as asked for:

I chopped my hair. Include it in the list of things that are slowly changing thanks to the FM, because long hair just got to be too much to handle on my hands. Although, I'm having serious flashbacks to middle school and my mother curling my hair under for me every morning. Bless A line haircuts and how easy they are to take care of.

attention all readers!

So I must pimp the most wonderful book that I just read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Amazing!* We stopped at the library for a fast grab and I literally just saw it on a shelf, picked it up, and went on my merry way. For the last couple of days JL and I have just been sitting around the house reading our separate books. I have been loving the quiet, although it was frequently interrupted by JL's laughter at his choice, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Dessi and Chaz were probably wondering what the heck we were doing as random intervals of JL's big booming laugh floated up into their apartment.
On that note, I'm now up for book suggestions. I prefer things that are well-written and do not at all mind young adult fiction.


*Opinions expressed are purely those of the blogger and do not necessitate the need to feel like a weirdo if you, yourself, do not like the book. : )

one of those old married people

After years of thinking that the parental unit was slightly strange for losing all normal sleeping habits when one or the other was out of time, I now understand. It's hard sleeping in an empty bed without your spouse. I kind of miss having a body to kick and poke and ask stupid questions to in the middle of the night. Hence, I'm not sleeping, which is what I told JL I would be doing while he went out with some mission friends, and am instead sitting in our bed pathetically meandering around online.

*sigh*

Oh, Guybrush Threepwood...you sexy beast

"Even with the best of maps and instruments we can never fully chart our journeys." - Gail Pool

A little over a month in and we've already hit a small bump in the road. About three weeks ago I woke up with some pain in my joints and hands and feet. The doctors have diagnosed me with fibromyalgia and what they originally thought to be viral arthritis in my hands and feet, but now are unsure since it does not appear to be leaving. As you can imagine, this has initiated a few changes in our daily life, but thanks to JL's never-ending optimism we're pushing along as best we can. (Let me insert a shameless bit about how wonderful JL is for his patience and encouragement when all I really want to do is throw my hands up in the air and quit. Really. He's an amazing man.)
To be honest, the saddest part about all of this is the sudden decrease of tomatoes in my diet. For anyone who knows me, I consume tomatoes more often than anything else. In fact, they sustained me through my entire engagement. They are without a doubt the best and most wonderful fruit on this planet and anyone who disagrees with me should just....rethink their opinion.
In completely random, other news: JL got me Escape from Monkey Island for an early birthday present. Not to be confused with the awesomeness of Curse of Monkey Island, which we both played when we were younger, Escape is the next great adventure of Guybrush Threepwood, pirate extraordinaire! Unfortunately, it's too old and won't work on our computers. A small technicality that JL is currently working on. If by some horrible incidence you have no idea what I'm talking about, you should really check it out.

Mawwiage...it's what brings us together

After a month, JL and I are finally getting settled into our apartment. Yay for slow move-ins! In honor of making it one month without accidentally killing myself or each other, finally, a blog post!
Like I said, we've just about got ourselves settled into our little one bedroom in South Provo. Now we're just down to a perpetual silent debate about one little blue decorative pillow on the couch that JL keeps throwing around and I keep placing neatly in the center. What can I say? We live an adventurous life.