I Hope the Next Blog Post Will Be About Me Being Better

My throat is feeling better. I'd put it at 65 percent. Can't wait for it to jump 35 percentage points.

I didn't go to work today, but will most likely go tomorrow. My only issues are the sore throat and body fatigue. It's the oddest feeling to walk. I just haven't been using my muscles as much these last few days.

Ben did go to work today, but still isn't 100 percent either. He's coming home soon, but will first stop by the store to pick up a few things, including some medicine to help take the sore throat pain away. Advil's done an okay job, but I'm looking for something to almost completely mask the pain until it goes away altogether.

Ben and I watched a couple of movies over the weekend. Have you seen either of these? Bruce Almighty and Ghost? BA was hilarious (Jim Carey; need I say more?) and G was a romantic drama that kept surprising me with twists and turns in the plot.

And I came across this today; so funny!

Still Sick

I can't remember a better Memorial Day weekend. Sorest throat, going from really hot to really cold and back. Sick boyfriend. Staying inside. Missing a BBQ with Ben's family. Stellar.

Not going to work tomorrow, unless by some miracle my throat feels better and I'm not weak anymore. I so hope to be back by Wednesday. This work week is looking shorter and shorter.

Blech.

The Love Bug


Wow! Three days in a row with blog posts! I must be settling in.

Ben's with me here, and we're gonna write this one together.

We're both sick. Ben's illness is a LOT more severe. So far (and hope it stays "so far"), I only have a slight sore throat and sore right gland. We're taking good care of each other by drinking plenty of fluids, staying warm, getting lots of rest, and using neti pots (Ben only).

If I were you, I'd buy stock in Kleenex (Ben's almost emptied another box). Poor, poor guy.

But we've been having lots of laughs. Nothing like the best medicine to cure what ails you.

Veggie Girl?



I'm thinking about going vegetarian. Know of any good books/programs/recipes?

P.S. I'm not going vegetarian for the reason that the image portrays, but to be healthier and lose weight. Just FYI.

Kind Utahans

My Ben is sick. Sad. I had to drive to and from work all by myself yesterday (he felt well enough today to go to work), so that was kind of lame. Just kidding. I'm not that big of a baby. But yeah, still love his company. Obviously. He is my boyfriend.

But yesterday, the freeway traffic was worse than usual on my way home. All I wanted to do was get home to Ben. But first I had to get gas. I went to my trusty gas station, but none of the pumps were working. At first I thought it was just mine, but a nice guy eliminated my worry when he said, "Is yours not working, too?" Apparently, none were working. He went in to ask, and our issue was confirmed: they weren't working. He cautioned me to make sure I had canceled any transaction that I may have begun with my credit card (which I had already done anyway, but it was still really nice). That was nice gesture number one.

But I was still frustrated. I had to go to another gas station. Yeah, it was only across the street, but it was rush hour, and traffic was kind of insane. I got my gas, but then needed to turn left onto a busy street. Again, another nice gentleman stopped his truck with plenty of room for me to get into the left turn lane so I could get home to Ben. That was nice gesture number two.

Utahans are nice people. I know that's a huge generalization. But I've been nothing but pleased with my interactions with others here.

Rolling the Ball

 This pic was taken last week at Lagoon. That marble ball fountain thing seemed like a fun photo op!

Happy Sunday! Let's get the ball rollin' (Get it? Look at the pic above. The pun was Ben's idea), so let's goooo!

• Ben and I had a wonderful time at the Bountiful Temple Friday night. There were NINE people going through for the first time, so between those nine, all of their family and friends, and other patrons, it was a large session!
• Ben's teaching me Video Games 101. We played a couple of really beginner games yesterday with two of his brothers. They were probably bored out of their minds, but it was new territory for me.
• Ben and I went to Lagoon yesterday. We visited Pioneer Village (old-town set up with a Main Street and such), and rode on a few roller coasters. After one of those roller coasters, my right eye started to feel irritated, but I couldn't feel anything inside of it. As we were waiting in line for another roller coaster, it really started to burn and hurt. I said a little prayer to myself, and Ben said one vocally, too. I had also been closing it for a couple of minutes to "cry" it out. After the prayers it felt better. No joke. So, so grateful for prayer and to Heavenly Father for blessing me with health. We were then able to enjoy a few more roller coasters. Ben has gotten into the habit of taking a picture of me before each ride so we have documentation of all the rides I've been on.
• I don't remember if I've already mentioned this, but Ben and I finished the first season of Heroes (first time for me; he's already seen it), and now we're watching Cheers, that sitcom from the 80s. Of course, I knew about the show, but I had never seen it. I'm loving it; so funny!
• Read this inspiring story about a very honest man living in my same town!
• This Conan video cracks me up each time I watch it!

• My coworker showed me these terrible (one's a joke, the other isn't I don't think) websites:

1. Terrible website #1.
2. Terrible website #2.



The Latest

Sorry this blog has become less creative and less frequent. And this one is gonna be pretty boring, too, I think, just because it'll consist of a simple list of what I've been up to lately. Oh, well. It's important to me. This is my form of a journal right now.

• It's been raining A LOT here the last few days. Think it may be clearing up soon, though. At least I hope so. I wanna see that glowing orb thing again called the sun!
• Heavenly Father provided a sweet and tender mercy two days ago. Ben and I were returning home from an outdoor run, when we walked by the house of a family in his ward. He was saying, "Here is the Jones' (not their real name cuz I can't remember their real name) house..." when a woman approaching her car in their driveway (I assumed it was the mother, she was kind of far away; long driveway), called out "Ashley??" As I got closer, I noticed it was a girl who had moved to my hometown last summer for a few months to do a rotation for pharmacy school. I couldn't believe it! Why is she at this house? What's going on? I could only think these questions for like two seconds because she then explained to me that this was her sister's house. Crazy, right? She's actually living about 15 minutes away, and obviously visits her sister and her family at times during the week. I just think it was neat how we were both in the same place at the same time to see each other. It was really special. Hopefully we'll bump into each other again soon.
• Yesterday, the employees at my work were treated to a recognition lunch for a job well done lately at a nearby steak house. That was nice.
• Ben and I hiked to a huge letter "V" in the hills near our houses. It was quite a climb; very steep in places, but the view and achievement were great! It's been raining, and so you can imagine it was kind of muddy, and it started to lightly rain on the way home, too, but we're glad we did it.
• And upcoming: temple tomorrow night, Lagoon on Saturday (if the weather's better), and a double date with my BFF and her husband Saturday night.

Thanks for bearing though that! Hope your week is going really well.