A New Love

So I found a new love. I have been trying to figure out when I have time to exercise. I work 10 hour days where I am sitting on the phone all day. It is rare that I have the chance to get up and stretch my legs while working. I get home at 6 PM and don't feel like doing ANYTHING but eating and going to bed. My one day off I always just enjoying being lazy, and the weekends I am too busy with Mike to do much. Seeing as I am putting on weight like you wouldn't believe, I decided something had to give. So I started walking during my lunch break and it is great!

I work in a little building by Intermountain Medical Center. Right behind the hospital they have a little walking path that goes along the creek. So I have started doing the loop where I start from my work, walk over along the path, and back to my work. It isn't quite a mile... but it is a good distance considering I only have a 30 minute lunch break. I have been able to do it with 10 minutes to spare. So now I eat my lunch in between phone calls so I can have my whole lunch break devoted to getting out and walking.

I have done it twice now, Tuesday and Wednesday. It is sooo relaxing. It is nice getting away from the office even for that short amount of time. I am able to take that time to relax and listen to my Ipod while enjoying the scenery of the creek. I always feel so good by the time I get back to work and have to get back on the phone. I was thinking this was going to be a hard thing to commit too... but nope... I love it! I look forward to those little walks now. I am just happy I found a release, a way to have some ME time and also calm down after being yelled at by people all morning on the phones. It is great!

I feel so old!

Today was a sad day in the history of Melissa. I turned 25 Years Old. As Mike put it, I am now officially closer to age 30 than age 20. And to make matters worse, I now have to buy two boxes of candles for my cake. Pretty pathetic.

We are in Sunny St. George for my birthday. It has been a fun trip. Thursday we were able to find old pictures of my 1967 Mustang. You can view those pictures on my Mustang Blog. Now we know what to restore it back to. That was exciting.

Friday Mike ran almost the whole St. George Marathon course. I was the lucky one who got to drop him off at Central.... drive ten miles up and sit and wait for an hour and 20 minutes. Then he got to the car and switched to a full water bottle and headed off again. I drove up another 10 miles and waited. Then he wanted to run another three miles. It was not the most exciting thing but I am willing to do that for him since it at least gets me to St. George. Friday night we went out to eat at the Texas Roadhouse. That is my new favorite place. It was very tasty. We went there for my parents anniversary dinner since yesterday was their 39th anniversary.

Today, being my birthday, Mike took me to breakfast at Denny's. It was rather packed, but I always love Denny's. We then went four wheeling with my parents. We went thru Leeds and Silver Reef and went all over the hills. There were lots of abandoned mines to look at.

This one we walked out onto the rebarb and looked down. I was fine making it out there but suddenly got very scared on the way back. I had to have Mike hold my hand. I thought I was going to die!

Mike was checking out the remains of an old building.

My mom and dad

There was an old abandoned car so Mike had to go see it.

These are some petroglyphs (sorry about the spelling) in Leeds. Some are old but there are also the newer ones done by vandals. Darn kids that have no respect.

This is my mom sitting by the petroglyphs.

It has been a fun day so far. Now we are going to do a BBQ tonight and do Cake and Ice Cream. It should be fun. I love to spend time with my family, so it should be a blast.

I also have to post a couple of things I found while searching for Mustang Pictures. The pictures are kind of blurry since I had to take pictures of pictures (I dont have access to a scanner).

These are my neices when they were little. Hannah is on the left (who is now13 yrs old), Kristin is in the middle (who is now 12), and Lizzy is on the right (who turns 15 next month). Just another thing to make me feel old. I just thought this picture was cute.

This was the little tag on my crib at the hospital when I was born. I had never seen this before so I was excited to come across it on Thursday.

For the Longest Time

1. Put your music library on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing this. Post a comment on their blog that says "You've been tagged! See my blog for details."

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS, "IS THIS OKAY," YOU SAY? Cold
2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? Sparks
3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? Take a Picture
4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? If I could be where you are
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? Break Away
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Come Clean
7) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS? Life in Technicolor
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Skater Boy
9) WHAT IS 2+2? Bad Day
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Wolves
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Damn I wish I was your Lover
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? Eternal Flame
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Baby I Love You
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Shine
15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Beautiful Dawn
16) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? I Walk the Line
17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Return To Innocence
18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? It wouldn't have made any difference
19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? My Girl
20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? You'll Think Of Me
21) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? For the Longest Time

I now tag: Patty, Shannon, Cassie ...or anybody that would like to join in on this one.

Aww.... So sweet!

So I have the best husband ever! He surprised me today by having flowers delivered to my work. It was cute! I didn't expect it in the least. He got me a dozen white roses. I took a picture with my cell phone so it is probably not the best quality.

The card says "I hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow. I feel very lucky to have you as my wonderful wife! Love, Mikal"

I was very excited to get the flowers. Especially white roses (my favorite flower). I love being married!

