Well, today is my last day at home *pause for sympathy*
In a way I am both extrmely sad & extremely happy. I am quite homesick for the san and all my friends there & at avonjail, so I think that perhaps its a sign that I consider the san to be my real 'home' now. But tahts not to say taht I'm not going to miss my QLD home b/c I am. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, and although it hasn't entirely been smooth sailing & sleeping in, I'm realy glad taht I made teh decision to fly up here instead of staying in my room at the san and sulking for 4 weeks!!!
Tomorrow I will catch the bus to Brisbane, then the train to my sisters work. I'll stay at her place and fly out Wednesday morning. THe thing taht is frustrating me at teh moment is PACKING!!! usually I get some pleasure out of it, but when you are taking back 3 times as much stuff as you came with, it tends to get hard to fit it all in!!! So I'm taking my hiking rucksack (NOT backpack casey!!) and trying to sneak my red suitcase in as hand luggage. Stuff of mine is just spread all around the house, man its gona take me all day!! The most concerning thing on my mind is how to get a certain person's b'day present packed without damaging it!!! hmmmm....
Sharona and Yolanda are currently counsellors at a camp for disabled children. I really wanted to go, but didn't think it would be terribly fair on my camper if i was constantly needing to rest & lie down etc. SO by teh time I get to the San, they'll still be away, but I think they get back on the friday so tahts cool.
hmmm, i'm trying to make the most of having internet & computer all to myself!! Maybe tahts why my posts have been so long whilst I've been at home!!!
My weekend was great..went to church on Sabbath and saw a friend who I haven't seen in a long time. THere was a fellowship lunch, and one of the elders got up & announced that it was my last weekend at home for a long time & told everyone to come and hug me before I left!!! Tell you what, I got swamped!!! but tahts cool cause I LOVE hugs!!! There was am afternoon program on Noah's ark, it was heaps interesting. THis guy Charlie Ward had a replica of the ark & presented his theories on it all. THen we went home, and came back to teh church soon after b/c there was a church social. We had a laughter session, and tell you what, I haven't laughed taht hard in a long time!!! Then a friend of mine & I went and had a 'mac party' with our laptops & hooked them up with a firewire cable so I got to steal some of his software & music.
We imported the video of my surgery to my laptop too. I haven't seen it before and it was a tear jerker. especially b/c Sharona had recorded a message on there when I was in surgery and I just broke down!! It was also hard watching it b/c it just brought back all the memories of the pain and I can't believe i'll be going through that again (only 10 times worse) in a week and a half. It was kinda surreal b/c if you had asked me before i saw this video what i remebered in the hours after the surgery I would say taht I remembered my parents & Shaz handing me a teddy bear and kissing me then leaving!!! But on the video I'm telling my parents & SHaz what had happened to me in recovery, and we were talking for quite a while before they left. AMAZING!!! I can't believe i couldn't remeber that!! It was quitwe embarassing too, i look like such a mess on the video on the night of my surgery!! I'm all pale and hair everywhere, dopey as anything & talking blurred b/c of an oxygen mask. Theres even a shot of my vomit on there!!! THANKS SHARONA!!! lol
Well, i should probably stop procrastinating & go & pack some more :(
Ho hum..... well I am still at home...being lazy as ever!!!
So what have I been up to??? Well last Thursday Mum & I went to Toowoomba (1.5 hrs away) b/c I had to see my orthodontist cause my retainers broke late last year, & the replacement one's they sent didn't fit. So I have been retainer-free for quite a few months which was quite a concern as they thought I may have to wear braces again. Fortunately though, Bernie (my ortho) thinks that my retainers can push my teeth back to where they should be if i wear them for another year or so, so thats great news!!!
WEnt shopping...although after approx 10 min I was utterly exhausted!!! Oh I long for the days when I can shop for 8 hours straight & not be in pain!!! THe worst part was taht my mum, who is 57 was dragging ME along, instead of the other way around!! I was hobbling round the shopping centre trying to sit down as often as i could. Hence, our day was cut short but it was still good. I bought a lot of crafty stuff from Spotlight cause as i've mentioned before, I'm turning into a grandma!! We also visited my favourie lingerie shop..and strike me down if the owner, a friend of ours doens't start talking about my sister's wedding & offering her husbands services to do the music at the reception!!! My Mum just kept poking me, indicating for me to keep quiet. As soon as we left the shop I burst out laughing. Apparently it was all a misunderstanding....last time my mum was in there she was looking at wedding lingerie & said 'this would be nice for when my daughter gets married' (thinking..someday in the future) and the shop owner thought that she meant Monica was engaged and she started getting so excited & making a fuss atht my Mum didn't have the heart to correct her!!!
