The Weirdest Thing I Remember about Our Relationship

I remember the first time we hung out. Our first date. First kiss. The night Jordan first said "I love you." Those things are cute and all, but that's not what I'm here to talk about. Included in the list of "firsts" that I remember about our relationship is probably the weirdest thing ever. I don't know why my crazy brain chose to store this in the room of Jormanda moments, but here it is: I remember the first time I farted in front of him.

Seriously, why do I know this? I have no idea. But it is definitely included in the "Remember when...?" conversations we have on occasion.

We were dating at the time. I was living in a third-floor apartment, and Jordan had come over after work for dinner. The table was all laid out with food, and we were sitting across from each other. And I totally legit out-loud farted. Like, no way to hide it. It was not the chair. It was me.

I don't know about you, but I find it quite embarrassing to fart in front of other people. But it's SO much more embarrassing to fart in front of your boyfriend that you haven't been dating that long. Maybe it's just me, but I was embarrassed.

So then the next day (I found this out later), Jordan was at work and he told his friend about me farting, and his friend goes, "Well since she did it first, it's free reign for you to fart all you want now!" Apparently he was holding the loud ones in just for me, and I ruined everything.

Let's just say that in the farting department, it was all downhill from there. 

I have absolutely no one to blame but myself.

What's a weird moment you remember?

Do you fart in front of your significant other?

Mother Approved: Treating Cold Sores with Abreva® cream

I’m excited to share with you a post today that’s all about staying confident even when you’re battling a cold sore.  Some of my closest friends are cold sore sufferers and I know the toll they take on their confidence.  That’s why they turn to Abreva® cream at the very first sign of their cold sore to heal it fast! The median healing time is 4.1 days, but you could heal it in as few as 2.5 days when used at the first sign. Read below to discover other simple ways you can keep your confidence high.

Now, let's be honest: I know that what I just wrote sounds like a made-up sponsored line in a sponsored post, but I'm not kidding. Before I started writing this post, I actually called my mom to ask if she'd heard of Abreva® cream, and she said and I quote, "Yes! I've been using it for years. We make sure to always have a tube handy." My mom gets the worst cold sores, and I know the toll they take on her confidence.

So there you have it. Abreva® cream is the only non-prescription cream approved by the FDA to shorten the healing time of a cold sore. But let's be honest: all I need to know is that my mother approves. Amen.

Do you get cold sores? I'm so thankful I don't get them myself, but I know how much my mom hates them. Here's something I didn't know about cold sores: It's a virus that approximately 90% of adults have, but only 20-40% actually experience cold sores themselves! You could have it and not even know it. Also, did you know cold sores are contagious? Because I didn't. If you kiss someone who has a cold sore, you might get one yourself! Which is why you want to find something that heals the cold sore fast.

This holiday season, stay confident and free from cold sores by avoiding these common triggers: fatigue, stress, dry air, and UV rays.

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11/12

*Project 12: A photo on the first day of every month in 2014*

January | February | March | April | May

June | July | August | September | October

Read

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn [book review here]
Grace for the Good Girl by Emily Freeman
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
A Most Inconvenient Marriage by Regina Jennings
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Currently Reading: My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
After that: In the Woods by Tana French

Traveled

1) My family came up from Texas on November 8, and we took a trip to Eischen's in Okarche for fried chicken. This restaurant has been on my Oklahoma bucket list since I moved here! See more pictures here.

2) I went to Tulsa November 1-2 to visit a friend.

3) We drove to Texas for Thanksgiving!

Dates

November 7: We got Chinese takeout and watched a movie

November 16: Double date after church

Notable Events

It snowed! And...everyone in Oklahoma freaked out. School was closed and everything. Being from Illinois, I like to make fun of the Oklahoma drivers who don't know what they're doing in the snow, but it was for real slippery and dangerous. I think the main problem was that the weather people predicted "a few flakes" and yet it was like a blizzard on Sunday. No one was prepared.

Our turkey trot this year went great! We had a big turnout and raised a lot of money for Youth for Christ. The weather was perfect. I can't believe next year will be our fifth year of putting on this race.

After the runners leave, things get crazy. When will we be old enough to not jump on each other? Apparently never.

Just before everyone headed their separate ways, I propped my camera on the car for a good old-fashioned self-timer picture. And that, my friends, is how we ended November.

THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN DECEMBER...

Two big things are happening this month: 1) Christmas, obviously. 2) I'm flying to San Diego THIS WEEKEND to visit a friend who recently moved there. Our other friend is flying from Ohio, and I'm so excited for a fun girls' weekend! We're doing the Electric Run 5k on Saturday so I'll hopefully have some good pictures from that to share.