Before I get to the ER visit I want to give you a little background from the few weeks leading up to it.
December 17- We were traveling to Utah for Randy's first appointment. We stopped and ate Jimmy Johns for dinner. I took over driving. I ended up super bloated- so bloated I felt like I was going to puke and I was in extreme pain. So we switched drivers. We debated that night about going to the dr. We eventually decided to wait til morning and if I was still in pain then we'd go. By morning most of the pain was gone.
Over the next few weeks I had this sort of thing happen again and again though nowhere near as bad as the first time. I just took tums because I got really bad heartburn as well. Those seemed to help a little.
Fast forward to last Saturday. By this point, I was having pain just about every time I ate something, and sometimes even without eating anything. This particular Saturday the pain didn't seem to go away except when I was walking. Sunday I attempted church but left early because I was feeling nauseous and dizzy. So I went home and slept all day. Literally. All day. Monday morning, I felt better than the day before but I still had pain. By the time we were going to bed that night I was in so much pain I couldn't sleep.
Now I know it is not good to have this much pain. The only thing that seemed to help were tums and passing gas. My bowel movements were still regular so I knew I didn't have a bowel obstruction causing this. I hate going to doctors, so I debated for a long time Monday night about whether it would be worth it to even go. Then I started to freak myself out, maybe it's been my appendix this whole time, or its my gall bladder. Maybe I have something else really wrong. It was the middle of the night, I was in pain, I was tired, what would you expect? Finally about 2 am I made my decision. I woke up Randy and we went to the ER.
When we got there the ER lady at the desk asked us what had brought us in. So we told her abdominal pain. She jumped up immediately and filled out our paperwork for us. If I hadn't been tired and in pain this may have freaked me out more but luckily it didn't. She got us back quickly and they immediately began testing and asking questions. They took blood and gave me an IV with fluids. After they got the IV hooked up they gave me some kind of pain medicine. It made me loopy.
To describe what I mean by loopy. I thought I sounded strange to myself. Everything I answered it sounded like I answered with a gleeful/giggly voice. Almost like I wasn't taking it seriously. Which I assure you I was. Randy told me the next day that I actually didn't sound like that and that it actually just took me a few seconds longer than normal to answer.
After they took my blood they got the CT ready and took me to get one done. That was weird. The contrast made me feel strangely warm in weird places. Like my nose, throat, and it made me feel like if wet my pants (I had not).
After the CT they took me back and they had me get them a urine sample.
I'm making this sound like each of these happened in sequence but in actuality there was probably a half hour or more in between each test.
So after waiting a couple hours we finally got some results. Blood tests came back clean and so did the urine test. Now we were waiting for the CT results. When they came back the doctor told me that my appendix was fine (they didn't say anything about gall bladder at least not that I remember) and that the CT had shown that I have an ovarian cyst.
An ovarian cyst? That's what's been causing me all this pain? I thought they only hurt when they ruptured. I guess I was wrong. Since I'm in so much pain already I'm worried for how much pain I'll be in if/when it does rupture. I'm hoping that it doesn't and that it just goes away. A girl can hope right? Anyways, they prescribed me two different types of pain medication. And sent us home with instructions to follow up with a primary Doctor and to return to the ER if I start vomiting, get a fever, have vaginal bleeding, or a couple other things I can't remember off the top of my head.
It's been a couple of days now and I still have pain. I stopped taking the stronger pain med because it made me so dizzy. I've just been taking the less strong medication and that seems to keep the pain at bay. But I can only take that one for so long. I guess we'll see what my primary Doctor says. I will keep you updated.
Til next time!
Becca
PS- Randy's surgery is this next week so please keep him in your prayers and that everything will go as planned in the surgery. Thank you!
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
New Year Resolutions!!
Before I jump into the New Year Resolutions, I wanted to give you all a quick update on Randy's surgery. We have a date set for him to get it done!! He will be having surgery February 4th :) ok on to the resolutions!
It's that time of year again!! The time where we all make resolutions that we all end up failing at lol :) I usually don't make any but this year I had a friend tell me her and her husbands system when they set the resolutions or goals for the year and I loved it!! So I told Randy about it and we decided to set some goals for ourselves :)
To make it easy on myself, I will be B, Randy will be R, and together will be T. Sounds confusing right now but you'll understand in a moment!
Personal
B- be a better housekeeper. For those who know me really well they know that I'm not the best at keeping up on the housework. So my goal is to keep up better than I currently do. I still may not be perfect but hey at least I'm trying right?
