Life is flashing before my eyes....I remember my parents always saying not to rush through high school or want to leave, because when I do, I will be a grown up before I know it....How true is that?? I have been out of college for two years...am a State Certified Teacher, and am also a National Certified Montessori Teacher...how did that happen?! Not to mention it is the year 2011...doesnt that just sound so weird?!? I remember saying that the year 2000 was weird and I was only 13 going on 14....I just cannot believe where I am today and every path that has gotten me here...
I have been kind of going back and forth on what to do with my teaching career. I have been talking to co-workers, friends, Montessorians, traditional teachers, family, and anyone else who wanted to listen to what I had going on in my head. I am an emotional and sensitive person, and really, really try to rationalize every choice I make when it comes to my life and the people in it. I also tend to worry a little too much about everyone else and their opinions, and therefore do not listen to myself and how I feel about things very often. What can I say? I got into the teaching profession because I care so much about giving back and other people, it is just who I am. Well, I realized this past weekend and today, that I shouldnt listen to everyone else when it comes to my career and me being happy. I need to be happy with the choice that I make because it is ultimately what is best for me! I have been contemplating going back to districts, then I think "but wait, Montessori is so great!" I have not formally taught in a district on my own, so who knows I might think that is great as well, I do have some experience with it through college and student teaching, so I kinda know how things run, but still cannot say that I have had my own classroom and know what it feels like to teach in a traditional school..
What I do know, is that when I graduated college, I stumbled upon Villa Montessori School. I came to work on the first day not knowing what to expect. I was hooked that first week. The love, respect, and knowledge that the people working at Villa have, totally opened my eyes to a new teaching philosophy. I have been working at Villa for two years, and this will be the second summer that I have applied to districts and thought about going somewhere else to teach. Why? I DONT KNOW! I think it is because I am so desperate to have my own classrom, and change the futures of kids, and just start my career...I have come to the realization that I have my whole life to work, I am changing kids lives doing what I am doing now...I work in the field and with the age that I want to be with, I inspire kids to love themselves and the earth, I teach them respect and patience, and best of all I get to open their eyes to a world of cultures and people that you just dont get to do in a traditional setting. We have had talking birds, chickens, a cat with no tail, a ferret, and a dog all visit our classroom for show and tell. In a traditional setting,you have to send permission slips to even have that! Montessori kids learn first hand about their world through these amazing experiences. There are no wrong questions, and there is no pressure. I guess what I am saying, is that I think I need to stay where I am at. Who cares if I dont have my own classrom yet?? I love my job! How many people can say that they enjoy waking up every morning at 5AM to be at work at 7AM with 3, 4, and 5 year olds? I can. I love that.
Montessori talks about the four planes of development...the fourth plane is described as young adults 18-24 years old. She said that young adults in this age range are still figuring out their place in this world. They are starting to figure out who they really are and what they will contribute to this world. I will be 25 this July, and I think I know in my heart what I am supposed to do....TEACH MONTESSORI! I went into my principal's office today and talked to them about my choice and I started to cry. I think I just feel so passionate about my choice, and I know that in the end I will not regret it. My heart and my eyes have been opened so wide in the past year through my training and my experience. I will stay Montessori and I will be great.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Updates (finally) :)
Well, last time I posted I said I was going to try and post every week...HA! Look at how that worked out! The last time I posted was in the beginning of March. Here we are already on the first of May...I seriously do not know where the time goes! A lot has been going on in our lives lately, and time has just gotten away from the both of us. This might be a long post so brace yourself...
First off, Matt is officially done working as a server at Outback! He got a job as an assistant editor for a T.V. show that will air this July...we will probably have a premier party when it does air, but it airs at 10am on a Sunday...if anything we will grill some good food and just hang out...I am so excited and proud of him for this accomplishment! Every person he has talked to has told him how lucky he is to be doing this as his first job, film editing is really hard to get into...and for him to have this opportunity is amazing. It started out as an internship for him, and they liked him so much that they hired him! He is also working as a lab tech for SCC's Film School, so that is awesome as well. We are praying that he doesnt have to go back to Outback after this T.V. show is done, and that he can just keep getting jobs through free lancing. I am sooo happy that he is finally starting his career, and cant wait for what the future will bring for him (Los Angeles for major motion pictures?? what??) :) Of course that is his ultimate goal, and I know he will be great at what he does :) As for me and my teaching career, I have one class left of my Montessori training (yay!) I cannot wait to be done! It has been so awesome getting to know the people in my training, and