I am an Adult, right?

Okay, so I have to make a fool of myself and share this story with all who love and will not judge me for who I am. At times I think, "Shelly, you are an adult and should be able to do this". Well, as most of you know I can at times be quite shy, but at others can be quite the opposite. I'm usually more outgoing around those of you I know will love me anyway. So where is this embarrassing story you ask.....I'm stalling, can't you tell? You know me...this will probably be a long story....get comfy!

I was at work a month or more ago and while I was waiting to see a patient, I sat down & chatted with some nurses. Stephanie is married to Nate and they are both nurses, though on different floors. Jennifer is Nate's mom & is also a nurse on the same floor as Nate. Jennifer happened to be working on the same floor as Stephanie this day. I don't know how the conversation turned to how I was single, but it did. Both Stephanie & Jennifer lit right up and started discussing how I needed to meet one of Nate's good friends, Mark. They continued to tell me how great he was, but Nate would have to set us up as Stephanie didn't feel confident in her match making skills.

The next day Stephanie told me that Jennifer had talked to Nate before she got the chance & explained how he needed to set me up with Mark. I just laughed as they as seemed way more excited about it than me, but I'm a good sport, right? and an adult? Within the next day or two I came across Nate who then asked for my phone number to give to Mark. They had told me he was pretty shy at first, but then really fun when he gets to know you. I denied the opportunity to be the one to call first. Shouldn't it be the guy who makes the first call? I think so too!

So, for the next several weeks I would get asked by Nate or Stephanie if Mark had called. My response was always "no". I did get to hear some stories about Mark that were quite funny. He really does sound like fun. A co-worker of mine, Karalynn, has taken upon herself to gang up against me with Nate. So here comes the most recent part of this drawn out story. I finally got Mark's #. I told Nate that I would give him a few days to redeem himself, now that Mark knew I had his #. Before my cutoff date (which was this Wed.) Nate decided that he needed to help us further. I was waiting to help Karalynn with a patient when Nate called Mark, talked to him for a minute or two then said he was handing the phone to me. That's all I needed, was to have a nice audience. Well, Karalynn & Nate left because I had said I didn't want an audience. I hate talking on the phone, I find it hard to know what to say to keep a conversation going, especially if the other person has the same problem. As I was talking to Mark about 5 people walked into the immediate vicinity. I quickly ended the conversation as I was at work & now all these people were hanging around. It felt super awkward.

I had told Mark to call me anytime. Isn't that a good opening for him to call me? I thought it was. I didn't expect a phone call the next day (he was home sick and all). As of this post, there has been no follow up call. You may be laughing and saying to your computer "Shelly, you should call him and ask how he is feeling." And your computer says back to you, "don't you think she's thought of that?" So here it comes....I really don't think I'm an adult after all. Set one more place at the kiddie table for Thanksgiving.

Slacker

Okay, so I haven't realized how long it's been since I've posted. I think that nothing is happening, so what's the point? Well, things have happened, but not exciting stuff.

HEALTH & EXERCISE

I had a real physical....BLAH!!! I hate going to the doctor, but after what ended up being the worst case of heartburn ever (& some prodding from my mom & grandma...see I didn't say nagging!) I found a doctor & bit the bullet. So, many dollars later, blood tests (that didn't bring such spectacular news), 2 mammograms and a follow up visit in a few weeks....I made a few decisions. One- there are now very good reasons why I avoid doctors and Two- since I did go & didn't like what I heard, I've joined a gym & tried to start eating better. I didn't think I was eating horribly, but I guess I really did eat too much of the wrong stuff along with the good stuff. I have been pretty good about going to the gym regularly. For the past 3-4 weeks I have gone at least 3, but usually 4 times a week. While it isn't something I am enthused about, it is something to do with my time that is also healthy for me. The weight isn't dropping off, but I have noticed more definition in some of my muscles. I am also improving my cardiovascular endurance. I don't feel like I have more energy per say, but who knows, maybe it's just not recognizable to me yet.

FAMILY

I made a trip to Colorado the end of April. Zack & fam flew in to surprise Dad for his 60th birthday. We were all kind of surprised that we were able to keep it a surprise. We had a lot of fun for a few days. We spent an afternoon at the park, went bowling & just had fun together as a family. I then went back again for Mother's Day. My grandparents were going to Craig, CO for my cousin's baby's blessing, so I went along for the ride. It was fun to see more family I haven't seen for about a year or so. The down side was all the time in the back seat. I am used to driving & I ended up sleeping or just "resting my eyes" as I find that I get car sick pretty easily. I'm certainly not complaining about extra rest!

PICTURES

Here are some pics from the past month or so. I'm too lazy to fix the sideways pictures right now.


Ryan & Lori chasing the ducks

Ty, Ryan & Lori

Bryn

Kids wrestling with Craig

Ryan & Grandma "The Great" playing cars

HEAT

So, it got rediculously hot the beginning of the week. I am not looking forward to all the 100+ days coming. We've already hit 103! Yikes! I, like most sane people, thought it would be good to turn the A/C on in my car as I drove home from work. Wouldn't you know it, my A/C wasn't blowing cold....not even cool! Luckily the temp dropped quite a bit til I was off work & could take my car in. $200+ later, it better work for the whole summer!!!! Actually, I had breaks replaced & an oil change in there too, but still. It's been so nice, I haven't had to use the A/C, so I'm trusting the guys who said it's blowing cold....if not beware the wrath of Shelly.....I do not do well with heat unless there is A/C! Don't ask why I'm in St. George because I still don't know.

Anyway, I think that's a pretty good update for the past month.

My Productive Day

Some of you know me well enough to know that I am not a yardwork enthusiast. I didn't have to do more than pull a few weeds along a chainlink fence in our "desert oasis" in Palmdale, CA. Pulling weeds is probably my least favorite of any yardwork chore. So, what did I do for much of this lovely Saturday, you find yourself asking and waiting for my answer with great anticipation.... I weeded! Yup, I spent about 3 1/2 hours weeding! I have a lovely little patch of dirt beyond my concrete patio which was growing some lovely greenery, that needed to be pulled. The dirt is so hard here. I had to soak the ground a couple times to soften it up. After that was done, I ventured to the side of my place to clean out under the bushes. I spent less time doing this because there were scratchy bushes & roses. I also found a dead frog, by the way, it's still there. I'm just grateful I didn't run into any live creatures other than the worms & flying insects one encounters in the great outdoors. Of course I didn't think to take pictures of the before as I didn't think I would be as proud of my accomplishment as I am. I am not a perfectionist and the work around the side and front are by no means done, but I decided to leave it for another day.....perhaps next year sometime. I did decide to take pictures of some of my piles as proof that I really did do something today. Now, these are not Monica quality. She would make these piles of weeds look like art. My pictures make them look like what they are....piles of nasty weeds & dead leaves. So, enjoy!