R- be more positive and less grouchy. For those of you who work retail, this will make complete sense. After dealing with grumpy customers all day it's hard to stay positive. Randy set his personal goal to be better.
Educational
B- learn more quilting techniques. I love to quilt and I'm always wanting to learn more!
R- figure out the best time to return to school. We know the sooner he gets back the better. We just have to decide whether it would be best for him to return to school this summer or next spring.
Financial
T- pay off personal debt consolidation loan. Yes we have debt. I know very few people who don't. Our goal is to get all or most of our loan payed off. We got this loan to pay off some credit card debt that seemed like no matter how much we paid on it it never seemed to go down.
Physical
B- get outside more. I don't need to lose weight I'm perfectly fine where I am. But I do need to get outside more. This I believe will help me get fit, meaning more muscle :) getting outside more means to me that I walk more, or garden, or play with my dogs. Maybe even hike. I don't really know, just getting my butt off the couch lol
R- more muscle! Randy would like to gain some muscle this year :)
T- drink less soda. Randy and I LOVE Dr Pepper and our goal this year is to drink less. So far we aren't doing so great with this one ;) but we are trying.
Spiritual
B & R- work on personal scripture study. We both had the same goal with this one :) we do really great at family scripture study but our personal is lacking quite a bit! So we want to be better about taking the time personally to read the scriptures.
T- be better about saying our family and personal prayers. This is another area we've been lacking in. For the first few years of our marriage we did really well with this. Rarely missing a night, then we slowly stopped with personal prayers. Saying them some nights but not others and then the same thing happened with our family prayers. So we made a goal to get back on track with saying them every day.
Hopefully these inspired you :) and maybe you can help keep us on track! Also a quick apology for not blogging for so long. Christmas and New Years kinda threw me off. Maybe I should make a goal to actually get my blogs up on time lol ;) anyways, I wish you all a happy new year!
Til next time!
Becca
It's that time of year again!! The time where we all make resolutions that we all end up failing at lol :) I usually don't make any but this year I had a friend tell me her and her husbands system when they set the resolutions or goals for the year and I loved it!! So I told Randy about it and we decided to set some goals for ourselves :)
To make it easy on myself, I will be B, Randy will be R, and together will be T. Sounds confusing right now but you'll understand in a moment!
Personal
B- be a better housekeeper. For those who know me really well they know that I'm not the best at keeping up on the housework. So my goal is to keep up better than I currently do. I still may not be perfect but hey at least I'm trying right?
R- be more positive and less grouchy. For those of you who work retail, this will make complete sense. After dealing with grumpy customers all day it's hard to stay positive. Randy set his personal goal to be better.
Educational
B- learn more quilting techniques. I love to quilt and I'm always wanting to learn more!
R- figure out the best time to return to school. We know the sooner he gets back the better. We just have to decide whether it would be best for him to return to school this summer or next spring.
Financial
T- pay off personal debt consolidation loan. Yes we have debt. I know very few people who don't. Our goal is to get all or most of our loan payed off. We got this loan to pay off some credit card debt that seemed like no matter how much we paid on it it never seemed to go down.
Physical
B- get outside more. I don't need to lose weight I'm perfectly fine where I am. But I do need to get outside more. This I believe will help me get fit, meaning more muscle :) getting outside more means to me that I walk more, or garden, or play with my dogs. Maybe even hike. I don't really know, just getting my butt off the couch lol
R- more muscle! Randy would like to gain some muscle this year :)
T- drink less soda. Randy and I LOVE Dr Pepper and our goal this year is to drink less. So far we aren't doing so great with this one ;) but we are trying.
Spiritual
B & R- work on personal scripture study. We both had the same goal with this one :) we do really great at family scripture study but our personal is lacking quite a bit! So we want to be better about taking the time personally to read the scriptures.
T- be better about saying our family and personal prayers. This is another area we've been lacking in. For the first few years of our marriage we did really well with this. Rarely missing a night, then we slowly stopped with personal prayers. Saying them some nights but not others and then the same thing happened with our family prayers. So we made a goal to get back on track with saying them every day.
Hopefully these inspired you :) and maybe you can help keep us on track! Also a quick apology for not blogging for so long. Christmas and New Years kinda threw me off. Maybe I should make a goal to actually get my blogs up on time lol ;) anyways, I wish you all a happy new year!
Til next time!
