Germy

I'd love to have the energy to recap my Christmas and time spent with family. But, since around 6 pm on Christmas day I've felt like death warmed over. I caught the bug from someone in Virginia and it is AWFUL. At first it was just a cold and I was sure in just a few days it would be better. And then instead of continuing to get better it got worse again.

We were finally well enough to drive home to South Carolina on New Year's Eve. At which point we basically just went to bed. I haven't gone to the doctor yet because I kept thinking tomorrow I'll feel better. I just need one good night of sleep, etc etc. 

But, I finally caved yesterday afternoon and called my primary care doctor. I see him tomorrow afternoon. Because, apparently they are so swamped that there was nothing available today. 

I will tell you that I loved being home. We spent a week and a half there. We had hoped to see Matt's family more than we did, but when it was time to go back to see them we were both in bed unable to move. But, still it was a great time :) But, oh how nice it was to get back home! The dogs were especially happy. We had to force them to get out of bed to even go to the bathroom. I think they were terrified we were going to make them leave again! Haha or even worse get back in that car! ;)

Since we've been back life has been pretty boring. I haven't been able to work out yet because I still can't breathe and I'm slightly concerned about having an asthma attack. Soo.....one day I'll get back out there! I'm actually really looking forward to it! I'm hopefully if it's not too late joining a running group that meets on Sundays. Everyone gets a partner and an individual helper of sorts. And you don't have to have the same goal as everyone else. I'm looking forward to starting!

Until then I'll be counting down until I see the doctor, eating soup and relaxing!

5 on Friday!

Long time no blog! I've been busy getting ready for Christmas, recovering from surgery and enjoying all of those tasty things I couldn't eat before my pesky gallbladder disappeared! Like cheese. Oh cheese how I love you. 

I thought an easy way to get back in to the swing of things would be 5 on Friday :)

1. It's 5 days until Christmas!?!?! SAY WHAT? Not possible. I want like two more weeks to really enjoy the holiday. We leave tomorrow for Virginia though. Which I am so excited about. 

2. I've been baked goods crazy the past week! I have made fudge, rolo turtles, chocolate peanut butter chip cookies, white chocolate peppermint cheesecake truffles and scones. Thank goodness I am giving it ALL away. I mean I taste tested of course ;)

3. Can I remind you how much it plain sucks to be allergic to cinnamon at Christmas? I have been exposed no less than like 3 times a day every day since mid-December. I hate it. And it makes me want to throw things. I told Matt today that I ruin Christmas cheer, haha. Dramatic I know! ;)

4. Working for a university has many perks. Like getting the same break students do. After today no more work until 2014, woohoo! :) I am so ready for the break. And to see family. I miss everyone. And visits always go so quick. Hopefully I can soak it all up and really enjoy my time with them :) The dogs, Matt and I leave tomorrow lunch time for the big drive. Traveling with pets is hard enough. I can't imagine traveling with kids. They each have their own bag, food, water, etc etc. It's ridiculous!

5. Because of the aforementioned break blogging will probably once again be at a minimum until January. I just don't like blogging on my phone and I really don't want to lug my computer all over the place. And well we already are packed to the brim with crap to take with us. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! :)

I Survived!

I made it through surgery! Anesthesia scares me. But, I'm alive!

My oxygen levels during surgery and the way I was breathing right after I woke up concerned my doctor. She thinks I might have sleep apnea. So I have to do a sleep study after I heal? It was kind of scary to hear. I don't have the typical symptoms. Matt has never heard me do any crazy things like gasping for air, snoring like crazy, etc. But, apparently there is more than one kind of sleep apnea. So I guess we'll see! Hopefully I don't have to use one of those crazy machines!

Even though I've been drugged and sleeping most of the time I have LOVED having my sister and Gran here. I wish they could stay for the next week! 

They've been pampering me and loving on me and I won't lie. It's wonderful. 

I was not quite prepared for the pain. I talked to a few other people and they said it wasn't that bad. So either I'm a wimp or they lied. I'm going to go with they were drugged and forgot, haha. 

Which reminds me, it's time for another pain pill! Oxycodone is an amazing drug!

Here's a cute picture of my sister and Lady sleeping together. They're so cute! 

She got me the cutest necklace for my birthday but right now I can't figure out how to upload that picture. I love it though!

I think we're doing a late birthday celebration tonight which is also fun. My sister cooked us something delicious in the crock pot and they got me a cake. They really are the best! 

And the most amazing thing is despite the pain from surgery when I eat I have no right side pain! It's amazing. Also I was saddened to realized I forgot to ask the surgeon to save my stone! I wanted to see it so bad. It was about the size of a quarter! Too bad I can't show it off!

32

Today I turned 32. 

32!

It's crazy how most days I still 'feel' 16. At least in my head ;)

My body feels 32 most days though, haha.

I'm sure you've seen this video, but I still think it's funny so I'm posting it again. 

I think I'm celebrating this weekend post surgery since right now eating isn't the most fun thing ever. I probably won't be around much until after next week. I'm not sure what blogging would look like on pain meds and I probably shouldn't find out ;)

Hope everyone has a great week!

Some Days are Random

Most days are random if you are me!

We didn't have internet at work all day yesterday or part of today. You would have thought the world had ended! Our phones were down too so it was SO quiet. 

I have an iPhone with ZERO music on it. So, when the internet went down so did my Spotify! However, in my car was all of my cds. Mostly from the 90s and early 2000s. 

I've been rocking out to Jimmy Eat World, OAR, Counting Crows and Dave Mathews today. All of their really old stuff too, which has been fun. 

But, obviously now the internet is back up, YAY! I always thought that internet access made me less productive, but I think it actually keeps me more on track. When I don't get to take little breaks to check my email or Facebook I find myself doing other things that take my away from my desk and actually distract me even more. So hopefully I will be more productive this afternoon now!

I have my yearly eye appointment tomorrow which I completely forgot about until they called me. Whoops! For some reason it makes me really happy to have a full stock of contacts in the bathroom. I like to see them all pretty and lined up. 

I got the results of my ultrasound and the gallbladder is coming out! I have one stone the size of a quarter in there which is causing all the fuss. I am SO excited to eventually be able to eat normal again. For a while after removal I have to continue eating a low fat diet, but I don't even care. I am so excited not to have pain in my side anymore! :)

Thanksgiving should be interesting because I'm having it out after. Which I guess means very little to no ham! However, cranberry sauce is low fat and it is one of my favorite things so bring it on! :)

I am also so Thankful for a short work week this week! Matt is working Friday because he gets double time if he goes in (woohoo!) so I'm going to venture out and check out one or two Black Friday sales. You will definitely find me at Target! They have packs of K-cups for $8 and I get 5% off on top of that with my red card! 

Target Makes Everything Better

 I've been feeling kind of puny lately! I went in for an ultrasound today to see if my gallbladder is the culprit. 

At this point I just want somebody to FIX IT. I'd really like to eat Thanksgiving Dinner!

I've also been feeling kind of woe is me why does everyTHING seem to happen to me lately. I think I need a little break. Luckily with the Holidays coming up I will get just that. 

As well as the potential of at least a week off if I have my gallbladder removed. Gotta take what you can get I guess?

Anyway, my attitude lately has left me with little desire to blog. So instead here is my weekend in three pictures. 

Target. YAY. Seriously walking around Target is like therapy. I know all the workers there can't love it. But, I recognize them all at this point (I mean they probably even know my name ;)) and they're always so nice. I want to thank them all the time for keeping my happy place open. I walked around for a good hour Friday night and it was wonderful. I spent way more than I should have. BUT between my Redcard and the Cartwheel App (get it if you don't have it!) I actually saved like $10.25 on that trip! 

FREE Magazines (no idea how, one day they just started showing up in my mail box!) and dark chocolate peanut m&ms :) Nicole from Casa de Crews posted about a 'screw it' day she had, so I told her this was mine. I needed the mindless reading that these provided. And the brain food courtesy of the m&ms. I was a happy girl that night. 

We had two turkeys and only room for one in the freezer. So Sunday we cooked a turkey! It was delicious. I love turkey. Good thing I can actually eat some of it without feeling like I'm going to die :) 

I am so ready for the doctor to call and for Thanksgiving break to get here! :) 

Happiness Is....

Happiness Is...

All you can eat oysters! 

First fires of the year.

Wine!

Winning tickets to Ripley's Aquarium!

I cannot wait to see the Festival of Trees!

Chili con Carne made by Matt.

Running with Friends.

Lovely weekends spent at home that make me remind me to be thankful for the simple things :)

(This picture was just so funny. Lady hates having her picture taken. Not sure if she meant to stick her tongue out of not, but she definitely got her point across. No more pictures please, Mom! ;))