The First Ride

I had a uncontrollable bout of Spring Fever today so I left work a little early and rode up City Creek. Fun-- a little scary with the skinny tires and different body position--- but mostly a grand time. Oh, I'm so ready for the weather to stay this nice.

Although, apparently having a new, lighter bike doesn't automatically make me in better shape. Darn it.

Great Shopping Day

Look what I bought today.



Yay, a road bike. And kinda scary. Those are skinny little tires compared to my mountain bike. I haven't been on a road bike in years and years. Sad, I didn't have time to get out today.

I also bought kitchen appliances today. I bought a new stove and microwave about 3 years ago, then when I redid my kitchen last year my white appliances didn't match the kitchen. I am going to sell the ones I bought three years ago. They are really nice and not been used much. If you or anyone you know is in the market for a stove and overhead microwave, let me know. I'll give them a great deal!

Allergy Remedy

I know a lot of you have posted about seasonal allergies. Mine hit last week. Not to jinx anything, but I think I've found some natural ways to control them. I went to my friend, Kelly, who does electro-dermal testing. She gave me a remedy to use. She also suggested taking extra Vitamin-C during allergy season as it is a natural anti-histamine. I went to Whole Foods and was asking the person there which C I should take. She said that you need one with bio-flavinoids, specifically quercetin, for allergies. So I ended up getting a highly absorbable vitamin C to take often throughout the day, then a quercetin with C (found in the allergy section) to take between mealtimes. It's worked great! I've sneezed maybe twice today. In years past, I've taken Nettles (dried stinging nettle leaves) and it's helped. I found them at the health food store. There are a few kinds and Kelly tested me for which kind I needed. It's worked really well before, but this year it didn't help as much. I'm not sure why.

A Little More Spring

Stole this off a blog from a friend in my ward. Love it!

If, of thy mortal goods, thou art bereft,
And from thy slender store two loaves
alone to thee are left,
Sell one & from the dole,
Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul
~Musli-huddin Sadi


We played tennis outside last night. A little chilly, but so fun! I think that is the official sign of Spring.

The Man of My Dreams

I've had nothing to blog all week. I've been busy, but nothing too noteworthy. So, in the spirit of Flashback Friday, I'm going to share with you the best story I have from my life thus far. Are you ready for this?

Uh... this is going to have to wait. It's late Friday afternoon and everyone in the office is gone but me. (We sometimes do this on slow Fridays) I was going to just take a few minutes and blog before heading out for the weekend, but I think I have to leave. I work in a turn-of-the-century home we converted into office space. There are weird stories about this place being haunted and I just heard a door close upstairs. I'm so not hanging out here by myself. I'll post my story later. I'm a scaredy-cat.

OK, I'm now safe and can finish my story.

While I was growing up I would always dream about this guy. It wasn't someone I knew, but he had a reoccurring role in my dreams. He would usually rescue me from some perilous situation. He was this handsome dark haired guy with a great smile.

After I graduated from college, I took a trip across Europe with a friend. We were on a night train to Prague (doesn't that sound romantic) and it was pretty crowded. The cars have six bunks, three going up each side of a little room. We finally found a car with two available bunks. I threw my backpack on my bunk, turned around, and in the bunk directly across from me was... the guy from my dreams!! I couldn't believe it.

We chatted through the evening. When it was time to go to sleep, he mentioned that he had talked to someone in charge and found out they had reserved a car in case any VIPs came. He was promised the room if nobody showed up needing it. He offered the private room to me and my friend (perfect dream man, huh?). So Daphne and I had a nice night's sleep in a car without a bunch of strangers. In the morning we were in Prague. We all went together to find the best money exchange rate, and then were separating to go to our separate hotels. This was one of my first travel experiences so I hadn't learned that part of the fun is meeting people and traveling with them for a few days. I stood there awkwardly waiting for him to invite us to meet him for lunch or something, but after a couple of moments of silence, I just told him goodbye.

He said goodbye and walked away. My friend smacked my arm and said it was obvious he was waiting for me to invite him to meet us later. I told her I had been waiting for him to say something. She offered to run after him, but I felt too embarrassed. (are we getting why I'm still single??) I had that whole serendipity mentality- I knew it was meant to be and we'd just happen to run into each other at the town square later in the afternoon.

Sorry to say, I never saw him again. It haunts me. The literal man of my dreams and I was too chicken to do anything. All I know is his name is Joseph and he's from Boston. If any of you know him, please give him my number.

One friend concluded that because I haven't dreamed about him since means that he probably filled his role in my life. Maybe there was some crazy freak in that crowded train car and the man of my dreams saved me just like he did many nights of my youth. This sounds like a good resolution to the story for me. I'm going to go with that.