4.30.2009
4.28.2009
Playin' Catch Up... Again! Partie deux
Alright my blogging fingers have recuperated and are ready to fill you in on the rest of everything else. Like I mentioned I have been trying to eat healthier so I am going by this diet list of what to have, how many servings, exact brands that are good and bad, the things to omit and so on and so forth. I also am trying to get my immune system back on track so I have a vitamin/supplement I have been taking. Hopefully that'll help my health get better sooner rather than later.
Well we were finally able to return to church on Easter Sunday and I wore a dress I got 8 months ago but hadn't worn due to its ill fit and spring pattern. Now it fits and its spring so I wore it. Ha ha! We did the classes at our church then went home for a breather and went to see Cody's sisters sing in their sacrament which was followed by a fantastic dinner courtesy of my MIL.
The weather here has been utterly ridiculous. Rainy then sunny then sunny then windy and freezing. There are beautiful trees here at the apts. and it was raining the other day so I took some pictures.
A few days after Easter I was feelin rather down so my wonderful and amazing loverface took me out to dinner. We went to one of my all time favorites and had one of my all time favorites.
These avocado club egg rolls are so good. Cody doesn't like avocado but even he likes them, they are seriously the best!
After dinner, since we were downtown, we window shopped and then went and saw a movie. We also had seen the gnarliest, nastiest looking street performer and I wish I had taken a picture. He was horrible but that wasn't even the worst, he looked like a total chester and had spray painted himself, clothes, mustache, and all, gold. It was gross.
These are my fierce shoes from Buckle. I had them on my wishlist for over a year and it paid off. I got them for 13$ when they had been nearly 100$!
I love his face!
Two weekends ago we went and spent time out at Nana's while everyone but her and Robyn were out of town. We just took it easy and I got some more audiobooks and musical soundtracks for my iPod. We went out to MiMis's Cafe that night and had lots of good talk and food!
I also have been needing to improvise with my wardrobe. Since I will be back in AZ for the hot hot hot months, I will be needing more shorts. I can't afford shorts so I took out all of my jeans and pants that didn't quite fit right anymore and made shorts out of 'em! I just cut then hand-stitched a hem along the bottom. It was finally warm enough last week for shorts and flip flops on our AFB tour. Cody wanted to take a picture of my creation and told me how to pose. Ha ha here they are!
Well we were finally able to return to church on Easter Sunday and I wore a dress I got 8 months ago but hadn't worn due to its ill fit and spring pattern. Now it fits and its spring so I wore it. Ha ha! We did the classes at our church then went home for a breather and went to see Cody's sisters sing in their sacrament which was followed by a fantastic dinner courtesy of my MIL.
The weather here has been utterly ridiculous. Rainy then sunny then sunny then windy and freezing. There are beautiful trees here at the apts. and it was raining the other day so I took some pictures.
A few days after Easter I was feelin rather down so my wonderful and amazing loverface took me out to dinner. We went to one of my all time favorites and had one of my all time favorites.
These avocado club egg rolls are so good. Cody doesn't like avocado but even he likes them, they are seriously the best!
After dinner, since we were downtown, we window shopped and then went and saw a movie. We also had seen the gnarliest, nastiest looking street performer and I wish I had taken a picture. He was horrible but that wasn't even the worst, he looked like a total chester and had spray painted himself, clothes, mustache, and all, gold. It was gross.
These are my fierce shoes from Buckle. I had them on my wishlist for over a year and it paid off. I got them for 13$ when they had been nearly 100$!
I love his face!
Two weekends ago we went and spent time out at Nana's while everyone but her and Robyn were out of town. We just took it easy and I got some more audiobooks and musical soundtracks for my iPod. We went out to MiMis's Cafe that night and had lots of good talk and food!
