Why Hello There!

Ok so I know it has been FOREVER since I have last posted anything...sorry for all of you who actually take the time to read about my life, and the happenings in it :) Things have been going pretty well for Matt and I. Life is starting to feel like it is normal again. We were talking today, and realized that my surgery was 4 months ago! It all happened so fast, its weird to think that it even happened in the first place! Life just seems to be going faster and faster each year.....with all of the normal routines coming back into our life, a lot has been going on and a lot is coming up, so brace yourself cause this might be a long blog!
First off, since I have last posted I have figured everything out with my school. I talked to the director of the program, and she said that the teacher I talked to was mistaken, and I had only missed one class, with the second one being for the wedding that we went to. I am on a probation type thing, and I basically had to sign something saying that I wont miss anymore classes blah blah blah. I knew that going into the program, and it was just unfortunate that I had to miss for SURGERY! dummies. Oh well, I guess if I am ever throwing up sick on a Saturday that I have class, Ill have to go! Besides all of that, class has been going well, I feel like I should be doing more work than I actually am though! I dont think that its that hard of an internship as far as the actual classes go, but then again, I do have a degree in Education, so I have a little bit of a background on how to study and write papers and all that junk. I am just excited to have another certificate in May :)
We also went to Minnesota, and the weekend went by just as fast as we could blink! We had so much to do there, and it was cold! It rained on Alysia's wedding day, but seriously it was so pretty and fall like, that I dont think it bothered her (her wedding was supposed to be outside) she handled everything really well, and we kept telling her that there was kind of a romantic feel to the day. I love the rain and of course was in heaven. It was so good to see family, and it was the first time in a very long time that I actually just let go of everything, all of my worries, anxiety, and everything just went away. I had so much fun, and realized that I dont need to worry all of the time about things, and that I am in fact going to be OK!
The weekend after the wedding, Matt and I took Sadie to the Halloween carnival at her vet/daycare. Oh man what a riot! There was a dog there dressed as the Chik-Fil-A chicken! They had the agility course set up, bobbing for carrots for the dogs, and food for the owners :) It was  fun, we dressed Sadie up in her Halloween pajamas that looked like a onesie for a dog....too funny. On Halloween, we went to the Cardinals game and sat in my uncle's seats...they were amazing! We had a lot of fun there too, Matt of course was sucking down the Fat Tire, and got a little too drunk..he looked at the score in the 4th quarter, turned to me and said, "When did we score 35 points?!" hahahah, needless to say I drove us home that night!
We are getting super excited for Thanksgiving too...I cant beleive that is only 3 weeks away!! My parents are having a Thanksgiving thing at our house with most of our family, and my mom is making 2 giant turkeys, and a ham! I am excited to just hang out and watch football alllll day! We are doing our Thanksgiving thing on the Saturday after Thanksgiving cause it just worked out better for everyone, but on Thanksgiving day, me, my mom, and Amanda (my friend from college that just moved back from Austin, TX) are going to do our own little Thanksgiving and find a fancy restaraunt that is open. That will be fun too!
Matt and I have also started a little tradition with Christmas decorations. I of course have to decorate for every holiday and every season, so last year when Christmas came around Matt and I decided we were going to get a real tree. Well, we were at Wal-Mart one day walking around the Christmas stuff, and Matt found a 7.5 foot fake tree that was so nice! The best part, it was only 80 dollars! We figured we would be spending about 50 on a nice real tree and then would have to toss it. So we bought that tree, plus we knew we could put it up sooner and leave it for a few days after Christmas! We decided that we were going to put our tree up on the day after Thanksgiving, and we bought some winter beer and watched old Christmas movies! Its hopefully something we will do with our kids someday, and its something that we really enjoy, so I cant wait for Thanksgiving to get here so we can start decorating!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling a lot better, and losing weight! haha today we went to lunch with Matt's mom and stepdad and the first thing his mom said to me was you are getting so skinny! That made me feel so good, cause she knows what I have been going through with all of the changes to my body and everything the past few months. I love his mom :) I went to my surgeon about two weeks ago, and my calcium levels are still a little low... I was concerned, but he told me that it is normal and they dont usually come back up until about 6 months after surgery. He told me I wont be on tums forever haha..I am acutally so used to taking them they dont even bother me anymore. About a week after I saw him (last Wednesday) I woke up with a pain in my jaw/face. I seriously felt like I got punched in the jaw! I joked to Matt and asked him if he socked me in the middle of the night ;) I called my mom and she said it was probably nothign to worry about, so I went to work like normal. It was still hurting at work, and one of the ladies I work with in the morning said it was really swollen and she could see it from far away. I called my mom again, and she told me to call my surgeon in case it was anything related to my thyroid thing or not...he was in surgery, so his medical assistant told me I should come in. I made the appointment and went in after work, and he told me that I had a salivary gland infection! GROSS! I dont even know how I got it, but he said they are kinda common. I have never even heard of it! He told me to massage it when it swells up, and he put me on an antibiotic. Well its been about 4 days on the antibiotic, and it has not gotten better. The swelling goes down, but whenever I eat, it pops right back up! I guess I just have to finish out the antibiotic and pray that it goes away. If it doesnt I gotta go back in. I looked it up online (I know stupid move, more worrying) and it said it could also be an abcess, and I would need a CT scan to determine that....I DREAD the thought of another CT scan! If you remember that is how they found my cancer in the first place because they thought I had an abcess in my throat! AHHH, haha I guess I just have to keep telling myself its nothing and it will go away.
I think I am just at the point where I am ready to not have anymore health issues! It seems like it is always one thing after another! I guess I need to stop stressing :)
Well, I think that is it for now. I really need to update this thing more often so that I dont have to write so much next time! Thanks for reading and I hope everyone has a great start to their November!
Love, Em