Fat kid like cake

embarrassing...

so i go in to get my blood work done this morning
i ask the check-in guy and this convo starts:
me: how long are you supposed to fast for?
c-i g: about 12 hours
me: uhh i'm at about 8-9 hours is that o.k. or should i come back later?
c-i g: it's shouldn't be a problem. what did you eat?
me: (hesitating) cake
c-i g: oh you should be fine. i'll just write that on a note to your doctor
me(thinking great now my doctor will know): i did eat a lot of vegetables and fruit right before that too
c-i g (probably thinking yeah right, and looking at his computer): oh actually with this test that doesn't matter you didn't even have to fast.
me: oh o.k. (but wanting to say...oh great thanks now i had to fast and i feel like a fattie)

let's just say i normally don't even like cake either! i love sugar, candy, tarts, brownies you name it but now i feel i'm going to be labeled as a 11 p.m. cake eater.

the blood drawn encounter was also funny:
blood drawer: which arm would you like to use?
me: this one has been working good
small talk ensues
bd: you smell nice
me: thank you it's lotion
i can't tell if he's trying to hit on me or just be nice
after more small talk
bd: is that by chance sensual amber by bath and body works?
me: yes it is, good nose

conclusion: he either a. has a girlfriend b. loves woman's lotion

interesting morning all before 8:30 a.m.

vancouver 2010

we owned the olympics...

promoted peacegot in and out of the border

in record timeknow the downtown vancouver

like the back of our hand

the sneak preview of the weekend

starts at this post

until further pictures are shared...

i had a great time with my good friend spencer and my new friend david

let's just say the highlights of the weekend were:

a. sneaking into the "olympic sponsored" department store section

without waiting in a long line by finding the stairway and

following our rich friends in as they smooth talked

their way into the secret entrance

then sticking it to the department store and

not buying any of their over priced items or

finding any adult sized mittens

b. showing up at our room to stay for the night at 11:30 p.m.

to meet another two people that thought they were getting the same place...

the overbooked evening ended up with a hostel type situation

5 people one bedroom apartment housed in a four-plex-ish placed

$20 a head for each of us

all willing just to sleep on a bed/sofa-bed/or mattress on the floor

since we luckily called first

we got the better end of the situation.

c. we got into the curling event

and this with our own two eyes

(and saw the usa lose big time

and see canadia win big time

more details and pictures to come!
enjoy my phone pics!

lent

so in case you forgot

today is ash wednesday

i wonder if it might be

one of the tortuous days of the year

for thousands...

maybe millions

although i'm not catholic

there a lot of people that are

and many who participate in lent

i was going to pass on

the "joy" of sacrificing something

i thought i could give up

my occasional swearing

but have come to terms

that i still think it's funny to curse

then after some peer pressure at work

i finally listened to our it worker

who told me my pancreas

is in pain every time i drink a soda

which has been daily lately

yesterday he went into diabetes

which does run in the family

but so does drinking coke!

it's a family culture thing see link below

http://mover-n-shaker.blogspot.com/2007/11/addictions-uncovered.html

so i folded

and went cold turkey today...

let's just say

i wanted a coke at 9 a.m. this morning

cravings are real

and no i'm not prego

it was not fun

sacrificing is not fun

coke=happiness

but i made it through day one

when is easter?

things that make me happy

during a stressful time of life

there are many things that add to the stress
that won't be discussed here

but...

i will report on what eases those stressors

a. clearly...family

b. my friends who rank really close to

and whom often consider my second family
c. my recent as holly named it "jess stress less" weekend

upon hearing i was coming elias
let me know via pic text he was excited to meet me

my "stress less"happened as follows:

a holly-fied weekend of ease

including helping me get to utah

flying in and preping the weekend with a delicious breakfast

then a massage

(i always thought it was a great idea

for her become an amazing massage therapist)

then the weekend was full of good food

boarding in blue onesie

seeing the sun and enjoying the snow

catching up with great friends

that i haven't seen for awhile

and meeting new additions to many of their families

elikarlya special interpretive dance number from wesmeeting esmae june
(photo stolen from her parents' blog)
continuation of other things that make me happy
d. weekends away with friends to the coast here in oregon (including kayaking in tillamook bay)e. getting texts and pictures hearing about "Utah"

levi's new golden retriever
yes i'm super jealous!

and f. for music

although i'm not into country and more into folk these days

the dixie chick resonate with me these words in these two songs:

*the long way around

and

*easy silence

so that is some of the things along the continuum

of things that make me happy