Becca
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Randy's Appointment
This past Friday, Randy finally got in to see his male fertility doctor. He filled out this really long list of questions about his past and my past with infertility. Then we went in to the doctors office.
He met with the nurse first who took us to a large room with tons of Windows that you could see pretty much everything out of, the street, the buildings across the street and people walking down the sidewalks. The nurse checked his blood pressure and heart rate and asked a few more questions and then went and got the doctor. Once the doctor came in he went over the results from Randy's semen analysis and entered them into the system. He asked us both multiple questions about how long we'd been trying, how many kids we'd like, if I had any issues that my doctor had found, and so on. Then he went to see if they could track down Randy's blood work.
While he was out doing that Randy and I were talking. Randy mentioned that he hoped that the doctor was not going to do the physical exam in the room we were in because it felt like he would be exposed to the world. I said I doubted that they would due to sanitary reasons and we both started laughing! The doctor then came back in just at that moment and we had to stop laughing :)
Turns out Randy did get to have his physical exam in that room. Though the doctor assured us that the windows were tinted very dark so no one could see in. The doctor did his exam and told us the results. Turns out that Randy has a very large varicocele vein in one teste and a small one in the other. Varicocele veins are enlarged blood vessels that blood tends to pool in. This makes the area harder to keep cool so it is usually very hot. Hot does not equal good sperm. Pretty much too hot and the sperm are killed off. While the doctor was explaining these results the nurse came in with the blood work they had finally tracked down.
The doctor then went over the blood work with us. Randy's levels were all normal except for the two that help with sperm production, these were actually higher than they needed to be. Our doctor explained that this is very normal to see with varicocele veins since the body tries to compensate for the heat by making more sperm. Which are killed off as well.
Luckily the varicocele veins are very easy to fix. It's just that Randy gets to have surgery. It's an outpatient procedure and he can be back at work the next day. Just with a limited weight limit to lift. After the surgery they will do a semen analysis within 3-6 months to see how his numbers are improving. Our doctor said that we could end up pregnant within that time but it may take up to a year for his numbers to get to where they like to see them.
This appointment was very informative! We are very hopeful that after he has the surgery that we won't have any more issues getting pregnant. But you never know. We're trying to look at the positive side and not think about any other complications that could arise.
We currently have Randy's surgery scheduled for February 4 of next year. And I really cannot wait although I'm sure he probably could ;) I know he's nervous but I keep assuring him he'll be fine.
Well I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!
Til next time!
Becca
He met with the nurse first who took us to a large room with tons of Windows that you could see pretty much everything out of, the street, the buildings across the street and people walking down the sidewalks. The nurse checked his blood pressure and heart rate and asked a few more questions and then went and got the doctor. Once the doctor came in he went over the results from Randy's semen analysis and entered them into the system. He asked us both multiple questions about how long we'd been trying, how many kids we'd like, if I had any issues that my doctor had found, and so on. Then he went to see if they could track down Randy's blood work.
While he was out doing that Randy and I were talking. Randy mentioned that he hoped that the doctor was not going to do the physical exam in the room we were in because it felt like he would be exposed to the world. I said I doubted that they would due to sanitary reasons and we both started laughing! The doctor then came back in just at that moment and we had to stop laughing :)
Turns out Randy did get to have his physical exam in that room. Though the doctor assured us that the windows were tinted very dark so no one could see in. The doctor did his exam and told us the results. Turns out that Randy has a very large varicocele vein in one teste and a small one in the other. Varicocele veins are enlarged blood vessels that blood tends to pool in. This makes the area harder to keep cool so it is usually very hot. Hot does not equal good sperm. Pretty much too hot and the sperm are killed off. While the doctor was explaining these results the nurse came in with the blood work they had finally tracked down.
The doctor then went over the blood work with us. Randy's levels were all normal except for the two that help with sperm production, these were actually higher than they needed to be. Our doctor explained that this is very normal to see with varicocele veins since the body tries to compensate for the heat by making more sperm. Which are killed off as well.
Luckily the varicocele veins are very easy to fix. It's just that Randy gets to have surgery. It's an outpatient procedure and he can be back at work the next day. Just with a limited weight limit to lift. After the surgery they will do a semen analysis within 3-6 months to see how his numbers are improving. Our doctor said that we could end up pregnant within that time but it may take up to a year for his numbers to get to where they like to see them.
This appointment was very informative! We are very hopeful that after he has the surgery that we won't have any more issues getting pregnant. But you never know. We're trying to look at the positive side and not think about any other complications that could arise.
