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Mouth aches, throat aches, and scares.

30 Apr

 Jeeze, I can’t believe all the stupid health things I’ve fit in this month.

 It started out with what was supposed to be a simple gum graft procedure. The actual procedure went well but the healing was miserable. I still haven’t decided if it was a rough recovery or if the medical staff just didn’t prepare me for what was in-store. They told me that with the surgery being on a Thursday afternoon I would be completely in the clear and ready for work on Tuesday. WRONG! I was still experiencing horrible pain and constant bleeding. When I returned to the doctor that Monday to make sure things were normal they then told me that it was completely normal to be in that much pain and that I probably would need to be out of work till Friday. A full week out of work, not good news.

Now for the scare portion of this blog: When the doctor was doing the procedure he found a dark spot on the roof of my mouth and suspected it as the “c” word, cancer. You certainly never like hearing that word especially when you already hate the dentist chair and the anxiety pills haven’t yet kicked in. I asked him how certain he was and he said he was very concerned about it and he would like to have a better look when I came back for my follow up appointment. He was pretty sure we would need to remove it and have it tested. Scary. So on top of the horrible recovery the next week gave me I had the dark cloud of worry hanging above my head. I just wanted to know and I wasn’t alone in my worry. My husband, parents, and in-laws, all were concerned and wondered why the Doctor didn’t remove it right then and there. That would have made too much sense though right?! I was so blessed by all the prayer I got from everyone around me and that gave me a sense of peace.

Finally my follow up appointment came and Scott insisted on coming with me. I am blessed with a very caring and considerate husband. He gives me such comfort just by being near. When the doctor checked me out he didn’t even mention the spot. I was a little confused so I asked him if he looked at the spot. He was like “Oh, yeah let me see.” He took about 10 seconds to say, “Doesn’t look like it has grown. Probably just a mark left from having silver fillings as a kid. We’ll monitor it but I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.” First of all, PRAISE GOD! Second, thanks for the anxiety attack Doc! Oh well, that’s how those things go sometimes.

The rest of my recovery went well, stitches disolved as they should, pain finally subsided and I was able to eat! Man, I missed eating. Then as I was finishing up my antibiotics I started having really bad chest pain. Everyday the pain seemed to get worse. On the third night the pain was so horrible that we finally decided that going to the ER was the best idea because I could barely eat, drink, or breathe. When we got to the ER the wait was long and the price tag is always very high so I decided to go home and wait it out till morning. While sleeping I can’t feel the pain so we resolved to go home and get an appointment with Docs on call first thing the next morning. The doctor said the pain was due to taking the antibiotic right before laying down to bed. The pill must have stopped behind my chest and started disolving near my esophagus. This led to it burning a spot on my esophagus. Nothing to do but take anti-acids and wait 1-2 weeks till it heals.

That’s where we are. Hopefully I’ll be completely better soon. Thanks for everyone who prayed and continues to pray for my recovery. It’s been a long road that I hope ends soon.

On another note, Scott leaves in less than a week and a month for boot camp. Eek.

Sad Week in Sports.

24 Mar

I have always considered myself a sports fan. I love watching the competitors get into the last seconds of the game and fight to a win. I love the adrenaline you get from watching a buzzer shot that ties a game up. I love the roar of a croud and the way it brings people together as fans. This week though…I’m not a big sports fan.

This week my favorite basketball team traded my favorite player, and my football home team traded my favorite football player. It’s been a rough week on my wardrobe too as I owned 3 jerseys with their names plastered on them.

Derek Fisher is a player I have followed since I was in 7th grade. I enjoyed watching him on tv and also going to see him play in games against Denver. He was the reason I stuck watching the Lakers for all these years. Earlier this season they also traded Lamar Odom, who was also a joy to watch. It’s hard to stand behind a team that doesn’t stay loyal to the players who have given so much to their organization. I haven’t decided yet if I will continue to follow the Lakers or if I will be in the market for switching my loyalties to another team next year.  It’s hard to think I might be cheering for another team next season but for now I’m just putting the NBA out of my sights and waiting to make a final decision.

