Still Sick...

Ok, so it's been a week since Maria started taking antibiotics for her ear infection, and things haven't seemed to get much better.  In fact, her throat started hurting significantly this afternoon, and lately she's been getting a lot of blood out of her sinuses when blowing her nose.  If you ask me, these symptoms are a step backwards.

Anyway, hopefully she'll be able to sleep better tonight.  Last night wasn't too hot.

In other news, tomorrow is New Year's Eve!  What do normal people do for this holiday?  I mean, besides get drunk.  I'll be at work all day like usual, but then what?  

On another side note, you all have just 5 more days to shop for my birthday.  4 if you want to respect the sabbath.  Get to the store, people!  Gifts don't buy themselves!

(please see the sarcasm in that, and don't think i'm a greedy bugger)

Christmas week

Weston has an interview at the UofKentucky!!! They scheduled it for him... luckily it was on a day that we think he can do.

On our flight back from Ashley's wedding there were 2 couples that were flying home for Christmas that were med. students at the UofToledo (another place where Weston has an interview)! So Weston got to talk to them and they were really nice and they said they LOVE it there at the school and only have good things to say about it, so that was positive! They are also going to get him a place to stay while he interviews, so he doesn't have to pay for a hotel! : )

I haven't done too well this week. I woke up on Sunday feeling feverish and it's only gotten worse since. I have an ear infection and on Tuesday morning at midnight I woke up to the worst pain I can ever remember having (which doesn't mean that it's the worst pain in the world or anything but it hurt really really bad). The pain has subsided somewhat but it still hurts pretty bad and it's constantly there. oh well I guess, it figures that when we finally don't have school to worry about I get pretty sick. Well, just wanted to tell everyone the good news about Weston and if you get this before tomorrow.... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

So, this week has been WONDERFUL! At least parts of it. I've taken my outdoor rec final and my temple final already! Other parts have been intensely stressful... I'm trying not to think about those. (They include writing a paper, doing presentations, lots of other school stuff, then doing an interview of Stouffers, meeting with an extension agent, having a doctor's appointment, figuring out what we're doing when we go out to KY, and then STUDYING for a stupid food chem final). The wonderful things included: last Friday we went to our ward Christmas party and we gave a coat to a girl from a family in need (before Thanksgiving we had gone to Burlington Coat Factory to pick one out and it felt good to give something nice to someone in need), I finished all my projects and felt like I did an ok job on all of them, I did better about stressing out and was nice to Weston most of the week, yesterday we went to the family ward Christmas party and got to talk with a lot of people from there and it felt good to know people, and then the best of all.... hopefully we're making new friends! On Thursday and Friday night we talked with a girl from my major and her husband for several hours! It felt really good to feel like we connected with someone and to feel like we can maybe start making friends again. It also felt good to feel like I was doing something irresponsible and not studying when I probably needed to! It's been awhile since I did something irresponsible and I miss it.

Anyway... long enough post. 2 more horrible days coming up and then this semester will be completely done!!!! Oh yeah! Weston and I are going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Friday with my sister and her fiancee (the night before they get married) so that will be fun! That's all.

An attempt to overwhelm you with pictures!

So, we updated finally! Here are pictures from this last fall. There are a lot! Then there's 2 new posts that we added before all the pictures (at the bottom... keep scrolling!) And make sure to look at the link I added of the Christmas song just off to the right of this post!

It's getting close to Christmas!!

Finished tree and nativity scene.

Putting up Christmas decorations!
Weston did the colorful side of the roof!
I did the side with all the ivy!

let me out : (

Fall 2008 Pictures- Here in Utah again

On our walk on one Sunday morning we went to an elementary school's playground : )

Fall 2008 Pictures- Here in Utah

Tasters at Sam's Club Sat. morning : ) yum!

Sunday mornings... breakfast anyone?

Pretty mountains on our Sunday walk.
This was the most GORGEOUS morning!!!! I was on one of my few runs this semester and I hurried home to get the camera, I barely got a picture before it was no longer all soft and beautiful! The pictures don't really do it justice.

Fall 2008 Pictures- Arizona Interviews still

Weston hard at... med school apps. Notice how I like to sit on the cushions on the floor....

It fit!
Grace and Layne (our nieces)
Rian (their sister)
Me in Grandpa's mustang!

Fall 2008 Pictures- Arizona Interviews

Grandpa Coltrin's mustang. mmm...

About to wait for Weston to finish his interview's while I cram for my Food Chem test.
Weston getting ready for interviewing.

After eating birthday cake with blue icing. Grandpa's trying to hide.

Last Halloween picture. Like the crown?

Fall 2008 Pictures- Halloween Still

Fall 2008 Pictures- Halloween

Brian and Becca Pendleton

Tiffany and Jason Hale

ME!

Weston's Pumpkin... preparing for our Halloween Party as seen above
My pumpkin

Halloween 2008

Hiccups are not a laughing matter

Some people don't seem to realize that irregular firing of the phrenic nerve is no reason to chuckle. I'm certainly not lau-hic-ghing.

hic.

So, in an ef-hic-fort to eventually build up a large amount o-hic-f christmas stuff, we we-hic-nt out to buy lights this week. hic. Luckily Rite-aid had strings of 100 on hic sale for $2.-hic-50. Which is way better than any-hic-thing we saw at Sam's Club.

hic.

hic. This really is where i'm hiccuping. Just so you know. hic. It's really that bad.

Mari-hic-a is still laughing.

We posted 2 pictures, one with a flash (ca-hic-n't really see the glowiness of the lights), and hic another one with hic out the flash, which is blurry. Just hic imagine a combination of the two. hic

Almost finals

So, life has been pretty stressful lately. Hence the lack of posts. But we have some pictures we are going to put up! 1 1/2 more weeks till school is over and we go to Ashley's wedding!!!

Weston has the hiccups. It's funny : )