F#!% It Friday

I kind of need a tattoo of that panther, and N kind of wants to kill me.

- The concert on Tuesday was amazing! Despite the day turning out a little crazy (I got a random [massive] nose bleed in the shower while rinsing off the dye, Hank pooped all over the house, the smell of said poop was so awful I threw up in my mouth, and we had to flee to my mom's house so I could stay there until N got off work and could get home to clean up the mess), I was feeling relatively good. When we got to the venue the limited number of chairs were already taken, but we had a great standing spot right under an a/c vent which felt amazing. Before the show I met up with an old friend and it was really great catching up. I saw another old friend from high school as we were leaving as well!

The tour was co-headlined by my favorite band Taking Back Sunday and another band called The Used. I was a fan of The Used's first album when it first came out 12 years ago (omg), but I haven't kept up with them since. Luckily TBS played first because by the time their set was over my legs were about to fall off. But they played all my favorite songs- including a song I requested on Instagram!- and I didn't even realize my legs were about to fail me until they left the stage. I've seen TBS at least four times in concert now and I will never get tired of watching them play!

N wasn't into the music (he also took me to a TBS concert last year) but he had fun just experiencing it with me. I feel the same way when we got to see his favorite band Lucero in concert. N says I don't get drunk enough to enjoy Lucero's music, but even if I did drink alcohol (which I don't), I could never be drunk enough to like that. ;) After the concert we couldn't figure out what to do about dinner since we hadn't eaten before the concert and it was 11pm. We settled on buying breakfast for (late) dinner stuff at the grocery store, and when we got home N made me a delicious omelet! We caught up on our DVR and rested easy knowing R was in good hands with her Gigi and Poppy.

- I was so nervous to let her start having sleepovers- I mean, she only weaned in January- but now she loves having them, and I love her having them, haha! She has her own room at my parent's house complete with a canopy bed, reading corner, and every toy/ book she could ever want! Not to mention another wardrobe and a bathtub filled with way more toys than we keep over here! My mom has always kept a room fully stocked with stuff for R (when R was a baby she had a crib, swing, glider, boppy, diapers, etc.) and it's so, so nice. Both R and I are very lucky to have my mom!

- Anyway, the morning after the concert/ sleepover my mom took R to dance class. And guess who was there? THE AVALANCHE PLAYER. AND I MISSED IT. One of my friends from class texted me and said he was a super nice guy and they were able to chat about the Avs. So. Jealous. Ok, I would have been totally awkward, but hello I am a GIGANTIC Avs fan and I'd have loved to hear an inside perspective! Maybe he'll come again- hopefully when I'm there as I'll be out for awhile after my surgery!

- Speaking of the Avs, the past two wins coming in OT after being behind for the vast majority of them game? Stressful but amazing. Last night they tied the game with less than a minute left in the final period, and N and I (and R too) lost it screaming! Then they won in a shootout! I'm so bummed that I won't be able to go to any playoff games because of the surgery. And hopefully I won't miss any games while I'm in the hospital!

- Also on the seriously annoying day that was Wednesday- I woke up to a dead phone. It had been charging all night but wouldn't turn on. I figured that the completely cracked screen had finally done the poor thing in, but since my phone upgrade isn't until the end of the month and I'm waiting with baited breath for the Galaxy S5, I had to find something to get me through April. After having N call my mom she found an old phone for me, and I spent TWO FREAKING HOURS in the Verizon store (hell) with a hyperactive toddler (double hell) to get the phones switched.

When we got home I plugged the new (old) phone into the charger, and it wasn't charging. So I tried another charger and that worked. Suddenly it occurred to me to plug my "broken" phone into the different charger and yup, it wasn't actually broken at all. Luckily I was able to switch phones again from home (so much easier!) but what a waste. I used to have more common sense than this, what is happening to me?!

- I fell asleep last night around 5am (yay nausea!) and R woke up at 7:30am screaming and burning hot. She has a ~100 degree fever (i.e. just barely a fever) but she said she hurt so I gave her some Tylenol. I try not to medicate fevers unless I have to because they help burn off illness. She seems chipper now but is milking being "sick." It's too bad we'll have to miss dance today though.

- Somehow she's become obsessed with a show called Jake and the Neverland Pirates (it's based on Peter Pan sans the casual racism, and most of the creepy man-child-ness of the movie) and if I hear "yo-ho let's go" or "yay hey no way" someone is going to need to lock me up. -_-

Ok this is probably long enough. Happy Friday!

Tuesday Troubles

Stolen (with permission!) from Jen at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom!

 

- Ok this isn't a trouble, in fact it's the exact opposite of a trouble but I had to share: MY INSURANCE COMPANY APPROVED MY SURGERY! I'm so relieved!

 

- The trouble with that though, is that I still have no idea how much it's all going to cost when all is said and done. I've read that it's a $70,000 surgery and we have 80/20 coverage (after a copay) which means we could be on the hook for more than $14,000. I don't even want to think about it and am pretty much resigned to the fact that we'll be paying this off forever. If it works though it will be more than worth it!

