Tuesday Tension

So I may be a creative writing major but my minor is photography. This semester I'm taking a photo seminar class that literally makes me sick to my stomach most days. Our first critique I left feeling like a total idiot. I hate speaking in front of groups and definitely didn't get out what I meant to say. My punishment for my lack of social skills during crit? Well street photography.
 I absolutely hate being a creep. I love people watching but taking pictures of random strangers without permission rubs me the wrong way. I wanted some options though to show for Wednesday during critique. So I loaded up my camera and headed to Salt lake via front runner. I met Dad for lunch then headed to City Creek to do some creeping...
 One problem I simply couldn't do it. So after a 30 minute conversation with Sissy I finally figured out what I want to do with my stinking project... Not street photography. So a bit frazzled and ticked off with myself I began to wonder City Creek. It was nice to just have me time even if my project was looming in my mind the whole 4 hours....

H, Bug and Bean...

Bean 2, Bug 4, H  6

Saturday Sissy and I took the kiddos to the park so Aj could get some homework done and I could get some pictures.

Hermione Marie 6yrs

Aiden Jay 4yrs

Abbygail Jean 2yrs

I love visiting with these cutie pies. It also gave me great ideas for family pictures. Look forward to getting my hands on cute ideas for five of my favorite kiddos. Just sorry Charlie was at home with Dad napping and Kimberly was with her Mom. I see a Newman kiddo photo shoot in the future...

Coco Bean Run...

Ah its been far too long...

So when Rachie gave me the options for Friday nights festivities this was a no brainier... besides the drive to Orem was a great time to catch up with two of my favorite gals... Sterky and Rachie I love ya!!!!

Four day Stomach ache....

So Saturday afternoon when I got home from the fair I noticed my stomach hurt a bit. I had just finished a month long regiment of 500 ml of Naproxen twice a day for my pinched nerve and had started using Tylenol. I was worried it might be a bug seeing how they guys next store had all had a nasty flu bug. So by Monday I bought Pepto and lactaid to help with any dairy I dared eat.  Tuesday afternoon I fell asleep squeezing a pillow to my aching stomach. So I decided it was time to see what was really going on in that stomach of mine...
 After my classes today I made a visit to the clinic. Between my nasty virus I got over the summer and my pinched Sciatic nerve I felt a bit ridiculous going again for the 4 time in less then a month. I know I have a sensitive stomach and my fear was that the anti-inflammatory for my pinched nerve had given me an ulcer.

  Surprise, surprise! This chickadee knows her body pretty dang well. The Doctor told me to stay clear of all anti-inflammatories for 6-8 weeks and to start taking the stuff above asap. New goal... To get through a whole lecture pain free (between my pinched nerve and ulcer) My hope is still by week 4....

Hails and Paigie

So I know every college student says it but I truly have some amazing roomies. I love these two gals to death! Today a good friend of mine who happens to be the second councilor in the relief society of my singles ward taught a wonderful lesson. The lesson was team taught with our bishop. The lesson topic? The healing power of the atonement and abuse. I knew this would be a difficult lesson topic for me and told my roomies before hand that the lesson most likely would leave me in tears.
 For those who know me well know that crying is difficult for me. When I was younger struggling with the after affects of abuse the only thing I could truly control was my feelings. I held in crying for most of my teenage years. Its just in the last two years or so that I've allowed myself to cry. I made it to the end of the lesson before I broke down. After the closing prayer Paigie instantly consoled me. During Sunday School Hails and I had a heart to heart and by sacrament meeting I realized that I had some roomies that not only supported me but loved me.

After lunch and a nice Sunday nap we went to Buas pond and took some pictures and goofed off! They really made the day run smoother. I'm thankful for roomies that are fun to be with and are supportive to me in my time of need.

State Fair...

My roomie Paigie and I decided our weekend needed some fun. So we made our way to the state fair for carni weirdness and loads of fun! It was fun to see all the booths and watch the shows. We even went into the freak show booth. (its just not a fair experience without seeing two headed animals)
  It was fun to take a break from school and just enjoy the atmosphere of the fair. I'm glad I have roomies who I can go on adventures with!

Last day at Union Station

So Wednesday of last week my advisor informed me that there wasn't enough work to keep me for the school year. I've enjoyed my work at Union Station this Summer and the new friendships as well. Today felt so real as I wondered doing little chores that usually kept me busy, knowing it was my last time doing them. I enjoyed learning and gaining experience. I hope my next work experience is equally as enjoyable!