I also have been needing to improvise with my wardrobe. Since I will be back in AZ for the hot hot hot months, I will be needing more shorts. I can't afford shorts so I took out all of my jeans and pants that didn't quite fit right anymore and made shorts out of 'em! I just cut then hand-stitched a hem along the bottom. It was finally warm enough last week for shorts and flip flops on our AFB tour. Cody wanted to take a picture of my creation and told me how to pose. Ha ha here they are!
4.27.2009
Playin' Catch Up... Again!
Its been a little while but I have had no desire whatsoever to post. I'm still not totally feelin it but I had an amazing weekend and have pictures so that is my motivation. Seriously though, lots of pictures!
I have been working out like crazy and its a slow process but I can actually squeeze back into my jeans now. I also have been trying to eat a little healthier so hopefully that'll help speed the process along as well.
This last week we went with Cody's recruiting Sergeant to Hill AF Base to tour. That was a ton of fun. We learned a lot and added a ton of things to our ammenities list. Ha ha, we are all about the perks. Later that night I checked my phone and he (Sgt Vanhook) invited us to Supercross on Saturday (the AF got in for free). I was sooo excited. I needed to get out and the weather had been fantastic and I was just thoroughly looking forward to it.
Friday the weather turned chilly and the sun was gone. Saturday it was even colder and rainy and super windy but we put on our jackets and arrived downtown at about noon. It was a little hairy tryin to get all of us in but after about an hour of wrangling with the witchy ticket girl, we headed down to the pit area. There were tons of booths and all the riders and their crews were working on the bikes. It was seriously so much fun just to see everyone and walk around and see how crazy some of the sponsors go all out out. The Air Force also had a booth and I was the only girl there, also the only non AF, but somehow I was made like the AF girl... it was interesting. All the guys were cool though and Sgt. Vanhook is always hilarious so despite the freezing pouring rain and wind, the afternoon was a blast. At about 5:30 I headed up to the stands by myself because all of the new AF guys that had been there were actually going out onto the field to be in the opening ceremonies and swear in. They were supposed to go on at 6:00 but didn't end up going out until after 7:00. I was so cold and lonely and soaking wet but when Cody went out there and swore in, and nearly 50,000 people gave him and the other fourteen men a standing ovation, I cried and screamed, and jumped up and down with everyone else and forgot all about my discomfort.
Also had I known what network it was on, I would have let everyone know. It was televised nationwide on CBS though, maybe some of you saw it!
The heats started at about 7:30 and the 250's were just as much fun as the 450's. I didn't know anyone in the 250's so I just cheered on colors. Ha Ha it was seriously so much fun. The main race, final event wasn't until nearly 10:00 PM but was totally worth the wait. These guys are phenomenal. It is absolutely incredible what they do. I had been cheering all night for the top two guys Chad Reed who is #1 and James Stewart #7. I had been torn all night but when the final race started, I was cheering only for James Stewart. He ended up winning and tied up points wise with Chad Reed and now its down to the wire to see who wins in the finals next week in Vegas. Oh how I wish we could go.
By the time we got home, we were exhausted and still numb but had had one of the best days in a long time. Here are some pictures of Supercross. I will post later the other things that have been going on.
Supercross was held at the University of Utah Stadium.
James Stewart testing out his bike for a practice run.
Villapoto was ranked top five in the competition and I think he finished 4th that night but Monster is his sponsor and they were the headlining sponsor of the season and I think the tour so they were pretty huge and all over.
This is the Air Force recruiting truck that they take to events. It had a ridiculous set up in the back, all the men thought it was beautiful.
just to give you an idea of how low the clouds were and how dreary of a day it was.
Cody is in the back row, right top corner.
Before the Supercross light main event started.
Great shot of the 250 riders comin out of the gate, before the holeshot
This is the 450 main final event, all the riders comin out on the straight away.
Me showing my love for James Stewart #7!
After the race ended, so happy my guy won, and so glad we were going to be warm soon!
I have been working out like crazy and its a slow process but I can actually squeeze back into my jeans now. I also have been trying to eat a little healthier so hopefully that'll help speed the process along as well.
