Prom Proposal

My train of thought is hardly a straight train track. It's more like those twisty overpasses that criss and cross and spiral like spaghetti.
Follow if you dare:
My mom is the junior class sponsor, and had prom friday night. Her house has leftover cake, glitter, and mardi gras masks scattered throughout.
I loved all the proms I went to, they were so much fun!
Glee's prom episode was pretty good. It also introduced me to the term "prom proposal."
Cameron's twin cousins are seniors and the popular thing in their group of friends was who could outdo the next guy when asking their girls to the prom. There was a post-it in a fish bowl, a cookie cake, and I can't remember the rest, but they were good.
That poor kid in the news who was banned from his prom for a creative "prom proposal," but he was later allowed to go.
So, I got to thinking about prom proposals. I just had sweet guys call and ask, simple. Do you have a good story? Let's hear it!!
Me and my bff's our senior year. A great night!!

Allergies

I went to a new doctor about my allergies last month. This doc is a chiropractor, nutritionist, acupuncturist, and holistic doc. He's busy!
He ran a lot of tests on me, and determined that I was allergic to all fruit, most veggies, all nuts, and shellfish. I knew all that. He also determined that I'm allergic to all soy products, refined sugar, MSG (which I think everyone should avoid anyway), and milk. Milk! I drink milk all the time, I love milk! I told him that I've been drinking milk my whole life, to which he replied, you've had allergies your whole life! He pointed out there is a major difference between a lactose intolerance and an allergy.
So I have a whole new diet. And by that, I mean that I can eat even less than I could before, which is pretty much nothing! Do you know what's left after you take out sugar, milk, and soy? Not much, that's what!
I can eat any kind of meat, potatoes, eggs, green beans, whole grains(ugh!), butter, and some cheeses. That's it!
To substitute milk, I can have rice milk. I haven't drank it straight yet, but I've cooked with it, and eaten cereal with it, and it's not bad. I've been drinking Sprite Zero to wean myself off of carbonation, but it has aspartame, which isn't good for anybody. I've found sugar free syrup, which tastes the same, and sugar free cookies, which do NOT taste the same. It's a learning process. I'm going to buy a bread maker and start making my own bread, subbing in the rice milk and stevia, but using regular flour. I just hate wheat, and I'm having a hard time choking it down.
Hopefully, after a while, I can start integrating some of these things back into my diet, slowly, with a lot of trial and error, I'm sure.
The other tests he ran confirmed that I'm allergic to pretty much anything that grows, dust, mold, etc. He found problems with my ovaries, probably cysts, and some adrenal gland issues. He also did some blood work and found that my blood is sticky, would be the best way that I could describe it. My red blood cells don't float freely, which means that they aren't functioning properly by getting oxygen to the rest of my body. They're not clotting, which could be really dangerous. Just sticky. It explains why I'm so tired all the time.
So. To fix ALL THAT, I'm on a series of supplements and drops. I take 34 pills broken up over 4 times a day. I take 15 drops under my tongue 4 times a day as well. And, of course, the adjustment to my diet. I really think it's working. Besides the almost 15 pounds I've lost so far since I don't eat (that's a nice little perk.) Unless the wind is blowing really hard or one of my neighbors is mowing, I really don't have much allergy trouble during the day. I still have some trouble first thing in the morning, that's always been the worst time of day for me, but it's not every day now. Over time, I should be able to cut back on the pills and drops, and maybe be able to eat a little more, like I said. But if not, if I have to jump through all these hoops for the rest of my life, I think I would. I've been miserable pretty much every single day of my life, and I think I've finally found what's going to help me. It's expensive, all these pills, and holistic medicine isn't covered by insurance, but I think it's worth the expense, for now. We'll see how long I feel that way :)
The only think lacking now is a little bit of energy. I don't know if I need to get more exercise, more sleep, or if I need to eat more. My body is getting very little fuel right now. I'm sure it's a combination of all three.

These are all my pills, sorted and stored. I have to sit and sort once a week, which is a pain. This little thing is actually for jewelry making, but it works pretty well.