1. The month of May went by incredibly TOO FAST. It was April. I blinked & today is May 30. Goodness gracious. Anyone else?
2. The winter lasted so long here that my peonies haven’t bloomed yet. Come on beauties!
3. This one may scare some of you away and you may never come back again. I learned that sleep study tests are not glamorous. At all. I found out last month that I may have sleep apnea so my doctor told me to see a pulmonary doctor & have a sleep study test. After talking to a friend who had a sleep study test, I felt somewhat prepared for what was about to happen but I was fairly certain I was going to be able to fall asleep just fine in a bed all to myself for one night. Oh boy, was I wrong.
Ready for my 2am sleep study selfie?
I can’t believe I’m sharing this with the internet forever.
It was part of my month of May and it was incredibly humbling and I may be the first person in the history of sleep study tests to fail because I COULDN’T SLEEP. I was there from 8:45 pm until 6:00 am. It took at least 45 minutes for me to get hooked up so I was finally ready to fall asleep by maybe 10:00 pm. The facility & the technician were great. The room was nice & comfy, like a nice hotel room.
3 reasons I couldn’t sleep: 1) see the picture above {sorry I made you look at that again!} 2) the room was too quiet. I am a mother of four and I am married so I am normally sleeping next to Greg. I’m used to the night noises that come with my house & neighborhood. I’m not used to complete silence. Maybe I should have brought a recording of Greg breathing to help me fall asleep? 3) I was on camera. Every sound & movement was being recorded. I tried to push that out of my mind. I tried to push it all out of my mind.
Enough about my sleep test. Maybe next month I’ll be able to tell you if you can fail a sleep test after I get my results in a few weeks. To be continued…
5. Joon {our 1984 CJ7} is sick. She has a crack in her engine block because of the harsh winter we had here in Chicagoland & she needs a new engine. {insert a sad face or my sleep test selfie – they’re one in the same for me} To be continued…
6. I love grilling season! I marinade, Greg grills. If the weather is nice, we’re grilling. Our favorites: smoked salmon, ginger & cilantro grilled chicken, filet mignon, grilled pineapple slices, roasted red potatoes, shrimp kabobs…I could go on & on. We love to grill. Have a favorite grilling recipe? Please share it with us!
7. Driving home from the sleep study test {sorry to bring that up again} I had to stop on the side of the road and make sure I captured this scene & to double check that I wasn’t asleep even though the scene was dreamlike. I am partial to sunsets but this sunrise was stunning. How often do you get a chance to catch the sunrise and really pay attention to the day dawning? I know for the most part it’s an accident that I see the sunrise. I’m always looking for the sunset but I should always be looking for the sunrise as well.
8. Greg and I are extremely proud of our kids & how they have finished strong this school year. As their mom, the emotions are high as I look at these pictures. I would love to bottle them up and freeze time because I know I’ll blink and it will be 11 years from now & Eden will be graduating from high school. 11 years. Whoa.
What did you learn in May?
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kimmie says
I would totally fail a sleep study. My peonies bloomed this week…like the past 3 or 4 days. I’m about 70 miles south of Chicago in Indiana. 🙂
I learned that May is short when the freshman/going to be sophomore girl gets her golf schedule for summer…and then she asks if she can apply for a job. WHOA!
There was too much rain in May. The 6th grader had at least 4 soccer games cancelled.
caroline says
I think once my peonies bloom I’ll just stand and stare at them 🙂 And I cannot even imagine one of my kids having a job. oh dear.
kimmie says
She filled out an application but I have hopes that they won’t call…..LOL
Southern Gal says
Whoa. My husband had a sleep study done and told me of all the wires, but to actually see it all? It’s a wonder anyone can fall asleep with all that attached to them. My husband said he needed to take his fan that runs while he sleeps. He did fall asleep, but it took a while. They should warn you of that aspect, I think.
Yes, those kiddos will be grown before you know it. My baby finishes 6th grade today! My other babies are grown so I know to treasure the moments.
Hope your Joon gets fixed soon.
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caroline says
If I ever have to do it again, maybe I should stay up all night the night before 😉
Beth S. says
I just love that you shared that picture. I’m all for keeping it real. 🙂 I’m a not too far NW Chicago neighbor thankful that winter is over and waiting for my peonies to bloom too. My husband is the yard guy and with him currently gone the yard is lacking color so the few weeks those beautiful flowers bloom will be if for us. 🙂 Our children do grow up way too quickly. I can’t believe mine are now young men. What happened? Great stopping by again. Blessings.
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caroline says
How amazing has our Spring been? & once those peonies bloom it will be glorious!
Natasha says
It’s ridiculous to think that anyone would be expected to sleep with all that. Are you kidding me? We need sleep serums… Hope you get some insight from your results.
caroline says
sleep serum? yes, please! 😉
Kailey says
Okay. I’m stressed FOR you about that sleep study!! Good grief! I’m such a sleep diva, I need to be in MY bed with MY fan and MY blankets, I just about couldn’t even attempt that. Good for you, but I feel your pain! 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
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caroline says
Looking at the picture just makes me laugh now. I brought my own pillow but it didn’t really help.
Sarah Caldwell says
Oh my word–I am so sorry you had to endure that crazy sleep study. (And I feel grateful that you shared that selfie..Wow, I’ve been told I should get a sleep study, but our insurance won’t cover the thousands of dollars it will cost.) And I’m sorry, but how could even SLEEPING FRICKIN’ BEAUTY sleep in that get-up?? Bravo to you for surviving that night, and what a glorious picture to see driving home. We love to grill too–try the marinated peppercorn pork tenderloin at Trader Joes – DELISH!! Hope all is well and wonderful otherwise in your world Caroline! Enjoyed your post! 🙂
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caroline says
Sarah! I can’t wait to try to marinated peppercorn pork tenderloin! Thanks for stopping by!