Sickness

I very rarely venture into this type of a blog entry, but I feel like in order to give Ryan full credit for his wonderfulness, I should blog. I am the first to admit that marriage can be really hard and Ryan and I do not always see eye to eye. But there are a lot of times that things happen that remind me why I am so blessed to have Ryan and make the frustrating moments worth it.

Here is the bottom line, having someone there when I am sick is the best thing ever. I got what I think was food poisoning on Sunday night and I felt like death. I threw up A LOT, I mean around 20 times or so in about 18 hours. I was so incredibly sick. I was praying for any type of relief. Ryan slept on the couch since, let's be honest, who wants to sleep next to someone that throws up every 45 minutes? (Sorry if that is too graphic for some...) But, almost every single time that I went into the bathroom, Ryan would get up from the couch and come to the doorway of the bathroom. He would ask if I was okay, ask if he could do anything and then tell me how sorry he was that I was so sick. Now that is exactly what I need. I need sympathy. When we were first married, he did not understand this very well, but he definitely gets it now and he is fabulous.

He was so sweet to me the next day when I was alternating between asking him to do something for me (he was kind of like a house elf), throwing up, and stressing about how I was missing work the day before a huge conference that I have spent months planning and detailing out. He joked with me to make me smile and felt my forehead for a fever as I lay in fetal position suffering from extreme stomach pains.

Ryan is amazing and I love him dearly. My mom used to be the one taking care of me and I thought that there was no way that a man could ever do as good of a job as a mom taking care of her child. I have to admit, I was wrong. Ryan did a great job and was very compassionate. I think I picked a winner. :) So Mom, while we live far away from each other and you can only commiserate over the phone, don't worry...Ryan takes great care of me.

I am still on the mend but I did make it to work for the big conference, which was a huge blessing in and of itself. Thank you Ryan for being so great, you are a rock star.

Recipe for donuts

A couple of folks have asked for the donut recipe. My friend, Britni, found the donut recipe here. It was very delicious!! Enjoy!

Girls Night

Last Saturday night, a bunch of my girl friends got together while our husbands attended Priesthood Session. Here is what we did...

Made homemade donuts! Britni made delicious dough and glaze and we had fun making the donuts...and eating them. A LOT of them. Thanks to Katie, we have amazing pictures of our adventure.

I think this is number 4. Or maybe 5?

We also played Rock Band while we were making the donuts. I want a Wii and I want this game. I LOVE it. I may not be great at it, but I still have a lot of fun playing. If I only had one, I am sure I could be a real rock star because I could practice all the time. If anyone wants to buy me a gift, this is what I want. :)

Darcee, me, and Lacey rocking out

Michelle and Katie being cool. Britni is just to the right out of the picture...sorry Brit...

Then the guys got home and we played our favorite game that we play almost every time we all get together. The game is called Crud and it involves a pool table and two pool balls. It is highly entertaining and I generally laugh so hard that my stomach hurts.

It was a very fun night and I am really grateful to have met such awesome people since we moved to our new apartment! Thanks Brit for having us over and letting us make a serious mess in your kitchen!!

Running - A love/hate relationship

I signed up for a 5k with some friends and I am excited yet nervous. You see, I hate running. I want to love it, I really do, but I don't. I like how I feel after I run and I really like being outside when I am working out. But every step I run, I wonder how many steps I have to take before I am done.

The thing that made me sign up for this 5k was the picture you see above. This was taken at one of the past races. How could I not sign up? Look at those leaves!! I am going to run it and I am determined to push myself.

So here is my major dilemma, and I need advice. For anyone that runs or anyone that has any suggestions...I need something to distract my mind while I am running. Yesterday, I tried to name all 50 states in alphabetical order but got bored around Iowa. I tried to name all of the LDS prophets in order and got lost (I can never remember the order) about halfway through. I tried thinking about all of the things I was planning on making for meals in the next week. I NEED a distraction from the task at hand. Any suggestions?

On another note, last weekend I went with a couple friends to the National Book Festival that is put on by the Library of Congress. It was really fun to walk around and listen in on a few authors speaking and there were also a lot of famous authors there signing books. The lines were insane though so we didn't participate in that. For example, there were over 500 people in line for Nicholas Sparks.

I did however take a picture with the Target dog. He was very cute and well behaved!!

Me, Target Dog, Darcee