a week with kids stuck in the house and everything falling to pieces while you are feeling like your head might fall off, or in this case that you may never be able to eat or drink again without your throat screaming out, "NO MORE!!!" (Lincoln loves me because I'm never dramatic.) BUT I do get to sleep in & I am only hypothetically feeling guilty that my "kids have to watch movies all day". So I guess I'll take that for now. P.S.-Lincoln started school so I won't have nearly as many fun pictures to blog. So now you get my random thoughts on random things! Enjoy! :)
8.29.2008
How do you moms do it?!
8.27.2008
Inspiring
Through a few friends' blogs I found this one, & thought that many of you would enjoy reading it. It talks about a couple in Mesa (Stephanie & Christian) who were in a plane crash a few weeks ago & were badly burned. Stephanie's sister is constantly updating her blog with news of their recovery. She has her sister's kids living with her & writes about them also. I don't even know them, but love reading this inspiring blog. I'm sure they would appreciate lots of prayers and good wishes.
8.24.2008
8.22.2008
VICTORY!!!
I have an extremely exciting story to share! We took a trip to Snowflake earlier this week. On Tuesday night I walked the mile or so to Lincoln's brother Matt's house & Lincoln rode his bike there. On the way home I had some energy & decided to jog back to his parents' house. First a little background though: A couple years ago, Linc made a comment about the way that I run. Let's just say that it wasn't a nice comment & he REALLY regrets saying it. He's apologized a million times for it, so don't hold it against him. :) I wouldn't even say anything about it, but it's a key part to this story.
So now fast forward to Tuesday night. I am jogging back to Lincoln's parents' house & he is riding his bike behind me. He says, "Holy cow! You don't run weird anymore!" I asked him what he was talking about & he said, "You look totally normal now when you run!" He asked me what I was doing differently & I told him "nothing". When I ran into the house, Lincoln's mom asked me, "Were you just running? Didn't it hurt you?" I stopped to think about it & realized that it hadn't hurt even ONE LITTLE BIT!!! Also, usually when I stop exercising my lower body just throbs...this time there was NOTHING AT ALL!!! I cannot even explain how excited I was!
We realized that the reason I ran "weird" before was because my body was trying to absorb the impact. I would kind of lean over & bend my body over...& this time I didn't have to do that because it didn't hurt! I'm sure some people would consider this a small victory, but for me it was HUGE!!! I haven't jogged without being in pain for 8 years! Yeah, yeah, yeah for me!!!
Trip to Shawn & Stetson's Mission
A few weeks ago we took our second big trip of the summer to visit Shawn & Stetson's mission. There were a total of 19 people & 5 rental cars in our little caravan. We flew into Portland on Sunday night & my family went to a baptism with Shawn. It was really neat because my brother Aaron actually got to do a week-long mission in Washington with Shawn in June, & they tracted into this lady whose baptism it was. Her husband was baptized also. Funny story...while we were waiting for Shawn to come out after the baptism part of it, his old companion poked his head in & told Aaron to come out in the hall for a minute. Aaron comes in a few minutes later with Shawn's shirt on & the sleeves are totally wet. I guess Shawn forgot an extra shirt to change into....it was so funny.
We met all the missionaries at Wingman. The boys loved it, but I wasn't as big of a fan. Just a word of advice...if you are ever in this area & drive by a Burgerville....GO THERE! They have the most amazing raspberry shakes I've ever tasted. The raspberries are picked fresh from across the street & they use Tillamook ice cream. So, so good!!!
A guy who Shawn helped teach & who later got baptized (Sean) is a manager for Nike. He got all 19 of us in to the Nike Employee Store & we felt like we were in heaven! They check for your id at the door & will only let people in who are friends or family of employees. A bunch of celebrities & sports teams go there too. Everything in the store is 50% off!!! It was so nice of Sean to totally hook us up! I definitely wished that Lincoln was already a doctor so that I could spend as much money as I wanted there. :) I ended up getting Hurley shorts & a shirt (Nike owns Hurley) & the most comfy Nike sandals ever. Linc got a jacket, push up bars, & a few other things. SO FUN!!!!! P.S.-Just ignore the cell phone in Lincoln's hand in this picture.
We remembered that Bekah & Michael live near Portland so we called them to see if we could pay them a visit. Linc & I ended up hanging out with them from 5pm-midnight. We had SO much fun!!! We ate at Red Robin, then went & got some delicious Tillamook ice cream.
