On our trip to Utah...

We encountered a 'medical emergency' on the airplane. The guy actually got up and passed out and landed on me. Then got up and sat down in his seat just to pass out again. The wife started yelling he wasn't breathing and the flight attendants yelled for any medical personnel  Jared and I were already watching the situation, well because he fell on me.
We got there, shook him he aroused somewhat, got his blood pressure (which was very low), went over medical history, put him on oxygen and laid him down, we then just debated if he needed an IV or not and took his blood pressure over and over again.

All was well in the end and we ended up getting an email thanking us from the airline, included was a voucher for our next flight. woohoo!


We got to go to the temple lights! Always fun and pretty.
(please excuse the bad pictures)

We, then, quickly got going to wedding stuff....

Congrats to Steph and Taylor!  It was a beautiful ceremony and it was nice being back where we were married.

And there were skirts... I mean... Kilts at Joels Eagle Court of Honor.

And ginger bread houses to be decorated.

It was so nice to get to be with some family before Christmas   I wish we could have stayed longer. I haven't felt so stress-free in quite a while. 

Merry Christmas!!

“It is possible to be honest every day. It is possible to live so that others can trust us-can trust our words, our motives, and our actions. Our examples are vital to those who sit at our feet as well as those who watch from a distance. Our own constant self-improvement will become as a polar star to those within our individual spheres of influence. They will remember longer what they saw in us than what they heard from us. Our attitude, our point of view, can make a tremendous difference.”

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us... If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers. " 

- Gordon B. Hinckley

Just a little update

I havent posted a 'real' post in a while so I thought I would catch you all up.  (Thanks for the reminder Rachel)

nothing is happening.

The End.



J/k  I know things are happening, but I just think of them as normal run of the mill type of stuff.

Jared...
Jared is doing well.  Mostly studying for work and preparing lessons for his calling in church. Really not much more. He received a Christmas gift early this year so that he can continue to bike during the cooler months - he was happy about that. And we have been able (the last couple days - like today and yesterday) to spend some time together. It has been nice because the end of October and beginning weeks of November were very poor for couples that actually want to see each other. :( BUT we have made it to one of our first weekends together in .... 4 weeks?  SAD.

Currently, Jared is trying increase his distance running. We ran 6 miles together.   At about mile 5 I offered to increase the distance to 7 but he declined. He wants to do a Olympic length triathlon in May next year so he is trying to work on running. He will also (hopefully) be participating in a half marathon with me next April.  I think he is amazing.

This Christmas we will be going to Utah, well not for Christmas exactly.  But more for Taylors wedding.  Plus, again I have to work, this time on Christmas Eve... and the weekend before Christmas so we will officially be spending Christmas here.

Jenny...
As for me.... I am boring as usual. I have been working as usual. The patients have been pretty nice, but the load was heavy due to being short staffed and budget cuts and new nurses but I survived the worst of it I think, and work has actually been very busy, but mostly goodish. We had  almost 80 elective surgeries last week. Normally we have about 60-65. CRAZY. Plus the planets must have aligned because we had a ton of hip/femur/tiba/shoulder fractures come in as well.  It kept things very busy. I suppose it will only get more busy as the year comes to a close because people have filled their insurance deductible and want their knee/hip replaced.  I felt pretty happy because I helped catch a clot in the lungs on a patient. Poor thing, but it made me feel like I actually do matter in my job.  A rare glimpse of satisfaction. - Most the time it seems like patients are just yelling at me or mad, or disappointed. Makes it hard to feel like I matter.

It does suck that I will not be able to come home for t-give, especially because everyone will be there. It makes me miss my family.  So, Jared will be going to a friends for thanksgiving dinner, and I will be helping with a potluck at work. :) - almost as good as a home-cooked meal. Right??

 I recently went to the eye doctor and got the smallest of small scripts on my right eye.  He said I still had 20/20 vision, but I could try glasses to see if they would help my headaches. We will see. I have never worn glasses before and they are different.  No, there will not be any pictures because I'm still pretty self conscious about them. Like, multiple times a day I ask Jared 'For reals....'
And he will say something like "They look good on you".  We will see. I can tell that things are just a bit clearer as I read and type, but they drive me crazy driving and watching tv.  Honestly, I'm most scared to go to work with them. JUDGMENTS.

Charlie...
Charlie has been happy, but doesn't like it when we go to work all day long. BUT he does know how to hold that bladder for 12-14 hours at a time. He has been loving the 6 miles runs because he can basically do his own thing and run in the fields next to me. (and roll around in deer poop). He will be 4 years old this Thanksgiving and he is starting to calm down from his puppy hyperness, which is kinda nice.

We all are happy here in the bluegrass state :)

Dog Shaming

... and he STINKS.

Laundry Detergent

I have a problem.

Which I usually do, it would seem...

This time, however, it does not have to do with that husband I married. :)

This time it took my husband to tell me 'you have a problem' to realize, 'hm, I guess that is a problem.'

You see, I love to shop. More specifically I love to shop sales... on laundry detergent.

I have been banned from buying anymore laundry detergent. Not that we have a lot.  Right now my stash is down to a withering 5  7 bottles.

Every time I get a coupon for any kind of laundry detergent I Want to buy it.

I have to skip the laundry detergent isle every time I shop at the grocery store, or else I come home with more.

I dreamed about those laundry detergent beads you put in the dryer.... mmmmmmm

Jared witnessed my 'need' the other day at the store. It ended with 'you have a problem'.... AND a new large bottle of Tide with febreze.

Totally worth it.

Will I try to get over my addiction?? No.  Will I hold back until we move so that we don't have to drag along a bunch of detergent. Yes.

No regrets.

AND now I'm currently looking for some downy unstopables coupons... :)

Littl' Whoo

So all that Jared believes pumpkins are good for is their seeds.. I, however, believe they are good for seeds and carving.

This is the little guy I decided to carve out of my pumpkin. His name in Littl' Whoo.

You Might Be a Horrible Person If...

1. You went to a good friends wedding and re-gifted a gift you were given at your wedding - 4.5 years ago.

2. You wrapped the WEDDING present in CHRISTMAS wrapping paper.

3. The card was bought 5 mins before it was put on the gift table.

- The only saving grace was we put some money in the card. :) - so we can't be that horrible.