Garden of the Gods

The three long weeks are over!! I am finally in Colorado Springs with Sam. Now upon arriving I was less than impressed. It's literally the middle of nowhere. Of course I was just thrilled to see Sam again. Today he took me to this amazing place called Garden of the Gods. This place was gorgeous! The quotes from America the Beautiful on some of the postcards had me fighting back tears. We didn't have much time so we just went through the visitors center and we are going to drive through tomorrow. It had tons of maps and cool exhibits. Even a guess who's poop this is. A display of droppings from different animals. Needless to say I giggled a little about that after letting out the typical girl, "Eww!" My favorite peak was called the kissing camels and I spotted it right when we walked out of the building. Looking at that reminded me how small we really are in this great big world. It was seriously one of the most beautiful places I've seen.

What was that???

Well, I have made it through week one without my Sammy. It was pretty much the longest week of my life! I have tried to keep busy but that is hard. It is so hot that I don't want to do anything except go swimming. I have had Gracie (Sam's sister) over to swim and gone to Riverside to hang out with his family. However, when the sun goes down it is always the same, panic sets in.

My thoughts go wild! "What if some robbers know that my husband is gone?" That thought makes me run around turning on all the lights. "What if it looks obvious that I'm alone because I've turned on all the lights?" That thought makes me run around and turn off the bathroom lights. "What would I do if someone broke in?"After that thought I imagine jumping out the bedroom window. "If I scream, will anyone hear me?" Of course, I have a big mouth! "Should I put something in front of the door?" Now that is just ridiculous Jean. If I call 911 will it be the police here or in NC? (I still have my NC number) In the middle of this insane conversation I have with myself our dog Flojo usually barks.

"WHAT WAS THAT!?!?!"

At this point I usually complain to myself about how my dad should never have let me watch Rescue 911, Unsolved Mysteries, and America's Most Wanted as a kid. This is why I am so paranoid! Well, that and all the bad movies I've seen. So every night when the sun goes down I turn on all the lights and unlock and re lock every door. Sam is at an emergency clinic so he gets off at midnight. When he calls I run all over the house and turn off all the lights after unlocking and re locking every door again. Then I run upstairs with Flojo, lock the bedroom door, and jump under the covers! Sam and I read our scriptures, pray, and then sleep on the phone. We did this every night after we got serious. Now as I am trying to fall asleep I imagine how I will be able to yell out to Sam that I love him as I am being strangled by the robber.

I toss and turn all night, waking up at every noise, and try to spot a robber with the glow of my cell phone light. This lasts until the sun comes up when I am able to sleep. I guess I should admit that I live in a gated community and that there are houses on all sides of me. I should feel safe but I don't. And I won't feel safe until I am snuggled up beside my strong, weight lifting, Tae Kwon Do knowing, Mexican (so he's scarier than a white guy) husband!

Why Erica is my very best friend....

Erica sent me this card while I was on my mission. It is my absolute favorite card! It made me smile and then laugh because if you know her...I mean really know her, you can totally picture her doing this. She is that type of person to burst into song and not care what anyone thinks. She is by far the coolest chic I know. This card, even though it was packed away, has made us laugh every time we remember it. In a way, a totally cheesy way, it is symbolic of our friendship. A thought of her makes me want to burst into song. We are the absolute best of friends. I love her and she loves me! We have been close all of our lives. We have laughed, cried, played, fought, and been through everything together. We have screamed at each other and screamed beside each other at other people. Even though I am sure she is going to cry when she reads this just like I am crying right now I just wanna say (in our baby voice), "GIRL...I miss you all the day!!" I miss our discussions of life and watching tv with you and giving commentary on every single thing like we know it all...cause we do!! Just remember that Daddy is jealous cause he's not in the sister club!! AHHHHHHHH!!! LOL We are so flippin hilarious! I love you Peepa!

"Copper, you're my very best friend."

"And you're mine too Tod!"

"And we'll always be friends forever."

"Yeah, forever!"

SillySuperSam

"SillySuperSam has sent you a flirt." He has been making me laugh ever since I saw his screen name. It is very fitting if you know him and one of the reasons I love him. He works hard but plays even harder. It is the start of the third week in his first rotation and I miss him during the day. He has been able to scrub in on several surgeries and comes home so excited. I usually have no idea what the surgery was because he uses medical terms but I know to smile when he says, "It was so cool!" The one I do understand is the spay/neuter one. I hear that one a lot. One day Sam came home more excited than usual about a spay. I was glad he was finally home since he stayed late to help with this spay. He starts telling me about it and how it was the coolest thing he's seen. I was wondering what the heck was so exciting about something he does so often. This little doggie was different. She needed a spay and a neuter! That's right folks, my hubby operated on a hermafrodite chihuahua! That was as exciting as getting to neuter the dog of the music guy for Lord of the Rings. LOL The clinic is in LA so Sam has had a few celebrity patients.

Anyway, his next rotation is in Colorado Springs, CO. He'll be gone a whole month. :( I am going to miss him so much! I love being here each day when he comes home. I love making him pop-tarts and milk every morning. I love watching the Laker games with him. We always laugh at the same commercials. Sam will always say funny things when you can see the players talking but can't hear them. We laugh so hard. Speaking of laughing, it is time to confess something. Now this isn't going to shock any of you but Sam made me laugh so hard yesterday that I peed my pants a little. I hope Sam gets this tickling thing out of his system soon! It is the worst! Whenever I smart off or tease him he gets this look on his face. I started laughing, tears pouring down my cheeks, and beg for mercy. It's just not fair!!

I didn't have anything specific to blog about, just wanted to give an update on Sam. That he is pretty much always doing homework, eating or sleeping. He doesn't have nearly enough time in his day, but he always makes time to make me laugh.