I have worked out this week/ I did Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Didn't get the chance to do so last night because Bryan and I were running errands as soon as I got out of work and didn't get home until 9:30, and I still had to do the laundry. So, really, no time to work out since I also had to go to Park city in the morning to do an errand before work, and had a half hour in between that and work. Today, I went to work early so that I could go to my brother's white coat ceremony.
That was super exciting and sort of unrealistic. My oldest brother (the oldest in the kid) is going to be a doctor. Today was celebrating all those who got into the program for med school. My brother who is currently on a mission is also planning on med school once he gets his undergrad stuff done. I was talking to dad about it afterwards and he never once thought that he'd have kids that went that far. I asked him if it felt weird having two kids who plan on being doctors, he said yes, then said he could have three if I got my doctorate. I laughed. :) Not doing that, not worth the time when the pay raise is only from about five or ten k from a masters. it also just means more school, I want to get right to work when I'm done. He agreed that a doctorate might not be worth the time. It was the first time he didn't encourage for more schooling, it was weird, but nice not to feel pressure to go further.
Another person I saw at the white coat ceremony was our home teacher from Provo. He was our home teacher right before we moved to SLC. He did recognize me and we talked for a second. It was really cool seeing him, and I'm excited for him as well. He's really one of THE nicest guys I've ever met. Things will go well for him, I hope.
Bryan stared his application for pharmacy school last night. Feels weird. We're being grown ups, I still see myself as twenty years old and Bryan as like twenty two. we are definitely not that age anymore. :)
Today, I haven't gone to work out yet because Bryan is pretty much stuck on a bed today. He did something to his back, and it's just worse. We went to the doctor last night, and she gave him some meds, but they're not helping. So he's just getting bedrest. I hope he starts to feel better soon, I hate seeing him down and not able to do anything. Life is extremely boring without him up and about with me. :/
Hmm...Nachos sound good. So VERY good. I haven't had nachos in a very long time.
hmmm, I guess that's all I have to say...yeah, I'm a pretty boring person :)
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Weekend update
So I'm gonna talk about the weekend, without being on ambien (unlike bryan...)
We did go and see Hairspray Friday night. That was an awesome show, we both loved it as expressed in Bryan's journal. Very very fun, and definitely a movie that we are going to own. (I have a hard time convincing Bryan to buy movies, so I'm glad we'll be getting this one). We didn't see it with caption, however, it was wonderful and I was still able to understand a good portion of what happened. They really did pick the perfect person to play Tracy. Just flat out good, REALLY good.
The rest of the weekend behind the cut.
As Bryan said, yesterday we did apartment shopping. We didn't find anything within our price range AND had air conditioning or was reasonable with the price it was at. We REALLY would like to move away from here because of all the robberies going on. We had our car broken into (well the rental car) last year. The car right next to ours was broken into and had his stereo and speakers stolen. Another car was actually stolen that's right in our parking lot. Also, apparently there have been a few more break ins on cars since then. We REALLY want to move, it's just not comfortable here anymore. Our Landlords here are awesome, but the management sucks. (It's a homeowner thing so the landlord and management are two completely different people.)
After we got tired of it, Bryan got his eye exam, as said in his post, then we went to the store and came home. Then went out to Italian, and Bryan's right. You haven't lived until you've had GOOD caprese. I hate tomatoes, but this, I'll eat all day long if I can. I had a yummy chicken ravioli dish with creamy marsala sauce. So good. What Bryan didn't mention was our service. Our waitress was really nice and fun. However, she had accidentally put down the wrong order on my dish (Bryan's was right). THis is no big deal, she still apologized a bit for it. Didn't make us mad or anything. However, she still felt really bad that when she brought our check back, she brought back a piece of chocolate cake from their dessert menu for us for free. She was really sweet. She did get a good tip. :)
Then we came home and watched a few tv shows and went to bed, or so I thought. I did sleep, but Bryan apparantely did not. :)
Speaking of ambien though, things have improved a lot since I've been on it and it's only been three nights. Mood wise it has improved a lot, I'm not nearly as moody or distressed. I'm a lot more chipper. It's REALLY nice. The only bad thing about it, I hate that I can't remember aything I did for the last ten minutes before going to bed. If I hate something, I have no clue that I ate it and so forth. It sucks, but the pros outweight the cons in this case.
