Gluten Free For Me

I am probably one of the pickiest eaters you will ever know.  Since college, I have had my first orange, grape, grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the list goes on.  It's pretty safe to say I survive off meat-mainly chicken, cheese, and bread.  My senior year of college I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (my mother was convinced I had the Bird Flu upon my trip home from Israel!).  I've never really found much in terms of relief, but I've learned to just deal with it.  I have had a gluten free diet suggested to me by a doctor and several friends, but never felt like I could make the commitment. Its just such a change from what I'm used to. I want a guarantee that this will help before I do this. I don't want to spend 2/4/6 weeks doing this and not feel any better.  But friends, now is the best a time than any so I've buckled down and am trying this thing out.  I'm also not having caffeine. whew! You should just be glad you are not my husband right now, because I am all sorts of grumpy/whiny/tired. And I'm only 6 days in. Lord help us all! 

Does Time Really Fly?

I've had enough conversations with Dr. Wight about time these past few years to know that time doesn't really fly by, but it's a saying I can't seem to kick.  We celebrated our 3 year anniversary Monday.  I've never really been one to have yearly expectations.  I didn't grow up saying "I will be married by __ age, and have kids by __ age, and have ___ career by __ age", but somehow I'm not where I secretly thought I'd be after 3 years of marriage. And I'm pretty okay with that.  We have had struggles these past three years.  Year 1 was so exciting, so full of new adventures and adjustments.  We would both say year 2 was the hardest. All those adjustments of year 1 sort of blew up and we had a lot of family struggles.  But year 3 was pretty awesome.  And to say I'm excited to see what year 4 has in store would be an understatement.  

chocolate

When you work in an office with 8 other people, frustrating days are bound to happen. Personalities will clash. Feelings will be hurt. It's just the nature of the beast.  Especially when you are as close as we are (physically close and close in our relationships). Today is one of those days.  My co-workers often give me a hard time because I stockpile chocolate.  I will buy chocolate, then let it sit in my desk for days, weeks, months.  And I will want chocolate during that time, but I will never eat what I have in my desk because I say I know a bad day is always lurking around the corner and I will NEED chocolate (girls, you understand), and I won't have any.  Friends, today is a great example of why I stockpile.  Bring on the chocolate!

Summertime

There is something about summer that makes me a calmer person.  The week students leave campus, I become a new person. I'm not sure why seeing as I do not work with the students on campus. But something about an empty campus makes me wash my cares away.  Or at least my work stress. 

That being said, I already feel like my summer is gone.  Between work retreats and weddings, the month of July basically doesn't exist.  Then it's August, and travel season is lurking right around the corner. So June will be my summer. And I'm determined to make it good.  Our 3 year anniversary is next Monday.  While we are trying to actually stick to a budget for the first time, I couldn't accept not doing anything for our anniversary. So I just splurged and booked a night at this cute Bed and Breakfast in Hot Springs (Hilltop Manor) I'm excited.  Maybe we shouldn't be spending the money on it, but we are in desperate need for a getaway so it will be totally worth it. 
Also since I've slacked on blogging recently, we spent the weekend in Texas with my Best and best-in-law, Carrissa and Trey. It was SO much fun.  Eric and I met Carrissa and Trey in college and have been best friends since the beginning.  They stayed in Arkadelphia for about a year after we all graduated, and then moved to Texas last January.  It has been a hard year, but we still find time for our friendship.  The weekend was much too short, and I may or may not have spent a lot of it crying because we would have to leave..., but it was still great to see them.  We spent part of Saturday at the aquarium.  And let's just say, aquarium's only get better with age. I just THOUGHT I loved it when I was 5.  I was is heaven.