It is just a few days past Christmas and to be honest I can't believe it is already over. I don't know if it's because time just continues to get faster and faster every year, or if it was no snow... Christmas this year was weird for me. I was so mad to turn on 100.3 the day after and hear no more Christmas music. I think I will persuade the parents to keep the Christmas decorations up all winter this year. Make it last.
Anyway, the whole family was here, and it was simple and good. We kept our traditions of the Nativity and Christmas pajamas, baking all sorts of treats... I loved it! I love my family. We may have a new tradition that started this year. My dad bought all the siblings and spouses tickets to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Hale. We had a lot of fun. Tiny Tim was adorable. It was the perfect true meaning of Christmas experience. Santa brought some good stuff this year: A digital camera, a laptop case, a lot of home decor that all of us kids received, some clothes...and I think that's it. My dear friends got me some awesome stuff that I love! Jenna got me a green sweater that she knew I liked, Sue made me a pillow case to hold presents in (it's weird how much I love that thing! Super cute idea.) she also got me a red scarf, jewelry, lotion, and a sweet ornament. She spoiled me. John gave me some awesome stuff from the Philippines, some treats and a woven purse (he just recently returned from his mission there). Then Shanna gave me this friendship book that she made on Snapfish. It is about all of us in our college years and it shares our story of becoming best friends..I just love it so much. Glen, going against my wishes, got me a shirt, a purse, and a scarf (all super cute!), Charity got me some lotion and earrings! Everything I got this year was perfect! I'm so lucky and blessed to have such amazing people in my life- both friends and family! Also, it was an AMAZING surprise to see my childhood Alaska friend Halie Mugs! It was a fast, but very Merry Christmas!
So an update: Megan and I are legal! (21!)
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| Here's a better one. We look normal. |
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| The lipless grin. We were seriously considering this as the family Christmas Card. |
Also many of you know I had surgery on my belly. When I was 7 I had a hernia repair done on my left side. A couple months ago I was feeling some pain in the same area where my hernia had been, and was worried that it might have come back! So I went in, got a CT scan (lame. not a fan of radiation.), and results said I had an umbilical hernia..which isn't where the pain was coming from. So I was told that I could get it fixed and it would be a simple procedure, faster recovery. I called members of the family and asked them what I should do, and they all said I should get it done as soon as possible. Timing mainly for a very possible mission. I thought and prayed about it and felt like I should do it asap, and realized it felt like a blessing because I was hesitating on putting my papers in..and for one reason now I know why! You'll see later on. On Dec. 12th I went in for surgery at Utah Valley Hospital with the best doctor there is! Didn't change the fact that I was nervous.
So my mother and the doctor and I discussed the pain on the left..and set up permission for him to scope my belly to see if there were any unusual things going on, and if he couldn't see anything there to cut into the left side and explore the area. I remember being in the holding room and talking to the anesthesiologist, and telling him that I wanted to see how long it took for the sedative to knock me out. He put something into my IV...I looked at him and said, "Was that it??" He said, "Yep." and then lights out. I don't remember a thing.
I woke up and the first thing I hear is this old guy next to me moaning like he's in pain (super creepy and awkward) then I realized that the pain I was feeling was more than just a belly button scar. I kinda flipped a little..I was so confused and didn't know what happened. The nurse came in and told me that they scoped the belly, and saw a longer hernia on the right side. They also noticed that my appendix didn't look normal. So this is what they ended up doing: Fixed the umbilical hernia after the scope, cut into the right side to fix the new hernia (I wonder why the CT scan didn't catch that..?) and then took out my appendix. Then they cut into the left side, found and removed a tangled nerve in scar tissue that looked like it was the cause of pain. Badabing badaboom. It was just a little bit of a shocker waking up with 2 unexpected deep incisions. Yikes.
Since the surgery was bigger than planned I had to sleep over in the hospital. I was on a lot of drugs...and I really didn't sleep much. I got SO swollen everywhere. But I went home the next day and now I am recovering nicely! Can't wait to be completely better and be able to work and play to my full capacity. My mom gave me her cold 2 days ago...imagine how coughing and sneezing would be the worst. But I am feeling really great energy wise!
I got a new job at Summerfield Manor! It is a retirement and assisted living center. My grandma used to live there before she died, so it has a lot of sentimental value. I got the job right before surgery, I told my boss the whole situation, and she said it was fine. I am a CNA there, so it's a lot of lifting and straining. I meet with my boss on the 30th to talk about the surgery and when I am able to work, and I since things turned out to be a little more extreme than I thought, the doctor says recovery time is 6 weeks. He says absolutely no heavy lifting or anything but light duty. So I have to tell her what's going on...hopefully it works out ok. I'm thinking since my job there definitely is not light duty...I'm going to ask her to consider training me as a medtech. I do med pass at Hidden Hollow (worked there for 9 months now) and it is pretty easy. So they know I have experience and would do well...and it's a raise...blessing in disguise???
This next semester I am planning on not going to school and just working 2 jobs. I need to save money pronto. But it will be good, I will probably just take institute and be a happy girl!
So I just got a pintrest account...Bad news, but good news. I have never felt so domestic in my life! I never wanted to make things before, I thought of it as a hassle and disastrous. But now I actually am excited to create things and get ideas for home making...It's a good thing because next year my mom wants us all to make our gifts for Christmas. Pintrest made that easy. My first day browsing I saw this awesome earring holder. I have been wanting an earring holder for a long time, so I went to the store, spent what. 5 bucks? and made this awesome vintage feel earring holder with lace. I love love it. Here's a picture!
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| No make up, Ready for bed! I have my retainer in... So basically it's a huge bun on top of your head wrapped into a rolled up sock. I will take it out when I wake up and see what it looks like! Hopefully flawless curls of beauty. |
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