We did go and see Hairspray Friday night. That was an awesome show, we both loved it as expressed in Bryan's journal. Very very fun, and definitely a movie that we are going to own. (I have a hard time convincing Bryan to buy movies, so I'm glad we'll be getting this one). We didn't see it with caption, however, it was wonderful and I was still able to understand a good portion of what happened. They really did pick the perfect person to play Tracy. Just flat out good, REALLY good.
The rest of the weekend behind the cut.
As Bryan said, yesterday we did apartment shopping. We didn't find anything within our price range AND had air conditioning or was reasonable with the price it was at. We REALLY would like to move away from here because of all the robberies going on. We had our car broken into (well the rental car) last year. The car right next to ours was broken into and had his stereo and speakers stolen. Another car was actually stolen that's right in our parking lot. Also, apparently there have been a few more break ins on cars since then. We REALLY want to move, it's just not comfortable here anymore. Our Landlords here are awesome, but the management sucks. (It's a homeowner thing so the landlord and management are two completely different people.)
After we got tired of it, Bryan got his eye exam, as said in his post, then we went to the store and came home. Then went out to Italian, and Bryan's right. You haven't lived until you've had GOOD caprese. I hate tomatoes, but this, I'll eat all day long if I can. I had a yummy chicken ravioli dish with creamy marsala sauce. So good. What Bryan didn't mention was our service. Our waitress was really nice and fun. However, she had accidentally put down the wrong order on my dish (Bryan's was right). THis is no big deal, she still apologized a bit for it. Didn't make us mad or anything. However, she still felt really bad that when she brought our check back, she brought back a piece of chocolate cake from their dessert menu for us for free. She was really sweet. She did get a good tip. :)
Then we came home and watched a few tv shows and went to bed, or so I thought. I did sleep, but Bryan apparantely did not. :)
Speaking of ambien though, things have improved a lot since I've been on it and it's only been three nights. Mood wise it has improved a lot, I'm not nearly as moody or distressed. I'm a lot more chipper. It's REALLY nice. The only bad thing about it, I hate that I can't remember aything I did for the last ten minutes before going to bed. If I hate something, I have no clue that I ate it and so forth. It sucks, but the pros outweight the cons in this case.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Went back to the doctor
This is a summary of it, what I typed to Bryan in an e-mail
So, she has no clue.
The really sucky thing about this is, I've gained NINE pounds in the last two months. Nine!
I just started bawling in her office, and we talked about it. I did have trouble GOING to sleep this past week, two weeks, and with how distressed I am about it, I may have to go on depression meds.
The hair loss thing should go away, same as the sex drive, she hopes.
Since I've had trouble GETTING to sleep,. she actually prescribed me ambien, so I'll be taking that for a bit, heh.
She wants me to do that for a month and then go back in. I'll go back in the last week of August for an update.
She recommended going on a diet program, I explained that we couldn't really afford that, she understood and said to just do what I'm doing now and see how it goes with the sleep thing.
If things don't get better, we may have me on depression meds.
*sigh* I want to just give up :(
So, she has no clue.
The really sucky thing about this is, I've gained NINE pounds in the last two months. Nine!
I just started bawling in her office, and we talked about it. I did have trouble GOING to sleep this past week, two weeks, and with how distressed I am about it, I may have to go on depression meds.
The hair loss thing should go away, same as the sex drive, she hopes.
Since I've had trouble GETTING to sleep,. she actually prescribed me ambien, so I'll be taking that for a bit, heh.
She wants me to do that for a month and then go back in. I'll go back in the last week of August for an update.
She recommended going on a diet program, I explained that we couldn't really afford that, she understood and said to just do what I'm doing now and see how it goes with the sleep thing.
If things don't get better, we may have me on depression meds.
*sigh* I want to just give up :(
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Ponderings
If there was one talent I wish I had....it's dancing. I've always LOVED dancing. I've always wanted to be with cheerleading/drill team/dance company, etc. However, my flexibility DEFINITELY limits me in being able to do any of that stuff. If I could just give up some of my music abilities for dancing....I just might do it....I know it's not possible, but man, I wish I could do performance dancing!
Weight problems
So, 7 weeks ago, I went in to get my thyroid and several other things checked. I also started working out everyday that week and trying to eat better (smaller portions and at least slightly healthier food, from what I can afford anyway). I was told I have hypothyroid, so I'm on medication for that now (going in tomorrow to get a blood check up to see if we need to do anything more).
