Sporadic Situations

Random # 1:
This is Tyler and I - sitting in Room 409, in Orem, UT.
We look awkward.
It was an odd position.

Random # 2:
This is my little, 20 yr old sister, Marissa. I love her.
She got very ill.
She's an inch shorter than me; when they admitted her to Room 409,
she weighed 99 lbs. Malnourished.
She'd been so sick, all she could eat was saltines and Gatorade.
Sad.
When was the last time you weighed 99 lbs?
After 3 days of the NG tube, 60 cc's of EnSure an hour...
Washing of the hair 2x, blow dried....
AND braided.
She was looking NORMAL.
So good for Tyler and I to see.
We spent Th-Sun in Room 409.
Family.

Random # 3
In this heart, lies the boy of Rissy's dreams.
His name is Tyson.
They call him TY for short.
My mom is always apologizing.
She can't keep them straight :)

Random # 4
Marissa's fingers and arms were immensely swollen.
Her left arm looked like a thankle (thigh-calf-ankle).
Thanks to a leaky - IV that the nurses didn't put in quite right.
They did eventually :) They were always so nice!
Tyson would rub lotion on Marissa's hands - they were so dry.
He tried to slide the 'loaner ring' off, but she caught on.
He brought the new ring to her one day....
Tried to put it on....
And her hands were still too swollen!
SAD!
But we all laughed.
We hung it around a necklace until...
SUCCESS! (This is b4 the success actually haha)
Rissy flies home (to DE) on Sunday.
B/c of the enormous snow storm slamming the east coast,
they canceled her flight on Tuesday.
She has an appointment at Johns Hopkins next week.
Keep her in your prayers, if you could spare a few.
Thanks.

Random # 6
I put up some cute new things in our house.
Forgot to take pictures.
SORRY!
Will do this week :)

I've been sick - allergic reaction to lotion and a nasty cough.
This is why everyone in my apt complex,
all gossipy mormon laides :)
thinks I'm pregnant.
(And prob why Im in the RS Pres - ya gotta learn to love ppl at some point)
Sorry to disappoint. Its just flu season. I spent 3 days in a hospital, visiting and stressed.
Some people have no idea. I'm finished venting.

Random # 7

At Christmas, we went to see the Temple Square lights.
Lovely. We loved the creativities and displays - my favorite were the lanterns that displayed scenes from the life of the Savior.
If I could ever learn a craft, I would like to re-create those...someday.

I would love to own this. I want to embody what this lantern emanates.

Beautiful.

Wordy Update:
Tyler is doing so great and loving school.
I'm currently watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Jonny Depp.
Work is great - I laugh all day, every day. So loud. Love it :)
Babysitting for the Alders this weekend - YAY!
OLYMPICS tomorrow!

Not so great news:
My little sister worries me - I love her and I don't want anything to happen to her.
Both of my parents have had cancer.
I've lost 59 friends, family members, cherished people, in the last 9 years.
I've spent most of my teenage years wondering.
Its hard.
Its hard to watch people suffer.
That's why some things are alarming.
If there is one thing that I cannot handle - its being helpless.
I hurt inside. I would give anything to make their pain go away.
And I just can't.

So I go to Room 409 to do hair, paint toe-nails,
giggle, etc.

It all works. The sun goes up, and the sun goes down.
Time moves on, with or without you.
All you get to decide is what you do with your life.
You can determine your attitude, your outlook, your meaning for each day.

Final Message:
I read Alma 24: 6-18
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Read that passage, let me know when you're ready,
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