This last week we went with Cody's recruiting Sergeant to Hill AF Base to tour. That was a ton of fun. We learned a lot and added a ton of things to our ammenities list. Ha ha, we are all about the perks. Later that night I checked my phone and he (Sgt Vanhook) invited us to Supercross on Saturday (the AF got in for free). I was sooo excited. I needed to get out and the weather had been fantastic and I was just thoroughly looking forward to it.
Friday the weather turned chilly and the sun was gone. Saturday it was even colder and rainy and super windy but we put on our jackets and arrived downtown at about noon. It was a little hairy tryin to get all of us in but after about an hour of wrangling with the witchy ticket girl, we headed down to the pit area. There were tons of booths and all the riders and their crews were working on the bikes. It was seriously so much fun just to see everyone and walk around and see how crazy some of the sponsors go all out out. The Air Force also had a booth and I was the only girl there, also the only non AF, but somehow I was made like the AF girl... it was interesting. All the guys were cool though and Sgt. Vanhook is always hilarious so despite the freezing pouring rain and wind, the afternoon was a blast. At about 5:30 I headed up to the stands by myself because all of the new AF guys that had been there were actually going out onto the field to be in the opening ceremonies and swear in. They were supposed to go on at 6:00 but didn't end up going out until after 7:00. I was so cold and lonely and soaking wet but when Cody went out there and swore in, and nearly 50,000 people gave him and the other fourteen men a standing ovation, I cried and screamed, and jumped up and down with everyone else and forgot all about my discomfort.
Also had I known what network it was on, I would have let everyone know. It was televised nationwide on CBS though, maybe some of you saw it!
The heats started at about 7:30 and the 250's were just as much fun as the 450's. I didn't know anyone in the 250's so I just cheered on colors. Ha Ha it was seriously so much fun. The main race, final event wasn't until nearly 10:00 PM but was totally worth the wait. These guys are phenomenal. It is absolutely incredible what they do. I had been cheering all night for the top two guys Chad Reed who is #1 and James Stewart #7. I had been torn all night but when the final race started, I was cheering only for James Stewart. He ended up winning and tied up points wise with Chad Reed and now its down to the wire to see who wins in the finals next week in Vegas. Oh how I wish we could go.
By the time we got home, we were exhausted and still numb but had had one of the best days in a long time. Here are some pictures of Supercross. I will post later the other things that have been going on.
Supercross was held at the University of Utah Stadium.
James Stewart testing out his bike for a practice run.
Villapoto was ranked top five in the competition and I think he finished 4th that night but Monster is his sponsor and they were the headlining sponsor of the season and I think the tour so they were pretty huge and all over.
This is the Air Force recruiting truck that they take to events. It had a ridiculous set up in the back, all the men thought it was beautiful.
just to give you an idea of how low the clouds were and how dreary of a day it was.
Cody is in the back row, right top corner.
Before the Supercross light main event started.
Great shot of the 250 riders comin out of the gate, before the holeshot
This is the 450 main final event, all the riders comin out on the straight away.
Me showing my love for James Stewart #7!
After the race ended, so happy my guy won, and so glad we were going to be warm soon!
4.16.2009
Shock & a half! WATCH!!
I had this sent to me by my MIL and with a description of why dreams matter. She also mentioned she had cried so I had totally prepped myself for a really sad but inspirational story. I had Cody watch it with me and we didn't cry but I had chills the ENTIRE time and I could NOT get over what I was seeing and hearing. It makes me wish I had British television. Ha but seriously watch. This showed me that cynicism is so horrible and detrimental to us as individuals. This woman was so strong to stand up and do what she did.
If the link isn't clickable then just copy and paste it into your browser. Its worth it!!
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg&feature=bz301
And the followup article:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/theconstantvalentine/archives/166554.asp?from=blog_last3
If the link isn't clickable then just copy and paste it into your browser. Its worth it!!