Since then, I have gained, yes that's right, GAINED, 5 pounds. It's just so darn frustrating. I've been taking a spinning class and missed a few classes due to being sick and accidentally scheduling a workshop I taught at the same time as the class. Other than that, I've been every single darn time. And that class...KICKS butt. Seriously. Go ahead and blame some weight gain on muscle, but SEVEN weeks?! I should have lost SOMETHING by now! I also go jogging on the days that I don't have spinning. Again, with the exception of being sick and holidays, I haven't gone (oh and when friends were staying the night). I slept in yesterday because I was so stinking tired from stupid nightmares all night long, so I didn't go jogging yesterday. But still, I should have at least lost ONE pound. But...NO. NOTHING!
So frustrated. I can see that I've gained weight in the past two years, and it really bothers me, so thus I take the initiative to make it better....this is just HIGHLY discouraging. It doesn't help that I was so bummed about it last night that I ate a frozen pizza....oh well...
Since then, I have gained, yes that's right, GAINED, 5 pounds. It's just so darn frustrating. I've been taking a spinning class and missed a few classes due to being sick and accidentally scheduling a workshop I taught at the same time as the class. Other than that, I've been every single darn time. And that class...KICKS butt. Seriously. Go ahead and blame some weight gain on muscle, but SEVEN weeks?! I should have lost SOMETHING by now! I also go jogging on the days that I don't have spinning. Again, with the exception of being sick and holidays, I haven't gone (oh and when friends were staying the night). I slept in yesterday because I was so stinking tired from stupid nightmares all night long, so I didn't go jogging yesterday. But still, I should have at least lost ONE pound. But...NO. NOTHING!
So frustrated. I can see that I've gained weight in the past two years, and it really bothers me, so thus I take the initiative to make it better....this is just HIGHLY discouraging. It doesn't help that I was so bummed about it last night that I ate a frozen pizza....oh well...
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Harry Potter
It is done, only took me a total of approximately 12 - 12 1/2 hours. But it was good enough that I got grumpy at Bryan from interrupting me from time to time. :) He is reading the last 50 pages, right now. :) I'm excited to talk about it. However, my hand has unfortunately lost feeling in my thumb, index finger and middle finger from holding the book for so long....That good. :)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Monday monday
Well here it's Monday again. *whew*
I'm excited for this week just because I will start working again this week. I start my new job on Wednesday, at that point we'll be able to get a better idea of what hours I work. Nonetheless, I'm excited not to be at home all day long to the point that I get cabin feverish.
Today however, was just interesting. :) For me anyway, probably boring for you guys
Bryan and I went to our spinning class today and it truly HONESTLY kicked our trash today. We came home and slept for about 3ish hours. We were just THAT tired. I start feeling sick during it, and was still feeling sick after. When I woke up from the nap, I had a HUGE headache (I would say migraine, but it my WHOLE head, not just one side like migraines normally are). It hurt so bad that I could feel every heart beat. I tried sleeping again, but that didn't work. Then my ears started ringing so I took both hearing aids out to see if it would help. I already have an open sore in one ear that's been there for QUITE some time, so I try to leave my hearing aid out for that ear anyway. So I really was completely deaf all day.
I started cooking green beans at 3:30 in order to prep for dinner. I started dinner at 4:00, I looked at the bottom of the recipe, and realized that it will take an HOUR LONGER than I had planned on. This is important because Bryan only has 30-40 minutes in between work and night class tonight that he is at home, and that's when we eat dinner. So dinner was no longer going to be ready on time. I was already using all of the pots and pans that we have, but I somehow managed to switch them into bowls and pots and pans, back and forth to be able to make spaghetti as well (with meat and heating up the sauce in a pan). So that was...hectic. I realized as I was cooking that if something was smoking from one of the burners, the smoke alarm could very well be going off. I really need to get a flashing light smoke alarm, since I don't know if I would be able to hear the smoke alarm without my hearing aids. It is loud, but...loud enough? Right as I was finishing up the spaghetti, Bryan came home, but I didn't hear him. Scared the crap out of me when I saw a body right next to me as I was pouring the meat sauce onto the pasta. I thought I was going to drop the hot pan.
