Tuesday I slept in and decided to play with our dog Oliver a bit. I have been feeling a bit lonely and depressed on the days that I am home. Not sure why. I have one really bug theory that involves the heat of Arizona. Phoenix area gets so hot and its only beginning. I don't really think that is what causes the discomfort because at work on the ambulance we are in almost black uniforms and in the heat. I do not feel uncomfortable or depressed then. So who knows. Maybe its the TV I watch.
Wednesday we again worked on the ambulance together Ben and I. Wednesday I began a tradition I hope to keep alive. That is I brought a large cooler, blender, fruit and stuff to make shakes. I also stopped by the grocery store to pick up some snacks for the day. I did this in order to save money during the day from buying meals. Also to eat healthier. The truck has an inverter that made it possible to make the shake. I had to reduce some of the power being used in order to get the blender to work but atleast it worked. It was funny and gave both my partner an dI a laugh.
On Thursday I was at home during the day resting and watching tv. Bored and lonely and mildly depressed again. But the evening was really cool My wife was supposed to go to a meeting for relief society in the Coolidge 2nd ward. The meeting ended up being cancelled so we got to hang out together. We made some yummy foods and watched a short movie. After that she worked on a puzzle and I drew a coloring book page with some crayons. I have enjoyed that. Katie really likes to put puzzles together. I don't get into it that well. But I do enjoy drawing or simply watching her put them to gether. I get all tingly watching her.
Friday Ben and I were put into another truck so it took us a lot longer to get ready in the morning. We had to check out the full ride ensuring that we had all the necessary items for the day. We ended up running only 5 calls that day. They tried to stiff us with a late call, but we asked them if we could skip running it because we didn't want to be late. They let us off on time. After we got back the unit that ended up running that call had only ran 4 calls for the whole 24 hours where as we had already ran 5 calls in 18 and supposed to be off. That irritates me so much, but oh well. After all we got off on time. On wednesday after we worked we decided that it would be fun to play frisbee golf while on shift. Ben said he had some frisbees he could bring withi him on Friday. So we got to go play a bit on Friday which was fun.
Saturday I slept in til like 9:30 AM. At which time Katie came in to wake me up. Her method of waking me up was sicking the dog on me and having him lick and nudge up against me. It worked very well. haha. She also had some wonderful biscuits and gravy for us ready to eat. They were delicious. What a wonderful wifey I have. After waking up we decided to go to the temple. Which we had already planned on doing on Saturday. In arrival to the temple we were asked if we wanted to do some sealings while there. We had planned on doing a session, but Katie felt like fulfilling the need in the sealing room so we went. I really wanted to do a session. We ended up doing a session after the sealings. It was one really long day at the temple. I enjoyed it though. Katie has felt really weird and "dumn" as she goes through the session because she doesn't have the dressing stuff figured out nor the wording during the session and veil ceremony. Last time we went to the temple I sat and explained the proccess to the veil ceremony she really enjoyed that and ended up figuring out the system to the wording and was not so lost. This time she did really well with the wording but ended up confusing some of the clothing issues and felt really stupid about it. I tried to explain to her that it wasn't that big of a deal. I ended up telling her about times I had screwed up the wardrobe thing and that made her feel better so she says.
Saturday evening after going to the temple we stopeed by my parents house and changed clothes and went to dinner with my father and sister and nephew (Scott Brian Todd, Tiffany Renae Meerfeld, and Noah Meerfeld). My mother, Karen Spring Todd, is in Utah with her mother Mary Spring who is ill. Mary Spring is about to finish her travels in life. She has been put on hospice and family is only awaiting the final ticket. Its rather annoying that she has lasted the last few days. Everyone is ready for her to go she is ready to go and family keeps encouraging her to go, but she is holding out. It makes it more painful waiting for the process. Oh well some greater being has a plan and a process I guess. After finishing dinner with my family we returned home to 2125 W Broadway Ave, Coolidge, AZ 85228, United States of America. Once at home we petted Oliver and headed off to game night with some friends (Dan and Kristen Shumway, Jason and Haily Miller, Mike and Jamie Bigers). We had the game night at the house of the millers. We have done this a few times and thoroughly enjoyed the event. Katie and I really like games. We play several games with our neighors the Malicdems (Lyneal and Marlena and newly born Gwen). We also went on a cruise with the Malicdems. It was a blast.
Game night was really fun. After that we got home and took dog outside to play games with him a bit in the back yard. We played catch and watched the stars. I really like having grass in our lawn. The yard looks really great. So Saturday after getting home I went outside and enjoyed the stars and the soft feel of the grass on the feet. Friday while I was with Ben on the ambulance we went out and shopped at sports authority. We saw some fun games to get into. I wanted to get a game called bocce ball. It looked like some fun. Supposedly you throw some balls around and try to hit each ball. Someday I prob will buy the game. Maybe we'll be able to play some day on shift.
Sunday morning was Grrreeeeaaaaaattttt!!!!! One of our sunday morning routines has become Sex. Katie is most often excited and aroused in the mornings. So we enjoy each other on Sunday mornings knowing there is not much stress to be had. It is usually a really good day haha. After that I got ready for a camping trip with the young men this week I had to pack a bunch of things in a pack for camping a week. I am really excited to go camping with them I really enjoy backpacking and hiking. I don't do it enough but really enjoy it.
I almost forgot to mention the insight I had while in the temple. I was sitting there thinking about life and decide I wanted to have one or two main goals in life with which I could achieve. I decided on two wonderful goals. First ensure that my wife and future children know that I think they are special to me. Second enjoy life. I always want my family to be first in priority after that I want to ensure tha tI am enjoying life. I figure that is a very recachable goal because I can force my self to enjoy each moment. I don't need to aspire to be the best paramedic or the best doctor or the best at anything because that is nearly impossible. In stead all I want to do is enjoy each moment of life. Surely there will be times that I will not enjoy, but my goal will be to enjoy life.
At church today I was asked by Lyneal to sit in on the baby blessing of thier daughter Gwen. I thought Lyneal did an exciellent job of blessing the baby. I would be extremely nervous, but he did really well and didn't show the nervousness much at all. Then both Lyneal and Marlena got up and bore there testimonies. It was quite magnificent. Katie and I really enjoyed it. I was really excited about Lyneal asking me to participate in the blessing of the baby. They are such good friends. We are very glad they are enjoying the little girl they have.
After church we hurried home to go hang out with Lyneal's family and friends that were at the sacrament meeting for the baby blessing. They left really early and we were not able to see them, but we ended up heping to clean and chat with them for a bit. I was kind of bummed I didn't get to say hi, not to mention play a game of poker with the family members. Oh well I guess there are better things to do. haha.
Once we got to home Katie and I watched a Disney movie. We watched Sleeping Beauty. This is one of Katie's favorite movies. She has decided to make it a goal to collect disney movies. I really like the idea. I keep imagining watching a Disney movie with popcorn and treats on Sundays with family members. That to me would be so much fun. Maybe someday that could become a reality.
Well for today it looks like the end of journaling. Katie has come to get me and encourage me to go to bed. I probably should because I have to get up early tomorrow for our camping trip. I have a full week ahead. Yahoo.
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