The Mindy Project

For a while, The Mindy Project was a show

everyone was talking about and loved.

I watched an episode in the beginning and wasn't hooked.

A while passed and the hype was still there.

So I decided to try again, and as you can guess...

I'M OBSESSED.

I was literally laughing out loud the other night

because the episode was so funny.

..and that doesn't happen often...

Well, the inevitable happened, and Mindy & Danny kissed.

It seriously was the best episode

..and possibly moment..

of my life!!!!

I couldn't have been happier 

about them FINALLY getting together.

BUT I watched the most recent episode last night, 

and for reasons unknown 

..I think Danny loves Mindy and is scared..

Danny broke off their relationship.

I died. Literally.

I was so depressed after thinking 

they were perfect for each other

and now it's over.

I even had a dream Richard broke up with me

and I had the same reaction Mindy had.

I cried and cried.

As you can tell, I get attached

..obviously extremely attached..

to characters in tv shows.  

I feel like it is me going through 

what they are going through.

Today has been rough recovering from the break up.

..Yes, Mindy's break up, not mine..

Richard told me I can't watch The Mindy Project anymore

because I am suffering so much from it.

But I have hope that it will only get better from here.

They HAVE to end up together.  

Richard says I just need to wait a couple of more seasons

and they will finally be together.

I am ok with admitting I have a problem. 

And Richard loves me for it,

even though he thinks it is ridiculous.

Baby Oliver

Last Tuesday night, Richard and I 

were watching some of our favorite shows.

It was about 12:30 a.m. (we are night owls)

and my sister, Whitney texted me to say

she was headed to the hospital to have her baby.

I was so excited!! We had talked about filming

a birth story for her baby and I couldn't wait

for the baby to come and get filming!

So I left my house and arrived at the hospital

around 12:50.  There were only nurses,

and I loved the quiet and peace.

I filmed the anticipation of Whitney and Jake

and about 90 minutes later, 

sweet baby Oliver was born.  

Her pregnancies go very quickly.

I was able to also take some pictures which I loved.

This was such a sweet experience to see 

the wonderful process of having a baby.

I loved seeing how much love they had

for this new sweetheart.

I am even more baby hungry now

than I was before.

Check out this video!

Oliver Birth Story from Elizabeth Cannon on Vimeo.

Golden Birthday..

Richard is turning 29 this year

on March 29.

Therefore, it is his golden birthday!

I wanted to make it exciting for Richard,

so I planned a surprise party for him!

Since I usually work weekends,

I told him I was working on the 22

(the planned day of the party).

His family planned to go to dinner

so he was gone while I set up the party

and everyone arrived.

I told everyone to arrive at 6:30

and hoped Richard would come around 6:40.

Richard's mom texted me at 6:30

saying Richard was on his way

and no one had arrived yet!!!

I started to freak out, so 

they stalled Richard while everyone arrived.

And, luckily, Richard was completely surprised!!

He had the best smile because he was so happy.

His best friends all arrived, and it meant so much to me

that all of our closest friends came to celebrate.

We truly are so blessed with the incredible 

people in our lives.

Jon took this picture and...

it didn't turn out too well. ha.

It probably didn't help that

Ashley wanted the balloons we were holding..

Richard's birthday gift from Erin, Mike & Finn..

Best and only gift of the night.

 This picture reminds me of UP. Loved the balloons.

These two friends of mine are probably the most

supportive girls I have ever met.

I couldn't be more blessed to have them in my life.

I love this man more than I ever thought I would.

Making him happy is the greatest feeling.

Surprising him is even better.

Colorblind..

When I was little, my friend told me

her dad was colorblind. 

She said the only color

he could see was yellow.

That just so happened to be her favorite color.

So until I met Richard, I thought

that colorblind people saw 

the world in black and white.

And maybe get lucky to also see the color yellow.

When Richard first told me 

he was colorblind, I thought it was just

a figure of speech..

I found out the hard way that he wasn't lying when

 I trusted him with the color of our home.

The day we were to pick the color of our home,

I was working, so I told Richard I wanted the color

of our home to be CHARCOAL.

For those of you who don't know 

what color charcoal is, here is what I wanted...

Seemed simple enough, right?

Well, when they painted the house, 

it was definitely NOT charcoal.

I may have stressed a little bit

thinking they had messed up on our home!

So I asked Richard what happened,

and he had just picked a color

 that he thought looked good.

