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Apr 30 2008

radio silence from jess

Published by jess under jess

i don’t know what to do, friends. my heart is NOT in blogging. i haven’t been reading blogs. i have nothing interesting to write about.

i’m at an impasse. please know it’s not personal (”it’s not you, it’s ME!!!”).

posting will be light (i know what you’re thinking… “jess!! it HAS been light!”).

but now you’ve been told. i’m sure i’ll get my mojo back, but it’s been awhile now and it’s still on hiatus. please continue to visit us and read bridge and al, and hopefully occasionally, me.

love,
~jess

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Apr 29 2008

listen for the whistle

Published by jess under humor, jess, kids

it’s been great soccer weather here in utah for the last week or so… for the most part. last saturday was no different.

the day dawned bright and early my friends. the grass was nice and dry, the kids were hopped up on fresh air and ready to kick some grass.

the first half, our team came out charging…and by the end of the half, we were up 2-1. (but who keeps score for rec soccer? oh wait! i do!!)

the referee was pretty decent with the kids, but he was obviously used to reffing much older children. he didn’t let the kids get away with bad throw ins. for those of you who don’t play soccer, a throw in must be over the head, and at least one foot must remain on the ground. oh - and you cannot step on the field. if you commit any of those fouls, it’s a turnover and the other team gets to throw the ball into play.

**edit** for U8 kids, the refs typically coach the kids real quick on a proper throw in and let them do it again - no turnover…

on one particular throw in, one of my girls threw the ball in, but lifted her foot. the ref blew his whistle, but it wasn’t loud enough for jenna. almost everyone heard it but her. she had the ball…and she was out of the gates, with flames on her cleats. everyone was yelling at her to STOP, but i think she heard “SCORE” because she just kept going. in her defense, a couple of kids from the other team must not have heard the whistle either, because they were trying to get the ball away from her.

she took it all the way into the penalty box…and she shot the ball…and SCORED A GOAL (a goal that didn’t count, mind you) and then raised her hands triumphantly and was being all self-congratulatory.

i laughed my ass off. it was the funniest thing ever. one of dads from my team had stood up and was cheering for jenna, “yeah! jenna! you scored! awesome goal!” even though he knew it didn’t count. all the parents were cheering and laughing at the same time. i’m still not sure that jenna knows her goal didn’t really count towards the final score (and in the end, it doesn’t really matter…).

it was hilarious. i wish i had it on tape. her little cheer for herself at the end will be a classic memory in my mind for some years to come.

the final score? i’m not sure what it was exactly, but we lost. boooooo…

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Apr 23 2008

What REALLY happened at the 5K

Published by Bridge under blogging pals, bridge, health

(Danette, Bridge, Roxy [30 weeks pregnant], & Charie)

Saturday I participated in the 5K of the Salt Lake City Marathon. I am proud of myself. I had multiple occasions to bail out on participating, but I didn’t.

Reasons I had to bail:

• I hurt my knee pretty bad in February in a skiing accident that happened when I avoided crashing into a small child who cut me off, and I had to stop training.
• I hate running. Puke Puke Puke!
• Both my son and daughter had soccer games at 9:00 AM and my husband had to coach my daughter. Who was going to watch my son?
• I had to wake up at 4:00 FREAKING AM to get to SLC. I am NOT a morning person.
• Did I mention I hate running?
• I almost ran out of gas on the way there.
• A cop passed me in a 55 mph zone when I was going 80 on my way to SLC. Construction zone I might add.

Why I didn’t bail:

• I miss my college roomies.
• Because I am NOT a wimp even though my husband calls me one.
• Because I got my mom to watch my son at his game so he had someone to cheer him on. He made TWO goals!
• Because Nyquil and 3 beers lets you go to bed at 9 PM if you take them together. Even if you usually go to bed at midnight. (I do not recommend this! Whatever… I totally do. Um, maybe I don’t? HEHE.)
• I drive a Toyota Corolla (1994 Yeah!) and it will drive forever on fumes.
• The cop passed me, whew, and then I followed it! /wink
• I REALLY miss my college roomies.

So how did I actually do?

I ran 2 of the 3.1 miles. Next time I will run all 3.1.
I finished in less than the 45 minutes I had hoped for. I have no idea on my time… I just know it was less than 45 minutes.
I am REALLY sore right now. I have a hard time walking down stairs. This wouldn’t have been a problem if I would have trained for it more. My poor husband rubbed my legs on HIS birthday.

I have to say that I had so much fun running the 5k. I actually started crying the second we started running. I was so happy just to be a included again with these friends. I am actually crying AGAIN just writing this.

I’ll tell you why…

Well first of all… Jess and Al have been my friends forever, but I have never lived with them….