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg&feature=bz301
And the followup article:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/theconstantvalentine/archives/166554.asp?from=blog_last3
4.15.2009
Allowing myself to be angry
Let's see, people who aren't even trying, and who don't even WANT kids, getting pregnant left and right.
Yeah I think out of the people I know who have gotten married in the same year as us up until just recently, there are 3 that don't have at least one baby.
I am so utterly sick and tired of it.
4.10.2009
Two amazing if not unlikely friends
Some of you whom attended HA will remember Kara Kearney now Kara Erickson. She moved away from AZ in high school to CO and I lost touch with her. Although we had had classes together and had a lot of the same friends we had never been super close. We discovered each other a year or so ago and quickly rekindled our friendship. We talk online several times a week and she has been such a great source of comfort to me. We often talk about our faith, and although we don't share the same religion, we share the same ideals, beliefs, and many of the same opinions. She is so fun to talk to and she is quite possibly the sweetest, kindest person I have ever met. We talk about our husbands, our lives, and whatever struggles we happen to be dealing with. Right now for me that happens to be my recent health struggles. Kara can relate to having health issues and having to cope with what comes. The other day I got a UPS delivery and was at a total loss. I had no idea what it was or why I had gotten it. I opened it to find a gift box from Bath and Body Works with a wonderfully thoughtful card from Kara. She is so awesome and I am so grateful to her and her friendship.
Next is Cathy Ricks, now Cathy Dean. She is a few years older than me but she is probably the only person I know that can 100% relate to me and my current life happenings and feelings. She is such a source of hope to me. She has a miracle baby and that gives me hope. Even though the doctor said its going to be hard and its a small chance, her having her baby gives me hope. After finding out what had been going on, she sent me the most heartfelt, compassion filled letter I have ever received and I bawled me eyes out. We never hung out in high school, I haven't even seen her in several years, but she is my friend. I thank her publicly for her love and prayers and concern.
I am so unbelievably lucky to have these two women in my life. No, they don't live near me at all. No, I haven't seen either of them in years. There are factors missing that are usually part of a friendship but these women have been better friends to me from a distance than many others that I considered to be close friends. So thank you Kara and Cathy. You guys are in my life for a reason and I recognize that. I love you girls!
Next is Cathy Ricks, now Cathy Dean. She is a few years older than me but she is probably the only person I know that can 100% relate to me and my current life happenings and feelings. She is such a source of hope to me. She has a miracle baby and that gives me hope. Even though the doctor said its going to be hard and its a small chance, her having her baby gives me hope. After finding out what had been going on, she sent me the most heartfelt, compassion filled letter I have ever received and I bawled me eyes out. We never hung out in high school, I haven't even seen her in several years, but she is my friend. I thank her publicly for her love and prayers and concern.
I am so unbelievably lucky to have these two women in my life. No, they don't live near me at all. No, I haven't seen either of them in years. There are factors missing that are usually part of a friendship but these women have been better friends to me from a distance than many others that I considered to be close friends. So thank you Kara and Cathy. You guys are in my life for a reason and I recognize that. I love you girls!
Follow Up
For those who I don't speak to regularly I thought I'd post a quick update on my health. I had my follow up appt. on Monday. I got my incisions and swelling and everything else looked at. My incisions "looked good" although to me they are hideous. My doctor (the surgeon) was shocked when he saw my swelling and bruising. He hadn't ever seen that happen with this surgery. He came to the conclusions as my other doctors. I bruised so badly and am still bruising and still swollen because I bled internally for a month. They usually catch it after a week or catch it before it even starts happening so mine was pretty bad. I am still really sore and by mid morning I am ready for a nap. I can walk semi-normally but it still takes me like five minutes to make it up or down our 6 stairs. I am also still dealing with pregnancy hormones which he said will continue for about two months after my surgery. Just things like smells making me sick and craving things or not wanting anything because it sounds so gross. I am getting better though and I cannot wait for another week to pass. I gained a ridiculous 15 pounds and can't even come close to squeezing into jeans. In a week I will hopefully be able to go work my butt off and lose my 15-20 lbs. We have Steele family pictures on May 1st so it'll be tough but I am determined. I think that is about it. I have been putting together decor ideas for our next house and have found some fabulous stuff. I will post pictures of some of my ideas later. Thank you all for everything. Love you!!