And it wasn't charcoal.

The other day we drove by a home

that was green, and he said,

"We should paint our bench that gray color!"

...

So on Sunday at dinner, he took a 

colorblind test.  

I never fully realized how color blind

Richard was until he took this test..

When he saw this image, he said 6...

I gave him another chance, and he said 21...

This image is a little bit harder, but

on the test it was more vivid.

He took a look at it and had no idea.

Completely stumped.

If you are having a hard time seeing what I see, 

you should probably take the test too..

My favorite part about this is 

I love Richard even more because of it.

He is more unique,

and it makes me smile.

He says he sees everything the same.

Maybe this is why he is nice to everyone.

George's Sun...

Apparently we couldn't get enough of George, 

because we went down again last weekend

with a bunch of my friends from growing up

and our spouses.

My friends and I have gone down 

MANY times to St. George throughout our lives,

but this was the first time with our spouses there.

All I have to say, is it was the BEST time to date.

We are all such great friends, and the ones we LOVE MOST

were there to celebrate with us.  

Seriously, it was the best.

Richard had a lipoma removed, so he couldn't get it wet.

More on that later...

Although it was a short trip,

we swam, hiked, ate, etc.

The girls chatted all hours of the day

 and the boys played video games.

It was just what we needed for a getaway.

Richard always knows the awesome hikes and climbs

to do in St. George, so he led the way

to some lava caves and climbing sites that rocked! 

Literally.

We even had time for a lovely nap in the sun...

It was heavenly!!

We also hit up church while we were down there

which is a must!

The view from Chris' place was incredible.

One VERY important thing I love about Richard 

is that no matter who he meets, 

they end up loving him.

He is so kind to everyone and can make

anyone laugh and feel welcome.

My friends are no exception.

Chris said to me once, 

"Who knew you would marry someone we all like."

I take that as a compliment... I guess.

Swollen Arms...

For as long as I can remember, 

I have always been very active.

Whether it was ballet, tennis, tumbling, jazz;

working out has been a huge part of my life

(whether I liked it or not.)

A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Erin

called and asked me to go to a work out class with her.

This didn't seem like a problem, because 

I can't even count the amount of work out classes 

I have been to in my life...

The thing I DIDN'T think about 

was I haven't gone to a weight lifting class

in a LONG time...

Don't get me wrong, I still exercise,

but I don't remember the last time

I lifted weights seriously.

I went to the class, and it was HARD!
It reminded me a lot of CrossFit
which I don't really agree with.

There were different stations where 

we did different work-outs and it was a competition

to see who could do the most reps.

Besides the fact that I am overly competitive,

the teacher was in my group
and pushed me even harder than I imagined.

I about threw up after we were done.

The next day I couldn't straighten my arms.

That continued for the next 3 days. 

I couldn't sleep some nights because 
my arms were in so much pain.

Then something happened I had never experienced before.

My arms SWELLED UP so fat that my shirts wouldn't fit!
I know it is normal for swelling to occur after a workout,

but they swelled up so big and there was 

so much pressure in my arms that I started to get worried.

My brothers made fun of me for a couple of hours

and said I looked like an elephant ha ha.

They started throbbing, so Richard gave me a bag of ice.

But we had to drive to California, so we used 

a cup from a gas station, filled it with ice, and drove for hours.

As you can see, I am very happy about it.

Luckily the swelling went down after a couple of days

and I could laugh about it after.

Haha I am literally laughing right now at how fat my arm looks in this picture.

I told my sister, Kelli and she told me that

this is common and actually happens to people

who do a lot of CrossFit.

It is a condition called Rhabdomyolysis.

It is where your muscle cells explode.  

They leach protein out into the blood stream

and your kidneys take up the job of clearing the

dangerous proteins from the blood.

There are a lot of cases where people 

can actually die from this!

I watched my side effects and 

it didn't lead to anything horrible... LUCKILY.

After this experience, I realized a couple of things..

1. I need to lift weights more.

2. I need to listen to my body and

not work harder than I should.

3. I don't like CrossFit even more 

now than I did before.

4. Most instructors in CrossFit KNOW

this can happen and still let people continue.

5. It is crazy what people will sacrifice

to look good.

I am so grateful for my body. 

There are so many things I don't even think about

that my body does to keep me safe.

I have started to lift weights 

along with my aerobic exercise

to make sure this doesn't happen again

and to keep my body healthy and safe.