We currently have Randy's surgery scheduled for February 4 of next year. And I really cannot wait although I'm sure he probably could ;) I know he's nervous but I keep assuring him he'll be fine.
Well I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!
Til next time!
Becca
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Meet... Leo!!
So... We got a new fur baby! His name was Shadow but we decided it didn't quite fit him so we renamed him Leo! He's a mutt :) we think he is a mix of Australian Shepard, heeler, and lab, but we don't know for sure. He is 8 weeks old and super cute!
He's our little stocking stuffer! We actually stumbled onto him on Facebook through Randys home town classifieds! His owner was giving him away for free since she didn't feel like she could give him the attention he needs. Randy showed me his phone and with a sneaky grin I typed that I would like him next if the people before me didn't get him. Well we got him lol! We are super excited and look forward to when Oscar and Leo can wear each other out!
So far we've learned that he LOVES to chew and lick! He's very active as well which will help wear Oscar out! Right now Oscar is still getting used to him. He gets a little jealous if I'm holding Leo and is still learning that Leo is still little and that he can't step on him or hold him down with his body or paw!
Leo is pretty much potty trained already! But I think will be harder to train to sit, lay down, etc. just because he is so energetic! First we are trying to train him not to bite or chew except on his toys. Some people may think we are crazy for having two high energy dogs! But I don't think I'd have it any other way!
So FLUFFY!!
He's our little stocking stuffer! We actually stumbled onto him on Facebook through Randys home town classifieds! His owner was giving him away for free since she didn't feel like she could give him the attention he needs. Randy showed me his phone and with a sneaky grin I typed that I would like him next if the people before me didn't get him. Well we got him lol! We are super excited and look forward to when Oscar and Leo can wear each other out!
So far we've learned that he LOVES to chew and lick! He's very active as well which will help wear Oscar out! Right now Oscar is still getting used to him. He gets a little jealous if I'm holding Leo and is still learning that Leo is still little and that he can't step on him or hold him down with his body or paw!
Leo is pretty much potty trained already! But I think will be harder to train to sit, lay down, etc. just because he is so energetic! First we are trying to train him not to bite or chew except on his toys. Some people may think we are crazy for having two high energy dogs! But I don't think I'd have it any other way!
Awe :)
Thursday, December 17, 2015
My day... Endometriosis sucks
So this will be a short and sweet blog today. I just wanted to share with you all how my endometriosis has been treating me lately. (Yes I treat it as if it was a real person because it's always there).
Now just a warning for you all. Endometriosis is not always a pretty thing lol it can affect everything about me from cramps to back pain to pooping and to even what I eat. So this post may be a little TMI for some. Ok now that I've warned you... :)
The past few days have been some of my worse pain days. Not necessarily with cramping because that actually hasn't been too bad but with other areas of my body. I have had a TON of lower back pain! It hurts and feels good at the same time when I try to stretch it out but it doesn't go away :( So sitting, standing, and moving have not been very fun!
On top of that I've had tummy issues. Bloating, heart burn, constipation, and even diarrhea. If you think you can't be constipated and have diarrhea at the same time think again! Not a fun couple of days for me. Because of all of this I have been exhausted! I'm not having trouble with my insomnia gratefully, so I've been falling asleep pretty quickly and sleeping longer than I may need. Like 10-12 hours a night!
Despite all of this I still was able to clean my house and visit with friends and family. And shovel the snow that we received off our sidewalks this morning :)
I feel very grateful that I can manage to live with my pain! I have read many stories of women with endometriosis who are in so much pain they struggle to do those daily little tasks. So I am definitely grateful that I am not yet to that point! (Hopefully I never reach it either!!)
My Thought For Today :)
For those who may be wondering if they can make it through, whatever it is you may be struggling with. Don't give up! We may have rough days but we can make it through! Despite my pain I keep pushing through and I'm so grateful that I have and that I still do. I know what it's like when you give up and lose hope. (Future blog coming about this.) So no matter what don't quit trying to accomplish whatever your dreams and goals are!!
One of my favorite scriptures is in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path." Whatever you are going through I ask that you not give up! The Lord is always there to help us through. He loves us no matter what.
Til next time!