During my sophomore year in college I moved out and moved in with some roomies I worked with. Well the first roomies were NOT good roomies to live with. One got pregnant within a few months, and one was “dealing” out of our house. Let’s just say I didn’t live there long. My boyfriend (now husband) suggested I move in with these girls I had gone to high school with. I didn’t think they would want me to live with them considering I considered them very popular while I was not. I was totally surprised when they said yes. Not only did I get along with them, but they accepted me as I was.

I live in Utah. I drink alcohol and coffee. I am usually NOT accepted by a majority of the population.

Yet I was.

One of my roommates, Charie, even went on a LDS mission at the end of when I lived with her. This poor girl had to bang on my door when I was having sex with my boyfriend (now husband) so I would STFU. Yeah. We totally talked about this on Saturday too.

My poor roomies.

So anyways, I started crying at the beginning of the race, and tonight when I thought of how thankful I am that these girls were in my life. I am so excited that they have all started their own blogs and I can now enjoy reading about their families.

Charie: Thank you for always being nice to me and for accepting me as I am. From the first time I met you I always felt accepted.

Roxy: Thank you for showing me how one can take hard decisions and make your life better for it. I need to make decisions like you do.

Danette: Thank you for being shy. From you I learned a lot of how to make people feel welcome and safe. This sounds weird… but thank you.

Sarah: Even though you were missing from the 5k… I want to tell you that I appreciated you for teaching me that one can love entirely.

You can read about their takes on the 5k here, here and here!

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Apr 21 2008

YouTube goodness…

Published by Al under al, humor

Oh Will Farrell… how do you come up with this?

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Apr 19 2008

yay! another day

Published by jess under jess

*disclaimer* my posts as of late have been a little depressing…I assure you life is great…

today I learned that a girl I went to high school with passed away. she left behind 3 kids and her husband. I wasn’t really close with her or anything…I didn’t even know she was sick. I haven’t seen her since we graduated.

yet her death has affected me.

yesterday I felt tired, defeated and old. but at least I wasn’t dead. I was given another day.

and i’m thankful. today I feel young and vibrant and I humbly reminded of my mortality.

now you - yessss, you. stop reading blogs and go forth and do something worthwhile.

xoxo

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Apr 18 2008

return of the dreamscape

Published by jess under jess

for those of you who have been following the chronicles of jess, you know i suffer from sleep issues. i went through a period of time during my teen years suffering severe bouts of insomnia - often for weeks at a time. when you aren’t sleeping, time becomes, well, timeless. i lost my ability to gain points of reference and i believe my memory suffered as well.

things didn’t get better when i took a job working graveyard shifts. it is really hard to sleep during the day, particularly during summer months when the days are sunny and nice and your room is bright. so i turned my room into a cave in an effort to sleep more soundly.

it turned me into a vampire.

the years after i had my children, as all mommies know, were filled with plenty of sleep interruptions.

then the years where my kids were about 4-7 years of age turned into nights of rock solid sleep. i’m sure i still dreamed, but i never, ever remembered any dreams. nothing. i sank into bed every evening and woke up in the morning feeling as though i had gotten plenty of rest.

i’ve told you the insomnia has returned. it’s getting better, but the dreams have returned. the disturbing thing about the dreams is that they aren’t good. i’m not drinking mojitos on the beach with mike rowe or orlando bloom. i’m not at a day spa with my best girlfriends and i’m not driving a brand new car down the pacific coast highway on an 80-degree day with the top down and my hair blowing in the wind. i can’t remember all of the dreams - wish i could, so i could share - but they are downright scary. in one, i know i was in a car accident. and it was bad. i woke up and my heart was just pounding.

what do dreams mean? does anyone really know? do they mean anything at all?

for now, i’ll take the dreams. i missed having them.

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Apr 14 2008

Today’s enviro-friendly tip- Fish

Published by Al under al, health, my two cents

I just came across this post over at Ancora Imparo about how one goes about making the right choices when purchasing fish. And by ‘right’ I mean purchasing fish from that are either fished in a sustainable manner (think Alaskan salmon or Maine lobster) or farmed in a sustainable and enviro-friendly way.

I have actually used the card before (when I ate fish, that is) and found it very information and useful. Really, it made me think about what I was going to buy. This translated into scruitinizing all of my food purchases and taking the time to consider the where’s and how’s of my food choice impacts on the greater global community.

For example, I will choose an apple grown with pesticides in NM or CO or even WA over an apple grown without pesticides in Chile. One must take into account the transportation cost and petroleum used to get that organic apple from Chile to my local store in Albuquerque. I do know that I have the option to spend 10 minutes at the grocery store contemplating these issues, while many others do not. However, it only takes a few seconds to consider the location where your food is produced and begin to make decisions based on the ideas you come up with. It really boils down to what is important for you and where you can make small personal changes that make a global impact.

As this blog says, when you start asking questions about where and how, the suppliers start to wake up and realize they have to change their practices or business is lost.

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