Stuff

I am such a wimp when it comes to being sick. I had a cold all weekend and felt nauseas this morning, and all I wanted to do was crawl back in bed for the rest of the day, but laying down made my nose get stuffy. How sad am I? It's a cold, suck it up, right? I hope I never contract a serious illness, because I don't think I'd be much of a fighter! I don't know how my dad coped with chemo for as long as he did without throwing in the towel. How miserable he must have been always feeling sick to his stomach, always tired, food never sounding good, and all the while the rest of the world buzzed on around him.

Anyway, on to brighter things ... my brother was in town from Taiwan for the past couple of weeks. We spent a lot of time together including a quick trip to my grandpa's in Minnesota. My g-pa is 90 and still taking care of himself, which is amazing. Jason and I are slowly starting a search for a house, but it's discouraging because houses - at least houses in what we consider to be "decent" areas - are so expensive! Who knows what will happen or when, but I'm trying not to stress about it. Life's too short for that.

Tummy

Well, I've done the "Abs of Steel" DVD enough now that I can do the routine without watching the video. Hmm, too bad I still don't have abs of steel, huh? Think it's because I skip the entire push-up section of the workout? Or maybe the fact that I just ate four, yes four, chocolate chip cookies? My life is such a contradiction. After a bikeride, I come home and eat a hot fudge sundae. After a day at work of staring at a computer screen, I come home and check my email, write in my blog and other computer-related stuff. Kinda funny!

Big Fat Ugly Day

So I messed something up at work today, and it made me feel like a moron, because my job isn't rocket science. 'Course it could be, because it's just about that hard to explain to someone what I do. But anyway, this thing I messed up upset me a lot because I feel like it made me look really bad, and it contributed to what became an all-around BAD day! Grrrrrrrr ...... Why can't I let things go? I stayed late to make things right, and this guy I work with was like, "Stop worrying about it. Who cares. We all mess up. Nobody cares" but I still cried on the way home. Here's hoping tomorrow will be better! Man, I was just thanking God in a prayer this morning about how much I like my job and the people I work with ... guess this was bound to happen, had to humble me a bit and realize things don't always go the way we'd like.

Ah, the smell of bug spray ...

Jason and I went camping near Devil's Lake this past weekend. Can I just say that nothing tests your marriage like putting up a tent together for the first time in hot and humid conditions? Ok, ok, it really wasn't that bad :)

Devil's Lake State Park is soooo beautiful! And fun to hike through. I really enjoyed our time there, and although we probably won't tent it again anytime soon, we both loved the scenery and exercise!