Becca
P.S. I wrote almost all of this yesterday but forgot to finish it and post it! Because of this, my post for today will be posted tomorrow! Sorry! My brain is forgetful lol
Now just a warning for you all. Endometriosis is not always a pretty thing lol it can affect everything about me from cramps to back pain to pooping and to even what I eat. So this post may be a little TMI for some. Ok now that I've warned you... :)
The past few days have been some of my worse pain days. Not necessarily with cramping because that actually hasn't been too bad but with other areas of my body. I have had a TON of lower back pain! It hurts and feels good at the same time when I try to stretch it out but it doesn't go away :( So sitting, standing, and moving have not been very fun!
On top of that I've had tummy issues. Bloating, heart burn, constipation, and even diarrhea. If you think you can't be constipated and have diarrhea at the same time think again! Not a fun couple of days for me. Because of all of this I have been exhausted! I'm not having trouble with my insomnia gratefully, so I've been falling asleep pretty quickly and sleeping longer than I may need. Like 10-12 hours a night!
Despite all of this I still was able to clean my house and visit with friends and family. And shovel the snow that we received off our sidewalks this morning :)
I feel very grateful that I can manage to live with my pain! I have read many stories of women with endometriosis who are in so much pain they struggle to do those daily little tasks. So I am definitely grateful that I am not yet to that point! (Hopefully I never reach it either!!)
My Thought For Today :)
For those who may be wondering if they can make it through, whatever it is you may be struggling with. Don't give up! We may have rough days but we can make it through! Despite my pain I keep pushing through and I'm so grateful that I have and that I still do. I know what it's like when you give up and lose hope. (Future blog coming about this.) So no matter what don't quit trying to accomplish whatever your dreams and goals are!!
One of my favorite scriptures is in Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path." Whatever you are going through I ask that you not give up! The Lord is always there to help us through. He loves us no matter what.
Til next time!
Becca
P.S. I wrote almost all of this yesterday but forgot to finish it and post it! Because of this, my post for today will be posted tomorrow! Sorry! My brain is forgetful lol
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Weekend trip and Crazy Weather!
Hopefully next week I'll have an update for you on what the doctor says at Randy's appointment Friday! But until then... Enjoy hearing about what I did last weekend!
As you may already know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Otherwise known as LDS or Mormon. This past weekend was my brothers missionary farewell! For those who do not know young men in our church ages 18-25 serve 2 year missions for our church. They are not forced to go but have the choice. My brother had chosen to serve and so he got to speak in church on Sunday! I already have one brother already out on his mission. (They're twins) He is serving in San Jose, California and the brother who's farewell was this past Sunday will be serving in Toronto, Canada!
When I got to my parents house after driving for 4 hours! I knew that I needed to find out what he wanted his musical number to be, at least officially. He had told me what song he wanted and if no one could sing he told me to prepare a piano solo (I don't sing in front of people unless in a group.) so when I got there I hoped he'd found someone to sing. Unfortunately he had not asked anyone but my sister who is 9 months pregnant and can't sing due to not having enough air and also needing to pee every time she stands ;) So it was up to me to play my piano solo.
I get super nervous being in front of a group of people. It's worse if I'm the one speaking, better if I'm playing the piano, and even better if I'm playing the piano while someone is singing. So let's just say their were a few small mistakes when the time came to play :/ but it sounded great to everyone as I was told :)
My brother's talk was good, super short, but good. He spoke about repentance and how as missionaries they are being sent out to teach repentance. After church we ate a nice big dinner! He got to pick what we had so it was elk and deer steaks with a baked potato bar! Yum!
I headed home after we finished eating. There was a huge storm headed for Wyoming and I wanted to beat it home!
That storm had predictions for 8-10 inches in the lower elevations and 12-18 in the higher elevations. I live in the lower but did not want to drive alone in a snowstorm if I didn't have to.
The storm hit Monday evening. And it was a blizzard from the get go. I just drove across town and it was like Star Wars with how big the flakes were!! And how swiftly they were falling. I went across town to meet Randy at his work. But when I went to turn into the parking lot, I got stuck! I was turned sideways in the middle of oncoming traffic!! So thinking quickly, I turned my wheels and spun a half cookie so I was going with the oncoming traffic and got myself unstuck! I used a different entrance to get into the parking lot. Needless to say, we left my car there overnight!
By this morning, instead of the 8-10 inches predicted we had probably close to 16 inches of snow! It came up to my knees. I went with Randy and we dug my car out from where we'd left it. The drifts around it came up to my hips! I got it home safely though and don't plan on going anywhere tonight lol.