 

- R is OBSESSED with pooping outside right now. She knows Hank does it so she feels like she should be able to do it too. The other evening she went outside while our (young and childless) neighbors were outside with a bunch of their friends, and she pooped! Our fence on that side is staggered so you can see through it, but I don't think they saw her since it was getting dark. Heaven help me with that child!

 

- I need to re-dye my hair, like a week ago, and I don't have any gloves! I should probably load R up and run to Sally's but...

 

- In the battle between nausea and motivation nausea almost always wins.

 

- I know I need to make some serious dietary changes to help with my Gastroparesis, but the more I read the more depressed I become. I made a list of all the safe and unsafe foods of GP and it's awful. I have a post coming on all this later but I'm just so bummed out about it.

 

- My favorite band (Taking Back Sunday) is in town tonight and N and I have tickets! And R is slated for a sleepover with her Gigi! But I'm so anxious about going out in public for prolonged periods of time right now because of the nausea. I hope I feel ok tonight. :/

 

- I painted my nails twice last night and wiped it off both times because I kept getting air bubbles. So now my nails look really insane. Oh well.

 

- R got poop on the carpet today running to me so I could wipe her butt. -_- I thought potty training would be over once she could use the toilet! I didn't know wiping came later...

 

- I've April Fools'ed about being pregnant in the past (last year especially) and now that I realize how stupid and insensitive that is. I guess because my whole pregnancy and everything that came after was so horrible I didn't realize that what I was doing was actually really insensitive. I've repented and I'm sorry!

 

Hope you don't get fooled the rest of the day! (I really am going to Sally's right now. I've told R we'd go somewhere and there's no better way to hold yourself accountable than to make a promise to a toddler!)

 

Our Life: Avanalnche vs. Sharks 3.29.14

 

I was going to post this under "Small Victory Saturday" because it was definitely a victory, but I was so busy the rest of the day I never got around to it. Anyway, a few weeks ago one of my friends from high school contacted me and said she had two great tickets to this Avalanche game that she was trying to get rid of because she had box tickets she wanted to use. N works on Saturdays and I wasn't sure if he'd be able to get off so I asked her how much she wanted and to my surprise she said I could have them for free! I was stunned!

Unfortunately N wasn't able to get off work because the other full time employee at his shop was on vacation and Saturdays are very busy days for them, and I had no idea what to do. I asked my mom and she said she didn't want to go (thanks!), and with the way my stomach has been lately I had no idea how I'd feel or if I'd panic. The last time N and I went to a game a few weeks ago I was having non-stop panic attacks from nausea. I wanted to use the tickets myself though and it came to me that I should take R! Now this was actually an even more stressful decision because R is kind of crazy. We haven't taken her to an Avs game in 2 years because we like to be able to relax during games (well, as much as the Avs let us!) but I decided she was old enough and that I'd bring the iPad just in case.

She ended up doing pretty well for her age and the fact that 99% of the time she is kind of a pain. The first period was rough because she was hungry and the jersey she wanted to wear was way too big for her and very uncomfortable. During the first intermission we got her a new jersey and some Dip N Dots and all was well! As silly as it sounds (I feel like so much of what I say sounds so ridiclious!) this was a huge accomplishment. A few years ago driving downtown by myself and going to a game by myself (much less with an unruly toddler) would have been completely off the table due to anxiety. But even with my stomach condition I went and I am SO glad we did.

Guess where the seats were? RIGHT behind the home bench next to the player tunnel so we were able to get some hand slaps between periods! :D And we even got on TV again!

 

 

Sunday Social

1. What is your ideal way to relax?

Sleeping! If I'm not asleep I'm not relaxed.

2. Where is your favorite place to be?

At home with my family. (Preferably in bed, haha.) But I'll also pick a fancy hotel room in a beautiful location with my family. (As long as the bed is comfy!)

3. Who do you consider your biggest role model?

I'm not really sure. There's no person I "look up to" more than I do the other people I look up to. I value different things in different people.

4. What does your life look like in 3 years?

I really hate acting like anything in the future is certain because I know how well my life likes to blow up in my face, but what I'm wishing for? Health, happiness, and hopefully a new home! Other than that I don't want a thing to change!

5. If you could go back and change one decision what would it be?

I would go back to high school and change my stupid decision not to take the psychiatric medication I was prescribed. I missed out on a lot of life because of that.

6. What is your biggest accomplishment in life thus far?

Marrying my best friend, graduating with my BA and a 4.0 GPA , and of course...

 

Fancy (Women's) Mystery Box Review

When I saw that Fancy (referral link) was selling mystery boxes for only $10, I knew I had to hop on that right away. I had a Fancy sub for a few months right when they first came out, but I cancelled it over a year ago because as it got more popular, the amount and quality of products in the boxes went down. They send out some really cool stuff from time to time in their various boxes, but the price is just too much to be worth it for me.

But for $17 (of course shipping would almost be as much as the box) I decided to go for the mystery box.