Could it be any better?!
I have yet to post about our wonderful vacation south of the border to Puerto Vallarta. It truly was wonderful. We spent the week with Ry’s mom and dad, brother and his girlfriend, and two very kind older ladies with loads of life experiences to share. It was very relaxing. Here are some pics!
This is seriously my favorite picture from the trip. This is my BIL Jaimo. He was frowning until the perfect last second where he made this face. I really enjoyed getting to know him and his GF, Beth better. Well, it was fun until we played ROOK together. This is also at an amazing restaurant called Le Cliffe. Here is the view from where we were…
We hung out by the pool a bunch…
and Ryan doesn’t like the sun…my little tan is already nonexistent!
My favorite part besides hanging out with the family and eating really fun, exotic food (like on Top Chef–our new favorite dish is Duck with Fig) was going to the spa. Sorry no pictures b/c most people in there are naked!! Yes thats right. After a good workout or Pilates class (by the way my FIL, Ken came! Wow he kicked most of our butts!) we head to the separated spas. Inside it is dark and candle lit and includes a hydrotherapy hot tub, sauna, and steam room. They also give you cold towels! Sounds like not a big thing but it is so relaxing to jump in the hot tub and but an icy cold towel on your eyes and face. And even though the nudity thing is more common for men, it doesn’t bother me to much. I just ignore EVERYTHING around me and relax!!
It was such a great trip. We were glad and sad to come home. Oh and we are thinking about moving to Guadalajara next year. I am really pumped about it and Ry is like…only if I don’t get into grad school! To me it is a great opportunity to live in a different country for a bit. And I heard the weather there is amazing. Look it up. Its gorgeous!
Stinking Emotionality
I understand that women blame their mood swings and emotions on their cycles way to much. We have NO excuse to constantly act terribly and rude to our spouses. Dr. Laura drove that into my head…but when if the results of your cycle don’t actually hurt anyone but yourself? My bc has not been working correctly lately (hopefully no babies will come along) and it is leaving me a bit emotional this week. Yesterday I sat down to read some blogs and I started BAWLING!!! If you are a family member you are probably not surprised but I assure you I have gotten much better at the crying thing…now it only happens during spiritual experiences but that is even less frequently. And I am not making excuses. I KNOW that it is because of emotional hormones raging through my body that this happened to me. I normally should not cry over looking at some pictures but I really did. To confuse it even more, it wasn’t really joy or sadness except probably more the latter but not for ANY reason! The things I read and saw were NOT sad. There is just nothing else to explain it. I know that leaving my job is wearing on me a bit. I will miss all of the wonderful people I got to know so much. Thanks for my friend Courtney, I had someone to have fun with today and that really helped. We will see how the new BC works next month…by the way, changing BC really bites!
A Carthartic Watch
It is basketball night so I took advantage of the opportunity to watch a movie Ry probably wouldn’t be interested in. P.S. I love You was the perfect one to watch without anyone around. There were moments I didn’t appreciate but overall it served its purpose as a cathartic tool. Sometimes, even when you are not sad, it is great to have a good cry! And many times you need a catalyst for that. If it is something you are looking for then this is the perfect film. It was great and had an amazing soundtrack which I am hoping to get a piece of. This movie was especially great at helping me appreciate my hubby and my marriage. Reading The Proper Care and Feeding of husbands was good for that too!
On another note about movies…wait to see the new Indiana Jones on video!
Coming Back
As you have seen, if you still look at my blog, I haven’t been writing much. With going on vacation and changing my job, it has been hard for me to make time. This summer will be difficult too b/c I will not be sitting at a computer all day and will have to do this at home. I will do my best and please please please keep In Touch.
YOU MUST WATCH!
Congratulations to Stephenie Meyer who released The Host today.
Along with that there is now an OFFICIAL movie trailer out by Summit Entertainment. Click here. Its short but still the excitement and goose bumps are unbearable!!!!
I have not started this book yet so please do not tell me anything. I am reading on vacation next week!
Who says that food doesn’t make you feel better?!
