The one where I meet David Osmond and have an allergic reaction (but not to him!)

Apparently I have allergies...allergies that I didn't even know I had. Allergies to things I eat every day of my life. Like peanuts, and wheat and corn and cod (ok, so I never eat that).

I've had 3 allergic reactions recently after eating out. Two at a chinese restaurant and one at a BBQ place. The second one was really scary for me - I felt like all the cells in my body were shutting down...I can't even describe how weird it felt and how strange that it just all went away as soon as the Benadryl kicked in - thank goodness!

I know I'm allergic to shellfish - I'm careful - but cross contamination is always a possibility. So I was really surprised that I had a problem when I took my husband to a BBQ place for his b-day that served NO fish at all and had yet another reaction. Scary! So there's some other mystery item I'm allergic to :( 

I went for allergy testing yesterday and came up positive to the aforementioned items - I was shocked - especially by the peanuts - I'd eaten it twice yesterday before the test!! They weren't serious positives - so now I'm on an elimination diet to see if I really have a problem with these foods. 4 days without the food then on the 5th day you eat a bunch of it and see what happens...fun!!

Holy crap - I think almost every food on the planet seems to have some form of either wheat or corn or has been breathed on by a peanut. So if I truly am allergic to these things I'm going to be the most boring dining companion ever - If I could even find a restaurant I could still go to - so sad!!

I'm still awaiting the results of the blood tests about the types of shellfish and some spices...on the upside, I'm a proud owner of 2 Epi pens and a buttload of Benadryl (which comes in really cute single dose liquid spoons! (that I'm never supposed to leave home without)

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Now - on to the important stuff - We finally went to the David Osmond concert last week - what a fabulous time we had!!

He is so darn cute and so darn unassuming. He was just so darn thankful that we all came out for the launch of his new album.

We had front row seats and it was too funny, after we sat down, I turned around and we were by far the youngest people there - it was crazy ~ I'm thinking it's not the fan base he was hoping for!!

I went for my daughter - but I ended up loving his music. We've had the CD on major rotation since then (competing with the 2 GLEE CD's ~ also my faves). The girls decided they wanted to marry Osmonds - I told them there are plenty to go around - so it's a definite possibility :)

He was so sweet and came out and signed autographs and they had a professional photographer taking pictures of everyone with him that are available for free download on his site! How cool is that?

I'm afraid my daughter is going to be terribly disappointed when she goes to a normal concert with nosebleed seats and the closest you get to the star is watching them on stage through the binoculars!!  But I'm glad this was her first...and that I got to share it with her.

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I've been taking a great online Indie Business class and trying to get my crafting mojo back. I have an ETSY shop I've never even listed anything for sale in - sad huh? I've been in a creative funk for quite some time. I think this class is giving me the tools and kick in the pants I need to get it up and running. I'll keep ya posted!

Hope ya'll have a fabulous day!  I'm off to be peanut free!