Elf!

Yes, one of most favorite movies in the whole wide world!!!  And, the best part about that movie is something ALWAYS reminds me of it!  And, if you know me, even the slightest bit, you might know that to hear me quote from elf is pretty normal.  In fact, I can pretty much say that it happens on a daily basis.  Seriously!  But today, I actually lived out a scene from Elf!

The past couple weeks, I have been inconvenienced with a slight cold.  Nothing too bad, just what's been going around all over church.  So, I decided that after having this for so long and not really seeing much improvement, it was time to get to the doctor to get some meds.  Now, if you have scene Elf, you may recall the scene where Buddy goes to the pediatrician with his dad to get the DNA test.  He sits on the table with paper that is sanitary for patients and then begins shoving his mouth full of cotton balls.  I enter into the room to see the table with paper on it and plop myself down to wait for the nurse to come in to take down all my symptoms etc.  I spot the jar of cotton balls and then contemplate on how yucky tasting cotton must really taste!  Not like cotton candy, that's for sure!  So, while I am sitting there on the sanitary paper in the "Morro Bay Room" which makes me laugh anyway, I am playing the movie through my head; while in between I am playing skee ball on my ipod touch.  The doctor comes in and checks my throat etc and concludes I do in fact have the same cold everyone else has and it's time to go on the antibiotics.  But, the best part of the scene is yet to come.

They needed to test for something else and guess what I got to have?????????????????  YES!! A FINGER PRICK!  Just like Buddy!  Only, mine was definitely testing for something totally different.  The nurse comes in to perform said task and I am remembering how much Buddy screams when he gets this finger prick.  I am trying to remember the last time I have had one...wait!  I don't think I have ever had a finger prick!  I have definitely had shots, but all in my arms.  And, the last shots I had happened right before I went to China, and WOW did they hurt!  So, Mr. Nurse cleans my finger and preps it for the tiny needle.  He pulls out this funny looking contraption and I forewarn him that I am a nervous one when it comes to anything that has to do with needles being shot into me!  So, sorry if I jump (or scream uncontrollably like Buddy).  He prepares to stick me with the needle. Wait for it, wait for it.  BAM!  Nothing happened!  All that build up and something went wrong with the needle! Then out of nowhere, he has another contraption and has to prep my finger again and then wait for it, wait for it, BAM!  OOOOUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!!  This time there really was a needle and it definitely got me!  I think back to Buddy screaming!  But, no!  I am too tough to scream.  Jump slightly and let out a little ouch, but that's it!  Then, I press the cotton against my finger and think, "my finger has a heartbeat."  Oh Buddy!

It made me laugh, but I was glad to finally get out of there!  Seriously, I was!  Praise the Lord that I was able to get some antibiotics to get this cold out of my system so that I can be healthy again!

Seriously?  Seriously!