We eat dinner, he leaves, I do the dishes once more today just because I used so many bowls and pans, it was a HUGE pile. Then I go to take some empty milk jugs and soda bottles out to the garbage. As I'm walking back in, (note our apartment has a TON of diversity, hardly ANY white people, this means a lot of people who don't speak English that well). This African guy is standing there with two HUGE duffel bags that are full, and a jug of Tide. He gets my attention, and starts talking to me, but it's not English, he's actually telling me he doesn't speak English. But he wants to know something. Me, not wearing my hearing aids, and not able to understand him because A - he doesn't speak English and B - his accent makes his lip shapes entirely different than what a English speaker would make for different vowels and such. He's saying one word over and over and I just can't get it. Feeling horrible because he probably thinks that his English sucks and there's no way I can understand him, I say I'm sorry, I can't hear, and I point to my ear. He says ok, and nods, and obviously understands. I walk two steps, then it hits me. WASH! I turn around and say "wash?" he said YEAH! So I led him tot he wash room, but it just makes me feel so dumb when I can't understand people, and just what a day to not wearing my hearing aids...
I'm now just sitting and taking a break while I'm waiting for the ORIGINAL dinner to finish cooking (we'll eat it for dinner tomorrow, so that means no dishes or cooking for me tomorrow, YAY!). I'm reading Harry Potter 5 (order of the phoenix) to try and catch up before the book comes out at midnight friday night/saturday morning. I'm excited, but I've got a lot to read if I want to finish book 5 and 6 before reading 7.
Off to reading I go.....
I'm excited for this week just because I will start working again this week. I start my new job on Wednesday, at that point we'll be able to get a better idea of what hours I work. Nonetheless, I'm excited not to be at home all day long to the point that I get cabin feverish.
Today however, was just interesting. :) For me anyway, probably boring for you guys
Bryan and I went to our spinning class today and it truly HONESTLY kicked our trash today. We came home and slept for about 3ish hours. We were just THAT tired. I start feeling sick during it, and was still feeling sick after. When I woke up from the nap, I had a HUGE headache (I would say migraine, but it my WHOLE head, not just one side like migraines normally are). It hurt so bad that I could feel every heart beat. I tried sleeping again, but that didn't work. Then my ears started ringing so I took both hearing aids out to see if it would help. I already have an open sore in one ear that's been there for QUITE some time, so I try to leave my hearing aid out for that ear anyway. So I really was completely deaf all day.
I started cooking green beans at 3:30 in order to prep for dinner. I started dinner at 4:00, I looked at the bottom of the recipe, and realized that it will take an HOUR LONGER than I had planned on. This is important because Bryan only has 30-40 minutes in between work and night class tonight that he is at home, and that's when we eat dinner. So dinner was no longer going to be ready on time. I was already using all of the pots and pans that we have, but I somehow managed to switch them into bowls and pots and pans, back and forth to be able to make spaghetti as well (with meat and heating up the sauce in a pan). So that was...hectic. I realized as I was cooking that if something was smoking from one of the burners, the smoke alarm could very well be going off. I really need to get a flashing light smoke alarm, since I don't know if I would be able to hear the smoke alarm without my hearing aids. It is loud, but...loud enough? Right as I was finishing up the spaghetti, Bryan came home, but I didn't hear him. Scared the crap out of me when I saw a body right next to me as I was pouring the meat sauce onto the pasta. I thought I was going to drop the hot pan.
We eat dinner, he leaves, I do the dishes once more today just because I used so many bowls and pans, it was a HUGE pile. Then I go to take some empty milk jugs and soda bottles out to the garbage. As I'm walking back in, (note our apartment has a TON of diversity, hardly ANY white people, this means a lot of people who don't speak English that well). This African guy is standing there with two HUGE duffel bags that are full, and a jug of Tide. He gets my attention, and starts talking to me, but it's not English, he's actually telling me he doesn't speak English. But he wants to know something. Me, not wearing my hearing aids, and not able to understand him because A - he doesn't speak English and B - his accent makes his lip shapes entirely different than what a English speaker would make for different vowels and such. He's saying one word over and over and I just can't get it. Feeling horrible because he probably thinks that his English sucks and there's no way I can understand him, I say I'm sorry, I can't hear, and I point to my ear. He says ok, and nods, and obviously understands. I walk two steps, then it hits me. WASH! I turn around and say "wash?" he said YEAH! So I led him tot he wash room, but it just makes me feel so dumb when I can't understand people, and just what a day to not wearing my hearing aids...
I'm now just sitting and taking a break while I'm waiting for the ORIGINAL dinner to finish cooking (we'll eat it for dinner tomorrow, so that means no dishes or cooking for me tomorrow, YAY!). I'm reading Harry Potter 5 (order of the phoenix) to try and catch up before the book comes out at midnight friday night/saturday morning. I'm excited, but I've got a lot to read if I want to finish book 5 and 6 before reading 7.
Off to reading I go.....
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