Not a bang, but a fizzle

So while in Utah I am usually all over the place doing a million things! This trip I started off early with two Stella & Dot parties. The food & company were ever so lovely ;) Here are some shots of the first set up:

golds..

silvers..

 and pearls..

some of my favorite sparkles

Of course if you see anything you love feel free to contact me or buy directly from my online Stella & Dot shop.

So as I said I am usually all over the place getting together with friends, shopping, taking pictures, & making crafts.. WELL not this time.

My body has a hard time adjusting to change. Whether it be time, food or weather I am always affected. Though I love to travel my body is often just so wimpy about the whole thing :(

So as happens every time I come from MX to Utah the food change started to affect my tummy and I find myself in the bathroom often.. As the weather changed from sunny to rainy I immediately got a sore throat along with a slight cough.. And even though the time difference is only an hour, my sleep is always off. I feel tired & crappy. I always get adjusted but it seems like it takes longer & longer each time. Not to complain, but I just get so frustrated sometimes. Why can't I be more like my mother who gets sick maybe once a year?!! Where I find myself sick almost 3 times a month. It's ridiculous this lame body I live in.. Oh well, I guess it's my burden to bear. But I kid you not if you are even thinking of getting sick do not come anywhere near me because I always catch it no matter what! My immune system is rad like that...

So I guess to make this post some-what productive, I will ask you for advice? Is there anything you do to keep from getting sick? Any special remedies or tricks? All I know is I FOR SURE heading to the doctor's to get a flu shot, because getting the flu is my worst nightmare! (Once in HS I had it for almost two weeks! Ask my mom I just laid on the couch & couldn't even open my own birthday presents for days after my actual birthday! Also because I couldn't eat I lost 6 pounds. Makes me shutter just thinking about it.)

On a more positive note.. I love the weather change! I am so excited for boots, hot chocolate, scarfs, haunted houses & cuddling! Fall is such an exciting change. Now that I finally do feel better, I am hoping to get some projects done & keep the blog up to date. Thanks for listening to me whine :)

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 How cute are these two?

I feel like I'm still trying to adjust to being back home from Utah.. I guess right after I left home my poor little grandma Ballam fell & broke her wrist as well as cracking her pelvis! It broke my heart to picture my grandpa dragging her inside the house on a rug to get her to the bed. (He hurt his shoulder & has lost nearly all his eyesight, so it would have been difficult for him) My Grandma is such a trooper & never complains at all. My Grandpa is the most loyal companion in the world, the two of them just really adore each other. As Jeremy let me cry on his shoulder, I couldn't help but hope we will be like that someday.

I am happy to say my Grandma survived surgery with flying colors & is now scheduled to have rehabilitation at the same place my Grandma Potter is staying! What are the chances? I'm happy that I will be home soon to go visit them both.

On a lighter note I wanted to recap the rest of our Utah trip.

Sunday night after the baby blessing & a nap, we headed over to a friends house to finish planning a trip.. Now it's official, we are going to:

I am so ecstatic! I just look up pictures all day! The furthest I have ever been from home is Fiji. Our main stops look like they will be:

Rome

Florence

Cinque Terre

Monaco

Milan

Venice

The group heads home here & Jeremy & I continue on to:

Interlocken

&

Paris

We are so blessed to be able to take this trip. We figured we better go now while we have no kids! Besides Diesel that is ;)

Monday we got to have lunch with Jeremy's long time friend Matt & his wife Annie. They just got back from a 5 week trip around South America! It was fun to see the pictures & hear all of their stories, & defiantly made us more excited for our trip.

If any of you have been to any of the places above we would

*LOVE* 

to see pictures, here any suggestions, & know of any travel tips you may have. Even if you haven't been there you probably know way more than me, as I am very much geographically retarded! So please tell me what you would love to see or do most?

xoxo

Cass