it has opened my eyes to so many things in the teaching world. Taking this training has made me such a better teacher, and I cant wait to have the opportunity to teach little guys and start my career as well. I have really been struggling with what I want to do as far as teaching goes...I dont know if I want to try the district route, and apply everything I have learned in Montessori and Traditional Education to my classroom, or stay with Villa and the Montessori world...Every time I leave my Montessori classes, I feel that more inspired to stay Montessori..I LOVE the philosophy and the potential that the kids have...I feel like they are kind of repressed in a traditional class, but with that being said I can take a traditional class to the next level because of my training....I also worry a lot about health benefits...its hard because of everything I have gone through..I HAVE to have benefits wherever I go. I had two job interviews about a month ago, and got offered a full time teaching position at a Montessori school in the north valley...great right?!....NO BENEFITS! That is one reason why I keep thinking districts would be better because you are guarenteed benefits, and because Montessori schools are typically smaller they cant offer them....I am lucky at Villa because it is such an established school and it has such an amazing reputation that I do get really good benefits...If I do go district, then I worry that I will get hired to teach for one year, and then get laid off for the next because of the budgets and everything else! Its so confusing and stressful...I really have to have a talk with myself and tell myself to stop worrying, and that the right classroom will open up...in the meantime, I am lucky I have a job in the field I want to be in, with a great class, and a great teaching team...it would be hard to give that up :)
So Matt and I decided that we need to upgrade from the one bedroom apartment that we are in....it is about 900 square feet, which is a decent size for a one bedroom, but we are totally busting at the seams! He has all of his editing stuff in the living room, our desk and computer are in the living room, and we are starting to pile up boxes and clothes everywhere! Our closet is a complete mess, and our linen closets cant hold anything else! We already have to push a comforter back in everytime we close the dang door! We originally started talking about renting a townhouse or a house because the market is so bad that we could probably find something cheap...well we want to stay north valley, and after looking around at a few places, they are totally out of our budget! 1200 for a 2 bedroom house to rent?! NO THANKS! At that point we might as well buy, but with my values and how I was raised, I want a ring on my finger first before that happens, and Matt feels the same way...Well, we looked at another Trillium property today for 2 bedrooms, because our Trillium is all full and they dont have really good floor plans for the 2 beds...we are soooooooo in love with the Cave Creek Trillium 2 bed 2 bath! its 1200 square feet, and its only 100 more than we pay now! It is also a split floorplan so Matt's office would kind of be secluded and he could get a lot done....it also has wood floors and all new appliances! Sooo excited, but we have to wait about a month and a half to hold it cause its too early...I am kind of a control freak, and would like to know where we are living next...NOW! Good thing Matt loves me! lol
My health seems to be great..I have lost 10 lbs, and feel amazing! My energy is good, and all of my medications are the right level to regulate everything. I just had an ultra sound done on Friday at my endocrineologist....the ultra sound was clear and he didnt see anything! He said if there were to be something funky in there he would have done a biopsy right there...so I am thanking God that nothing was found, and I am on the right track for my remission....the only thing now is that we have to wait until the end of May to find out blood levels of cancer in my system....its really weird and confusing and I am still kind of confused, but in the middle of May (the day we get back from Vegas) I have to start cutting my thyroid pills in half and taking only half a dose, then a week after that, I have to completely stop taking my thyroid medication..this makes me tired, cranky, my muscles will cramp, and ill probably gain some weight...ill be hypothyroid...once I am off the medication for a week, they will give me a shot, then take my blood....if those blood levels are negative, nothing happens and I can start my medication again...basically the cancer didnt come back...if my blood levels are positive..then the cancer is still in me and I will have to have radiation again and go through the body scan again....I am praying that is is completely gone, because really I am sooo over all of this! Another thing that sucks, is that my para-thyroid is damaged...we knew this the minute I got out of surgery, but my surgeon said it would come back...I have been taking calcium and vitamin D since the day I got out of surgery, and havent been able to get off of it....on Friday at the endo, I found out that my para-thyroid will probably never come back...ill have to be regulated with calcium and vitamind D for the rest of my life...it will affect pregnancy and a lot of other things....sucks, but I really have to think that it could be worse, what is an extra calcium pill everyday? A little scary to think about, but I am trying to take things one event at a time....My surgeon still thinks it will come back....who knows..another waiting game I guess...I am just happy I am alive, healthy, and feel great...I am not in a hopsital room, and I am able to work and go about my day...So many people take that for granted, and there are alot of children and people that are in the hospital that dont get what we get...I will stay positive that everything will be OK, and that life can continue on as normal.
