You might be bless if......

...today is the Jeff Foxwrothy edition of ThankfulThursday called 'you might be blessed if...'



I know that I often times express my thankfulness for things that many of you don't understand, but they are truly things that I am grateful for. Today however, I want to focus on some of the most important blessings in my life....



...My best friend, Ty......if I had to live the rest of my life without him, I would survive but the most important part of my soul would be missing. I would have to wake up every morning with out him quietly calling the dogs onto the bed when he thinks I'm still fast asleep just because he knows it will make me smile, or order my favorite pizza even though he hates the crust, or leave dumb messages on my voicemail because he knows I will laugh out loud, or even just take out the trash every Monday because he knows I hate it. I'm truly blessed.



...hard times..... I learn so much about myself. I don't enjoy these times but I know that I am strong enough to overcome them.



...my friends.....there are a few of you that have been instrumental in my sanity lately. I'm so thankful that you allow me to cry, be stand-offish (I love that word!), and take without giving much back when I need you. You truly are wonderful blessings.

...my vacuum....let me explain this one. I'm thankful that I can use my vacuum for a short period of time and the progress is evident. Its so nice to be able feel accomplished with such a small act.

...off buttons.....I love me some solitude time!

...the 1st edition Betty Crocker cook book that I got when my grandma died.. its nice to feel close to her just by making he favorite cakes. (Ty doesn't mind it either)

...Ty.........I know I already said it but he is that much of a blessing.

...windows........I ♥ sunshine!!!!!!!!

This post has been completely too serious but I don't think I would be able to wrap my head around anything else until I got it out. So really, you get to enjoy my metal vomit!!!

ThankfulThursday!!!

For the sake of brevity……..

….abreva…….I will admit that I was a little perturbed that this little tube cost $20 but worth every penny!
….jumper cables……oh how thankful I am that you decided to live in my car! I’ve had to utilize you twice in the past 2 weeks!
….Friends whose children let me take picture after picture of them and then post said pictures on my blog no matter how goofy!! Sometimes you even get a heart-warming shot too!
….a freezer you could fit 2 adults in….don’t ask me how I know.
…..tide……I want to smell it every single hour of every single day!
….the comic relief of Scout rolling of the bed…hilarious!
….the love that continues to grow every single day for my camera…..you thought I was gonna say Ty huh?
….Goats with collars….???
….dishwashers………it gives me nightmares to think back to the pre-dishwasher days *shiver*
….Como Zoo!!!!!!!!! (even if there are statues of naked ladies there)

Why?

...Why do all of prince's song seem to have a color followed by an object??? Purple rain! Raspberry Barret! Little Red Corvette! What is up with that?

...Why is there in influx of people who insist on using "seen" when they should be using "saw"? Example: "I seen Amy last week" or "I seen you already done it". Done vs. Did is another travesty!

...Why do people think its okay to cancel something exactly 11 minutes before said activity starts?? Not going to give an example but I was thoroughly irritated.

...Why do people ask you if you know about something and than proceed to tell you about it anyways??? I say if your gonna do that, don't even ask!

...Why hasn't Ron been kicked of the Biggest Loser yet?

...Why do companies trying to sell you something over the phone employ people who have such a heavy accent that you can't understand them???? Give them a different job, not one where they will spend their entire day repeating themselves.

...Why do I have a giant cold sore on my lip?

Please feel free to answer any of my questions. Your cooperation is appreciated.

The day this photo was taken...

...I spent 3 hours curling my hair....Why??????? I have curly hair anyways!
...Ty stepped in the walk the mother of the bride down the aisle in the Cathedral of St Paul because one of the ushers thought it was a good idea not to show up.
...approximately 1/2 of the day was spent pulling my bridesmaid dress up to show "less" cleavage
...I learned that the term "open bar" means BIG trouble
...I tracked down the groom and 3 of his groomsmen coming back from a bar before the ceremony. The cathedral has strict rules about this, if you have had anything to drink they will call off the wedding. We never told the bride.
...the mother of the bride, who does not believe in God, very loudly expressed her unhappiness about the minister stating the a marriage can never be perfect if it is not centered around God by yelling the F word. Bride and groom didn't hear it luckily.
...I got to spend a whole night dancing with my Ty like it was the prom.....perfect.

Dance, magic Dance!!!!!!

Name that movie!!!!

When I was little, I used to write my name for six or seven horizontal lines in the ‘E’ versus the three necessary. Every other letter was perfect, well as perfect as a 4 year old can make it. You got the gist, but there was always something off.

I still have multi lined ‘E’ syndrome. I know how to make things “right” but I’m not interested in “right”. I’m more interested in making sure that people see the real me, but also see that something just isn’t quite the same.

I’m just grateful that I learned that about myself at age 4, it taught be to appreciate life’s seemingly insignificant blessings.

thankfulThursday…

…..online bill pay……saves our butts!
…..the toaster........makes the best toasted bagel sandwiches….EVER!
…..laundry baskets……..I cringe thinking about have to carry all Ty’s dirty work clothes in my arms
…..my nalgene bottom…….we are a thing
…..sweet potatoes…..I don’t understand why I always avoided them!
…..my calling……..I seriously think if I ever have to leave yw, I’m going to hide in the bathroom the 3rd hour.
…..I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….UNDER EYE CONCELER
…..fortunes inside of fortune cookies……today it said “Accept something that you cannot change, and you will feel better” How are those fortune people so smart???
…..the ‘cracker’….aka the chiropractor
…..who ever thought that it would be a good idea to put something that plopped out of a chicken into boiling water and then eat it! I heart hard boiled eggs!

