Life Just Keeps Moving.

I am going crazy because I love to blog and I have nothing fun to post and the camera isn't working. I think the batteries are dead, but I don't know where the charger is (can you believe we are still unpacking?). So I'll just give a little up date and maybe later I'll make Benjamin pose for some pictures. The two of us are both in school right now and are both super busy. Our dates consist of going to concerts and shows at the college because we are required to for our majors (I am a theatre major and Benjamin is a Music major). Benjamin has a pretty hard schedule between Biology, Chemistry, Jazz Improv, a bunch of other classes, and playing for two jazz combos. He still finds time to be the best husband ever. I am busy as well. I have Anatomy and Physiology, Theatre History, Nutrition, Education Psychology, and a few other classes. We are just taking life one day at a time. Its hard sometimes, though. My ulcerative colitis is flaring up pretty bad and between lab tests, doctor visits, dietitian meetings, and sleeping I can barely fit everything in a day and my house is a mess. Benjamin cleaned the bathroom the other day and made a huge pot of soup and I was so grateful. He helps a lot with everything. We are trying to find things to eat now that my diet consists of fish, whey protein shakes, rice, and pureed vegetables and fruit. I have been having the hardest time staying awake. I get so tired during the day, I always fall asleep in class, I feel like my muscles don't work, and my hair is falling out. So I got tested for anemia and sure enough, I have a pretty severe case of it. From what I hear level 15 is officially anemic and below 9 is severe. I am an 8. I am so glad to know so I can start taking iron supplements. We had a fun trip to Utah for Benjamin's mission reunion. We stayed with Grandpop's Romney for a few days. We even got to go to conference! And Grandpop's gave me some watercolor pencils and a paint brush and note pad of Grandma Lou's. I checked out a whole bunch of books from the library about drawing and painting and I am trying to learn something new every day. I'll never be Grandma Lou though! Her paintings are beautiful! I love them. Last night Anthony made dinner for us. It was such a nice thing to do. Kylie had a night class and he invited us over to eat and he had made a roast, mashed potatoes, and homemade gravy. It was delicious. Thanks Anthony! Oh and Anthony's surprise part was a blast too! I love surprise parties when they are for other people. I hate them for me. I am excited for Halloween even though we don't have costumes and we will miss having the fun Andreasen Halloween party this year. I'm going to post a Halloween tribute to past Andreasen parties. Life is great. We are surviving and trying to be cheerful about it. We love being married and we love our ward. (I am the chorister and Benjamin is the Elders Quorum pianist.) We love our sweet family. And we miss those that are far away. We love school and learning new things each day. We are learning from the hard times. And like Jess said on her blog, our burden's have been made light. It is so nice to have the gospel. Its so nice to run to the temple and escape the cold world out there. Thank you to everyone who has been so kind and helpful to us. So many people have given us food, furniture, comfort, and we know that we aren't alone. Happy Fall!