So enough of the health talk, Matt and I are going to Vegas in two weeks just the two of us and I cannot WAIT! We are staying at the Excalibur for two nights....its going to be amazing to just get away and have fun :)
Hope everyone has had a great spring, and I will try to update a lot sooner this time :)
Love, Em
First off, Matt is officially done working as a server at Outback! He got a job as an assistant editor for a T.V. show that will air this July...we will probably have a premier party when it does air, but it airs at 10am on a Sunday...if anything we will grill some good food and just hang out...I am so excited and proud of him for this accomplishment! Every person he has talked to has told him how lucky he is to be doing this as his first job, film editing is really hard to get into...and for him to have this opportunity is amazing. It started out as an internship for him, and they liked him so much that they hired him! He is also working as a lab tech for SCC's Film School, so that is awesome as well. We are praying that he doesnt have to go back to Outback after this T.V. show is done, and that he can just keep getting jobs through free lancing. I am sooo happy that he is finally starting his career, and cant wait for what the future will bring for him (Los Angeles for major motion pictures?? what??) :) Of course that is his ultimate goal, and I know he will be great at what he does :) As for me and my teaching career, I have one class left of my Montessori training (yay!) I cannot wait to be done! It has been so awesome getting to know the people in my training, and it has opened my eyes to so many things in the teaching world. Taking this training has made me such a better teacher, and I cant wait to have the opportunity to teach little guys and start my career as well. I have really been struggling with what I want to do as far as teaching goes...I dont know if I want to try the district route, and apply everything I have learned in Montessori and Traditional Education to my classroom, or stay with Villa and the Montessori world...Every time I leave my Montessori classes, I feel that more inspired to stay Montessori..I LOVE the philosophy and the potential that the kids have...I feel like they are kind of repressed in a traditional class, but with that being said I can take a traditional class to the next level because of my training....I also worry a lot about health benefits...its hard because of everything I have gone through..I HAVE to have benefits wherever I go. I had two job interviews about a month ago, and got offered a full time teaching position at a Montessori school in the north valley...great right?!....NO BENEFITS! That is one reason why I keep thinking districts would be better because you are guarenteed benefits, and because Montessori schools are typically smaller they cant offer them....I am lucky at Villa because it is such an established school and it has such an amazing reputation that I do get really good benefits...If I do go district, then I worry that I will get hired to teach for one year, and then get laid off for the next because of the budgets and everything else! Its so confusing and stressful...I really have to have a talk with myself and tell myself to stop worrying, and that the right classroom will open up...in the meantime, I am lucky I have a job in the field I want to be in, with a great class, and a great teaching team...it would be hard to give that up :)
So Matt and I decided that we need to upgrade from the one bedroom apartment that we are in....it is about 900 square feet, which is a decent size for a one bedroom, but we are totally busting at the seams! He has all of his editing stuff in the living room, our desk and computer are in the living room, and we are starting to pile up boxes and clothes everywhere! Our closet is a complete mess, and our linen closets cant hold anything else! We already have to push a comforter back in everytime we close the dang door! We originally started talking about renting a townhouse or a house because the market is so bad that we could probably find something cheap...well we want to stay north valley, and after looking around at a few places, they are totally out of our budget! 1200 for a 2 bedroom house to rent?! NO THANKS! At that point we might as well buy, but with my values and how I was raised, I want a ring on my finger first before that happens, and Matt feels the same way...Well, we looked at another Trillium property today for 2 bedrooms, because our Trillium is all full and they dont have really good floor plans for the 2 beds...we are soooooooo in love with the Cave Creek Trillium 2 bed 2 bath! its 1200 square feet, and its only 100 more than we pay now! It is also a split floorplan so Matt's office would kind of be secluded and he could get a lot done....it also has wood floors and all new appliances! Sooo excited, but we have to wait about a month and a half to hold it cause its too early...I am kind of a control freak, and would like to know where we are living next...NOW! Good thing Matt loves me! lol
My health seems to be great..I have lost 10 lbs, and feel amazing! My energy is good, and all of my medications are the right level to regulate everything. I just had an ultra sound done on Friday at my endocrineologist....the ultra sound was clear and he didnt see anything! He said if there were to be something funky in there he would have done a biopsy right there...so I am thanking God that nothing was found, and I am on the right track for my remission....the only thing now is that we have to wait until the end of May to find out blood levels of cancer in my system....its really weird and confusing and I am still kind of confused, but in the middle of May (the day we get back from Vegas) I have to start cutting my thyroid pills in half and taking only half a dose, then a week after that, I have to completely stop taking my thyroid medication..this makes me tired, cranky, my muscles will cramp, and ill probably gain some weight...ill be hypothyroid...once I am off the medication for a week, they will give me a shot, then take my blood....if those blood levels are negative, nothing happens and I can start my medication again...basically the cancer didnt come back...if my blood levels are positive..then the cancer is still in me and I will have to have radiation again and go through the body scan again....I am praying that is is completely gone, because really I am sooo over all of this! Another thing that sucks, is that my para-thyroid is damaged...we knew this the minute I got out of surgery, but my surgeon said it would come back...I have been taking calcium and vitamin D since the day I got out of surgery, and havent been able to get off of it....on Friday at the endo, I found out that my para-thyroid will probably never come back...ill have to be regulated with calcium and vitamind D for the rest of my life...it will affect pregnancy and a lot of other things....sucks, but I really have to think that it could be worse, what is an extra calcium pill everyday? A little scary to think about, but I am trying to take things one event at a time....My surgeon still thinks it will come back....who knows..another waiting game I guess...I am just happy I am alive, healthy, and feel great...I am not in a hopsital room, and I am able to work and go about my day...So many people take that for granted, and there are alot of children and people that are in the hospital that dont get what we get...I will stay positive that everything will be OK, and that life can continue on as normal.
So enough of the health talk, Matt and I are going to Vegas in two weeks just the two of us and I cannot WAIT! We are staying at the Excalibur for two nights....its going to be amazing to just get away and have fun :)
Hope everyone has had a great spring, and I will try to update a lot sooner this time :)
Love, Em
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Its a season for change! Out with the old and in with the new!
Ok so I have made a goal for myself. I want to try and blog more. See, when I started my blog, it was because I wanted to keep everyone update on our lives, my cancer, and everything else that is going on. Last year was so crazy, and I cant believe that June will mark a year since my surgery. I was thinking about it this morning, that last year at this time we had no idea what was about to come! I didnt get really sick until April, and didnt go to the ENT until the end of May. So I was walking around with all of that cancer in my body and I didnt even know it! Things have changed so much in our lives, and we are so thankful that we are alive and happy and starting to live out our dreams. So bare with me in this post because I am feeling kinda mushy and emotional and so giddy about our lives and what is going to come for us!
