Hypothetically Speaking

Let's say you were feeling sick- feverish, achy, light headed- but then you started to get better except for you throat which really hurt on one side, and then you looked inside and saw that you had a crazy swollen and white tonsil, so you went to the doctor and he looked and said that you had strep throat, but then after five days of antibiotics you didn't get better-you got worse- then let's say you went in again and this doctor looked at you and said I want to do a blood test to be sure but I think you have mono, and lets say he did the test and you did have mono, but of course mono is a virus and not a bacteria so there is nothing you can take to make it any better; you have to wait it out and drink water all the time and mostly feel miserable for days and days, and then you count back and realize that you have been sick for two weeks already and there is no end in sight.

That would really stink wouldn't it.

Let's try again

I tried to post these pictures earlier but was told that you could not click on them. You should be able to click on the pictures and have them enlarge so you can see all the pictures. Here is a second attempt. You can scroll down to see descriptions of the pictures

Quarantine

I had intended for the next post to be about our new city here but a few things have come up to throw me off beat. First, Christian had been sick with some sort of bug. He was pretty miserable I was sticking close to help out. He has gotten well so that's a plus. Then at the end of last week I started to head downhill. I felt terrible and was in no mood to drive around and take pictures for the blog. Yesterday I was feeling much better with the exception of some soreness in my throat that hadn't faded yet. I admit that I was happy to let Christian know that my superior female genes had fought this off illness with fewer symptoms than he did. Unfortunately, when I looked in my throat out of curiosity I found a swollen, white covered tonsil. When I think swollen tonsils I think tonsillitis - that sort of freaked me out. A trip to the doctor today gives the good news - no tonsillitis, and the bad news - strep throat. The doctor suggests that the strep throat probably hit my already weakened immune system. So much for superior genes. This is my second bout of strep in three months.

On the positive side I would like to recognize Christians wonderful ness. He has been wonderful the whole time I was sick, but this morning he really wins the prize. Knowing that I was really worried last night over the whole tonsil thing he got up really early and cleaned the whole kitchen as a surprise! He then got ready and went to his 6am ROTC physical training. It was wonderful.

So...We moved to Arizona

Christian and I have moved to Arizona! We backed up a truck (with help - Thanks a bunch!), towed the car, and drove eight hours with Matdy the cat. On the subject of Matdy I would like to make five points: 1) yes, that is how I spell her name, 2) over the counter cat calming drugs do not really work, 3) my cat foams at the mouth if you give her dramamine, 4) she is not afraid to continually express her distaste for car travel, and 5) thankfully the volume on the truck radio is louder than Matdy. I feel that sums up the drive.

Matdy's objections aside, we are excited for our start here in Arizona. We were very happy to have members of the Elders Quorum who helped to move our many boxes to our upstairs apartment.

We are loving our new home in Arizona and look forward to telling you all about it!

Girl's Camp

Yes. It is true. I went to Camp 11 days after I got married. What can I say-it's Girl's Camp. I had a great time working with the YCL's. One of the groups I worked with was the song time group. These four girls did a fantastic job, and I was taken back many years to when I was a YCL song leader with Sarah Weaver. No joke. That is when I first really met and got to like Sarah. If you go back even further you get my first year at camp when Emily Weaver was my YCL (That was the first time the Stake tried the camp by years instead of by Wards. This year they tried it again). Outside of camp, and of course years later when they were living at my house, I never saw them much. Now I married to their brother!

I was also was one of the leaders on the third year hike. My parents led this hike when I was a third year. It has been nice to help lead what I often think of as "their" hike. This is my second year as a third year hike leader. Thanks to Trisha the hike was more of a death march than last year! We hiked in a day most of the old overnight hike trail, as well as up a spur to an overlook. It was fantastic. Our girls were full of energy and I was almost killed by two who had way to much energy. I had to implement the "we stop and wait for everyone anytime we cross a trail or road" policy for "hike safety" and mostly to catch my breath.

The big highlight of the week was when Dad and CHRISTIAN came on Friday night. I admit I love camp, but I started missing my new husband by lunch time on Monday. We entertained the girls during song time with Sipping Cider complete with prop (Christian) and big smooch at the appropriate "sipping cider lip to lip" moment. It was definitely Girl's Camp come full circle because I remember being mortified when I watched my parents perform the same routine.