I also had another nice little surprise today. My car parts arrived for the '67. I put my whole tax return towards car parts. They arrived today so I came home to boxes and boxes of car parts in the living room. I cant wait till the car is all done.

25 Randon Things

I know I have been tagged on this a few times and I love talking about myself. So I had to do it. Here goes...
1. I hate when I have been in the water too long and my hands get pruney. I cannot touch anything. If someone touches me with pruney hands it makes me want to puke.
2. St. George feels more like home to me then Salt Lake. Even though I lived in Salt Lake longer.
3. Montana is my favorite State. I Love visiting Montana.
4. I was lucky enough to get to see part of Europe in 2007.
5. I am obsessed with Ghost Towns and the women of the Old West.
6. I hate driving with a passion! I cannot drive in snow for the life of me.
7. I was hit by a car (auto VS Pedestrian) in 2002. I am still traumatized and hate busy streets.
8. I get really bored on my days off..... yet I still HATE going to work.
9. My favorite group EVER is Coldplay! I got to see them in Concert in November.
10. I have specific Movies I watch on some of the Holidays. Like Christmas I watch "The Muppets Christmas Carol" and "Rudolph". Halloween I watch "Casper" (The one with Christina Ricci), and "The Nightmare Before Christmas". And the month of October is dedicated to "Ghost Hunters".
11. I was named after my mom although I go by my Middle Name which is Melissa.
12. I have really weird sleeping habits. I walk and talk in my sleep... along with the usual snoring.
13. I get scared being home alone even during the day. Weird things have happened at my house.
14. I love going to Yellowstone. I worked there for the summer when I was 16 yrs old.
15. I am a total dog person. I have always loved them and use to collect dog posters and anything dog related when I was younger. Now I collect Wolves.
16. Every time I go to St. George, I put flowers on the grave of a Pioneer of Harrisburg back in the 1860's. I have been researching her life since I was about 16 years old.
17. I love to play the piano. That is the best way to calm myself down and relax. Sadly I don't have a piano :-(
18. I love to read. I would read 24/7 if I had the time.
19. My husband lived next door when I was 4 years old. Technically we have known each other for 20 years.
20. I am addicted to the British Comedy "Are You Being Served?". I have the complete DVD Set and also the Complete set of "Are You being Served Again?" (Aka. Grace and Favour). I love to watch an episode right before bed.
21. I am not really a soda fan. I really don't care for carbonation. I would rather Juice or something without carbonation.
22. I hate sleeping past 10 am. I feel like my whole day is shot if I wake up after 10 am.
23. I cannot dance for the life of me. I must have two left feet.
24. I hate being center of attention. I would rather blend into the background. I hate having every ones eyes on me.
25. I once met a girl who was born the exact same day as me, at the exact same hospital (Holy Cross Hospital). She is 11 minutes older than me.

I really wanted to do that one... Hope you all enjoyed it!

I am feeling much better today...

I feel bad about all the negativity I have posted lately. I was just feeling very overwhelmed with everything. It is hard hearing that getting pregnant is something that might not happen. I am feeling better though. I think I decided that I am just going to take a break from everything. I am going to try to relax and not focus so much on the whole pregnancy thing. I need to take some time to get my emotions back in check. So yeah.... I am going to be positive about things.

Last night was a fun night. I got together with Linda, Jenny, Kari, and Kristy and had a card night. Never mind the fact that we only played one round of Nuts. It was fun to get together though. We got a lot of talking done though. I really enjoy spending time with my sisters. I even took Mike's Niece and Nephew over to Linda's with me. Ever since the wedding... Mike's Niece Saleen always asks to see her friend Alissa (Jenny's oldest daughter). It is fun to let them play together whenever possible. I am glad they are such good friends.

After playing at Linda's, Mike and I took the kids home. We ended up sitting and chatting with his sister and her husband for a couple hours. Its always fun chatting with them. In fact they invited us for dinner tomorrow night so we will get to do even more chatting!

Today I went back to Linda's and spent time with Jenny and Kristy. Jenny and I played a couple games on Wii. Then Kristin hooked up Dance Dance Revolution 2. That is a hard game. Alissa played it a couple times and actually did really well. Then Kristy did it a few times. I was slightly nervous she was going to put herself in labor... but she didn't. Jenny was the most entertaining. I have never laughed so hard in my life! Good times..... It felt good to laugh again. I need more of these sister sessions. They are good medicine for me.

More bad news...

I thought today was going to be a good day when first thing at work I found out I was getting $120 bonus. It sure didn't take long for things to go downhill though. I finally got the results from Mikes test. It is not looking good for us. No only do I have massive problems... but Mike has problems as well. So there are currently three strikes against us in the area of reproduction. I had a good cry about it this morning when I realized that there is a good chance we may not ever have kids... without spending thousands and thousands of Dollars. Maybe someday we will spend that... but its hard to swallow.