Well, as everyone knows, or as I have said before, I gained some weight with the surgery and not having a thyroid and all of that fun stuff. I am starting to think that I have made that my excuse though, because really in the scheme of things, Matt and I were eating like crap! Seriously! We went out to eat at least 3 times a week and most of the time it was for happy hour bar food because it was cheap, and when we did go to those places we usually got a beer or a soda. Now I will say that after my surgery that changed dramatically because I was kind of hit with reality...But looking back on it, I was fat before my surgery! Having surgery just made it worse because I couldnt do anything physical for a while. Now I am sure that the thyroid thing has a little bit to do with it, but really its our lifestyle and the things we chose to do. So in January Matt and I decided that that was it! He went to LA fitness and got both of us a membership and we started to work out....so much easier said than done! Thanks to a family friend, I found out about these Zumba classes that were only 5 dollars a class, how could I say no to that?! So needless to say, I have been going religiously since the beginning of January (oops didnt go last night :)) and I have definitely lost some weight! Now, I am not seeing it on the scale, but everyone has been telling me how healthy I look, and that I look good! I am so excited! This morning I woke up and because Matt had a meeting, and I didnt have class I decided that I needed to go shopping. To my surprise I ended up with a pair of jeans, 2 pairs of jean capris, and a pair of cargo capris! The best part? All a size SMALLER! I feel soooooooo much better because I was really starting to get discouraged not seeing it on the scale...even though I know muscle weighs more than fat, its still hard to work your ass off and feel like there are no results. Matt has been trying to hit the gym as well, but with his editing job, he is so busy! Its hard because everytime I get home he has to take out his computer and work on stuff, so even though he his home he is unavailable because he has to work. I do love that he is home a lot more, even if he is working on stuff I still get to see his studly self :)
As far as my job and my career and school, I cant believe that I will be Montessori Certified in May! Crazy! And I was just telling Matt last night, that I graduated college 2 freaking years ago! I cant even think about that! I updated my resume, and have been sending stuff out, but so far no bites. I think it might be a little too early for schools to be thinking about next year. Bummer for me, but I know that God has a plan for us, and he will put me in the right classroom when the time is right. As far as summer school I did get offered to work as the assistant in the Kinder classroom for the month of June, and then as a lead in July. So I am pretty excited about that, and that I get the opportunity to prove myself as a lead teacher! I know that I can be so good, and that I am so ready to be out on my own with my own classroom. Its hard to be an assistant, but its nice in my case because I have a teacher that lets me do any of the lessons and really get practice and experience as being the lead. I really do love my job and enjoy going to work everyday. As far as Matt's career goes, he finished his first editing piece that he is getting paid for. His boss was really impressed with his stuff, and he was really excited! I cant wait to see what good things come for him and I cant believe that he is almost done with school as well!
Matt and I also have made a big decision about our living arrangements. We decided that if I do get a job working in my own classroom, that we are going to look into getting a house! We just think that the time is so right, and if we miss out on this opportunity then it will come back to bite us in the ass. Houses are so cheap right now and we could get a 4 bedroom nice house for less than what we pay in rent. We are going to meet up with my parents realitor and see what we can get approved for and all of that fun stuff. This is all pending on me and getting a job though. I really feel that our lives are moving in the right direction and I cant wait to see what else God has in store for us!
As for my blog goes, I promise to try and keep up on it. I am trying to make it all cute and what not, but I really suck at that! I mean I am sure you all are looking at my page right now and thinking man this needs work! I cant seem to figure out the cute headers and backgrounds and pictures and everything, so what you see is what you get for now! Maybe I can ask Matt to help me figure it out since he is so tech savvy.
Well, that is all for now. Ill try to post sometime next week!
Love, Em
Well, as everyone knows, or as I have said before, I gained some weight with the surgery and not having a thyroid and all of that fun stuff. I am starting to think that I have made that my excuse though, because really in the scheme of things, Matt and I were eating like crap! Seriously! We went out to eat at least 3 times a week and most of the time it was for happy hour bar food because it was cheap, and when we did go to those places we usually got a beer or a soda. Now I will say that after my surgery that changed dramatically because I was kind of hit with reality...But looking back on it, I was fat before my surgery! Having surgery just made it worse because I couldnt do anything physical for a while. Now I am sure that the thyroid thing has a little bit to do with it, but really its our lifestyle and the things we chose to do. So in January Matt and I decided that that was it! He went to LA fitness and got both of us a membership and we started to work out....so much easier said than done! Thanks to a family friend, I found out about these Zumba classes that were only 5 dollars a class, how could I say no to that?! So needless to say, I have been going religiously since the beginning of January (oops didnt go last night :)) and I have definitely lost some weight! Now, I am not seeing it on the scale, but everyone has been telling me how healthy I look, and that I look good! I am so excited! This morning I woke up and because Matt had a meeting, and I didnt have class I decided that I needed to go shopping. To my surprise I ended up with a pair of jeans, 2 pairs of jean capris, and a pair of cargo capris! The best part? All a size SMALLER! I feel soooooooo much better because I was really starting to get discouraged not seeing it on the scale...even though I know muscle weighs more than fat, its still hard to work your ass off and feel like there are no results. Matt has been trying to hit the gym as well, but with his editing job, he is so busy! Its hard because everytime I get home he has to take out his computer and work on stuff, so even though he his home he is unavailable because he has to work. I do love that he is home a lot more, even if he is working on stuff I still get to see his studly self :)
As far as my job and my career and school, I cant believe that I will be Montessori Certified in May! Crazy! And I was just telling Matt last night, that I graduated college 2 freaking years ago! I cant even think about that! I updated my resume, and have been sending stuff out, but so far no bites. I think it might be a little too early for schools to be thinking about next year. Bummer for me, but I know that God has a plan for us, and he will put me in the right classroom when the time is right. As far as summer school I did get offered to work as the assistant in the Kinder classroom for the month of June, and then as a lead in July. So I am pretty excited about that, and that I get the opportunity to prove myself as a lead teacher! I know that I can be so good, and that I am so ready to be out on my own with my own classroom. Its hard to be an assistant, but its nice in my case because I have a teacher that lets me do any of the lessons and really get practice and experience as being the lead. I really do love my job and enjoy going to work everyday. As far as Matt's career goes, he finished his first editing piece that he is getting paid for. His boss was really impressed with his stuff, and he was really excited! I cant wait to see what good things come for him and I cant believe that he is almost done with school as well!
