Labor Day Weekend

So why do they call it Labor Day if most people really just stay home and don't labor? Curious.

I had a great time in Vegas with the Bills family. Every time I mention said family, I feel like I need to explain The Bills and why they are like my second family. Or actually, more precisely, my other family. I met the Bills back in 1994. They pretty much opened their home and their hearts to me. They have even adopted me in a way. Whenever one of the Bills kids gets married, there are family pictures. I try to get out of the picture because I feel they should have a real family pic without me, but they always refuse. It is like I am family. I find it kinda cool to have two families because wherever I am, there is family. I love both my families, so please families, don't be jealous of each other! You are all awesome!

Morgan and Derek live in Vegas and just moved to a very cosy place way north of the strip. It is a nice place and I always love visiting them. Their three boys are so dang cute. I just want to squish them! Spencer decided that Alice was too hard to say so he would sometimes call me "Alalalala." Henry kept hitting me in the butt even though I told him a million times that my butt is a little tender. I guess three year olds just don't get that! Oliver smiled and smiled at me. He makes my heart happy. I have been really happy to have my second family because I get to be an aunt to wee little kids. I haven't got that with my own family so it is nice to have it. (NOW...I totally love my other neices and nephews too. See how I feel this guilt like I should only have a heart for my biological family, even though many of them are not biological either!)

We did some hiking in Nevada and I was pleasantly surprised that there could be beauty so near the grossness of the strip.(Don't get me wrong I love my Belagio Fountains, but The Strip really isn't my favorite place!) I even had the crazy thought that I could actually handle living there It was a fun hike, even if we thought it was much shorter and less strenuous than it was. I enjoyed it highly and found a great sense of accomplishment when I reached the teeny tiny waterfall at the top. The waterfall wasn't stellar but the view of the valley below was!

We also ate some great food and visited tons. We even played a bit of trivia via my tv plug in Buzztime. Way fun.

I felt like I need a vacation from my vacation at the end of work today. I am a lazy butt and just watched some episodes of House online. I am finally catching up from when my DVR died last spring.

I must now go get my Guitar Hero on.

Enjoy the pics of the hiking and fun trip. Relish in the beauty of the fountains, too. CHEERS! Also, the music is for Joshy Washy. He and I traveled together from Provo to Vegas. We sung "Behind These Hazel Eyes" in different octaves in honor of his hazel eyes. It was hilarious!

Midweek

Hi. Life seems to be pretty much back to normal here. Except for the fact that I take a bazillion drugs everyday and take at least two baths. Other than that, my life is back to what it was pre-surgery.

Normalcy in life has brought me to the blog with not much to say. School was school. I was tired by it. I kicked my first kid out of class of the year. He decided it was okay to make PE more of an "In-N-Out" burger joint than class. He kept just leaving whenever he felt like it to talk to people who were waiting to get their pictures taken(it was picture day, obviously.) I am sure he had a fun time in the office with the vice principal. Good times. He didn't seem too mad at me when he came to my 4th hour. Yep, I am lucky enough to have the lovely twice a day.

Speaking of In-N-Out, it is going to be a very bad thing when they open that place in Orem. I love In-N-Out Burger. I may just gain one hundred pounds. Yum! I think I am going to eat there this weekend. Viva Las Vegas, baby!

Well, that is all I have. I hope you were able to find some non-monotony in your day! Cheers!

Another First Day of School.

I went back to work today. It was nice to have so many people excited to see me. Lots of students were happy to see me and many of my co-workers were also happy to see me. It was nice. It did make me pretty darn tired though.

I made myself wash some dishes before I let myself play Guitar Hero tonight. I think it will be a good motivator, if I keep making myself do stuff before I can play. It is really sad that I am addicted to a video game and I am 32 years young.

I don't have much else to say. So there you have a very short post!

The Day Before Going Back To Work!

I am bored. Way bored. It is only 8:30 and I was thinking I should just go to bed. That is weird for me. Usually, I do NOT want to go to bed.

I haven't done much the last week except lay on my couch and watch TV or play on the Internet. I decided to take a pic of me on the couch to demonstrate. The flowers are from the people at work. They are good to me.

Sometimes we all think we need a break and would love to have a few days on the couch. I would say two would be tops for that dream. I have been very bored after that.

I graded some papers today. Man, I had a lot of work to catch up on. I still have a few days worth to do, but I didn't bring the stuff home from work. It will be nice to go back to work and see the kids. I really have missed them. It will also be nice to have something to do besides sit around. I hope I am not too tired after tomorrow.

I am not having any pain. I think that is a very good thing. Maybe I should knock on wood!

I don't have much else to say. I am addicted to Guitar Hero already. That isn't much of a surprise is it? I like having it right here at my house. It is nice.

Well, that's all I've got today.

Guitar Hero Rocks!

Well, surgery went well. It is funny how anesthetic and painkillers make time warp. The past few days have flown by.

I was nervous when I went to the hospital but was lucky enough to have a very nice check in nurse who totally made me feel okay about everything. Then the anesthesiologist was hilarious which totally helped me be at ease too. He told me what to expect in surgery and walked me back to the O.R. When he had to get my cute hat to wear, he told me that if they all had to look funny, I had to, too. In the O.R., he kept telling jokes and asking me about stuff and before I was even aware, he had knocked me out. Next thing I knew, I awoke and thought: "Wow, it feels like I just slept for eight hours, but this is not my bedroom. Oh yeah! I am in the hospital." I was a little weird coming out of the drugs and didn't say much (I didn't want to say anything stupid, I guess.) I then was taken to a different "room", where my friend, Heidi was waiting for me. I was so grateful to have her to drive me back and to take care of me for a few hours. The nurse there was very nice too, which made all the difference. I don't remember a whole lot except thing that time was going very fast. I didn't spend too much time in the hospital. I arrived at 9:30 and left at about 2.

I was also lucky enough to have a real live nurse stay with me my first night home from the hospital. Anjai, my favorite nurse, stayed the night. We watched lots of TV and I actually went to be much too late, but I slept lots the next day!

The recoup has been ok. I really don't like being on pain pills. In fact, I found out today that I feel a whole lot better NOT on them. Unfortunately, there are still times that I need them. My friend, Megan, came up for the weekend and we actually went shopping for a few hours today and I felt pretty good without pain pills. Earlier this evening, I started to feel a bit of pain and decided to take another pill. Now, I feel very tired, groggy and nauseated. Too bad!

While on adventures today, I bought Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero World Tour(which has the whole band, including drums and a mic to sing). I figured I deserved a post-op present. I am having a blast playing. I did not buy a Wii, but Megan gave me her Playstation 2. That was awfully nice of her. Thanks Megan! Enjoy the picture of me rocking. I actually was so excited to go buy the games today that I almost wore my "I Rock!" Guitar Hero t-shirt. I really am a nerd.

IF this post makes no sense, I apologize. I operated the keyboard under the use of narcotics.