I realize that this is kinda short and to the point! And that there are not any pictures! I am sorry about that! I'm also sorry I missed posting Thursday! So since I missed Thursday I will be posting 3 times this week. Today, tomorrow, and Thursday this week! I will post next Tuesday but as Christmas is next week, I will not post the Thursday before Christmas. Then we'll be back to our regular schedule hopefully! (P.S. How many times do you think I can say Thursday? Lol)
Til next time!
Becca
As you may already know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Otherwise known as LDS or Mormon. This past weekend was my brothers missionary farewell! For those who do not know young men in our church ages 18-25 serve 2 year missions for our church. They are not forced to go but have the choice. My brother had chosen to serve and so he got to speak in church on Sunday! I already have one brother already out on his mission. (They're twins) He is serving in San Jose, California and the brother who's farewell was this past Sunday will be serving in Toronto, Canada!
When I got to my parents house after driving for 4 hours! I knew that I needed to find out what he wanted his musical number to be, at least officially. He had told me what song he wanted and if no one could sing he told me to prepare a piano solo (I don't sing in front of people unless in a group.) so when I got there I hoped he'd found someone to sing. Unfortunately he had not asked anyone but my sister who is 9 months pregnant and can't sing due to not having enough air and also needing to pee every time she stands ;) So it was up to me to play my piano solo.
I get super nervous being in front of a group of people. It's worse if I'm the one speaking, better if I'm playing the piano, and even better if I'm playing the piano while someone is singing. So let's just say their were a few small mistakes when the time came to play :/ but it sounded great to everyone as I was told :)
My brother's talk was good, super short, but good. He spoke about repentance and how as missionaries they are being sent out to teach repentance. After church we ate a nice big dinner! He got to pick what we had so it was elk and deer steaks with a baked potato bar! Yum!
I headed home after we finished eating. There was a huge storm headed for Wyoming and I wanted to beat it home!
That storm had predictions for 8-10 inches in the lower elevations and 12-18 in the higher elevations. I live in the lower but did not want to drive alone in a snowstorm if I didn't have to.
The storm hit Monday evening. And it was a blizzard from the get go. I just drove across town and it was like Star Wars with how big the flakes were!! And how swiftly they were falling. I went across town to meet Randy at his work. But when I went to turn into the parking lot, I got stuck! I was turned sideways in the middle of oncoming traffic!! So thinking quickly, I turned my wheels and spun a half cookie so I was going with the oncoming traffic and got myself unstuck! I used a different entrance to get into the parking lot. Needless to say, we left my car there overnight!
By this morning, instead of the 8-10 inches predicted we had probably close to 16 inches of snow! It came up to my knees. I went with Randy and we dug my car out from where we'd left it. The drifts around it came up to my hips! I got it home safely though and don't plan on going anywhere tonight lol.
I realize that this is kinda short and to the point! And that there are not any pictures! I am sorry about that! I'm also sorry I missed posting Thursday! So since I missed Thursday I will be posting 3 times this week. Today, tomorrow, and Thursday this week! I will post next Tuesday but as Christmas is next week, I will not post the Thursday before Christmas. Then we'll be back to our regular schedule hopefully! (P.S. How many times do you think I can say Thursday? Lol)
Til next time!
Becca
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Crazy Trip!
After my post on Thursday I've been trying to decide what to write about today. Randy and I's life is actually kinda boring lol But then last weekend happened and I have something to write about!
I'll just start off with what we were doing.
One of my very best friends and her husband have been married for almost 4 years now. They were married outside of the temple, not because they weren't worthy but because they felt like they weren't quite ready. This past weekend they finally felt ready to take the step and be sealed together and to their two cute boys. They invited Randy and I, and so we booked a hotel room for the night before.
We left Friday afternoon/evening to head to Billings, MT, where the temple they had chosen was. We dropped off Oscar with the friend who was watching him and went on our way. I drove first because I love to drive and I also didn't want to be driving too late because I was exhausted. (I struggle with insomnia and hadn't gotten to sleep til about 4 the night before)
On the way there a couple of things happened. While I was driving, a semi kicked a piece of tire out and I hit it. Scared me pretty good because I hadn't seen it but Randy had. Then the next thing that happened was even worse!