Matt and I also have made a big decision about our living arrangements. We decided that if I do get a job working in my own classroom, that we are going to look into getting a house! We just think that the time is so right, and if we miss out on this opportunity then it will come back to bite us in the ass. Houses are so cheap right now and we could get a 4 bedroom nice house for less than what we pay in rent. We are going to meet up with my parents realitor and see what we can get approved for and all of that fun stuff. This is all pending on me and getting a job though. I really feel that our lives are moving in the right direction and I cant wait to see what else God has in store for us!
As for my blog goes, I promise to try and keep up on it. I am trying to make it all cute and what not, but I really suck at that! I mean I am sure you all are looking at my page right now and thinking man this needs work! I cant seem to figure out the cute headers and backgrounds and pictures and everything, so what you see is what you get for now! Maybe I can ask Matt to help me figure it out since he is so tech savvy.
Well, that is all for now. Ill try to post sometime next week!
Love, Em
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Its A Wonderful Life!
Wow, January came and went...and its already the second week of February....life flies by when you are having fun! This month brings a lot of fun things for us! We have the Superbowl tomorrow (I dont care about the teams, just the yummy food!) Valentines Day...the one day that Matt and I can really splurge on dinner and go out and have a good time...then we have Kendyl's birthday! I cant believe she will be one year old this month!
As far as the Superbowl goes, we havent really done anything in the past because we both usually had to work at Outback. Well, now that I am not working at Outback anymore, I have weekends off. I told Matt to request it off this year so we could actually do something. It worked out because Holly and Mike invited us over to watch the game and eat yummy yummy food! I am so excited! I made a big batch of pasta salad, and turtle brownies :) I am also making a chili cream cheese dip, and a salsa cream cheese dip. I could really care less about the Steelers or the Packers, so I am just excited to hang out with good company and enjoy the food. I told Matt I would drive so he wouldnt have to worry :)
For Valentines Day this year Matt is taking me to The Keg. Its usually a tradition for us to go all out and spend money on dinner for our birthdays, anniversary, and Valentines Day. We love to dress up and go out and enjoy each other.. our time together is very few and far between with both of us being back in school and working full time. I cant wait to be able to spend the night with my love! Plus roses are usually in the agenda and he knows how much I love those ;)
Kendyl's first birthday party is coming up too! I am soooooo glad that I dont have school on that Saturday because I cannot miss anymore days until we graduate! If I do miss any days, then everything that I have worked for goes out the window! So even if I am puking my guts out, I have to drag a trash can around and show up to class! I know its so going to be worth it in the end because I will have more certificates to add to my teaching degree. I cant wait to spend the day celebrating little Miss Kendyl and hanging out with our family.
Work has been going really well, I was just saying to one of my co-workers last week that I have not called out sick once this year! (knock on wood!) that is a far cry from last year, although I never called out last year until the end of the year when I got really sick with the strep and the mono.Hopefully this year does not end up that way!
My health has been great too, I do have a small sinus infection right now that I have been fighting the past two weeks, it started as a cold, but turned into this yucky thing! I realized it today when my head was throbbing every time I moved it, and it was worse when I would bend down or cough...weird but its totally the pressure right above my eyes and under my eyes, so I knew that was my sinuses. As far as all of the thyroid stuff, I went to my endocrineologist back in January and everything seems to be going ok...Just have to get an ultra sound in April to make sure everything is OK, and then more blood tests to make sure evreything is negative. I do still have the vitamin D and calcium deficiancy so hopefully that goes away over time too.. I am so sick of taking 4 pills every morning. I knew I would be taking the one thyroid pill everyday for the rest of my life, but I was not prepared for 4...things should be improved by now...speaking of medicines and thyroids, my surgeon was totally in Matt's Outback last night! haha Matt ran his food I guess and they talked about me :) So funny for him to see Matt there...I am sure it was weird for Dr. Leff too.
Well, that is really all I have for now! I am just so blessed to be living a happy healthy life, and cant believe that when April gets here, that will mark a year when all of this really started with the strep! I really do love where I am at right now, and cant wait for what the year will bring Matt and I.
