The art of privacy...

There's not a whole lot of privacy when it comes to Blogging. Or Facebook, or pretty much any other social networking hoopla. They are all geared to get people to "share". I'm all for sharing. In fact, I think if more of us would share, less of us would be afraid to be honest. With that being said, there are things I don't share. Things that I have no problem keeping to myself. They aren't things I really want to talk to people about. I mean, I don't really have any deep dark secrets. There are things that I guess I just keep to myself. Mostly because of my own feelings of inadequacy, or brokenness, or not wanting advice, or to be the subject of speculation. Sometimes because I am just a private person, as much as I might seem outgoing, and talkative, I like my privacy... a lot. Sometimes I don't talk to people about things because I don't want to be asked about it later, and I don't want people to feel pity towards me, or think about what I told them later. I don't know. Some things seem better left unsaid-- I think.

Part of it is that I just don't want constant reminders of the things I lack, and I've been reminded over and over and over the last few weeks. Maybe it's selfish of me to not share over that. It's funny that things you want can be so close for everyone (or seemingly close) but so out of reach for you. Sometimes that just feels like the story of my life, Like things are just out of reach. It can be painful, but I try to see that God has a plan for everything-- every single thing. I'm not one to really question God, or his plan in my life, but sometimes I just don't see what I think I'm suppose to see to "get it". So I guess for now the things I am not understanding, and not feeling comfortable enough to share, are going to remain between Jesus and I, oh, and Matt too-- I tell him everything. It's a good thing! :-)

Valentines, Rob Bell, and MRSA infections...

A beautiful Golden Gate Sunset!

Whew, I really did mean to blog this two weeks ago, but life sort of got in the way. Matt and I spent Valentines Day in San Francisco. We had tickets to see Rob Bell on the 15th, so decided we'd just stay the night in the City and make a little overnight trip of it. I booked a hotel in the Fisherman's Wharf area, so we mostly hung around within walking distance of Pier 39. We walked from the Embarcadero BART station, and strolled down the piers. I love that walk so much! We arrived at Pier 39, and decided to have lunch at Hard Rock. They were giving out these cute little guitar candy shakers. Of course, it was empty by night's end-- Matt actually shared a little though! :-)

We decided that it would be fun to go to The Aquarium of the Bay, and then maybe take a bay cruise. So we each bought a Citypass. The Aquarium was packed, so that put a slight damper on the idea, but we had a good time none the less.

So creepy, yet super cool!

We sat and watched the Sea Lions while we waited to board our Bay Cruise. I should say we watched what was left of the Sea Lions, considering the vast majority have left the pier. It was sad without them!

So we heard that the Blue and Gold Fleet was doing a Sunset Valentines Bay Cruise, and they allowed us to get tickets with our Citypass. It was beautiful. They gave everyone a pretty flower, and a glass of champagne, which was a nice touch. We had been another time, and that time there were big swells in the Bay, and it was slightly scary sitting on the top deck. This time they didn't expect any swells, so we figured we were good... Not so much. After going under the Golden Gate, we went out into the bay a bit, and then captain quickly warned us to hold on for... giant swells. It was quite a ride, and pretty scary for a few seconds... but so pretty!

Afterwards we headed to our hotel, and took a nap. Then ventured out to have dinner. We ended up going to In-n-Out (ha ha) and brought it back to our room. We then proceeded to watch hours of Olympic coverage-- we're the biggest nerds ever! It was there that Matt noticed something that kind of looked like a bug bite on his leg. If only we knew then that it wasn't just a bug bite... I didn't leave the hotel without leaving it a little love-

Hello Anchorman..

The next morning we met our friends Sarah and Aaron, and hung out in the City. It was nice to visit with them before heading out to see Rob Bell. Lucky for us Sarah Y. had a Line connection, and we were able to get great seats. It was fantastic, as is Rob Bell's style. We headed home after, and crashed.

The next morning, Matt noticed this "bug bite" was looking a lot worse. So off to the Dr. we went. This is what it looked like-

So the Dr said it was a staph infection. So a round of antibiotics and daily hot compresses were thought to fix it. That's not exactly what happened. a few days later , Matt's leg swelled up, and the redness spread down his leg. We ended up spending the night in the ER, and Matt was diagnosed with a community strain of MRSA. Then he started having allergic reactions to his antibiotics.

Yucky hives, and more swelling!

He is finally on the mend, and back to work, Thankfully! It was a little scary though! Just glad it's over, and he's all better!