I saw what looked like headlights coming from the other direction but to me they looked like they were on our side of the freeway! I kinda shrugged it off and thought that maybe the road turns and they're on the other side. As I got closer I realized that they were reverse lights on a vehicle on our side of the freeway. So I got ready to be courteous and change lanes. I didn't make it. Just as I was getting ready to change lanes, I saw why they were reversing. There was a very large deer right in the middle of the lane I was in! It was too late to change lanes and so I had to straddle the deer as best as I could. Randy wasn't paying attention so I scared him as my car hit the deer and rolled it under my car. It literally sounded like I had actually hit something dead on. We pulled off at the next exit to check to see if there was any damage. Luckily there was not any damage to the front of my car. We believe it knocked the tires out of alignment but not too bad.
Randy got to drive after that! LOL! I didn't want to hit anything else! So he took over driving from then on. Unfortunately we were not done hitting stuff... As he was driving a truck kicked something metal looking out right in front of us, and though Randy swerved out to miss it we still caught the edge of it.
We eventually made it to Billings. And we were definitely counting our blessings. We were maybe only about 5 minutes or less behind the car that was reversing to pull the deer off the road. It could have been us that actually hit the deer and not just running it over.
When we made it to Billings we started looking for our hotel. We parked and went inside and told them our name for the reservation. They didn't have our reservation! We told them that we had a confirmation email if they wanted to see it and they said yes. So Randy pulled it out. Turns out we were at the wrong hotel!! We were in the C'Mon in instead of the Comfort Inn! (This was easy to do since there were probably 5 hotels in this one little area.) So we asked where the Comfort Inn was and they pointed us in the right direction.
Finally we made it! We hung out in the hot tub/pool for awhile and then we went to bed for the night.
The next day turned out better. We woke up and ate breakfast and then got ready for the temple. Amazingly when I curled my hair it actually turned out the way I pictured it! That rarely happens! We then went to the temple for my friend's sealing to her family.
It was a beautiful ceremony! I learned some things and relearned others. You could definitely feel the spirit there surrounding their little family. You could tell that the Lord was proud of them and so very happy that they were being sealed for eternity!
After they were sealed we all took pictures outside the temple. They were in their white clothes and looked so beautiful standing there with their children also dressed in white!
Randy and I have a tradition to take pictures together at the temple every time we go and so we did that while waiting for them all to change. I put a few of those in for your enjoyment. ;)
When they got out we took a few more pictures and then went to lunch/dinner. We went to Red Robin. This was my first time ever being there and it was delicious! Then after that Randy and I went to Hobby Lobby to get some fabric and then got gas and hit the road!
I drove first again. We usually drive to Sheridan and then switch drivers there. We were both exhausted from a long day and were anxious to get home to get Oscar. As we were driving it had been about 45 minutes and Randy pointed out a rest stop and said "Do you remember there being a rest stop?" I said no but maybe we just weren't paying attention. So we kept driving. After about 15-20 minutes, Randy pulled out his phone to see how much longer it was to Sheridan. It told us to turn around! Randy thought maybe the address to Hobby Lobby was still in there so he closed the app and retyped in Sheridan. It told us to turn around again! Turns out we had missed the junction to head to Wyoming and we were on our way towards Bismark! (This is an easy thing to do since the exit comes up quick and isn't marked well.) So we took the next exit and turned around. Our 3 1/2 hour drive had now turned into a 5 1/2 hour drive! So instead of getting home about 9:30 we didn't get home til almost midnight!
We switched drivers in Sheridan after getting a snack at Mcdonalds and taking a quick potty break. We hit the road again. Randy was now driving. We were both tired and grumpy by this point and so the rest of the drive was pretty quiet. We picked up Oscar from our friend's and went to the store to get what we needed for dinner the next day and then went home and passed out! We all slept in until almost 10 the next morning! Including Oscar who usually wakes up about 7!
Sunday we got our Christmas tree up and pretty much had a nice relaxing day!
So there you have it! Our crazy trip was pretty crazy! It was a wonderful weekend despite everything that happened but I hope the next time we go to the Billings temple everything goes much smoother than it did this time. No hitting deer or debris, taking the right exit, and finding the right hotel first (if we get one).
Have you had any crazy trips? Let me know in the comments! I love to hear from you!
Til next time!
Becca
I'll just start off with what we were doing.
Billings, MT Temple
We left Friday afternoon/evening to head to Billings, MT, where the temple they had chosen was. We dropped off Oscar with the friend who was watching him and went on our way. I drove first because I love to drive and I also didn't want to be driving too late because I was exhausted. (I struggle with insomnia and hadn't gotten to sleep til about 4 the night before)
On the way there a couple of things happened. While I was driving, a semi kicked a piece of tire out and I hit it. Scared me pretty good because I hadn't seen it but Randy had. Then the next thing that happened was even worse!