Have a Happy February!
Love, Em
As far as the Superbowl goes, we havent really done anything in the past because we both usually had to work at Outback. Well, now that I am not working at Outback anymore, I have weekends off. I told Matt to request it off this year so we could actually do something. It worked out because Holly and Mike invited us over to watch the game and eat yummy yummy food! I am so excited! I made a big batch of pasta salad, and turtle brownies :) I am also making a chili cream cheese dip, and a salsa cream cheese dip. I could really care less about the Steelers or the Packers, so I am just excited to hang out with good company and enjoy the food. I told Matt I would drive so he wouldnt have to worry :)
For Valentines Day this year Matt is taking me to The Keg. Its usually a tradition for us to go all out and spend money on dinner for our birthdays, anniversary, and Valentines Day. We love to dress up and go out and enjoy each other.. our time together is very few and far between with both of us being back in school and working full time. I cant wait to be able to spend the night with my love! Plus roses are usually in the agenda and he knows how much I love those ;)
Kendyl's first birthday party is coming up too! I am soooooo glad that I dont have school on that Saturday because I cannot miss anymore days until we graduate! If I do miss any days, then everything that I have worked for goes out the window! So even if I am puking my guts out, I have to drag a trash can around and show up to class! I know its so going to be worth it in the end because I will have more certificates to add to my teaching degree. I cant wait to spend the day celebrating little Miss Kendyl and hanging out with our family.
Work has been going really well, I was just saying to one of my co-workers last week that I have not called out sick once this year! (knock on wood!) that is a far cry from last year, although I never called out last year until the end of the year when I got really sick with the strep and the mono.Hopefully this year does not end up that way!
My health has been great too, I do have a small sinus infection right now that I have been fighting the past two weeks, it started as a cold, but turned into this yucky thing! I realized it today when my head was throbbing every time I moved it, and it was worse when I would bend down or cough...weird but its totally the pressure right above my eyes and under my eyes, so I knew that was my sinuses. As far as all of the thyroid stuff, I went to my endocrineologist back in January and everything seems to be going ok...Just have to get an ultra sound in April to make sure everything is OK, and then more blood tests to make sure evreything is negative. I do still have the vitamin D and calcium deficiancy so hopefully that goes away over time too.. I am so sick of taking 4 pills every morning. I knew I would be taking the one thyroid pill everyday for the rest of my life, but I was not prepared for 4...things should be improved by now...speaking of medicines and thyroids, my surgeon was totally in Matt's Outback last night! haha Matt ran his food I guess and they talked about me :) So funny for him to see Matt there...I am sure it was weird for Dr. Leff too.
Well, that is really all I have for now! I am just so blessed to be living a happy healthy life, and cant believe that when April gets here, that will mark a year when all of this really started with the strep! I really do love where I am at right now, and cant wait for what the year will bring Matt and I.
Have a Happy February!
Love, Em
Sunday, January 9, 2011
2011 already?!
Well the holidays have come and gone, and here we are about to start the second week of January. Seriously where has the time gone????? Life has been wonderful so far this year, I feel amazing and I love living with the love of my life. What could be better?!
Christmas was awesome as usual. We went to Disneyland the week of Christmas where it rained like crazy the first two days there! We loved every single bit of the rain, because of course we never get any here. It also was good because Disney was kind of dead the first day there. We did not have to wait for any of the rides and we got to splash around in the puddles and just be silly. They cancelled the fireworks the first night, but the second night we got to see them so we basically got the best of both worlds. Also, on the second day when the sun started to come out we went to California Adventure. It was crowded but not as crowded as Disney was....DIsney was absolutely insane! When we went back that night to get something and to watch the fireworks we were walking around like sardines! We were so happy that was our last day, because at that point we were so pooped out and ready to go! We also were told that the next day and the few days after we left Disneyland had to shut their gates because there were so many people there. Thank goodness we were able to get in!!!!! We left California on Christmas Eve early in the morning because we had to be at my brothers house for Christmas Eve dinner. We got back at like 2 in the afternoon, took showers and were at my brothers house by 4. They made such an amazing feast!!! We had fun just talking and laughing as usual and exchanging gifts. My mom also surprised Matt and I by bringing Sadie (our baby girl) to my brothers because we missed her the week we were gone. After we did Christmas Eve at my brothers, we went back to my parents..did a couple of gifts there (we got a GPS this year :) ) and then went home to pass out cause we were exhausted! Then the next day, Christmas Day, we got up early again and drove up to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with his family. That was soooo much fun! His mom and stepdad made the best food (of course) and we just hung out and exchanged gifts and played Monopoly...oh yeah...Matt was a sore loser this time :) I love going up to Flagstaff and spending time with his family! There was also snow on the ground which made Christmas more Christmas-y. After our wonderful weekend up in Flag and our fun filled week in Disneyland, it was time to pack up and head home for reality. That next week at work was easy though because it was only a 3 day work week. New Years flew by and we had a good time hanging out at Dani's house with her family and friends and playing games.