On the positive side... the Dr reviewed my Hysterosalpingogram. He wasn't too worried about it. The radiologist had me totally freaked out but the Dr said things weren't that bad. There is just extra tissue my body hasn't ever flushed out. So they called in a prescription for more Promoetrium to help get rid of that lining. They want me to start taking that ASAP and then in two months we will do another test to see if the extra lining got flushed out.

An interesting thing happened when I went to pick up my prescription at the pharmacy. First off the pharmacy didn't listen to their messages so they didn't have my prescription ready. They were close to closing for the night but said they would rush it. Well about a half hour later they told me they couldn't get it because my insurance refused to pay for it. They said something in regards to they wont pay because I am under 40 years old. Pretty interesting since this is not the first time I tried prometrium. The insurance covered it last month no problem. So I left empty handed. Looks like I get the fun job of calling my insurance tomorrow to find out why I now have to be 40 to get this medication. I really am not looking forward to taking this medication anyways... I hate the way it makes me feel. Oh well... if it will up my chances for a baby.

I don't mean to make my blog so negative now. Right now, this is what the focus of my life is...trying to figure out how to get pregnant. I try so hard not to be bitter but its hard to understand how teenagers can get pregnant so easy but I can't. Why do I have to have so many problems? Why cant I just be like everyone else and get pregnant right off the bat? I am just getting really discouraged. If by chance Mike and I ever do get pregnant... it doesn't sound like it will happen any time soon.

Once again.... I have to apologize the few readers I have. I don't mean to be so negative. I am just very frustrated right now. It is hard hearing the news that your odds of having a baby are slim to none. I knew I had problems and would take work to get pregnant... but its hard to find out Mike also has problems. We were both shocked to find that out. I guess we will just have to see if God wants to bless us with a child now or in the future. I am trying to keep up hope but my hope is fast dwindling. I kind of feel like a failure. Oh well.

The Joy of Google

This post is about the fun of Google. Its about something that everyone has done at one time or another... and sometimes does often. It doesn't make us vain... just curious and sometimes shocked at the info that can be found. I am talking about the fun of googling your own name.

I conducted a little experiment out of boredom the other day. What sparked it was Mike was looking for a link to one of his marathon websites he goes to... so he googled his name knowing it would pull up that link. So I decided I would google people just out of curiosity. Mike is a marathoner.... so when you google his name... you get pages upon pages of Marathon Race Results... as well as Mustang events. Mike's family are big Mustang fanatics. Oh and it also brought up a page from his High school Alumni posting a list of people they are unable to locate. It was entertaining being able to tell Mike his high school peers are searching desperately for him. He is very happy to remain lost.

I then Googled Mikes parents. His mom brings up massive amounts of Mustang sites. It also brings up a ton of Mustang Forums and articles she has written for different mustang magazines. Mikes dad's name also brings up lists of Mustangs sites.

I then googled myself. All names I have ever went by. The only thing I found was one website which lists Mike and I as being registered to participate in Mustangs Across America in April (which we probably wont be going to now). I think that link is about 5 pages in there. Pretty pathetic! I then googled my parents and found nothing. I guess that makes sense... my family tends to keep to themselves more than Mike's family does.

It was a pretty entertaining half hour googling people. Some of the things you can find in there are pretty scary. When I googled Mike, I found a page in like reunion.com that listed his name and had a friend section which listed everyone in his family. Pretty unnerving that someone could google you and find out all your relatives.

I guess when you think of the scariness factor.... It makes me thankful I am a loser and am pretty well ungoogleable. All I have to say... is good luck to any bad guys who try to find me through Google. I guess I am safe... for now.

What does it all mean...

So today was a rather traumatic day. I have to go have a Hysterosalpingogram done. Not fun stuff. With that test they are able to check out my female parts and make sure they are in good condition. Anyone who has had one of those will tell you it is very invasive and not fun. I survived it though. I am a little nervous by the radiologists reaction. My Uterus is a little odd shaped. He seemed concerned and talked about the possibility of doing a biopsy. So that made me nervous.

I got home after the procedure just in time for the Valium to kick in (It was suppose to have relaxed me during the procedure but I guess I didn't take it early enough). I then ended up taking a drug induced nap for 3 1/2 hours. I hate sleeping away my day off... but I had no choice in the matter. All the meds caught up to me and put me to sleep. I actually was talking on the phone to Kristy when i started falling asleep. I honestly cannot remember what I said to her. So Kristy, if you are reading this... I am sorry if I said anything bad.

I am feeling better tonight though. I called my dr's office and they said to give them a couple days to review it and then they would discuss it with me. They calmed me down a bit. I guess I will call them on Thursday. It probably isn't that huge of a deal... but the radiologist scared me. I am going to keep my fingers crossed that I will be ok and able to get pregnant.

For those of you who didn't know... Mike and I are working on the baby thing. Unfortunately it is not as easy for us as most. I have issues. So we have been going to a Reproduction Clinic for help. I am on all kinds of medication so I am hoping it works. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that the results of the HSG wont be bad, and that these meds will work their magic! I guess we will see what happens.