Then on the football side of things, Tim Tebow. I was never a NFL fan until this past season as I watched Tebow step onto the field. He gives God all the glory and shows his big heart with everything he does. How could you not want to follow this guy’s every move?!?! My family have always hated the Broncos, don’t ask me what team we liked instead because there wasn’t one. The rule had just always been to root for whoever was opposing the Broncos. Tim Tebow changed my family’s views very quickly and we found ourselves watching every game he played in last season. I learned the rules, the stats, and the team strengths. He turned me into a football fan and now I can’t get enough of it. Sadly this week the Denver Broncos traded Tim to the New York Jets. I’m really sad to see such disrespect shown to a player that got them to the playoffs last year. The Broncos hadn’t seen a playoff game in years and he got zero credit for bringing them there. I understand Denver wanting to have Manning but they could have kept Tebow at least on the bench and mentored him. I guess I will go back to my Bronco hating background and just as easily become a Jets fan. I’m so excited to see what God has in store for him as He continues to work through Tebow. He’s such a possitive example of what the love of Jesus is all about.

So, that’s my sad story of how I no longer own any current jerseys in the NBA or NFL. I’ll have to figure something out regarding Basketball but until then my next jersey purchase will be green and white. ;]

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The job.

13 Feb

Scotty was assigned his job!!! [Awhile ago, but I slacked on my blogging again.]

We felt as though we were waiting for ages but in reality it was only about 3 or 4 months. The not knowing made the time drag on and on. I’m a planner and not knowing what, or where we’re going, is somewhat of a stresser to me. Once we finally knew his job and when he would be leaving the not knowing the where we’re going after boot camp became less of a weight to bear. At least we know that we’re moving forward and have a start date. Scotty leaves for boot camp June 5th but we’ll take him to Denver June 4th. I’m hurting inside knowing these last 4 months are gonna fly, but my sadness is not overshadowed by how very proud of him I am.

As you know, we were hoping for Scott to be placed in an intelligence job. They were able to place him in one of his top 3 jobs. He will be an ISR operater. I’m still trying to get all the terms correct but this stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Operator. (Say that ten times fast!)

Scott is so thrilled to have this job and therefore I am also thrilled for the opportunity’s it will open for him. This job can be many different possibilities: he could be flying drones, up in an airplane spying on the enemy, or another position that is related. Either way I know he will truly enjoy it because it’s something God wanted him to do. We were a little bummed when we were told that his contract had to be increased to 6 years instead of 4. This will mean starting our family while in the military which is something I was always unsure of. As always though God has a plan and He wouldn’t have given us this path if He didn’t have a wonderful plan in store for us. The upside to the 6 years is that he will rank up more quickly at the beginning of his training giving him an extra boost in pay.

We still don’t know where we will be heading after Scott is done with his training but we have to be patient as we wait for the rest to be revealed. Sadly, patience is not one of my strong suits.

4 months, seems so unreal. I have to soak up every moment I have with him and cherish it, because while he’s in boot camp it will be all I have to hold onto. My heart will be aching but he’s doing it to make a better life for us and providing for our future. I find comfort that like everything else, it’s temporary.

22.

10 Jan

Yesterday I turned 23, but before I move on I need to give 22 some recognition…

I waited my whole life to be 22. It was always my lucky/ favorite number so I just couldn’t wait to be 22. When 21 came I was really excited, not for the freedom that 21 brings but because I was only a year away from my dream age. Once I turned 22 I just had an excited feeling in my heart knowing that it would be a year of big changes and many memories.

In the first month of 22 I hit my one year anniversary of working at Big League haircuts.  That was a pretty exciting milestone. I love my job and I enjoyed being able to say I’d put a full year into the business.

February and March were pretty easy going with nothing big to report on.

April was the month Scotty asked me to be his wife and we started planning our wedding.  We decided on June 22 of that same year. We both see 22 as our lucky number because that was our jersey numbers when we played basketball in high school. Also in April we took a trip to Vegas with some of our friends and had a blast unwinding before the stress of planning a wedding in only 3 months set in.

May was consumed with wedding planning, and stress, stress, and more stress. We started searching for an apartment that would allow us to keep Clover (my dog).

