Shopping

Well, I did not get a massage today, although I will be this week. I did however find another excellent stress relieving activity, shopping. And TJMAXX has got the right price! I should probably not even admit how much I bought, but it was a de-stresser and it was nice to spend time with my Mom and Grandma.

So, 7 pairs of shoes, 3 tops, and 1 skirt later - things are looking up!

Diagnosis: Stress

Well, I came home from work early today, because I literally could not talk to anyone without having to pause in the middle of a sentence and take three deep breathes. I came home and couldn't really do anything I just go tin my sweats - I reckon I watched 4 hours of TV, which I NEVER do!

When my Grandma got home she listened to me breathe and told me everything was fine, and the likelihood was that I was simply stressed - which is the second time I have had such a diagnosis. I couldn't tell you exactly what I am stressed about, but when my Grandma said, "well, lets see you got home from your mission, got back into school, graduated, got a new job, your sister is getting married, and your parents are leaving on a mission for 3 years, I think anyone would be stressed!" And when you put it that way there does seem to be a lot that I can be stressed about - and I am more than happy to take her prescription: a massage every week for a few months.

Done.

20+ Hours of Sleep and Still Exhausted

Let's just put it this way - I came home from St. George on Saturday night, went to bed around 9:00 pm, woke up on Sunday morning around 9:30 am. Ate a delicious breakfast, then fell back to sleep around 10:00 am till 11:00 am. Got ready and went to church, could hardly hold my head up let a lone stay awake, so I came home after Sacrament meeting - slept for another 4 hours.

I have no idea what is wrong with me, but I am ready to go back to sleep and its only 9:00 pm.

St. George

Went down to the Washington County Convention - much to write, but will use this as a place holder for now! I just can't forget the delicious food at Gunbarrell Roadhouse and bleeding people in Cedar City.

A week of...

You know those days and resulting weeks that go by and you wake up and think... what the hell have I been doing? I have been feeling like this ever since I returned home from my mission!

Does life ever just slow down?

I have tried to slow some things down - I have been listening to books on tape in my car, and even on occasion just sitting in silence as I drive (since I seem to spend a lot of time in the car and much like the bathroom it is a place that you can be entirely by yourself without having to worry about any interruptions).

It doesn't seem to matter how well I plan out my days, I still seem to run out of time to accomplish everything I need to - I want to find time to read, be with my family, and just sit and do nothing, just have time to think.

Grandma & Grandpa are home!

Well, as I mentioned yesterday my Grandparents came home yesterday!

So other than my Dad being released as Bishop yesterday, which was emotional - we were able to couple it with the joy of having all the family around! I reckon we had more people over than we have in a while - Natalie who usually doesn't stay too long, stayed for a long while along with both Keisha and Kacey who came. Even Cody, Jordan, and Samantha stayed longer than usual. Plus we have had a few babies recently so we had three under the age of 1 - which made things quite fun!

I am so grateful for such a wonderful family!

Ashley's Bachelorette Party!

Well, today was.... well it started at 5:00 am. On a weekday that is no big deal, but on a Saturday it's rough. I had to be at the Davis County Convention at 6:15 am in order to get a booth and get set up before the convention started.

After the convention - which was very successful and exciting - yes I am crazy, but you just need to come to one and you will realize why they are so addicting. After, I came home finished cleaning the basement for my grandparents to come home from Nauvoo (they had been on a mission). Then I had to run to Costco get stuff for dinner tomorrow, picked up lunch for my grandparents. By the time I got home they had arrived! It is so exciting to have them back home! Then me, Heidi, and Grandma decided to get pedicures which were long overdue! Well, that set us back for the bachelorette party - plus we had to run by the airport on the way down to Provo to drop off a car at the airport so my parents could get home...

Needless to say by the time we made to Magleby's I was tired and starving and not too excited for a party - I was more in a mood to sit at home alone, but I didn't have a choice as I was planning the evening. So we had dinner - which was a bit of a disaster... the waiter couldn't keep our drinks filled, didn't bring enough bread with the appetizer, the main course came out before the dinner salads, and my main dish was wrong, Rachel's food was cold - fortunately the chocolate cake was good. Part way through the dinner I died laughing between the exhaustion and the 'failed' evening I couldn't help but just laugh.

After dinner we all got 'Grow a Boyfriends' and had to find 4 things to described Ashley and Taylor's relationships and take a picture of it. Well, not only did we get the best pictures - we also picked up 4 guys in a car as we were driving from Wal-Mart to the BYU football stadium who were from Washington and made them take a picture in front of the cougar with us. Then we were going to spoon me to get a picture and took the guys with us and had ice cream. One of the most awkward 30 minute dates in history. It could have ben really fun...but the one kid was a bit full of himself, and sadly I think his friends knew it. Oh well! Other than the awkward one, they were all from out of town and I reckon we made their weekend one to remember!