4.07.2009
♥ One of my biggest blessings
This man is my life. I wouldn't be here without him. He is my everything. I am so grateful I have him and more than anything that he loves me. I love him. ♥
4.04.2009
Tryin to feel good about myself
Well its been a week since my surgery. It has been a very long week and I am glad it is coming to a close. What a better way to end this nightmarish slew of days than with General Conference.
We woke up this morning and came over to Kevin and Whit's (Kevin has drill) and curled up with blankets on the couch and settled in to listen and be edified. Whit cooked up some yummy food, I popped some pain pills and we rather enjoyed ourselves.
Cody unfortunately is missing the second session today, which he is pretty sad about, but there was something he needed to help someone with. He will be attending the priesthood session with uncles and cousins though and is looking forward to that.
On Thursday I was feeling really gross and not pretty at all so I summoned up my courage and went to get my hair cut.
I paid dearly for it that night and on Friday but the pain was worth it. I did make up today and hair so I could have a boost in self confidence. Feeling pretty is helping me. Of course I had to Photobooth after all that work so here they are folks. Love you all.
We woke up this morning and came over to Kevin and Whit's (Kevin has drill) and curled up with blankets on the couch and settled in to listen and be edified. Whit cooked up some yummy food, I popped some pain pills and we rather enjoyed ourselves.
Cody unfortunately is missing the second session today, which he is pretty sad about, but there was something he needed to help someone with. He will be attending the priesthood session with uncles and cousins though and is looking forward to that.
On Thursday I was feeling really gross and not pretty at all so I summoned up my courage and went to get my hair cut.
I paid dearly for it that night and on Friday but the pain was worth it. I did make up today and hair so I could have a boost in self confidence. Feeling pretty is helping me. Of course I had to Photobooth after all that work so here they are folks. Love you all.
4.01.2009
More Yuckiness
I am so completely overwhelmed by the outreach and service we have been receiving. My MIL has been fantastic along with my SIL's who take turns "babysitting" me until Cody gets home. Cody's cousins are going to be bringing dinners along with my Relief Society. It is so humbling. Jeff's mom, Nana, will be visiting later this week and bringing me some books because I am so utterly starved for entertainment. Cody will be calling the Bishop so next weekend I am able to have the sacrament. All of the well wishes and prayers are greatly appreciated.
My doctor had told me that with my complications and residual blood drainage that my pain and swelling would worsen for about a week before I start to see improvement. That has definitely proven true. I wake up every morning, having gone about 14 hours without pain or nausea medicine and I can sure feel it. I was finally able to take a nap today, whereas the past few days I would try and try and would never be able to drop off. I have an appointment on Monday in which he will be looking for signs of the bleeding to have stopped completely and hopefully that the drainage will have started to dissipate. I also have quite a few questions I have. I am so glad Cody will be coming with me.
Here are my bruises and swollen abdomen as of today. Keep the prayers coming. Love you all.
My doctor had told me that with my complications and residual blood drainage that my pain and swelling would worsen for about a week before I start to see improvement. That has definitely proven true. I wake up every morning, having gone about 14 hours without pain or nausea medicine and I can sure feel it. I was finally able to take a nap today, whereas the past few days I would try and try and would never be able to drop off. I have an appointment on Monday in which he will be looking for signs of the bleeding to have stopped completely and hopefully that the drainage will have started to dissipate. I also have quite a few questions I have. I am so glad Cody will be coming with me.
Here are my bruises and swollen abdomen as of today. Keep the prayers coming. Love you all.
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