World's Greatest Mom

Little LeeAnn :)

My mom is the greatest!
Seriously...there is no question.
And I will tell you why.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

First of all...my mom is funny!
She can be one sassy lady.
Sometimes she calls me out on certain things on Facebook.
And also, sometimes she says things like "Naveh means beautiful in...Jesus words..."
And she's such a good sport when we tease her for such things :)

My parents are adorable :)

Second of all...heavens, can that woman cook!
If you know my mom at all, you know how famous her bread is.
Everyone dies for her bread.
It's like candy.
I don't think she's ever made a meal I didn't like.
Except tomato cheese bread.
But I blame those pesky tomatoes.
Her ham lasagna is my favorite.

Running the beach in Oregon

Third of all...she owns up to her mistakes.
Like that one time she tried to put layers in my hair.
And my hair ended up above my ears....
I don't think she's cut my hair since.

                           

Always such a good cook...

She gets it.          



Fourth of all...she's a really good flirt.
Sometimes she gets worried that I don't know how to flirt.
(I think she's concerned that I repel men...)
One time we were at Olive Garden.
Our waiter was very attractive.
She kept chatting it up with him whenever he came by.
Then she asked why I wasn't flirting with him.......
And left my number for him with the tip.
Yea, I never heard from him.
My mom is better at flirting than I am.

Superwoman :)

Fifth of all...she is so supportive.
She put me in dance when I was 3 years old.
I don't think she realized how big of a deal that would end up being.
She has been there for every performance.
Celebrated every milestone with me.
Endured my whining about aches and pains.
She has always supported my decisions.
I couldn't have accomplished what I have without her support.

Sisters!

Sixth of all...she is so giving.
She is always so incredibly busy helping other people.
She is the best example of selflessness.
Always thinking of ways to make life easier for other people.
Not thinking of herself.

Digging for clams

She goes out of her way to help others.
If I can be just a fraction like her....



Seventh of all...she is a spiritual giant.
She may be short...but her testimony is huge.
I always complain about my problems to her.
And her advice is always sound.
I have leaned on her testimony many times.
She has helped me strengthen my own.
And I know that she has helped many many others do the same.

Grandma time!

I love you so much, Mom! I am so grateful to have been blessed to have you as my mother. You have been the best example to me in so many ways! Thanks for putting up with me :)

Happy "25th" Birthday :)

Sharing her cooking skills with the grandkids

Girl's weekend! (I know you're going to hate me for posting this...)

This makes me happy :)

Mmm....

The best mom becoming the best grandma :)

Hot

I am one of those people who would much rather be hot than cold.
There's no use arguing with me on the whole "but you can always put on more clothes" debate.
That doesn't make a difference to me.

This is me in the winter...minus the
 crying face, and with lots of blankets.



It doesn't matter how many clothes I layer on...once I'm cold, I'm cold.

It's gonna take more than a few layers of clothes to get me warmed up.

The only time I have an exception to this preference is at night.

At night I can pile on blankets like there's no tomorrow.

And cuddle up into a ball so tight you could slam dunk me.
Okay...dumb comparison. But you get the idea.
I absolutely cannot sleep when I'm hot.
It just doesn't happen.
And it generally

 hasn't been a huge issue in my life.

Summers in Idaho are perfect...nice and hot during the day, and cool and breezy at night.

So usually as long as I sleep with my window open, it's just...perfect.

Well....that is not the case here in Salt Lake.

I have had several restless nights due to the heat.



This is me now. Dying.



Already.

And it's only the beginning of June.

I'm very concerned.

I sleep with the window wide open.

And my fan on high.

No blankets.

Only in my skivves (TMI? Sorry).

And I'm still sweating.

Last night was the last straw.

I'm exhausted.



And this is how ecstatic I will be once I get
air conditioning.



I'm now shopping on KSL and Craigslist for window air conditioners.

However, if anyone knows anyone getting rid of one, let me know!
I'm hoping to get one today.

I get off work at 7:00.

I will get a good night's sleep tonight.





UPDATE: I did get an awesome air conditioner that night! And when I had asked the lady selling it, she said it was super easy to install.....ha. I ended up just setting it on my sewing table next to the open window. It does work great...I just need to find someone to install it for me. The position for that "someone" is up for grabs.

UPDATED UPDATE (06/20/13): Last night I officially had my lovely AC installed. It was a lot more involved than I thought it would be...but it's working perfectly! I slept so good last night....life is looking mucho better :)

Now That's What I Call Motivation

I went for a run today.
It was perfect weather to go running in a light jacket and leggings.
Although I do feel slightly self-conscious about wearing just leggings anywhere outside of the dance world, I did it anyway.
At the end of my run, I was waiting at the stoplight to get to my apartment.
As was a number of vehicles.
One of which occupied a male truck driver.
Who felt the need to roll his window down and yell, "You've got some nice legs!"
Well.
I guess I oughta go running more often.

