The weeks go by...

Well, it has been much too long wince I have written, time just seems to get away from me. I am not sure how or why, but it does.

The biggest and most significant event of the last week or so has no doubt been Ashley and Taylor's wedding! It was wonderful. I have decided undoubtedly that I will be having an afternoon wedding, no getting up at 3 on my wedding day!

We were able to sleep in until 8 or 9 am. Then all us girls went to Mindy's to get our hair and make-up done, note: I did not get my hair in an up-do, contrary to some people's questions. Then we came home and moseyed around for a bit and got ready to go to the temple. The sealing was beautiful and I have never seen Ashley so happy! She had the biggest smile on her face all day - I reckon her face must have hurt that night!

The dinner was beautiful that night - and no doubt the cupcakes were a hit! everyone loved them. The Key Lime was voted the favorite, although personally I loved the double chocolate, german chocolate, and coconut. And the pina colada was also amazing, and the red velvet... okay, they were all amazing!

Other than that not much happening - work should slow down soon as our Legacy Dinner is on May 13th.

Yesterday, I went to Smith & Edwards for the first time! I went specifically to talk to Bert Smith, Shell's grandpa and owner, about buying a table for our Legacy Dinner, but having gone for the first time - I had to get the grand tour of the place. It was incredible - something like 44 acres of what some would call junk and others call treasures! I was amazed at the variety of everything that they had - from Caldrea to original WWII bombs.

It was Bert's birthday yesterday, and so he didn't get in to work until about 11 am, but it didn't bother me too much as I had plenty to look at and Shell was an excellent tour guide! When I was able to talk to Bert - well, I just wish I could of had a video camera from the moment that I met him, walking up to his office and him giving me an auto donut, which they had had an entire Semi-truck full of and now there were only about 20 left. He wrote on the back "NC" (no-charge) and "Bert". We then went to his office where he took a copy on the constitution and marked it up for me, then we just sat and talked about the Fed and the teachers unions, etc. Part way through our conversation I had a very distinct de ja vu, very strange. After over an hour - he wrote out a check and then invited me to hi birthday lunch, I sadly had to decline - but enjoyed every minute that I was able to spend with him!

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!