Update

I haven't updated in a while so I thought that I'd better update!! Casey got a new job that he loves. He is working for Apple, doing tech support. The day that he found out that he got the new job he also found out that his car needed a new engine. The cost would be about $5,000. We decided that it was time to go car shopping. After a stressful weekend, we had him in a new car and starting a new job...whew!!

This past weekend Casey and I celebrated our soon-to-be Anniversary. We had brunch and just spent time together watching movies. I still can't believe that the wedding is a year away!!! We are at about the halfway mark with planning. The only major things we need to book are a florist and a DJ. I'm letting my mom pick the florist because if it was up to me there would be no flowers except for my bouquet. We have a DJ in mind, but are going to the Bridal Fair in a few weeks to make sure!

I'm working a lot, trying to get enough sleep and battling a cold. This is my update, have to go to bed!

More later!!

Mother, may I sleep with a gun so I can shoot myself?

About 6 months ago...
My mom: Your cousin is engaged! We get to go to his wedding in Phoenix!!
Me: What? When is it?
Mom: Nov. 1st, we can go for the whole weekend, it will be great!
Me: Not gonna happen, that's Halloween weekend and I'm broke.
Mom: We'll talk about this later.

About 3 months ago...
Mom: So we have to plan our trip to Arizona. You and Casey have to look into getting your airline tickets soon!
Me: We don't have any money and we are not going.
Mom: Ugh. I'll buy your plane ticket and pay for the hotel. You just bring spending money.
Me: We can't take time off work, and I have to sing at synagogue! I just started my job, I don't have any vacation time...we are not going!!
My dad: You don't have to go, it's ok.
Mom: You're going!!

Today...
Mom: I bought you and Casey you're plane tickets! You need to take Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday off. Can you get that off? Did you already take that off? Did Casey take that off??!!
Me: We can take it off I guess, but I told you we aren't going.
Mom: Is it approved? Did you talk to your bosses??
Me: We won't know if it's approved for like another week.
Mom: WHAT??!! I bought the tickets!! I only have 24 hours to cancel them!!! Can't you find out now??
Me: You are crazy and I hate you. (hangs up)

5 minutes later...(phone ringing)
Mom: hello?
Me: We'll go, but there better either be a free bar or a liquor store near by. (hangs up)

My Catholic friends always complain about guilt. I think they have it easy. There is no comparison to my crazy Jewish mother. She definatley won this one. Mom: 1 Jenni: 0

To be continued...

Am I in a sweat lodge? Did I just hallucinate...no, Casey really did just do that.

I found an even better way of losing weight in stead of spending $1,300 on a tapeworm. (Although this idea is just put on hold, not forgotten). The concept of this idea is totally simple and will not cost nearly as much. (Hopefully). All you have to do is aquire strep throat. Then, voila!! You get sick and lose weight by sweating it all out! Trust me, this works. I know from experience. I have been sweating profusely for the last 12 hours and have had tochange my clothes twice, change the sheets on my bed once and had to lay a cool washcloth on my forehead only for it to become instantly hot and sweaty itself.

It all starting Wednesday when I woke up unable to swallow properly. I had a split shift at work and decided that I was not sick and went in to work that morning. When I came home I knew something was wrong. I was dizzy and sweaty and freezing, so I took a nap. Upon waking up, I felt like major ass and took my temperature. I had an amazing fever. So, I called in to work and decided that I might need to see a doctor about my predicament.

The nice lady at Health Partners told me that every clinic near me was full up for the day so I had to go to urgent care. Awesome. Since I was all dizzy and feverish I called my mom to see if she would come and get me and take me to urgent care. The conversation went a little something like this:

Me: Mom, I have a fever, it's 101.7. I feel really dizzy and I'm having a hard time swallowing. I'm also aching all over. Can you take me to urgent care? They open at one.

Mom: I don't know, I have a lot to do today. Can't you just sleep it off? I'm in the middle of planting some plants and if I take you my day will be ruined. Besides, you probably just have the flu!

Me: Mom, please, I don't think it's the flu, WebMD says it's either strep throat, diabetes 2, or leukemia.

Mom: Well, you've never had strep throat in your life!! It's surely the flu. I bet -

Me: MOM!!! Take me or I'm calling dad!!!

Mom: Stop being so over-dramatic, let me finish planting this plant and I'll be over.

About 2 hours later my mom showed up. She took me to urgent care where they did a strep test and, it came up positive. I felt vindicated! Finally I was right!! I went out to tell my mom of the diagnosis.

Me: Guess who has strep throat!!!
Mom: That's not possible. You have never had strep before. Did you tell the doctor that? Does he know that you have never had that before in your life? It's not possible!!
Me: Calm down, let's just go get me my meds.
Mom: This is unbelievable, you've never had strep. Are you sure he said strep?

We finally got to the pharmacy and got me my meds, which cost exactly $6.66 (I should have seen this as an omen). I called my boss and told her I was infectious for the next 24 hours and that I couldn't go into work the next day and went home to recover. All was going well until I starting taking ibuprofen for the pain in my throat. It works miracles, but apartently when you have an infection and you take ibuprofen you start profusely sweating and can't stop. I bet I've lost a good amount of weight just sitting here sweating! I've sweat in places I didn't even know could sweat. My legs and arms have been dripping. I've had to ring out shirts. My pillowcase will never be the same. It's nasty. Later on today I will weigh myself. If I don't feel like I have lost enough weight, I might get strep again next week.

To worm or not to worm...is it a question??

I can get a tapeworm for the low price of $1,299.  This seems like a bargain considering other, more invasive weight-loss options cost many thousands of dollars.  Working out?  Forget it!!  Dieting??  A thing of the past!!  All I have to do is swallow my new friend and he will do all the work for me!  The website does stipulate that my buddy can't do all the work, I still have to maintain a healthy diet, and exercise can increase the weight loss, but all the same, this seems like a pretty good deal. 

Yes, I know there could be some side-effects, diarreah, vomiting, my little pet peeking out every once in a while.  I read the label!  But, my biggest concern is how to know if the critter is a male or a female!!  I mean, how else will I know what to name him/her??  I guess I could go with one of those Pat-type names...Frankie, Billy, Erin/Aaron. 

In other health news, Casey and I are going all new-aged on you.  We got these bracelets that have magnets in them.  They are supposed to help with headaches, sleepless nights and joint pain.  I've been wearing it for about a day now and I think it might be working...either that or I'm getting the placebo effect!  I just hope all of these dang magnets don't interfere with Wormy the wonder worm!

Being so lazy can make me so tired!!

This past week Sarah and I have been super busy.  We have found that Cascade Bay will be our home away from home this summer.  We first went last Sunday and were instantly hooked.  They have an awesome set-up which includes a lazy river.  Basically we go, stake out our seats, slather tanning lotion on our bodies and alternate between sleeping in the lazy river and sleeping in our lounge chairs.  It's awesome.  We bought the season passes so we could go anytime we wanted, and I have never looked back.  We are already significantly tanner than we were before, it's awesome! 
Being this lazy does have its downside though.  After a day of sleeping and sun-bathing, we come home exhausted.  Still, I am willing to sacrifice a little in the name of summer and tanning.  This is gonna be the best summer EVER!!