My Kidneys

So, last week I had surgery to have my big honkin stone broken up. That was Tuesday. I asked, and they said I could go back to work after the anesthesia fully wore off, which was 24 hours. So, next day I was still in just as much pain as before, got meds, took them and was ok. I just laid around the house. I didn't have to take the meds unless I was being pretty active, getting out or something.

So, I went back to work today. I almost died. I had been taking the pain meds right when the pain started to escalate, but I couldn't at work since I'd have to drive home. Needless to say, I'm very interested in what the doctor will have to say at the 1 week follow-up. Last year when I had the same procedure I didn't hurt this long or this bad. *deep breaths* one day at time I guess.

Life's like that

So, John Paul and I had been having big adventures and enjoying life here a little. I've lost several pounds, and as a treat we went to Galveston to Moody Gardens. There's 3 big pyramids there, an aquarium, planetarium, and a rain forest! I'd been to the aquarium when my friend Ellen was down, so we did the Rain Forest tour. It was so awesome. All the pretty plants and there were even a few animals. John Paul was so patient as I rattled off all the names, and stood as I got in close and examined all the plants. I was intrigued with the way they used annuals just shoved into cracks of rocks in moss. It was really neat. We explored the island a little bit, and headed home.

We had a big Memorial Day weekend. Saturday morning we took a drive out of town to explore a little town we had driven through on the visits home. Calvert, TX. we explored all sorts of shops in their downtown. One guy had made a movie theater into a shop. It was really neat to see the stage, and how he filled it to the brim with all sorts of antiques. We made the trip home an adventure too. We took the business loops instead of the highway to see the downtowns of Bryan, College Station, and Navasota. Found some neat gun shops, and then a neat state park. We ended up at a museum about the founding of Texas as a country. That state park was so neat we ended up making the over an hour drive again on Monday to explore the rest of it. Toured a neato farm with reinactors. we had a nice chat with a lady about her spinning wheel. I think it would be neat to spin my own yarn.

That weekend we also bought blackberries on the side of the road and made homemade ice cream with them. Awesome! I gave John Paul my first at home haircut. It's not perfect, but considering I've never even really seen his hair being cut before, it's pretty darn good. Next time I'll do better around his ears.

The latest development was last Thursday I was working away, and had a pain in my side. I often get a little pain, and I freak out about it being a kidney stone. Most of the time I get busy and forget about it, but as the day wore on the pain got worse. I left early, and was able to drive my truck to John Paul's job, and he drove me on to the ER. Indeed, it was a kidney stone. 6mm. That may not sound very big, but trust me, it is. That's the probably too big to pass size, so Friday I went to see a urologist and everyone agreed I should have the booger broken up. The first day they were doing surgeries is tomorrow, so I'll be at the hospital bright and early.

New hair

So, this is my hair before and after. I've been wanting to do something different for AGES! But, I just haven't went and did anything. I was driving by the hair place today, and just pulled in. I knew I wanted real short, John Paul didn't want it cut at all, so this is what I ended up with. It's the same hair cut I've had many times in the past, but this time instead of feeling cool and chic, I feel like I look a lot older. O well.

I've been feeling really really blue lately, lots of reasons I'm trying not to dwell on. But, I think I was thinking a big change might make things better, but they just made things worse. John Paul's trying to be nice about it, but he's sad I got it cut. I'm trying to be happy about it but it just doesn't feel like I wanted. I wanted the fun crazy Dana back. I used to be so cool, and now I'm just blah. I used to have fun style, now I'm wearing blah clothes. I used to have such a flair for life, and lately I feel like I'm just checking off day by day. I'm just present, not changing. Why cry today, because I can't stop myself.

Swine Flu

So, when we left to go home John Paul was sick enough I had to drive. This is a big deal, in our relationship he's the driver I'm the navigator, and it's just better that way. We are both gifted at those jobs, and it tends to be not as pleasant if we try to switch.

He coughed the whole time we were home, and couldn't really breath to sleep, so he didn't much. On the trip home(which he felt better enough to drive )I realized my throat hurt, and it turned out his mom got sick too. His dad was sick for like a day but was soon better.

After a week of being home together, not talking because it would make us cough, his dad calls and says we have the swine flu. A lot of people in Chickasha are coming to his office with it. It's been a bummer to cough a lot, but we haven't really had much of a fever. We've went on walks and enjoyed time together. It's really the best sick ever, minus we can't talk or we will cough.

So, we are a part of the pandemic oh no!

Visit home

Last week John Paul and I took a trip home to see a friend get married. It was great to see our high school friends again, and had a fun time at her reception.

I also had fun shooting with John Paul and a friend of his. I did awesome at shooting whatever we could find, which ended up being beer cans and plaster from the falling down house on the property. Well, let me tell you, that plaster had no chance lol!

I spent time shopping with mom. We had a lot of fun looking at crazy expensive jewelery and buying the wedding gift at William Sonoma.

I also got to visit with some friends from church who are pretty much like family. I went over and visited their twins who will be turning 4 soon, and their little sister just turned 2. Super cute sweet family. Mr. Clift, who taught math a the high school, in case you had his class... Any way, that was fun.

We also went to MEERS and had great burgers and BBQ.

John Paul was sick the whole time, and on the way home I started feeling crappy too. I've not went to work this week, because I'm afraid it's contagious, and I can barely talk from the coughing. His parents got it too. We all love him, but right now are bummed he got us sick!!

Knitted Handbags

So, Facebook has targeted advertisements as you know. Sometimes they think they target me, and they don't. Any way, I was going along and the were advertising KNITTED FRUIT AND VEGGIE HANDBAGS!! How could I say no to this??? So, I've made the kiwi, pea pod, and lettuce so far. Working on the beet currently. I haven't had so much fun in a long time. (yes, that's how awful Houston is)

Beach!

So, I know I haven't posted in a long time. I'm sick at home so I though I'd catch you up, if you cared.

The end of March, a dear friend from college came down to visit on her spring break. We headed down to Galveston, hoping to miss the rain, but the front followed us down the highway. She didn't come all the way from New York to not go to the beach. So we splashed around collecting shells in the rain. We also ate great food, went to a huge aquarium and had a little sun on the beach the next morning. She's great, and I really miss her! Oh, and she got pooped on by a sea gull. Really, the picture in the hat was just hilarious because she had really gotten pooped on already! Also, she ate 2 lbs of crawfish.