June is by far the best month of my life.  The wedding planning started finally coming to an end and the stress lifted from my shoulders. We found an apartment and moved majority of our stuff in and got it ready for Scott to move in once we were married. We then traveled to Wyoming on the 18th of June to get all the prewedding preparations in place before Wednesday. I became Mrs. Scott Dearborn June 22nd, 2011.  We had a small, quiet, beautiful wedding on my family ranch in Wyoming. The wedding took place by the river on our property and it was absolutely perfect! We just had our imediate families there to celebrate with us and some local friends, as well as our pastor and his wife. I couldn’t have asked for or dreamed of a better wedding. We then went on our mini honeymoon in Jackson Hole which was also perfection.

When July came we went back to Grand Junction and wrapped up the plans for our Junction wedding celebration. We celebrated with all our close friends and the family from out of town on July the 2nd. What a party! Everyone was dancing and it was such a good time. We felt blessed by all the love we were shown by our community. The day after the wedding Scott and I took off to our honeymoon in Cali. We had a blast at my aunt and uncle’s cabin in the mountains, then enjoyed our beautiful hotel by the beach in Huntington. We also hit up Disneyland and In-N-Out burger while we were there.

In August we settled into married life and started our intro into the military. Scott was still trying to decide between Army and Air Force. Finally, we realized that the Air Force would be the best fit for us with wanting a family and Scott wanting to get into Air Force intelligence.

September was a bittersweet month as we celebrated both Scott’s 22nd birthday and mourned the loss of his Grandma Jean. Whom we both adored and felt close to.

October we traveled to New Hampshire for the funeral. Although it was good to see family it was made difficult by the sad reason we were all together. New Hampshire was beautiful and I enjoyed seeing all the Dearborn family history and hearing all of Scott’s stories of coming to visit his grandparents as a kid. We will forever miss Grandma Jean. She honestly made our wedding so special and we feel so blessed that she was able to join the celebration.

In November, Scott enlisted into the Air Force and we started the waiting for a job game. We shared our first Thanksgiving as a married couple and enjoyed the time spent with family. We also added a new puppy into our home, Hazel. Puppy parenthood started for the second time for me and for the first time for Scott. Not a lot of fun sometimes but her sweet nature makes it worth the naughty moments.

As my last month of 22 rolled in we continued to wait for job placement and our patience continued to wear thin. We decorated our first married Christmas tree, sent out our first Christmas card and enjoyed our first Christmas. The last weekend of December we traveled to Denver and brought in the New Year by watching a Lakers vrs Nuggets game.

I had an amazing 22nd year and 23 has a lot to live up to! This next year will be full of even more change and lots of new memories. When we eventually figure out Scott’s job placement it will be the year we begin our Air Force journey. I’m both excited and nervous but I know God will bless us once again this coming year! He is good!

Christmas.

31 Dec

Woops, It’s new years eve and I’m just now getting around to writing about Christmas. Pathetic.

Christmas is my very very favorite time of year. I love the way the stores sound with people rushing around and the Christmas music playing through the aisles. I love the smell of baked goods and freshly cut Christmas trees. There is no better time of year! I even enjoy draining my bank account purchasing gifts that I know my loved ones will appreciate. Most of all though I enjoy spending time with my family.

This year was even more special than usual. This year Scott and I celebrated our first Christmas together as a married couple. So special. We started the day early at around 6:30 because I’m still a little child who gets giddy over Christmas morning. I made breakfast which we shared at our little kitchen table with candles and holiday music playing in the background. I’m always amazed when I realize that I’m living the moments I always dreamed about. Christmas morning with my husband?!? How crazy!

After we finished our cinnamon rolls, eggs, bacon, and sausage,  we let our pups open up their puppy stockings so that they would get distracted by their toys and leave us alone as we shared our gifts. Scott spoiled me with a Kindle fire and I spoiled him with a pair of Oakley sunglasses a video game and a few other things. We then got dressed and ready for our tour around Grand Junction.