I saw what looked like headlights coming from the other direction but to me they looked like they were on our side of the freeway! I kinda shrugged it off and thought that maybe the road turns and they're on the other side. As I got closer I realized that they were reverse lights on a vehicle on our side of the freeway. So I got ready to be courteous and change lanes. I didn't make it. Just as I was getting ready to change lanes, I saw why they were reversing. There was a very large deer right in the middle of the lane I was in! It was too late to change lanes and so I had to straddle the deer as best as I could. Randy wasn't paying attention so I scared him as my car hit the deer and rolled it under my car. It literally sounded like I had actually hit something dead on. We pulled off at the next exit to check to see if there was any damage. Luckily there was not any damage to the front of my car. We believe it knocked the tires out of alignment but not too bad.
Randy got to drive after that! LOL! I didn't want to hit anything else! So he took over driving from then on. Unfortunately we were not done hitting stuff... As he was driving a truck kicked something metal looking out right in front of us, and though Randy swerved out to miss it we still caught the edge of it.
We eventually made it to Billings. And we were definitely counting our blessings. We were maybe only about 5 minutes or less behind the car that was reversing to pull the deer off the road. It could have been us that actually hit the deer and not just running it over.
When we made it to Billings we started looking for our hotel. We parked and went inside and told them our name for the reservation. They didn't have our reservation! We told them that we had a confirmation email if they wanted to see it and they said yes. So Randy pulled it out. Turns out we were at the wrong hotel!! We were in the C'Mon in instead of the Comfort Inn! (This was easy to do since there were probably 5 hotels in this one little area.) So we asked where the Comfort Inn was and they pointed us in the right direction.
Finally we made it! We hung out in the hot tub/pool for awhile and then we went to bed for the night.
The next day turned out better. We woke up and ate breakfast and then got ready for the temple. Amazingly when I curled my hair it actually turned out the way I pictured it! That rarely happens! We then went to the temple for my friend's sealing to her family.
Some ducks we saw outside our hotel :)
After they were sealed we all took pictures outside the temple. They were in their white clothes and looked so beautiful standing there with their children also dressed in white!
Randy and I have a tradition to take pictures together at the temple every time we go and so we did that while waiting for them all to change. I put a few of those in for your enjoyment. ;)
Being dorks :)
Me acting crazy ;)
ATTACK!!
And a good one :)
When they got out we took a few more pictures and then went to lunch/dinner. We went to Red Robin. This was my first time ever being there and it was delicious! Then after that Randy and I went to Hobby Lobby to get some fabric and then got gas and hit the road!
I drove first again. We usually drive to Sheridan and then switch drivers there. We were both exhausted from a long day and were anxious to get home to get Oscar. As we were driving it had been about 45 minutes and Randy pointed out a rest stop and said "Do you remember there being a rest stop?" I said no but maybe we just weren't paying attention. So we kept driving. After about 15-20 minutes, Randy pulled out his phone to see how much longer it was to Sheridan. It told us to turn around! Randy thought maybe the address to Hobby Lobby was still in there so he closed the app and retyped in Sheridan. It told us to turn around again! Turns out we had missed the junction to head to Wyoming and we were on our way towards Bismark! (This is an easy thing to do since the exit comes up quick and isn't marked well.) So we took the next exit and turned around. Our 3 1/2 hour drive had now turned into a 5 1/2 hour drive! So instead of getting home about 9:30 we didn't get home til almost midnight!
We switched drivers in Sheridan after getting a snack at Mcdonalds and taking a quick potty break. We hit the road again. Randy was now driving. We were both tired and grumpy by this point and so the rest of the drive was pretty quiet. We picked up Oscar from our friend's and went to the store to get what we needed for dinner the next day and then went home and passed out! We all slept in until almost 10 the next morning! Including Oscar who usually wakes up about 7!
Sunday we got our Christmas tree up and pretty much had a nice relaxing day!
Our pretty little tree :)
So there you have it! Our crazy trip was pretty crazy! It was a wonderful weekend despite everything that happened but I hope the next time we go to the Billings temple everything goes much smoother than it did this time. No hitting deer or debris, taking the right exit, and finding the right hotel first (if we get one).
Have you had any crazy trips? Let me know in the comments! I love to hear from you!
Til next time!
Becca
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