Now here we are in January. Its crazy to think that it is already 2011 and come this May I will have been out of high school for 7 years...that 10 year reunion is coming up quick! We have so many things to look forward to this year, we have baby Kendyl's birthday in February, Allisons wedding in March, and Erin and Jake's wedding in June! We are also already talking about our annual San Diego trip in July. I cant wait for that to get here!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling sooooooooo much better! I have started to do Zumba three days a week. I started last week and I cant even begin to explain the change I already feel...I have a better attitude, my stress is practically gone, and I just feel amazing! I am going to keep this up and my goal is to lose 15lbs by March for Allisons wedding.
My thyroid stuff is doing ok as well. My calcium levels are totally stabilized, but my surgeon still wants me to stay on the calcium until March because my parathyroid is still low. He thinks its because I am taking too much calcium and its suppressing the parathyroid, but he wants to be sure. Plus taking all of this calcium is really good for me right now so why not. I went back to my endocrineologist also for the first time since September and since he switched my medication. He told me some stuff, that I think I always knew but never wanted to say out loud. He told me that my cancer can come back and that I have to get an ultra sound and a body scan every year for the first 5 years. It makes sense, but it scared me a little bit. He also said that my Thyroid Globuliun level has to be a negative and so does my scan. Right now that level is at a 5. It was a 7 back in Septemeber, and it could be lower now. They are taking my blood this week and will call wth the results. I am praying every single day that it goes down into the negatives and that this stuff is really all gone! I am trying to just push all of this stuff into the back of my mind and not worry about it too much. God knows what he is doing and he has something planned for me. I trust Him in that. Oh and I was also told that with my Thyroid Globuliun level that it ususally takes about a year to go down to the negatives..so the fact that it is already at a 5 is good news :)
Ok well as usual this is a really long blog. I feel like once I get typing and going that I cant stop! I love writing, and it really helps me cope with some things. So thanks to all of you who actually do read this :) I love all of you guys! Have a great January!
Love- Em
Christmas was awesome as usual. We went to Disneyland the week of Christmas where it rained like crazy the first two days there! We loved every single bit of the rain, because of course we never get any here. It also was good because Disney was kind of dead the first day there. We did not have to wait for any of the rides and we got to splash around in the puddles and just be silly. They cancelled the fireworks the first night, but the second night we got to see them so we basically got the best of both worlds. Also, on the second day when the sun started to come out we went to California Adventure. It was crowded but not as crowded as Disney was....DIsney was absolutely insane! When we went back that night to get something and to watch the fireworks we were walking around like sardines! We were so happy that was our last day, because at that point we were so pooped out and ready to go! We also were told that the next day and the few days after we left Disneyland had to shut their gates because there were so many people there. Thank goodness we were able to get in!!!!! We left California on Christmas Eve early in the morning because we had to be at my brothers house for Christmas Eve dinner. We got back at like 2 in the afternoon, took showers and were at my brothers house by 4. They made such an amazing feast!!! We had fun just talking and laughing as usual and exchanging gifts. My mom also surprised Matt and I by bringing Sadie (our baby girl) to my brothers because we missed her the week we were gone. After we did Christmas Eve at my brothers, we went back to my parents..did a couple of gifts there (we got a GPS this year :) ) and then went home to pass out cause we were exhausted! Then the next day, Christmas Day, we got up early again and drove up to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with his family. That was soooo much fun! His mom and stepdad made the best food (of course) and we just hung out and exchanged gifts and played Monopoly...oh yeah...Matt was a sore loser this time :) I love going up to Flagstaff and spending time with his family! There was also snow on the ground which made Christmas more Christmas-y. After our wonderful weekend up in Flag and our fun filled week in Disneyland, it was time to pack up and head home for reality. That next week at work was easy though because it was only a 3 day work week. New Years flew by and we had a good time hanging out at Dani's house with her family and friends and playing games.
Now here we are in January. Its crazy to think that it is already 2011 and come this May I will have been out of high school for 7 years...that 10 year reunion is coming up quick! We have so many things to look forward to this year, we have baby Kendyl's birthday in February, Allisons wedding in March, and Erin and Jake's wedding in June! We are also already talking about our annual San Diego trip in July. I cant wait for that to get here!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling sooooooooo much better! I have started to do Zumba three days a week. I started last week and I cant even begin to explain the change I already feel...I have a better attitude, my stress is practically gone, and I just feel amazing! I am going to keep this up and my goal is to lose 15lbs by March for Allisons wedding.
My thyroid stuff is doing ok as well. My calcium levels are totally stabilized, but my surgeon still wants me to stay on the calcium until March because my parathyroid is still low. He thinks its because I am taking too much calcium and its suppressing the parathyroid, but he wants to be sure. Plus taking all of this calcium is really good for me right now so why not. I went back to my endocrineologist also for the first time since September and since he switched my medication. He told me some stuff, that I think I always knew but never wanted to say out loud. He told me that my cancer can come back and that I have to get an ultra sound and a body scan every year for the first 5 years. It makes sense, but it scared me a little bit. He also said that my Thyroid Globuliun level has to be a negative and so does my scan. Right now that level is at a 5. It was a 7 back in Septemeber, and it could be lower now. They are taking my blood this week and will call wth the results. I am praying every single day that it goes down into the negatives and that this stuff is really all gone! I am trying to just push all of this stuff into the back of my mind and not worry about it too much. God knows what he is doing and he has something planned for me. I trust Him in that. Oh and I was also told that with my Thyroid Globuliun level that it ususally takes about a year to go down to the negatives..so the fact that it is already at a 5 is good news :)
Ok well as usual this is a really long blog. I feel like once I get typing and going that I cant stop! I love writing, and it really helps me cope with some things. So thanks to all of you who actually do read this :) I love all of you guys! Have a great January!