The tour started by going to my parents house and dropping off my Dad’s new lazy boy recliner. That man is SOOO spoiled! We opened gifts there then headed over to Scott’s parent’s house for Christmas dinner #1. It was so fun going over to my in-laws home for my first Christmas as a Dearborn. I still get so excited at having an extended family. We had a lovely meal that we got so full on. We then opened presents there and watched the Lakers game on tv. I love that my in-laws enjoy all sports cause there is always cheering going on no matter what’s on tv. At half time we hopped back into the car for the last stop on our tour.

Once we got back to my parent’s house my cousin Allison and her kiddos had arrived and everyone was busily running around the kitchen. I enjoy the craziness of a kitchen during the holidays. Sometimes stressful but always a fun sight. The kids were so excited to show off their new Christmas gifts. It was really precious because it was their first Christmas ever. After dinner #2 was cooked we all sat around the table and had a delicious meal and  shared memories of our favorite Christmas’, then played board games after. I love my family traditions.

This Christmas was so very special to me. Not only was this our first married Christmas but it also may be the last one we spend in Grand Junction for awhile. Who knows where the Air Force will be sending us, I certainly wouldn’t mind a warm Christmas for a change. I hope that we can get home for the holidays when we are travelling around, but sometimes it’s not possible.

I’m glad that we are already collecting memories with our combined families and I can’t wait for the future years to come.

Merry Christmas!

Odd job.

18 Dec

As I have spoken about before I am a cosmetologist and I work a full time job doing men’s hair. Every now and then I’m asked to do a modeling job which I also enjoy but I wouldn’t make a career of it. At the end of October, I was asked to do a modeling job for Downtown Grand Junction advertising. This included a commercial as well as newspaper advertisements, pictures on their website, and two billboards around town. I went into the job thinking that it would be a simple photoshoot but boy was I in for a surprise! It was a long afternoon spent walking around in the cold pretending to be having the time of our lives. Four hours later we went home and anxiously awaited the debut of our commercial. It premiered on a local station during a few commercial breaks during the “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”. To my shock it actually wasn’t half as corny (but still a wee bit corny) as I thought it would be. That was good. I thought we had seen the worst of it but then I started seeing myself in newspapers. Odd. Nothing compared to the shock of seeing the billboard for the first time. Never have I ever thought I would be on a billboard. Pretty amusing. So I suppose I’ll share a few of my embarrassing shots and the commercial from the job. Enjoy the laughs!

Jesus: my comfort and strength.

13 Dec

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” -Psalm 23:4

As a little girl I would get really nervous about things. If I heard a sound in the dark my heart would start pattering a thousand beats a minute. If I had to do something outside my comfort zone, same thing. I was very fearful of a lot of things. My mom had me memorize the above verse as a way of being able to comfort myself and find strength in God. Anytime I would hear that bump in the night I would just repeat the verse over and over in my head until I was reminded that God was in control! Even as a little girl I knew my Jesus was the source of my comfort. He gave me the courage and strength to be able to conquer whatever obstacle was in front of me. I never realized just how much I’d appreciate my mom having me commit this to memory.

As I grew older, and wasn’t as fearful of the things the world threw at me, I didn’t see the need to keep this verse at the front of my memory and it just got pushed further and further into the back of my mind. (Funny how quickly we forget the things that bring such comfort.) I still had fears, they just weren’t so severe that they shook my very core.

Today I was sitting on the couch wondering why the heck Best Buy has to schedule Scott completely opposite of my work schedule. I haven’t really seen him in the last two days and I won’t see him at all tomorrow. I miss him a lot with this road block in our time spent together. It’s made me realize just how hard this Air Force life is going to be on me. Even though we still share the same bed at night I miss the quality time to just talk and laugh. With the Air Force I won’t even get the joy of rolling over in the middle of the night and knowing he’s right beside me. He’ll be gone. Three long months of lonely.

My heart went back to that same panic I felt as a little girl standing all alone in the dark. Somehow Psalm 23:4 broke through all the cobwebs and burst to the front of my memory and sure enough ended up on the tip of my tongue again. “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” I felt the peace of Jesus picking me up into His arms and telling me “I got this!” A rush of relief swept over my body. My God is awesome and powerful and He has a wonderful plan for us!!!