The Difference Between Girls and Boys

I recently went on a trip to Washington for a friend's wedding.    
 - congrats again, Cristian and Cortney! -
I'm no stranger to road trips for the sake of a friend getting married.
However, I usually share these adventures with my friends of the female type.
This trip was different.
This time I went with 3 of my guy friends.
It was still a blast.
But definitely different.
I said I was going to write up a list of the differences and similarities between traveling with guys vs. girls.
Well I am a woman of my word.
Enjoy.

- The Car Ride -

Girls: Sing loudly to a wide range of music--from Celine Dion to Backstreet Boys to Broadway musicals.

Guys: Drive. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.

Girls: Stop to use the restroom every 2 hours.

Guys: Power through until the gas tank is empty.

- The Conversation -

Girls: Boys, hopes and dreams, frustrations, goals, periods, funny stories, sad stories, stories about animals...

Guys: New music they've discovered, places to eat, funny stories.

- The Photographs -
Girls: Take all kinds of ridiculous pictures....singing in the car, sleeping in the car, pictures of us with anything we deem slightly interesting, pictures of us making ridiculous faces when we're bored....
Guys: A good handful of the highlights from the trip.




- Getting Ready -
Girls: Fighting for mirror space, scheduling who will shower when, setting off breakers from all the blow-dryers, curling irons, and straighteners. Usually running behind.
Guys: Take longer to get ready than I expected. Therefore also tend to run behind.


- The Food -
Girls: Junk food. Fast food. Whatever is cheap and tasty.
Guys: More health conscious than I expected! Although still had their fair share of junk/fast food.





- The Entertainment Factor -
Girls: We are all freaking hilarious.
Guys: We are all freaking hilarious.




- The Dance Moves -
Girls: Awesome (and totally ridiculous) when we dance together. Try to avoid catching the eye of strange men.
Guys: So fun to dance with! Much better than avoiding "slow songs". Although not quite as awesome at the ridiculous dance moves.



- The Mugging Situation -
Girls: Get robbed at gunpoint.
Guys: So far, so good.




All in all, I had a good time! I would do it again :)

Yes, I know Sarah and Hannah will hate me for posting these....but I just couldn't resist :)

A Week of Mondays

Confession...
I ate at Panda Express twice this week.
It's been that kind of a week.
So now I'm grumpy and fat.
Happy weekend to you all!

The Perks of Being a Registrar

* You get to meet people with gender-confusing names (Lindsay as a man, Devon as a girl....)

* You also get to hear allllll about their medical problems. From the past decade. Forget the fact that it has no relevance to my job. People just love to share.

* When patients remember your name. That always makes me feel good and guilty all at the same time.

* Just hearing things people say:
     "So they have to have nurses here 24 hours a day? That is astounding!"

     "You should carry a whip." (Coming from a man who I convinced to fill out paperwork after he initially refused....)

     "Wow, that's some bright nail polish you have there....are you allowed to have such bright nails?"

* Inspiration for the latest trends. Like the guy wearing a red shirt, red shorts, and red shoes. At least they were all pretty close to the same shade.

* Those days when you just have it, and you get several compliments from patients. Regardless of which BSA-colored uniform you happen to be sporting that day.

* The awkward awesome moments when you try to pronounce someone's name and you completely butcher it. Thank heavens they don't usually get offended. Usually.

* When a patient goes to get some food, and they offer to get you something. Which they sometimes do, despite a polite declination :) (I have gotten egg rolls and hot chocolate from patients. Mmm...)

* Those times when patients recognize you from when they were here "a year or so ago." And you've only been working here for 7 months.

* You get really good at sanitizing things.

* When a patient you helped earlier in the day comes by again, and spouts something off that should make sense to you, but it doesn't because you have to rack your brain for at least 60 seconds before you remember who they are.

* When a patient is absolutely rude to you, and then later comes back and apologizes. This is seriously the best, and I'll tell you why. I never get offended when a patient is rude to me. I don't condone it, but I figure they're the ones that have to be in a hospital, so who am I to judge their grumpiness? So when they come back to apologize and explain, it just reaffirms my faith in humanity. It seriously makes me so happy that I didn't previously get offended, so they feel that they can do that.

* The awkward moment when a patient asks how much longer, so you check the time of their appointment and you realize you never checked them in. So you lie to their face saying, "They're running about half an hour behind." Oops....I'm only human.

I'm sure there will be a part 2 to this later on.

Blisters

I went running today.

For the first time since.....July?

Oh boy.

These little babies popped up about a mile in.

Resulting in my run turning into a walk.

I was super bummed.

It felt reeeeeeaaaaaally good to run.

Weird, right?

I've decided to become a runner.

Someday I'll run a marathon.

But first things first....I need to take care of these lovely blisters.

And get my new running shoes.

They should be here sometime next week!

Along with my pepper spray.

Two very crucial items for my new hobby.

Happy weekend, everyone!