well, here I am. I'll admit, I feel much better than I thought I was going to! That being said, I'm so doped up on pain meds that I can lay in bed for hours and be just fine w/o any entertainment. I'm pretty swollen and I'll post a pic soon. Summit has been staying with my mom or my mother-in-law so he is in good hands, although I miss him quite a bit, I think it's better he's away right now. It's … [Read more...]
Surgery Update! 10-8-08 8pm
October 8, 2008 by · 3 Comments
No....she is not writing this but I (Ben) am....Since I am the one writing this it will likely be much more of bore to read. (after reading this it will become abundantly clear why I don't blog :-)We arrived a little early for the appointment at 12:30p this afternoon. However, they ended up not even getting us in until 1:30p. So, we just sat in the waiting room with a bunch of friends who all came … [Read more...]
a series of fortunate events
October 7, 2008 by · 1 Comment
how come every time you are waiting for something to happen, it takes forever for the day to arrive and when you are dreading something with every breath in your body the day is here before you know it? such is life. a series of things you are either dreading or awaiting with baited breath. what about the middle? my life, my journey, my soap opera life leading up to my re-surgery has been a series … [Read more...]
cookie dough and emotional eating
October 6, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
uhhhh I'm so stressed about my surgery! I just ate 3 spoonfuls of cookie dough. It made me wonder, "what is emotional eating?" I like cookie dough, and I ate 3 spoonfuls, allbeit, 3 heaping spoonfuls, and I'm feeling stressed, does that mean I'm emotionally eating? When does the line get crossed? I don't know. I'm so tired too, I think I am more likely to emotionally sleep than eat, yet there are … [Read more...]