I’m not going to let this verse slip back into the dusty corners of my mind. I’m keeping it right up front so I’m prepared for any fear that sneaks up on me during these next few years of uncertainty.

Thank you Jesus for being everything I need!

Horses, Airports and Dancing, Oh My!

10 Dec

Today I’d like to share a few of our favorite memories, captured on video, from our Honeymoon Adventures.

 Here is a video from Wyoming on our way back to Pinedale from Jackson Hole.

We’re CLEARLY city kids:

Now here’s a video of Scott dancing and singing at LAX airport before we flew back  to Grand Junction.

Yes, he’s singing “My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard.” :

This last video is Scott dancing once again, back home in Junction:

Hope you enjoyed this little peek into our strange daily lives.

[Scott won’t be thrilled that I shared the last two videos with you, so feel lucky!]

Thankful.

27 Nov

I love Thanksgiving! Not only do you get to cram your face full of hundreds upon hundreds of calories without guilt but you also get to be around your loved ones. It’s so nice to just have the excuse to gather together and share all the things that we’re thankful for. This year has been such a big year in my life so I have loads to be thankful for. This year I’m most thankful that God blessed me with marriage this summer. Scott is such an amazing husband and we can already see the makings of new adventures coming our way this next year. I can’t wait for all the opportunities that are coming our way. We are also so thankful for our jobs that support us and Scott’s new job in the Air Force. We still don’t know when he’ll be leaving for basic training but that’s part of the adventure that we’re just so excited about. We also have amazing families that support and love us! What a great blessing! This past week we adopted a new puppy that we named Hazel. Although it’s hard to be thankful for the puppy accidents and having to train her it’s fun to have the new energy in the house and for Clover to finally have a buddy to keep her busy. Clover hasn’t liked not being the princess anymore but you can tell she really enjoys the company of another doggy. We are also thankful for our little apartment that gives us shelter, although temporary it suits our needs and gives us a place to call home. I could really just go on and on with this blog with all the things I’m thankful for but I’m just so excited to continue Christmas decorating that I’m going to scoot! Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend with your families and let’s not be so quick to forget all that God has blessed us with!

Sunday.

30 Oct

I’m a firm believer in “work hard and play hard”, so I live my life by this. During the week I dart around from one location to the next. I go to work in the morning where I bust my bum to make sure that every client that day leaves pleased. At the end of the work day I scurry home to get stuff done around the house so that I have a home I can be proud of and enjoy all the many hours I spend within it’s walls. I even find time to squeeze in friends and family in our crazy busy schedules that rarely seem to match up. This is what I do Monday-Saturday. Thursday is another of my days off but that day is dedicated to spending time with my husband cleaning the house top to bottom and getting the rest of the necessary errands completed. The only true relaxation day that I get comes on Sunday. This day is set apart for going to church and starting off the day and week with worshipping our amazing God and being thankful for all the blessings He has given us. This renews my soul and mind, and prepares me for another week of running in thousands of different directions. After church Scott and I usually go out to eat at one of our favorite lunch time restaurants. I love this time I get with my husband. We have time to just sit and talk about all the things going on and just joke around with each other without worrying about the other stresses in our life. From there we sometimes rent a movie or just go home and lounge around. I enjoy most when we spend the afternoon or early evenings walking around the park near our house. I love walking our dog and holding hands with Scott as we stroll around in the sunshine. Gives me flash backs of being a little girl and dreaming of moments like these that would someday be in my future. Crazy to look back and remember just how excited I was to be living the life I am now. Makes me feel like I’ve really made it! In reality I have, I have an amazing man to spend the rest of my life with, God has provided an amazing home for us to feel secure in, a cute dog that adds such joy to our daily life, we never go hungry, we both have jobs that support us, a great family and friends, and we’re comfortable. It would truly be selfish to want more. Someday we pray to be blessed with children and a home of our own but for now we are so very content and blessed. Now, to get off this rabit trail and back to Sundays. [haha] We usually finish the night off with a home cooked meal and cuddling up in our bed. Scott reads the news and I prefer to cozy up with a great book. Then we fall asleep and are ready for the week that awaits us in the morning. I adore Sundays, hope you’re enjoying yours!

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