i'm it

in the grand tradition of tagging, i have been chosen by miss whitney boice-arensberg to share six unspectacular quirks about myself...

1- i blow "dust" off of everything that i am going to eat off of or drink out of. ie- when i unwrap a straw i have to blow through it before i stick it into my drink.
2- i can't put on chapstick/lip gloss if my mouth feels dirty... i have to put in gum first before i do.
3- i love fergie
4- anytime that i'm walking on ice or snow i repeat over and over in my head "please don't let me slip and fall, please don't let me slip at all" like a little chant/prayer... i have never told that to anyone.
5- if someone doesn't remember my name i automatically don't care about them
6- i can't eat/enjoy my meal if my hands feel dirty, or if i have to go to the bathroom

i tag whoever wants to do this on their blog... love, nicole

miracles and ulcers

tyler is my little miracle....
today we were up at bob and berta's for dinner along with the shawn boice family, and tyler ended up outside playing catch with shade and carter.
he can totally throw a ball.
he was pitching to shade and they were like, good pitches. right into the glove.
anyone who saw him a year ago... even a couple months ago will realize how amazing that is.
as i was watching him i was remembering the first blessing that bob gave him, before we knew what was wrong.... he said that he would be made whole.
i kinda got a glimpse of that tonight watching him, that he might actually get it all the way back someday.
anywho... i think i have an ulcer. i'm not sure what to do about it. i took an acid reducer (as per usual), but it didn't really help at all this time.
are these signs/symptoms of ulcers?
1- my stomach hurts if i am sitting or standing, but not when i'm laying down
2- i didn't feel naseous at all... i could eat fine, the pain never subsided before or after eating
3- i ate a really big meal during the pain, and my stomach didn't even register as full
that's all i can think of. what do doctors do for ulcers? any point in going to one? if anyone can help me out with answers that would be great.
other than that we are doing great.
life is busy and good.
tyler has started working again (hallelujah) and has been bombarded with work.
we are trying to make life decisions and what not... we'll keep you updated.

rexburg

here is an example of one of the many things i love about rexburg....

the owner of the taco time in rexburg is in the same ward as the boice family. they aren't super tight or anything, but they are friends and just a real nice family in general. well, everytime i go through the drive thru (and that is quite often) and the owner is working the drive thru, he very kindly asks how i'm doing and then without a word about it slips a free empanada dessert into my bag with whatever else i ordered. every time. i mean, granted that the boice family altogether probably make up one half of the sales at taco time, but still... i'm only an in-law, ya know? it's such a simple little gesture, but it makes me swell with love for this nice little community i live in every time it happens. in a world that is no longer nice, people are just nice here. it reminds me of when lindsey z. started crying because someone (trent and carrie chicos) had already paid for mine and tyler's dinner (excuse me- tyler and my dinner) when we went to get our check on our group date to chiz's. and while i'm thinking about it... how about that tyler's competition (the other lawncare business' in town) all chipped in and did his lawn route for free -in addition to their own work- so he wouldn't lose his business while he was in the hospital after the stroke, and through his recovery time. i mean where else in the world does that stuff like that happen all the time? make fun of it all you want people who don't live here, but we've got a good thing going.

can i get a bite?