One of those days

I woke up this morning with the warning signs of a sinus infection (not AGAIN) and dumped out my entire purse and frantically searched the apartment for my keys -- only to call Andrew and realize they were locked in the center console of my car.

Once I had the spare key and was in the car, I got to work 20 minutes late, walked in the door and realized an hour later that I had left the portfolio I'd promised to deliver for a friend in the backseat. I walked the portfolio over to the director's desk, who walked over about a half hour later to tell me she hadn't gotten the job and hand me the portfolio again. Not only did I have to be the bearer of bad news to my friend, but she's on vacation in California until next week -- which means I am stuck with her portfolio, and I HATE having other people's stuff laying around and not being able to return it to them. I have an irrational fear that something will happen to it.

In more exciting news, I won a giveaway on a blog and received this dress today in the mail. I love it, and I'm so excited to wear it on Sunday! Now if only the pounding sinus headache and sore throat would go away. :)

Sick!

This past weekend was one of the hardest I've had in seven years since my chemotherapy treatments -- and, unfortunately, it's not over yet.

I've been trying to treat a sore throat since Wednesday, and on Friday, it took a turn for the worst. I could barely swallow anything, my head ached and I was completely exhausted.

And instead of staying away so he didn't get sick and having a well-deserved night off with the Wii, Andrew came over to make me soup and take care of me and make sure I was actually eating something. When I got worse on Saturday, he and his dad gave me a priesthood blessing and then he made me some more soup and stayed with me to watch Mr. Mom before tucking me in and filling up my humidifier again.

On Sunday, I realized even more how much I love Andrew. He came over on Sunday morning, brought more drugs from his house and their copy of The Sound of Music since I still don't have my own, and took care of me. He even called the doctor on call because he was so worried and picked up another prescription for me. He watched me snore with my mouth wide open and saw my ugly pajamas -- and very few people can say that. He spent the entire day with me, my roommate's two birds and hours of golf. I haven't felt so loved since I moved away from Idaho.

I'm still sick, and now I have two bruises on my arms because the nurse didn't believe me when I said I have a problem giving blood. :) But I'm going to get better, and I have the most amazing boyfriend to make sure that it happens. I LOVE YOU, ANDREW!

Is that MY voice?

Happy New Year! 2010 is here, and I want to shout for joy... except that I currently have a sinus infection and have lost my voice as a result. So, after a quick trip to Wal-Mart (which is right next to my apartment) to buy a humidifier, rubbing alcohol, flossers (I've been reading too much about gingivitis lately) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (that was because I wandered around the store too long), I came home and have been bundled up on the couch ever since.

However, I did want to take pictures of the apartment, as promised, so I can show them to you all! I really am SO excited that I have my own place to decorate. Anyway, here they are!

I REALLY wish I could figure out how to make the pictures not go in that ugly layout, but I can't. Sorry. Please ignore the hideousness.

Anyway, that's my apartment! It's really cute, I promise. The pictures are kind of obscure, I know. We don't have the best lighting.

Now, on to the new year stuff. Supposedly, if you write stuff down, you're more likely to stick to it. Thus, I have decided to make all of you my witnesses as I vow to do these 10 things this year. Clearly, they are in no particular order:

10. Submit my manuscript to a children's book publisher!

9. Work out 5 times a week to actually achieve my rock-hard abs

8. Blog/write in my journal at least once a week

7. Watch a few more movies on the AFI Top 100 list

6. Read "Jesus the Christ" and "The Miracle of Forgiveness"

5. Freelance occasionally for magazines

4. Create more "domestic" stuff so I can one day actually become a respectable housewife

3. Balance my checkbook weekly!

2. Practice the guitar and get good at it!

1. Look for the good in everyone and everything

That's all folks, until the next blog post, that is. Hopefully it will now be weekly! And hopefully I will have a real voice and not just a cyber voice next time. :)