When your girl dog doesn't look like a girl...

...what do you do???

We gave her a pink collar but I don't think that is good enough. Scout is having a sexual identity crisis! What could I do for her.....

..but paint her nails pink!

when the past slaps you in face.....

...you remember the exactly 1 week that you wrote for the BYU-Idaho news paper. Just for the heck of it I googled my madien name and came up with this! Don't remember why I didn't continue writing after only one week but this one ended up on the front page that week. I'm actually a little embaressed!



trivia fact! This was printed exactly 2 years to the day before Ty and I got married:)



June 25th, 2002
Starving for imageAnorexia is an illness, not a sin


by Audrey Dorff

Scroll Staff


BYU-Idaho isn’t immune to eating disorders. Many students struggle daily. The good news is that it is a battle that can be won.


Often times, people assume that because they are at a church school, they aren’t affected with problemssuch as eating disorders. Some people would even go as far as to say that people are affected with eating disorders because of sin, Wendy Williams of the BYU-Idaho Counseling Office said.


Those who work in the BYU-Idaho counseling office have worked with students who deal with the struggle of having an eating disorder. Williams is one of those counselors.


Williams states that the rate of eating disorders on campus is not much different than that of the rest of the world. Anorexia occurs in about 0.4 to 0.7 percent of the population. Although she did not have exact percentages, she said that the numbers were probably about the same at BYU-Idaho.


Bulimia is a much more common problem. It occurs in about 2 to 4 percent of the population.



The counseling office sees many more cases of bulimia than they do anorexia, although anorexia is not non-existent.


“The big stumbling block of these disorders is they deny there is a problem or the seriousness of

the problem,” Williams said.


In fact, the reason that most people who suffer from eating disorders won’t admit that there is a problem is part of the disorder. They are too ashamed of their bodies. The only justification that they give is just saying, “I’m fat.”


One student who has suffered from anorexia in the past agrees with this concept.


“I never did this to be vain. I never did it to get other people’s attention. I hated the way I looked and I didn’t want anyone to look at me. I was just fat,” she said.


Williams said that a major problem with the disease of anorexia is the fact that the person has an extremely distorted view of himself or herself.


“They always see something that could be better, ‘if I could just fix this little part around my jaw, then I would be skinny.’ The problem is they always find something else,” she said.


“I’d look in the mirror and hate what I saw. I was 98 pounds, but there was more that I could do. My arms were too fat, if my skin folded over itself at all on my stomach I knew I could trim down even more,” one student said.


She would go through rituals to make herself feel good. She would even go as far as to count the number of times she chewed her food before swallowing.


“That way I could control the amount of time I ate and how long it was staying my body,” she said.


“It was about control. I was so proud of myself every time I could deny myself something to eat. When other people ate, I felt better because I have more control then they did,” she said.


She would begin her day with no breakfast or lunch then two gym classes, walk the three miles home from school and then work out for an hour and a half after getting there. Losing the fat was the only thing she cared about.


“Nothing mattered to me but the food and not eating it,” she said.
At her most desperate time, she had hallucinations and couldn’t tell the difference of what was real and what wasn’t. She had lost so much weight that her body began to physically hurt.


“I would lie in bed as long as I could so I wouldn’t have to get up and face the fridge. When I would lie on my side my thighs wouldn’t touch and when I would lie on my back my hips would hurt,” she said.


Finally she began to fix the problem.


“I started to realize that eating food wouldn’t make me blow up and be fat. It wasn’t evil to me anymore.”


The thing that made her come out of it was support. Her family just loved her and was there if she wanted help.


“I felt like a sinner. It’s not a sin though — it’s an illness.”
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Things bouncing around in my brain:

...I think I may go coo coo on the next person to udder the word "irregarless"
...On that same note...Just so you know, an annual meeting only happens once a year not every three months. Thanks for that one, chick at work.
...I see any good reason why I can't keep a girrafe as a pet
...Trader Joe's is my sanctuary
...after spending the day at the zoo on saturday, I now have a special bond with a giant sloth (sloth love chunk!... Ruth! Ruth! Baby! Ruth! Name that movie!)
...After General Confrence with the Bennions, Michael has shown me that my house is soooo not baby proof. the night ended when we heard a crash and found out that Mikey had rolled a light bulb off a shelf and it shattered. Good think no babies live there huh?
...If you don't watch..boys will clean your basement with out being asked!
...I need a new head for my toothbrush. How can one replacement cost $15???
...The handle on my sliding glass door has been missing and in need of replacement for 3+ years..not saying it will happen any time soon, just letting you know the status
...The organization 'people serving people' has an annual BBQ to raise money. Does anyone else find it stand that people serving people wants to feed you meet? What? Is there slogan 'eat flesh'??

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