Peace Pipes, Friday Five + Photo Challenge

Hello! 

Good morning! I hope you're have a great Friday so far! Only 8 hours away from the weekend--yeah! Tonight Andy's coming over and then tomorrow will be spent hitting up the gym, cooking, and cleaning like crazy for my party! Ahh!

Mini Asthma Attack

Yesterday I ended up taking an unexpected half day from work--the past few days have had my asthma all riled up and I awoke Thursday morning hardly able to breathe normally. I pushed through the first few hours of work, but when 10:30am hit, I knew I had to go in to get a nebulizer treatment. I had this happen a few years ago (on Halloween, actually) and a neb session is usually the only thing that makes it better. 

Catching up on Real Simple while at the appointment

The beast

My peace pipe! 

I have exercise-induced asthma but over the past few years, it has really settled down a lot. When I mentioned the fact that I haven't been doing a lot at the gym lately, my doctor mentioned that stress and changes in seasons can also bring it on. 

Luckily she sent me home with a new inhaler so hopefully that and some rest will do the trick! This little device helps to open up my lungs so I can get enough air with each breathe--kind of important!


The Friday Five

Remember our fun little game from last week? Here we go again! 

1.  What I’m Reading:
Still working on the Shack--I have to admit, I'm only a couple chapters in so far! Normally I'm a fast reader, but with all of this wedding and work business going on, I've found myself swamped lately. 

A little Laura!

2.  What I’m Listening To:
Last weekend I headed over to Andy's house to work on our wedding slideshow. Naturally, I listened to the songs that are in the movie over and over again trying to perfect it. The song that I chose to be played during my "growing up" pictures is What It Means to Be Loved by Mark Schultz (just the second half of the song, though!). However, after chatting with Andy last night, I might be changing it to that "Cinderella" song by Steven Curtis Chapman...any thoughts on this?

3.  What I’m Watching:
Still watching season 2 of Grey's! Most nights I watch an episode before bed but end up drifting off to sleep before the episode ends...which means I've been watching the same episode for the past 3 nights...one of these days I'll get through the whole thing!

My all-time favorite flavor

Apple Straws!

Moose Lake Fudge Froyo's best part = mini peanut butter cups

4. What I’m Eating:
Ice cream has definitely been worked into the menu for this week! mmm, so delicious and something I rarely purchase at the grocery store. Other snacks of note include copious amounts of Apple Straws, and various Luna/Clif bars since they're my go-to snack when I'm rushing around.

5.  What I’m Pinning:
Check out this neat idea--you slice up one of your wedding invitations, place the strips in a glass ball ornament, and hang it on your tree to symbolize your first Christmas together. How cute!


Photo Challenge Day 2: 


What I wore:
(Click here to see yesterday's photo challenge)

Target ruffle tank, Target cardigan, and khakis, story of my life. Please note how well I blend in with my bathroom...

I also wore this outfit for Valentine's day this year...my hair looked better on that day though. However, I blow dried and straightened my hair today! I haven't done that in a long time; I kind of forgot I actually had bangs since they've been hidden by headbands. But really, let's face it, my hair will be up in a ponytail by 10am...


Off to the office! Have a super day!


Do you suffer from asthma? 
What are you pinning this week?
What song should I use during our slideshow? Also, Andy is having a hard time finding a song to play during his little boy pictures...any ideas?

Put Your Feet Up

What do I do when I've been instructed to take it easy due to a recent injury when I'd really rather be outside soaking up the sun?

Well, since I have trouble "relaxing" (aka sitting still), I knew I'd be able to rest if I provided myself with some quality entertainment from my local library:

Instead of working out, I've been plopped on my couch, reading cooking and health/fitness magazines and watching 7th Heaven reruns--all while making a grocery list to conquer as soon as I can walk normally.

Plus, once I sit down on the couch, getting up is a difficult task, so I tend to stay put most nights until I absolutely have to get up.

I've also been icing my knees to promote a speedy recovery so that I can go rollerblading! Not too soon though...don't worry! My dad just fixed my rollerblades and they are currently sitting by my front door taunting me.

Having your fiance wash your hair in the kitchen sink since your hands are all bandaged up? Cute.

Attempting to wash your own hair in the kitchen sink? Challenging.

I'm slowly getting better each day--the wounds on my hands are almost closed but my knee still looks disgusting. It's funny how you never realize how nice it is to have full mobility until you get an injury.

Pre-Marital Counseling

On a happier front, Andy and I went to our 2nd pre-marital counseling session and took the marriage evaluation aka "The Wedding ACT." It was basically a questionnaire to find out our background and see what kind of things might arise during our marriage and whatnot. I'm anxious to find out the results at the end of the month!

That's all I've got for today--time to go wash my hair in the sink...

What are your favorite magazines? 
Are you a fan of rollerblading?
Any 7th Heaven fanatics?

Wear Kneepads While Running

Hello!

Yesterday turned out to be a gorgeous day so I figured I'd take a break outside with a nice run in the sunshine. I started out at my usual speed and was cruising along while jamming out to my ipod.

About a mile into the run, things were going really well until all of the sudden, BAM! I was flat on my face.

Somehow, while enjoying a great run, my right foot got caught on a crack in the sidewalk behind me while my body flew forward. I landed on my kneecaps and palms of my hands really hard and then slid forward onto my stomach and hip..scraping off a good layer of flesh from aforementioned body parts.

I laid there for a minute, then got up and realized my little gym bag that I was carrying, along with the movie that I had in my hand in route to go return it at Redbox, were scattered around me. I then happened to glance down and I immediately got all shaky and dizzy when I saw how much blood was all over me. At that moment, the shock wore off and the pain set in; all of the sudden all of my wounds were stinging so badly.

Shakily grabbing my phone out of my bag, I called Andy and between sobs, explained I needed him to come pick me up. He was on his way up to his parent's house but swung around and raced down to where I was. I had to wait for awhile for him to come get me and so I called my mom and she kept encouraging me to go to the doctor to get checked out. This made me even more scared and I started hyperventilating. Yikes!

Eventually Andy's car drove by and he picked me up. He was able to calm me down and he drove me straight to urgent care. They put me in a wheelchair, checked my vitals (note to self: don't wear dark nail polish on the day that you need your pulse taken via one of those little finger clip things), and then had me seen by a nurse and a doctor.

4 hours later we were on our way home. The wounds were cleaned out, numbed with a needle (ah!), X-rays were taken to check for fractures, and I now have 9 stitches in my knee. Awesome.

Andy stopped at the drug store to pick up bandages and bacitracin and then we grabbed some dinner before heading back to my place. My wish came true because he also picked up another one of these:

Awkward hand grip due to bandages

We rented the third Narnia movie and after eating dinner and watching it for 30 minutes, I was out cold on the couch. They gave me some drugs to help with the pain and I think they made me really tired!

I'm taking it easy today: alternating between the computer and the tv in hopes to heal up quickly!

I won't be needing these for awhile

Moral of the story, wear kneepads while running.

Have you ever gotten hurt during a run?
Have you ever had stitches?