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So, when your husband gets sick, all you think about is him getting better. There are no other thoughts, so we quickly became grateful for doctors that simply told us what to do. We did it all. We bought flannel sheets so it would not hurt his head. They told us the best route for financial assistance, so we filled out piles of paperwork. They told Eric not to eat for 24 hours before [fill in the blank] test, so he didn't. They told us to freeze some sperm, just in case, before he started chemo therapy, so we did. It was a really awkward and amusing experience, really. One we are happy to tell you in person. I remember talking to the chemo nurses, particularly one, I don't remember her name but she loved 80s music, skiing, and Eric. She said people have kids all the time after they go through chemo. I don't even remember why we were talking about it. It was something at the very beginning that scared me, the thought of it causing infertility was one of my biggest fears abou...

You guys. How do I explain? I can't. We are doing pretty good. We got a goat. It's not a kid, I think she is full grown. She may or may not be pregnant. She stays at Jeff's. We haven't named her yet. Feel free to make suggestions. I just want to find the right one. I have worked so much this fall that I feel like everything else has taken the back seat. I can't speak for Eric, but I watch him put everything in to everything he does with little reward. We are weary. Isaiah 40:28–31 Yes, I know.

It seems like everyone stops blogging in the summer, and I say good for us! I say good riddance to blogging when it's gorgeous outside. We've got to use the time while we can. However, I can feel school and fall in the air, starting the beginning of last week. It just happened, just like it always does. For E and me, it has been a rather uneventful summer. We have been working our butts off and that's about it. I think it's been difficult for both of us. This may be the first time we feel like we didn't accomplish what we set out to do. But we worked really hard so I guess that is something. We did do a few things: In it to Win It indoor soccer team (DBA In it to Win In-- a misread registration form leading to a name that doesn't make sense on the schedule and our ID cards). Yes, I played on an organized athletic team. Please don't die of shock. And anyways, I resent your surprise, I played volleyball in 7th and 8th grade AND got the MVP award for the JV tea...

First of all, are you wondering if someone has been spamming our blog somehow? The answer is no. A lot of the stuff Eric wants to put logos on has to have a url address (I don't know if that is the correct lingo) instead of just physically uploading a picture, so we have been using the blog to create links in order to upload photos. Lame. I know. I guess that means I am assuming you all stand captivated, awaiting the next brilliant post and that we are disappointing you each time there is a rustle of movement on the blog. I guess. But I know I love when you all post something fresh, so I am going to stop punking you and start writing. I have been thinking a lot lately about things. Bah ha. What else would I be doing? What else would you be doing? The weather is finally getting nice. The mountains are greening, the sky is blueing, the birds are crapping all over my jeep. I went to drive to work today and they crapped all over the driver's seat. That's it. Not the hood, or t...

I opened a shoe box of mine last night and perused the contents. Birthday cards, letters, notes. I read them randomly (and purged a few from ex-boyfriends without reading haha) and turned to ask Eric, "when did people stop writing hand written notes?! when did everybody stop doing nice things for each other?". My conclusion was about 2005. I had notes saved up through my sophomore year of college. I think a large part of it is facebook. Instead of sending my sisters a funny news clipping or a letter full of movie quotes, I simply post on their walls. And I don't think this is an awful thing. I just noticed, that's all. I have often thought that people don't do nice things for each other as much as they used to, but as I sat and thought last night and today I realized that it's not other people not doing this anymore... It's me. How long has it been since I wrote someone a note just to compliment something I admire in them? I had a bad day a couple weeks ag...

Do you ever just connect with a song? You know, feel like whoa. This song was totally prophetic for my life. I have a song like that. It goes like this: (weiner weiner weiner weiner weiner weiner weiner weiner) I know a weiner manHe owns a weiner standHe sells most everything from hotdogs on down (Hey!) Someday I'll be his bride I'll be right by his side Oh, how I love that weiner man! (mormon mormon mormon mormon mormon mormon mormon mormon) I know a Mormon Boy He is my pride and joy He know most everything from Alma on down (HEY!) Someday I'll be his wife We'll have eternal life Oh, How I love that Mormon Boy!

If you haven't looked at KSL , NBCsports , Seth Davis' tweets , ESPN blogs, or various other sources this week then you missed what's been going on in our life. This week a girl named Michelle wrote in to the Daily Universe condemning those of us that are in love with BYU basketball and the glorious Jimmer Fredette ("Cut it out with the Jimmer worship. Last time I checked, idol worship was very much frowned upon in the scriptures"). Ba ha ha ha! We read this article and were so amused we decided to go look her up on facebook. When I looked her status had 13 comments about Jimmer--- but by the next morning it had hundreds of comments. Eric decided to make a video response to invite Michelle to the remainder of the home games for BYU. Jeff recorded, Eric begged, and the video exploded along with the rest of the Michelle got Jimmered fiasco. In the first 24 hours, Eric's youtube had roughly 25,000 hits. Yeah, not 2,500, 25,000. We just died laughing. Funniest ...

Alright it's Eric here taking another stab at this blog thing. Life has been so busy these last few weeks I honestly can't keep track of the days sometimes. But it's good to be busy, makes us both feel useful and needed. There is a lot to get to so lets jump right in. Since the new year Holly and I have been nonstop. I think it's really good for me. It has helped me out with dealing with my mom passing. But it's all going to be fine. I think about her all the time and still find myself picking up my phone to call her when I hear something about BYU or do well in school or want to get her opinion on a spiritual topic. But I think I am doing just fine with it all. Speaking of the Cougs, they have been getting a lot of love. Playing great ball and who is this Jimmer guy? I was talking to my buddy Brady about it the other day and told him I was little irritated with all these "new fans" that want to share in the love. "BACK OFF", I've been here f...