life with lyme, part 1

"I beat lyme & so can you!"

2010. An inspiring note graffitied on the wall outside my Dr.'s office in San Francisco. 



I was flipping through old pictures and came 

across this one......it made me cry.

It was taken 3 years ago when I was still in the thick of it and taking exactly 1,027 pills a day. 

Give or take a few.



I remember thinking someday those words would come true for me.

this and that

our little family over the weekend....




so

many

things

happening.



Here is a little of this and that:



The Weekend

My sweet handsome boy was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints over the weekend. (In our church we are baptized by immersion at age 8).
 It was such a happy weekend and we had family in from Montana, up and down California,

the come back

I woke up this morning, and knew today was the day.
It had been nine months since I was able to do it without stopping.
Fear and doubt had been standing in my way,
too high to climb, too large to go around.

I have mentioned before that my Lyme hit hard last fall.
What it affected most was my ability to run.
It was torture. 
Something I once loved so much, became nearly impossible.
My lungs

bloggity blah blah blah

black raspberries. summer 2011.I think if there were a book of rules for blogging, the number one rule might have to be something along the lines of "never talk about your blog, on your blog". I mean, it's narcissistic enough that we sit down each day and talk about ourselves......let's not talk about ourselves, talking about ourselves. me me, mememe......it starts to sound like that.
right? 
But

(un)planning ahead

As many of you know, I have spent the last few years traveling back and forth from here to San Francisco to see a Lyme Disease specialist. Well it was that time of year yet again, and we always try to plan something fun to go along with the appointment......so it's not sooo......Dr-y. We've hit up the city the past few times so we decided to go in another direction this time to explore. 
*side

small and simple things

mmmm....

cupcakes.
a tiny little bite of happiness.
ok, maybe a few bites, unless you are being really piggy.
but you can't eat a cupcake and not be momentarily really, very, happy....
...even if it's just for those few bites.

A couple weeks ago I got a snarky-ish comment (delete!) on my post about having a simple year.
something along the lines of "this is really nice way of thinking, but you

minor adjustments

aaaahhhh the weekend. 

Gone again too quickly.
This weekend was funny.
You see, Robby and I had a Super Date planned.
We were to hit up my bi-annual doctors appointment in San Francisco (par-tay!), and then spend the night/day exploring Big Basin State Park, while the kids were busy at Grandma's.
I had been dreaming of wandering though the Redwoods for months....and just TWO days before we were

the post where you might decide I'm weird....

.....you know, because I'm growing bacteria in my closet. 
I have to laugh at myself, because BOY does this blog have major ADD. 
A post with ice cream yesterday (cream! sugar! egg yolks!), and a post on kefir (probably one of the most beneficial things you could put into your body) today.
So I'm a little all over the place......oh well.
What is kefir anyway? Well it's fermented milk.....and

dear december,

dear santa, we have been good. mostly.Dear December,Welcome! Let's try to keep it slow this year.....ok? You always fly by too quickly and we have lots of fun things to do, and  a very large amount of butter that I plan on using while you are here. So stick around for a while.
Dear Snow,Where are you? It's December, you should be here.I'm sorry I complain about you in February, March, and April..

the weeeeeeeeeeeekend

it somehow leaked all the way into Tuesday.how is it Wednesday?
I thrifted. (cuuuuuuuuuutest vintage wool skirt!)I shot a beautiful wedding. Listened to inspiring words from our church leaders.Visited my Dr. in San Francisco (all went well, things are moving along nicely)Drove the rainy city with some crazy girls.Stopped for jumping photos (of course)Ate. Dessert.And as much fun as it all was....

this and that

photo from last fallaaaaahhhhhh, the weekend.....it never gets old, does it? 

here's a little from our week:Eating: SOUP! I love soup. It is sooooooo NOT soup weather yet, we all dripped sweat into our bowls as we ate our supper in the 85° weather. But, it's fall, and therefore, we eat soup.Still fantasizing about: I had a Hatch Family Chocolates frozen hot chocolate last weekend.....mmmmmmm....

a day in the city

The city: San FranciscoThe weather: perfect. 60°. yellow sandals. light sweater. The company: He wore a blue sweatshirt. I like him.The food: where to begin....-Pamplemousse in Redwood City. This place is adorable and right next to my Dr's office....we will for sure find ourselves there again.-Tony's. My mouth is watering as I think about this place. I wish I would have ordered a months worth of

11 things

At the beginning of the month, I was introduced to the Reverb10 site....and fell in love! They give you a daily prompt to reflect on, and write about your experiences from 2010.I haven't had time to participate daily (uh, it's only the 14th, whoops) but I wanted to chime in when I could--and maybe even go a bit in to January.
just a little something Christmasy.
This was the prompt from December

day sixteen

on the wall outside my dr.s office. "I beat lyme & so can you!"
I am feeling very thankful today.



I am thankful for amazingly smart (borderline genius?) doctors who listen. Really listen. And get it. And have a good sense of humor. Because that is very important, you know.I am thankful that after almost 2 full years of wandering, we found him.
I am so excited (and he is so excited), we feel

happy weekend

Well.....I am off again. By the time you read this I will be somewhere between here..... and there.But before you think that I am going to do something wild and crazy like this:I am actually going to do a little of this:I found a Lyme specialist (remember my little secret I told you?)We are hoping that he is the one....and will make me better with the push of a button! (wishful thinking never

my story.

Ok friends. I have a little story to tell. A story about me. It's kind of a secret....unless you are in the family/friend category of my life.I'm going to use visual aids....because I like those.And at the end, they'll be a few questions--I'll need your help.......ok?Here we go:Hi. I'm Sheena.This is me holding a lime.Why am I holding a lime?Wait! What is that on my arm?Well, it's a PICC line,