Grills & Chairs

I've been meaning to post these since our first anniversary but I keep forgetting.

This is the Grill I bought Sean for our anniversary/his birthday, which is the 30th. I'm pretty sure this was the best gift ever because he has grilled something for me almost every night since we got it. It eats pretty good.

I guess my gift wasn't as thoughtful as Sean's gift to me. I feel a little guilty I didn't try harder. He bought me the really cute and comfortable chairs pictured below. I really needed them too! He also bought the sweetest card and on the inside wrote "To my wife" which made me smile. It's still weird to think of us as husband and wife. Since the first year is supposed to be a Paper Gift he bought me a Twilight Poster as a joke because he knows about my sick obsession with Twilight. He gave it to me and we laughed and then he was like "OK you can throw it away now, I just thought it was funny." I was shocked he actually thought I would ever do something as cruel as throw Edward and Bella in the trash with the chicken fat and uneaten green beans.
I taped them on the inside of my closet door so that every time I get dressed I can see them smiling down at me. Sean gagged.

These are the amazingly comfortable chairs Sean got. I dozed off in them Tuesday Afternoon as I watched it rain. A small summer thunderstorm rolled up around 5 and it was so relaxing. The weather cooled off to about 78 the breeze was blowing and you could smell the rain coming. As I looked out over the pasture I could actually see the rain coming at me. It fell in sheets. At first I could see it coming over the trees next to the river. As it crept towards the house it reached the steers that were all laying down under the trees. They all jumped up and took off loping towards shelter. As it inched closer I watched it cover the horses, who were happy to feel the wet cool water on their backs and they got a renewed source of energy and started running and playing around. When if finally hit the house I could hear the slow patter of rain on the roof and feel the occasional splash of water on my arms as it bounced off the railing on the porch. The musty smell of dirt rising from the rain drops reached my nose and I was relaxed and stress free... I awoke about 30 minutes later when the sun hit my back and my body temperature rose. It was a nice nap. I love days like that.

Rain and cooler weather is in the forecast for next week, hallelujah!!

Have a good weekend!

Informational Post

I awoke this morning to a loud noise that happened to be Banjo playing with his toys. Lazy Birdie was still asleep between my feet at the foot of the bed. I also awoke with an unwanted guest in my ear, nose, throat, and chest in the form of a sinus infection. Great. I got an antibiotic and maybe we'll get it wiped out. Until then everyone will have to hear me talk with b's at the end of every word and hear me cough up my lungs.

So I'm currently reading a few different books, one of which is Elizabeth Hassleback's "The G-Free Diet" Which is a great book for those of you who have Celiac Disease or are interested in finding out about it. Celiac Disease is becoming diagnosed more and more but we still have a long way to go before it's commonly known and correctly diagnosed. In this book Elizabeth mentions something that really made me think about the way our country operates. She thinks that the reason Celiac Disease is uncommonly known about and misdiagnosed is because there isn't a drug that cures Celiac Disease and the Drug Companies essentially own the Health care system and without a Medicinal Cure for Celiace Disease why promote awareness?

I halfway agree with her on this. I don't know much about the Drug industry but I do know that since there isn't a Drug out there to cure Celiac Disease then there isn't a lot of money being poured into an awareness campaign by Drug Companies. It makes you wonder, If there was a medicinal cure for Celiac Disease would less people go undiagnosed? Would less people suffer? Would Gluten free food be more accessible and cheaper for me? Tell me what you think...