Love- Em
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Novemeber
So I think I am gonna have to make this whole blogging a once a month thing...I cant seem to keep up! Maybe now that I am done with school for the semester (kinda) I can start to write again. November seriously FLEW by! I cant believe that we are already about to start the second week of December! Where did November go?! Well, we had a great time with family and friends for Thanksgiving, but it really didnt feel like Thanksgiving this year for me...and I am still trying to get in the Christmas spirit....I am usually really into Christmas, but this year it just feels different. I am not sure why, maybe its because I am not working at Outback and serving, and having people say Merry Christmas or just enjoying all of the people out for the holiday season..whatever it is, I better snap out of it quick! We finally set up our Christmas tree on Friday night and having it right in our living room has been nice...we have a 71/2 footer! We got it last year on a whim cause it was really cheap at Wal Mart...we were thinking about a real tree last year, but Matt saw this one and we could not pass it up! Ill have to post pictures of our Christmasy living room and kitchen. I think once Christmas gets closer, and it actually gets COLDER, I will be in a better spirit...its also really hard to get in the spirit when the people here are SO RUDE! I mean everywhere..driving, in the stores, even when you go to get a cup of coffee! Come on people lets practice our patience!
As far as Christmas this year, Matt and I are really good about splitting up the holidays between our two families...Last year we did Christmas with my family and went up to Flag about a week later to see his family and celebrate. This year we are going to Disneyland first! Then we are driving back on Christmas Eve and celebrating that night with my family, then heading up to Flag Christmas morning to celebrate the weekend with his...I am soooooooooooo excited to go up there for Christmas because more than likely there will be snow on the ground! I cant wait to make a snowman! We might even try to go snowboarding the day after Christmas if its open. Disneyland is going to be awesome at Christmastime too, Mickey wears his holiday sweater and downtown disney is all decorated and it snows at night. I CANT WAIT! If that does not get me in the Christmas spirit I dont know what will!
So I am sure most of you know that on Black Friday, I crashed my car into a transformer box.....yeah...embarressing I know...but honestly it happened so fast I dont even really know what happened. All I know is that I get my car back this week! There is a lot less damage than originally thought, but I still needed a new bumper and inner frames and stuff...the estimate was 3,300 dollars! Thank goodness we only have a 500 dollar deductable! I honestly can say that I miss my satellite radio!!!!!!!!!!!! haha i cant wait to get that back...in the mean time I am driving my moms car, and she is driving a rental that the insurance is paying for as well.
Well I guess this is it for now...my health is great...oh!! and speaking of my health, Matt was at the gym the other day, and he added me to his account! I get to start going back to LA Fitness!! Hopefully I can get back into shape and really hit it hard this time.....easier said that done! Other than that, my thyroid stuff has been good, I go back for bloodwork next week and then I go to my endocrineologist in January to make sure all is well. My anxiety has been super calm too, I am starting to realize that the things I flip out about and worry about really do not need to be that big of a deal...it helps that I am not as stressed with school and everything, but really I do not need to freak about little things like I have been!
I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!!! I will write and post pictures of our Disneyland adventure and our time in Flag!
Love, Em
As far as Christmas this year, Matt and I are really good about splitting up the holidays between our two families...Last year we did Christmas with my family and went up to Flag about a week later to see his family and celebrate. This year we are going to Disneyland first! Then we are driving back on Christmas Eve and celebrating that night with my family, then heading up to Flag Christmas morning to celebrate the weekend with his...I am soooooooooooo excited to go up there for Christmas because more than likely there will be snow on the ground! I cant wait to make a snowman! We might even try to go snowboarding the day after Christmas if its open. Disneyland is going to be awesome at Christmastime too, Mickey wears his holiday sweater and downtown disney is all decorated and it snows at night. I CANT WAIT! If that does not get me in the Christmas spirit I dont know what will!
So I am sure most of you know that on Black Friday, I crashed my car into a transformer box.....yeah...embarressing I know...but honestly it happened so fast I dont even really know what happened. All I know is that I get my car back this week! There is a lot less damage than originally thought, but I still needed a new bumper and inner frames and stuff...the estimate was 3,300 dollars! Thank goodness we only have a 500 dollar deductable! I honestly can say that I miss my satellite radio!!!!!!!!!!!! haha i cant wait to get that back...in the mean time I am driving my moms car, and she is driving a rental that the insurance is paying for as well.
Well I guess this is it for now...my health is great...oh!! and speaking of my health, Matt was at the gym the other day, and he added me to his account! I get to start going back to LA Fitness!! Hopefully I can get back into shape and really hit it hard this time.....easier said that done! Other than that, my thyroid stuff has been good, I go back for bloodwork next week and then I go to my endocrineologist in January to make sure all is well. My anxiety has been super calm too, I am starting to realize that the things I flip out about and worry about really do not need to be that big of a deal...it helps that I am not as stressed with school and everything, but really I do not need to freak about little things like I have been!
I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!!! I will write and post pictures of our Disneyland adventure and our time in Flag!
Love, Em
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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
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
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