Amber knows me soo well :)

I have this great talent for guessing almost all of my surprises. It’s really hard for the fam to shock me because my brian usually figures it out. SO when Amber told me not to plan anything for Thursday because we were having “Sister time” I could NOT figure out what she was up to. I thought we were going to go to Salt Lake for an adventure but instead we got in Sloppy Joe and headed to South Ogden?  I kept thinking Am your going the wrong way?....but  we got stuck in High School Graduation traffic :/ AND like us usual Houghton girls do, we got lost (Definatly not a first for us) it didn’t help that Amber wrote down the wrong directions…. Hahah I love her.

                                                               apparently we were on the wrong side of town

So when we got the RIGHT address we ended up at New Image Day Spa. It’s always been a dream of mine to go to a spa, I love getting pampered! I was freaking out. But of course I acted cool. Sort of.

Amber had scheduled us to get a massage. Wow! I love love LOVE getting massages. In church I have this thing for back scratches/rubs during sacrament meeting. BEST THINGS EVER! She knows me soo well! She got me a girl masseuse because she knew I wouldn’t be super comfortable with a man rubbing my bare back. but this chick knew what she was doing and it felt sooo wonderful! I feel asleep and might have drooled a little bit. It felt that great! After they gave us frozen grapes and water and we got to relax in the “Relaxation Room” J They had warm towels and snacks we could use while we relaxed. Holy cow! I still feel soo relaxed and its been 24 hours! J  

                                                                                After getting pampered :)

After we went to Zuppas. It was my first time going there, ever. I have bad luck when I try to eat there, and yesterday I was able to partake of that delicious food! I got the Yucaton salad. Oh my heck it was delicious! I recommend it to EVERYONE!

                                                                                          Yumm!!

When we got home we went on a night run with Jennifer. It was so fun to have some more sister time. I love ALL of my sisters so much! I’m so glad they are out of school so we can officially party now.

These past few months have been kinda stressful with all the wedding planning, shopping, everyones different opinions and all the showers we’ve been putting on. SO yesterday was absolute bliss! Amber told me while we were Relaxing, “What’s the Bride here for? To make the Maid of Honor’s life easier!” It’s from Bride Wars and it makes me laugh soo hard. But yesterday that is what really happened. Amber  was so thoughtful! She is always there for me and looking out for me even when this is her time! She’s getting MARRIED! :D holy cow! Just one week and she will be Mrs. Eborn, I’m so excited for you Am! Thank you for making yesterday one of the best day’s ever! I love you!

                                                                 LOVE! :)

Fears

Almost ALL living things scare me. I’m just a huge BABY.  Animals can sense that I’m scared, they have like this ninth sense for detecting scardy cat little girls (or a full grown women now : ) It FREAKS ME OUT! I swear they’re after me!  like the time the rooster attacked me while my family stood by watching?!!?!  One of the more terrifying moments in my life, they are actually vicious creatures. Or the countless times I’ve ran for my life from wasps, and dogs, maybe the occasional cat. I map my runs around the neighborhood according to the dogs that could attack me. Ok maybe I’m a little paranoid.  I’m also frightened of huge lakes, the dark, germs, scary men, roller coasters(there’s a video on FB to prove it…), AND anything medical, including people passing out. I wonder how I walk around normally? I think It’s because I just pretend like I’m really brave sometimes and it helps. sort of.  

This is my"I survived the Samurri" face

Scary Water

                                                       

It just so happens that whenever somebody in my family passes out I’m the first one there to see/ witness. It always causes me to bust out in full blown panic mode.  I have no control of what my body does in these situations. Typing this right now is even making my heart beat faster! Aww freaks me out.

It all started with dear cousin Elise. Remember this Eliseypoo? Amber was doing her hair for EFY (because that’s what girls do for each other) and she passed out….TWICE. Scared the living daylights out of me! All day at EFY I kept asking if she was ok? She was getting so annoyed but I was so concerned.

Then I was doing Rachel’s hair for the first day of school, It’s a tradition in our family, and BAMB she passes out on me. The same thing happened to Jennifer when I was doing her hair, Luckily she landed on carpet. Bless her little heartApparently my hair skills knock people unconcious? Beware. Now, whenever I do hair now I make them bend their knees like every other minute.

Another time Rachel got a bloody nose and passed out, again. She suffers from “Heather syndrome” as well. Mom was yelling bloody murder and we called 911, ha caused a huge stir in the neighborhood. The diagnoses was that Rachel fainted at the sight of her own blood. I don’t think anyone of us are going to become doctors.

Scariest moment of my life was when Rachel was having ANOTHER bloody nose and mom passed out; I have never EVER felt so terrified in my whole entire life. Thank goodness for prayers. I said a prayer asking for help and immediate peace came over me. I knew exactly what to do and was calm….for me at least.

I’ve even blacked out at the sight of my own scar? And when Amber got her wisdom teeth removed. Not my best moments. I had to crawl out of the dentist office….. the crawl of shame.
My brother Todd FAKE passed out right after Mom did. (That stinker!) I ran over to him and when I found out he was faking, I smacked him hard and ran out of the room bawling. It was an emotional time for me. Needless to say he won’t do that again.

Today us Houghton kids were doing our Mother’s Day duties and making mom breakfast. (It’s always scrambled eggs and muffins we are very traditional around here.) And then BAMB little Rachel passed out and hit her head HARD on the granite counter top. Of course I was the one that was half a foot away (maybe I should just become a first responder?) It was SOO scary. She would not wake up…. When people pass out they do weird things, it is terrifying, a minute feels like years when you don’t know what’s going on. Needless to say it was a crazy mother’s day morning.

                             Poor thing, Dad and Todd carried her to the couch

However I just love my sweet little family (even though they scare me to death!)  They put up with all my weird fetishes, phobias and fears. They’re turning me into a little doctor. Ok that’s a stretch but I’m becoming kinda brave!

Most of all on a day like today I am so grateful for my wonderful mom! I just love her soo darn much!  She rocks Hair curlers, especially when she would pick me up from school : )  She always strokes my hair and tells me everything is going to be ok when I’m scared half to death! She taught me how to serve others, and that beauty is found inside.   She sacrifices so much of her time, and one day I want to be just like her!  I love you mom!