Funny story...Bekah & Lincoln grew up in the same town & were good friends in high school. After high school, I met Bekah & we became good friends. Her husband Michael & I grew up in the same ward. After Lincoln & I started dating, we realized that we both knew Bekah. Michael & Bekah lived in the same ward as us after we were married. So we definitely have a lot of connections to them.
After we ate, the boys played video games & Bekah and I talked for a few hours. She is the easiest person to talk to. I always feel so comfortable around her & we seem to just "get" each other. I never feel like I have to explain myself when I am talking to her. She has so much insight into life and I really admire the principles that she embraces and stands for. THANK YOU MICHAEL & BEKAH FOR A GREAT NIGHT!!!
Making Visits
My dad did this to me out the window while we were at the gas station. He can make me laugh harder than anyone I know.
Visiting the mission home & meeting the mission president & his wife
We spent Tuesday & Wednesday visiting people that Shawn taught.
They were all SO nice.
We even had time to stop at a stand to buy some fruit & veggies.
Visiting Vanessa
Our family at the Peterson's house
Doing a Megan pose...this is what she does when I tell her to pose for the camera. I know, I look SO cool. :) We spent A LOT of time in the car on this trip. I think Lincoln said he drove 1300 miles...because he was the only one on the rental car agreement. Poor guy!
Aaron & Lincoln thought this was the best part of the trip. They were throwing peace signs at the soldiers and talking about the tanks like they were little boys.
P.S.- I apologize that 3/4 of these pictures are of me...Lincoln doesn't love the whole "smile so I can put this on our blog" thing. :)
Road Trip!
We made a last-minute decision to go to Canada...so on Thursday we woke up, drove a few hours to the border, went on a ferry and then drove to Butchart Gardens (near Victoria, B.C.), stayed there for a few hours, drove back to the ferry, took the ferry back and drove to our hotel late that night. If we could do it over again, we definitely wouldn't make this trip in one day. The ferry was so expensive...we thought the initial charge was round-trip but we later learned otherwise. We figured we should take tons of pictures to make up for it, so by the time you get through all these pictures you'll probably feel like you were there! :)
Lincoln had told me earlier that we would be driving on to the ferry, but I am dumb & thought he was joking. Obviously I didn't know what a ferry was. :) Stetson & Shawn & I were all freaking out when we realized he was serious. I was telling Lincoln "Oh, it's like the movie Deja Vu where Denzel Washington is running between the cars down below on the boat...it must have been a ferry! I get it!" Ha ha. Of course I have to mention the food too...I had the best salmon crepe and enormous toffee cookie while we waited...yum! It's so sad that I am still thinking about the food 2 weeks after our trip...maybe that's why I gained 5 pounds that week. :)
CANADA!!!
Monument at the U.S./Canada border
This was my first time going to Canada...it was awesome!!!
Ferry Trip #2
Enjoying the ferry ride & the cold weather!!!
Me, Linc, Aunt Elizabeth, Hayley, Stetson, Sophie
This picture makes me laugh my head off every time I look at it. Kyle REALLY enjoyed the sunflower seeds! :)
We looked back and saw these 3 kids totally enthralled with the Nintendo DS that Shawn was playing. They stood there for probably 20 minutes leaning over his shoulder watching him...it was hilarious.
Seattle!!!
I loved the tall buildings in Seattle! Seattle is definitely a city with a lot of diversity!
What are the chances?! I saw my boyfriend standing on the corner! Don't we make a cute couple?
We ate at Ivar's and enjoyed the company of the seagulls. They LOVE french fries...I was a little nervous to get so close, but they ate right out of my hand!
Mom, Melissa & Aaron walking in downtown Seattle. It was great to get quality time in with my family.
Touring the Market
The market in Seattle was so cool. They had HUGE (the picture makes them look a lot smaller) fish that people bought there. Whenever someone bought a fish one guy (who was standing by the crowd) would yell and throw the fish right over everyone's heads to the guy behind the counter. They would throw it back and forth to each other a few times then wrap it up and give it to the buyer. It was hilarious to watch. The only fish they ever dropped was a big fake one that the guy in the crowd would miss and try to throw on people...so funny!!!
They had some of the most gorgeous flowers I've ever seen for sale at the market. They had huge bouquets for $10! I think I would move there just for the cheap flowers! :)
