This past week....

Well this past week has been a busy one for both of us. We are both leadership in the wards youth program so we had the curse..... I mean blessing of joining them at Youth Conference for a overnight camping trip. The camp is up near Tahoe so the weather was much nicer than what we have been having down in the valley. It was a good time and we were able to spend it with some of the family i.e. my cousin Conrad (pictured) Brittany has been busy with school and I've been working out of town by San Fransisco and taking some much needed ME time by playing in my weekly softball game with Uncle Cody and Cousin Kirk. We also had some of Brittany's family down from Oregon, they were here for a few days and we tried our best to keep them entertained...(pictures to follow). Well I guess that's all that I have for this week.. I'll try to keep all posted.

The promised updates...

Okay, here's some of the pictures that I had promised to post. The pictures should include the updated pictures of the house and a few pictures of the bike... enjoy!




A better picture of the house....

How smart is Shawn?

Well I know this can be a dangerous question to ask, but after a challenge given me by Brittany to try and figure out how to post on our blog I now bask in my infinite wisdom and good looks as I rise to the challenge.
Hoping that this will become a family activity that will ultimately bring us closer together I am not ashamed or feel less manly in take part in the family blog. Now that I am involved we will shortly be posting updated pictures of the house, the bike, ourselves and hopefully weekly updates as to what the Lemons are up to.

Corneal Infection

"Sometimes the cornea is damaged after a foreign object has penetrated the tissue, such as from a poke in the eye. At other times, bacteria or fungi from a contaminated contact lens can pass into the cornea. Situations like these can cause painful inflammation and corneal infections called keratitis. These infections can reduce visual clarity, produce corneal discharges, and perhaps erode the cornea. Corneal infections can also lead to corneal scarring, which can impair vision and may require a corneal transplant.As a general rule, the deeper the corneal infection, the more severe the symptoms and complications. It should be noted that corneal infections, although relatively infrequent, are the most serious complication of contact lens wear.Minor corneal infections are commonly treated with anti-bacterial eye drops. If the problem is severe, it may require more intensive antibiotic or anti-fungal treatment to eliminate the infection, as well as steroid eye drops to reduce inflammation. Frequent visits to an eye care professional may be necessary for several months to eliminate the problem."

http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/cornealdisease/

Ok gross...bacteria and fungus on my contacts! So this morning I woke up like any other morning and I opened my eyes and it looked like my house was filled with smoke. So I went outside to make sure that I wasn't go crazy and that my house wasn't really filled with smoke! Well it wasn't...I figured that maybe my eyes were just being weird so I got ready for work and the haziness actually got worse!! I called the advice nurse and they told me to get to Opthamology immediatley. Well it was only around 7:30 so I had to wait until they opened. My mom drove me to the Dr's office and the nurse there was a total jerk! She told me that I had dry eyes. Ok...well last time I checked dry eyes did not have this kind of effect on me!! Either way I got into see the Dr and he said that he saw major haziness in my eye. He said that my eyes were basically water logged and that I had water stuck in my eyes! He said that it was caused by my contact lens wear. That I probably had just worn the contact lens for too long and that I needed to switch them out more often. So I went and bought my $21 little bottle of eye drops that I have to put in my eyes for the next 4 days and worst of all...I'm out of contacts for the next 2 weeks! After reading that article...I might be re-evaluating my contact lens wear...that is just disgusting!

Stupid glasses...so this is what I get to look like for the next 2 weeks!

Fun Weekend!

o Shawn and I had a great weekend! On Friday night we went to Comedy Under the Stars which is a comedy show that we have here in Elk Grove. It is so much fun! They have it out at the ampitheater at the building that I work at. We went and got Chipotle (yum!) and ate dinner with 8 of our friends! Saturday was Saydi's baby shower. Saydi is Shawn's sister. She is expecting a little boy in July. Ashley Lewis (Shawn's cousin) and I were in charge of the decorations. We decided to do a Sesame Street theme. The colors were tons of fun! We got her a high chair and Ashley did an amazing job of wrapping it! Then Sunday was father's day and we went over to my parent's and had some food and then went to Shawn's parents and had some more food. Having 2 families in town has it's benefits (my waistline thanks you all!) We also celebrated Cassi's birthday on Sunday at Shawn's parents house. Cassi is our niece. She got some really fun stuff. Happy 8th Birthday Cassi! So all in all it was a really fun weekend! I have pictures of the bike but will post those later! These pictures are courtesy of Ashley's blog!

Oh yeah and mixed in the weekend we had some serious jam sessions with Kirk and Ashley on Rock Band!!

Happy Anniversary

Today would have been my Grandma and Grandpa Harris' 62 wedding anniversary. This is one of my favorite pictures of them. My grandma passed away right before I got married and my grandpa passed away just a year after that. I miss them so much sometimes! I am so grateful for the time that I got to spend with both of them while they were here on this earth. They were and are such an example to me and have helped me realize what true love and service really are. They were both so compassionate and were willing to help anyone. After my grandpa had his stroke he had a really difficult time doing things for himself and my grandma was always there to help him. They truly are the examples of what it means to be Christ like. I am so grateful to have the knowledge that I do, that I will see them again one day. I love and miss them both very much and am so happy that they are together again. Happy 62 Anniversary!

Hello

Well I finally gave in and decided to start a blog. I have been in the blogging world for a while, checking out other peoples blogs and posting on my family blogs. I always secretly wanted to start one but they seem kind of high maintenance and I tend to get OCD about things so I was a little worried...but Shawn wanted to start a Lemon Family one so I decided that I would figure out how to make it at least a little cute...but bear with me as I try and figure it all out! We aren't too exciting but hopefully we can add some things that are going on in our lives!
Things I hope to post soon
-Pictures of us
-Pictures of Shawn's new toy (his motorcycle)
-Pictures of some things we've been up to