After talking to one of my best friends back home, the third wave of homesickness since Saturday began to spread over me. You can see how I feel about this particular subject in my previous post.
I was tired of being at work so I took back some bad shirts I purchased to Target. Obviously through red eyes and a runny nose I was totally disinterested in shopping more. And since I have been really trying to eat less calories and work out more, I didn’t want to give into the temptation of eating something delicious to make me feel better. I swept through Ross after that with the sickness easing up a bit and happened to walk by Moxie Java. I remembered I had a gift card that I hadn’t used so I thought I would check it out. The girl actually helped me pick out something without coffee. Like I knew what I was doing! I wanted something cold to compliment the beautiful warm weather outside. I chose a Vanilla Frappe with strawberry flavoring. It was soooooo delicious! And it DID make me feel that much better! I am not saying that emotional eating is the cure…if for sure isn’t. But this was a guilt free, imitation for a milkshake that didn’t cost me anything. Thank you Moxie Java!
Homesickness is setting in…
I think this feeling is one of the hardest we all have to face. Its hard b/c for one, once you have it, nothing can actually make it go away completely. You don’t think about it 98% of the time but the other 2% is miserable b/c you know there is nothing that can make you feel better. Its no ones fault, not even your own if you choose to move away, its just something we all have to feel and understand to appreciate home and people and things that we love.
This weekend was particularly hard. My family decided to go to the temple on the same day in the three different time zones we live in. This was a great experience except that it made me miss them all very much, something I try to not let happen very often. I even choked up on Sun. when bearing my testimony (I try to NEVER do that).
No one, not even your husband, can really take this feeling away from you. Its hard too b/c I know in the past, newly married, and experiencing great homesickness, that I have actually hurt my spouse. Being so sad that I am not around others makes him feel that I would rather be around them than him. I can see how that can hurt someone. So, I try to not make my sadness known in the really hard times. Which is almost impossible for me b/c I wear all emotions on my sleeve.
Anyway, I feel so much better now, but I know that those feelings come and go powerfully. If any of you are homesick, I empathize with you. Lets have lunch!
I am worthless today…
No seriously, I am doing very little at work. Even posting this makes me look bad, but my eyes won’t seem to open all the way…For some reason I am so tired. And I can’t take my mind off of our evening. I have this to look forward too…
We are celebrating tonight! First, with our Friends Tom and Stacey (From Ry’s work) b/c they are pregnant! And now we are celebrating that they still have jobs! Since they work together and all. I am really excited and looking forward to excellent food! Oh and it is going to be 70 all weekend!
Update
Good news!
They are basically getting rid of everyone in Ryan’s department but they are laying them off for now. They have other jobs they are going to move them too. So, we should be good for the next 12-15 months but I feel the need to say tentatively just b/c that is how it always feels. Ewwww…I don’t have to take my cloths back! haha Just kidding about this.
I am really glad but Ryan sounded kind of disappointed. In his words, “change is fun!” I was like, yeah, but not right now. I feel like change will be tons of fun…after I finish school and move on with my life. I am happy with finishing here in Boise. I wouldn’t mind going back to BYU, mostly for the name, but we have friends here and a great place to live. I didn’t like Provo as much, even though there is an IKEA in Salt Lake now, oh and a Cafe Rio (but Bajio makes up for the loss).
I am so grateful for all of our blessings. And I am grateful for a husband that works so hard (or suffers through a boring job) to provide for us. Thank you for your prayers and concerns.
My family is going to the temple tomorrow. It seems like we are all in need of something specific lately. And even though we live in THREE different time zones, I know we are all going to feel close together.
The Dreaded Meeting
Just for all of you who know our situation with Ry’s job today he has a meeting with HR representatives at 1 pm. I hope we know more. I am really not that nervous but the idea of him getting fired is very surreal and I think I will be utterly shocked. I have felt pretty secure for a while now and am not used to the idea of this happening. Anyway, I know everything will be good (but I bought some shirts yesterday and I hope to keep them!) I will HAVE to take them back for sure if the outcome is not pretty!
