Ok- so before I get on rant about how they DISCONTINUED THE BEST KIND OF BAGELS EVER I’d just like to say that I have a wonderful, wonderful husband. I say this not because he just rubbed my feet with pepperminty lotion (because he did, and it was VERY nice, although something that I never asked for before I got pregnant because it freaked me out but now I just need it) and not because he’s a wonder cleaner and cleans things like a crazy person because he knows I like it, but just because he’s him. I just told him that sometimes when I see him smile I KNOW I was meant to marry just him. And you know why? Because when I was 10 or so I fell in love with eye crinkles. I watched Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and rewound the end wedding day kiss again and again so that I could watch Kevin Costner’s eye crinkles. I think this is when my mother knew I would marry an older man. And I did- and when John is TRULY in a good mood, just plain happy, his eye crinkles are exactly what I pictured in my mind they’d be. And I love him.
Today was a good day, I would say. We got up early (for us)(for a Saturday) and went to the Provo Temple. This was nice for a variety of reasons. First of all, John asked me to go last Sunday- so it felt special, and a little like a date. But it was also nice to start our day earlier than usual on the weekend and to be able to put all our worries aside and concentrate on eternal things for a couple of hours. I was thinking about why I love the temple so much today- and I think it’s because when I’m there, I’m able to think about absolutely nothing. That might seem kind of- well, bad. I go to a special place to meditate on the things of God- and I end up thinking about nothing? But you have to understand- my mind whirs all the time. When I am at work, I’m thinking about work and I’m thinking about Camper and about money and about my family and about what to eat for dinner and about how my butt may never look the same again….and then at home I have even MORE thoughts and I won’t even get into the list of things I think about at school, or driving to school, or grocery shopping or doing the dishes or….well, you get the point. When I’m sitting in the temple my mind just clears and I really really believe that everything’s going to be ok. Forever. It will be forever forever ok- and I just have to wait it out and enjoy the ride. And it just feels good.
After the temple we came home for a change of clothes and some food for pregg-O ME, and then we headed out again. We needed a few things here and there and ended up headed to the outlets in Park City. Let’s just say we’ve been lookin’ a little shabby lately, and a long “on the poorer side” period had resulting in no new things for a while. But alas- we BOTH got raises at work in the last month and thanks to the government (thank you government) were able to put some monies aside- which also led to us allotting a bit for some new clothing. It’s nice to have a few new things and things that FIT on top of it. Pretty sweet.
The absolute highlight of the day had nothing to do with new clothes though, if I have to say so. As a result of John’s doctor’s visits this last month we’ve discovered and believe, though timidly, that he doesn’t actually have Celiac disease, but rather IBS. Seriously ouchy IBS. I also believe that the time period that he was forced to cut wheat out of his diet altogether was caused by a serious ulcer in his stomach that has since healed. The doctor saw it during the scoping event of last week. The ulcer might have been stress combined with a carbohydrate/wheat intolerance that led to his completely give up wheat because it made him feel better, just not completely. But ANYWAY- the doctor gave him a pill that he’s been taking every morning/evening to control his stomach symptoms. He also told him to take Beano before eating problem foods. I couldn’t believe it- BEANO? After all this time and after avoiding so many things- we find out that a big part of his problem might be helped by something we can get for 10$ a WalMart. Apparently, yesterday he had a trial run with some teryaki sauce and the Beano. He was fine today- which led him to be braver today. Which leads to the best moment of the day:
He ate KFC. He had fried chicken and mashed potatoes WITH gravy, and yes, a biscuit. It may be due the pregnancy, but I was almost emotional about it- I couldn’t take my eyes off him as he ate. I couldn’t even finish my food and ended up watching him finish that, too. Granted, we’ll need to wait until tomorrow if he can deal with THAT much wheat or if the Beano will only help with things like Teryaki sauce….but I loved seeing him eat something he loved and has missed so much. Could you imagine life without your favorite foods? That’s how he’s been living for years.
So keep your fingers crossed kids- because I would really love for it to be this easy.
Oh, and as for the bagels- they discontinued the frozen ones. My very favorite perfectly sized frozen bagels. Either that or the 3 year old they had stocking the frozen section had no clue about what he was talking about. Equally viable possibilities, I guess, huh? Yeah.
[...] to sit for long periods of time without easy access to a bathroom. It might have even been almost a year for me since I went to the temple, the last time I wrote about it was last May. That is crazy. For me, going to the temple is a very important part of faith- as I don’t [...]