Remember to Laugh.

You often hear that laughter is the best medicine. While it obviously cannot cure all, I'm grateful for those little things in life that make me laugh. These past two months have been rough. Back in July, we found out that I had the Epstine Barr Virus (similar to mono). While the virus has passed, it can leave you feeling tired for a few months after. School started up again about a month ago, and I really love my job. But, sometimes it's hard. I wake up in the morning feeling awful (again, I'm not pregnant! We have already confirmed that), and I feel sick off and on throughout the day. Eating is a struggle, and I have to remember to eat, because I rarely feel hungry. I don't have as much energy as I would like, and I just want to sleep ALL THE TIME. It's frustrating, and sometimes I cry a little because I feel like I'll never feel completely well again. I wonder if there is something else wrong with me, but I'm waiting it out a little longer before I go back to the doctor. Because if I can avoid another blood test, life will be better for all of us :) But through it all, there have been those little things that consistently make me laugh. 

One of those things are my students. They say the funniest things! Like the boy who refused to move during class, because he was "about to poop". Or the girl who drew a picture of herself and said, "This is me when I was a martian." Sometimes I have to remind myself not to laugh out loud at them, because they are so serious when they make these comments. 

Another comic relief is Braden. Sometimes when we are going on a walk at night, he will just start running. So, I run to try and catch up with him. Then he will glance at me over his shoulder and yell, "Help! This crazy girl won't stop chasing me!" 

And sometimes at night he snores. This evidently wakes me up, but I have discovered that all I have to do is say, "Braden, you're snoring" and he will stop. The best part is, sometimes he talks back to me, and he won't remember any of it in the morning. The best responses I have gotten are:

No, I wasn't.

At least I wasn't snoring very loud.

You have a cute little finger.

That last one always makes me laugh. He seriously doesn't remember saying any of those to me. 

Marriage is a beautiful thing. Especially when it's forever. It's a blessing to know I will always get to be with Braden, and that whatever trials or adventures come our way, we get to take on together.