The funny thing about taht story is...that a day later my sister started going out with her ex-boyfriend again!!! He had been in a car accident taht morning on his way to pick up my sister b/c they were going to Fraser island camping & 4WDing for the weekend. Well they didn't end up going there, but to Bribie Island instead. That night he asked her out. and I won't go into all the little details, but he is the sweetest, most romantic guy & they make a cute couple!!! THey were going out just over a year ago, but broke up & the entire time since, they do EVERYTHING together....seriously. Everyone thought they were actually going out that whole time..including my Dad!!! THey're like glue...and they've had arguments & stuff, but now apparently they're together for good. Brad (her b'f) said that he knew from the beginning that she was the one he was going to end up with, but afraid of commitemnt (as all men are) he needed time to think & stuff & he's talking marriage already!! We all reckon that they'll be married within a year!!! so thats soooo soon!!! but i already have my bridesmaid/maid of honour dress picked out!!! I'm excited cause it gives me an excuse to come home more often...like I get to fly up here for the engagement party& wedding at least!!! I'm just so glad that my sis has truly found her perfect match & i've never seen her so happy!!!! :) :) :)
Sabbath I went to church and saw my friend who is due to have her baby any day....ohh how exciting!! um & that afternoon I went to the park with Dottie & Brendon & Carmen. Davo turned up too. It was sooo cold and we all sat shivering under a picnic blanket!!! A joey peed on Dot & I...how charming!!! He was sooo cute though...I couldn't be mad at him...despite the fact that it took 2 days for the smell of the pee to be removed from my hands!!! We went out for tea & then went back to Brendons place & watched 'shark tale'. I love taht movie..can't get enough of it!!!
Yesterday (wednesday) I finally got my hair cut after laboriously growing it for the first time in my life!!!! My goodness...I asked for foils in like a coppery/reddy colour & instead of there being a few nice subtle ones...my whole head is RED!!!!! hmmm...it tkes a little getting used to, especially when i'm in the sun..its like WOAH!!! lol. At least I get to shock everyone when I come back home!!!! Bwa ha ha...
Today at 12 I'm going out to lunch wth my buddy 'ol pal Dottie. SO I should probably go & get ready for that.
well....I have just awoken from a fantastic 11 hours sleep. I even dreamt that I was getting a massage...mmmmmm :)
Isn't it how funny, that once you get something you've been wanting soo bad for ages can turn out to be not as good as you thought?? eg...here at home I have a queen size bed. All the time I was at avondale, at the San and in hospital I was cursing my teeny weeny single bed in which my feet would hang over the end. and I would dream of the day when I came home and could spend night after glorious night in my HUGE bed and stretch out. WELL....thats not exactly how it turned out...for some reason my body still thinks its in a single bed, and every morning I wake up on the very edge of the bed!!! WHats the go??? For some reason I just can't get to sleep unless I'm on the edge!!! Talk about a let-down!!
hmmm..i really don't know what to write, as Taylor could tell you that everytime we have a phone conversation, nothing exciting has happened in my life.
and normally this sort of everyday monotony would drive me insane, as I am the type of person who HAS to be doing something 24/7, but for some reason I am really enjoying my holiday here at home. I have even decided to stay an extra week. I got talked out of being a counsellor on a camp for disabled children because my family & friends think that my body needs to be in rest mode the week before my surgery. So I'm flying home on the 20th April instead of the 13th. I'll then have 1.5 full weeks of class, visiting the hospital, doctors, my neurosurgeon and psycologists etc. STill unsure if my surgery will go ahead on the 29th...theres a chance that it could get postponed again, or theres a chance that the insurance company will want me to be examioned by one of their surgeons, then possibly pay for my op to go privately. AS much as I want to go private, I'm really hoping that it goes ahead on the 29th- despite the fact that its public. I just want it over & done with asap. My SIster & Her ex-b'f Brad were up here for the weekend which was really great. Brad has had a spinal fusion done- a few years ago he fell of a roof while building. He said taht the operation was the most excruciatingly painful thing he's ever experienced!!! He also said taht when he sat down he could feel the screw and rods poking out of his back into the chair!! He had to have 6 months off..i really hope that my recovery wont take that long- I can't afford to fail ANOTHER semester!!!
anywho...i'm still continuing with the old grandma crafty stuff....SHarona's b'day pressie is coming along nicely!! (not taht she knows what it is...do you Shaz????!!!)
My SIster invited me to go to Fraser Island with them this weekend & I really, really want to go, but I can't. It's a full day of driving, and knowing them they will want to 4WD the entire weekend, and my back just can't handle that. My Dad wants to go camping with me this weekend to Queen Mary Falls, and no offence to him, but I hate camping when its just 2 people. I love having a group where you can all play off each other for entertainment etc. and him being as he is- I would have to do all the cooking & washing upand he'd just sit back & relax & laugh at me and crack jokes about a woman's place being in the kitchen!!! So i'm unsure of what my plans for the weekend will be....
I'm currently home alone- Mums at work, and i'm trying to find things to do. I guess I could probably clean my room, but i'm just not in the mood today. Maybe I could sit down and write a list of all the things I need for tomorrow...Mum & I are going shopping in Toowoomba...WOOOTT!!! well actually, the reason we are going is b/c I have an appointment with my orthodontist, but I'm sure tahts not gona take allll day (unless they decide to put braces back on..which is a very real possibility b/c my teeth have moved heaps)hmmmmm....
well i'm gonna go and put on some insanely loud music and dance (its more of a Shuffle/hobble) around the loungeroom!!!
