Sorta life changing

I have been going to the chiropractor the last couple weeks because of some back problems that I have basically had my whole life. The past couple years my neck and shoulders have been getting progressively worse. After an X-ray, I saw my scoliosis and my uneven hips (which I knew I had) and I found out I have no curve in my neck like I guess I am supposed to and I have some twist in my spine.
So.... after several adjustments and using ice instead of heat (a great discovery) I am feeling pretty great. Some of my problems cannot be fully taken care of, like the scoliosis, but I already have SO much more movement in my spine.
Though my spine felt so much better, I was still getting crazy bad headaches and they were getting worse, especially the weekend before my Monday visit. So Monday I brought it up to the Chiropractor and he did some energy tests. He explained that I had some inflammation in my skull and that it was usually due to a food allergy. So he asked what I craved, because when looking for an allergy it is usually something you crave. Easy for me......hearty foods....breads. After grabbing some wheat and testing the wheat while I held it he confirmed that I do in fact have a gluten sensitivity.
Can he be totally sure? After studying it more when I got home I realized that that fact explained a lot, like why I feel sick after I eat. The reason my headaches were getting worse was because we had been eating a lot more whole wheat because its healthier. We have been making our own whole wheat tortillas and bread.
After studying a lot more, and some help from my mother in law, we are changing our diet..... Mark is so amazing to be doing this with me. Since it is a sensitivity, I am going totally off gluten for a while while we try to rebuild my healthy bacteria and intestine walls. Then we will introduce it back in small amounts and see what happens. Small amounts is probably what I will stick with the rest of my life though. :) If my body is ok with it. We are off to a healthier us and I am excited about it! I will let you...my blog...know how it goes!

21!

Twas a beautiful July day in in the Salt Lake valley on my birthday.

Mark surprised me with a new set of scriptures when I woke up, with my married name embossed on them. He told me he just had to make sure I knew I was his.
So sweet of him.
I had expressed interest in a new set earlier because my old ones are falling apart badly, so I was very excited!

Then Guido walked in the room... I think he resembles a fish in this picture. We love to wake up to the sound of snorting at the door when we stay at the Thorups.
Adorable little pooch.

We took the day and walked around downtown salt lake which included a trip to the Apple store to play with the goods.
I love anything to do with Apple... the Iphone will be our first purchase after we graduate and make some mula.... it will probably come before a second car.

Slot car racing = killer date idea!

Smoochin

I got some fun new jewelry at the gateway for my birthday as well... no picture provided sorry.

This was our final event of the day. Mark took me to a piano bar! I got to use my I.D. on my 21st birthday. Besides showing up WAY to early to a bar and ordering a juice (we should have just worn a Mormon sign on our head) and a little bit of bar humor it was a blast. This place had dueling pianists and the show was so fun to watch!

Such a great day.

21 is officially the last "anticipated" birthday. It's just getting older and older from here on out.