If you can LAUGH at it,

You can LIVE with it!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

She Thinks She Can Just Leave! & This is the Place

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li


My Parents, Heather & My niece Ryann came up on Thursday to see me. It was fun to just have Ry here by herself for a few days. On Thursday night we went to see


I have to say I was just a little disappointed with the production, probably because I have been in this play I went in thinking it would be amazing as that. It was fun to remember all of the music and actions that we did during the play.

On Saturday we went to "This is the Place Monument and Heritage Park" - they are right it is so much more than a monument and for future reference - plan on spending all day long there.



You can't not help but have an appreciation for those amazing pioneers who gave their all to come across the plains. I am a firm believer that if I had to be one of those that had to do that they would have tossed me out of the wagon or sicked the wolves on me because of all of the complaining I do! I was amazed at how simple they lived, one cabin smaller than my bedroom was home to 9 people. I can't imagine. It was a great day finished off by a family dinner. Good Times Good Times.

Now for the part I don't want to talk about. The beginning of May my little sister Stef moved up here. I was so exited to have her up her and get to know her again. I will be the first to admit I am terrible at communicating and keeping in touch - even with my family. Stef and I used to not get along very well, and haven't lived close to each other for about 5 years so I was really exited to have her here. I am so thankful that she is a forgiving person. It has been so much fun to have her, and such a blessing at the same time. I am a firm beliver that I needed her to be here for me during this summer, helping me get through all of the stress of mono, helping me learn to not stress so much and to take care of myself better. This morning she left to move back to Queen Creek and I already miss her! I called her during her drive and told her that she needed to come back now.



I am so glad that she came up here. I am thankful for the person that she is, for her giving heart and for everything that she does for my family. She is amazing! I feel so blessed to be part of the family that I am, and to have a little sister who loves me. For Good, Stef ... You Changed My Life for Good.

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.
~Clara Ortega

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

My Monolog

One of the guys I work with was giving me grief for coming to work at 2:00pm one afternoon, and he thought he would continue to be funny and tried using the word "mono" as many times in a sentence as he could. I will admit some of them were pretty funny.


At any rate, yes my mono is still here rearing its ugly head. I am now only sleeping about 12 hours a day, but there have been some days when I have slept 23 hours. I keep thinking I am getting better, and really I think I am but not fast enough. I often get frustrated with myself because of all of the things I am not accomplishing just because I can't due to lack of energy. Some days just getting in the shower takes everything I have. I am hoping that I will work at least 15 hours this week, and that will be a big deal. I have been really blessed with a patient boss who is allowing me to do what I can. I feel bad for my little young women and the leaders I serve with. They really should release me and call my little sister. Bless Stefs heart! She has really came in and saved my bacon the last month with my calling. Anytime I need anything done I call her. She was even patient and taught me to backstich.


I have not just been sleeping the last month though, the day before I found out I had mono I bought plane tickets for my Mom and my sweet niece Kaelee to come up and see me from Arizona. Poor Kaelee, she thought it was going to be a fun weekend but instead she had to deal with tired aunt Bec, again thanks to Stef. We did manage to get all of Kaelee's school shopping done, she is such a pretty chica that it was fun to shop with her. Of course everything looks good on her and left me wishing I was skinny again. We also got to go to the temple open house with them. It is such a pretty temple! I hope that the Temple will become an important part of Kaelee's life someday.

The other fun thing I did was take a trip with Stef to Tempe to see Wicked,the Broadway musical with my sisters Shell & Heather & my cousin Lamar. I have wanted to go for years and there was no way I was going to miss it (Especially since I bought the tickets in April) It was a fun weekend. Again, I was the party pooper who slept the whole weekend, but I was glad I went. I was pretty tired during the show and probably didn't enjoy it as much as I could have, but I am glad I went. Maybe someday when I have energy again I will post some of my thoughts about it. My Favorite songs were of course For Good & Defying Gravity.



I hope this finds you all well. Remember to laugh, some days its all we can do.

"Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others." ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin

"The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life." ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin