tRuE lOvE!!!

Avacado Egg Rolls from Chessecake Factory

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Watching the Jazz beat the Lakers from the 12th row

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tRuE lOvE!!

Happy Valentines Day!

For Your Pleasure

I had another follow up appointment today. I thought I would share the details...eNjOy!!

Which leg is mine? The skinny hairy one or the fat smooth one?

...oh wait they are both mine!!!








I decided to go with Black this time

1/2 Way!!!

Well folks.... It has been 4 weeks since I had surgery. Part of me thinks "Wow, it's gone fast" But then I remember I still have 4 more weeks left. To celebrate my half way point I thought I would make a list of a few things I have learned, the good and the bad, since being on crutches.

1. Sometimes it is just easier to crawl, hop or scoot
2. Going up stairs SUCKS!
3. As nice as it sounds...wearing Yoga pants, t-shirts and running shoes (umm...shoe) to work everyday gets old. Who would have thought I would miss wearing work pants and heels?!
4. I think twice about everything...am I really that hungry. I usually am THAT hungry but I think twice about it :)
5. Wearing a back pack everywhere just to carry the essentials gets annoying...I want to use a cute hand bag!
6. Having a handicap pass is kind of nice.
7. I have limited my drinking consumption at night because getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom is such an ordeal that it takes FOREVER to fall back asleep.
8. The muscle in my casted leg is diminishing at an astonishing rate while my good leg always gets a workout from hopping everywhere.
9. Seeing sunshine, blue skies and 40's really makes me sad I am not outside running or even walking!
10. Being on crutches is a great excuse to get out of ANYTHING!

I keep reminding myself that I am just glad that my injury is temporary and FIXABLE. This whole thing has given me a great appreciation for every part of my body. Especially my legs.

Now, the part you have been waiting for... PICTURES!

These pictures were taken at the doctors office 2 weeks after surgery

Look at my pudgy toes!


I chose a pink cast


Picture of the x-rays. You can see the plate and screws

Happy Birthday Matt!!!

Please send gifts as I did not get Matt anything! I told him that he gets a rain check this year. We did celebrate by eating onion rings on Saturday night, the fish was pretty good too ;)

Matt has done a great job following my orders as I am planted on the couch the majority of time. He has made my dinners, done my laundry and even surprised me with a 32oz Diet Coke a time or two. Thanks Matt you are the BeSt -- Love You!

Gimpy!

--what a difference a week makes--

After wondering last week why in the world I chose to have surgery, I am feeling much better.

** After 2 days of puking from a reaction to the meds, Matt gets the husband of the year award!!

I told Matt several times before surgery that I was worried about the anesthesia. I wasn't afraid of it not working, I was afraid of what I was going to say/do during the recovery. 10 years ago when I had my gall bladder out, I was in the recovery room begging the nurses for me to talk to the surgeon. When they asked why I told them because I needed to know if I looked fat in surgery (umm...a little unsecure?) I also asked if they had saved my gall bladder for my friend Suzy. This time around I didn't say anything I just cried uncontrollably telling the nurses how much pain I was in... NICE! I don't even remember the pain but I do remember the crying and saying over and over "I know I am being loud, but it hurts so bad." I asked the doctor about it later and he said I was pretty emotional. Oh well, I am sure he's seen worse.

sUrGeRy!!

Part of my bee in my bonnetness is because I am finally taking care of this. After rescheduling surgery 3 different times I decided that I can wait no longer. I have come to the conclusion that there is just not a convenient time to be on crutches for 8 weeks!! I am the first to admit that I would win a contest for the ugliest feet. Flat feet just doesn't beautify anything but I thought I would share some lovely pictures of my foot so you can judge for yourself... so think of me tomorrow at 1:15pm when I go in for surgery :)

The lovely kankle. That is where the split tendon is that they are going to sew back up. My other foot really isn't this ugly.


I decided to have them take care of the ugly bump on top from a previous break from 15 years ago!


Another great view. I decided since I will be in a hard cast and my toes will be sticking out I should at least have cute toe nails :)

Bee in my Bonnet

I love it when I get in the throw away mode. I hate clutter and I hate junk. Matt and I spent the weekend de-junking with great success. Not only did we have a car load of stuff we filled our garbage can to the top that we don't have room for garbage this week. It feels so good to clean out closets and get rid of stuff. Hooray for DI!