It's me, Charity

Its been quite a rollercoaster past week and a half. Actually its been more like a nightmare that I can't seem to wake up from. I was able to see my GI Specialist on Weds afternoon and among my other problems, I have IBS. Yeah, I know, super glamorous right?! I"ve been having colon spasms which have been the cause of the extreme pain I've been in. The Nausea has played off of the pain and there I am in one fine mess. He tripled the med that my primary Dr gave me on Tuesday and that has been helping ALOT. I am still in some pain today and feel queasy, had to take a Zofran, so hopefully it will kick in soon. But All in all I am feeling better and think I might be able to return to civilization soon. My parents are dropping me off at my apt tomorrow afternoon since they have an apt in L-town and I am actually happy to go back! I have realized during all of this that I really do love going to work and having my schedule and routine!!! Having nothing to do but lay around and be...

WOW! Who knew my thrilling medical tales would get me so many blog readers?!?!?! If I had known that I would have started blogging about my faulty stomach a long time ago! ;) Well the latest is that I'm at my parents, being taken care of by my Mom. I just ate my first meal since Sunday (when I left my parents to go back to town to try and go to work) and so far its staying down. You really wanted to know that I know! Mom came to L-town and took me to my Dr this morning. As you've probably guessed I didn't make it to work on Monday or Today, which makes me feel horrible, and guilty and I know I'm missing alot, but right now its just not feasible with how I feel. So Mom came and took me to the Dr today, still in pain and nauseous and now feeling pretty woozy and lightheaded from the lack of eating. FWIW I've lost 6 pounds since Friday! WOOT!! My Dr couldn't tell me alot, he wants me to see my GI Specialist, but he did change my pain med to a different one, and fro...

Well I am having a SMASHING weekend. I know you're all going to be suer jealous! I have been to the e.r. twice in 24 hours. I've been sick since Tuesday night and off work Weds and Thurs. Woke up before 5 am on Friday and was in massive amounts of pain. No way I could go to work and by this time I was getting worried because my episodes usually go away by then. So I got up, packed a small bag, took a shower because I didn't know when I'd get another one, and drove myself to the e.r. Yes I said I drove myself to the e.r. Mom has allready lectured me for going alone when I was dizzy and in massive pain. But I didn't want to bother anyone, especially that early in the morning, so I went by myself. Got there about 6:40, called Grams and told her what was going on and had her call and wake up my Mom and come meet me. Had Xrays and thankfully got some pain meds and anti nausea and was feeling better. Dr let me go around 9ish and said if it continues to see my Dr. All the ...

Before I start my ramblings, give a big bloggy welcome to my dear friend Amy, amylou702.blogspot.com !! She just started a blog to chronicle her life as a newlywed marine wife. Having known her for over 15 years I did not know she was such a good writer! She is always having quite interesting things happen to her, so Its sure to be entertaining! So I'm burning time waiting for The Closer to come on. I have to say its my FAVORITE summer show. I just love Brenda Lee Johnson, Thank you, Thank you soooooo much... Sara and I both do mean impressions of her saying that and often imitate her at work when we're saying thank you. Yes, we know we're weird!! I am somewhat embarrassed to admit this but I also love Tori and Dead : home sweet hollywood. I am a sucker for a reality show following people. (none of that competition stuff unless its American Idol)-(speaking of AI I cleaned out my DVR and accidentally erased the finale. Sniff sniff SOB! That had some awesome performances on i...

Well I had my ever so exciting MRI this morning. I managed NOT to freak out even though I came dangerously close to having a panic attack once I went in. There was a wash cloth over my eyes but I could see through the bottom and all I could see was the ceiling of the MRI tube and that about sent me over the edge! I just focused on breathing and chanted peace be still in my mind and luckily the Lord calmed me down. No sooner had I gotten back to work and sat down at my desk, did the DR call with my results! 45 mins after the MRI! I was impressed!! Well the good news is that I do not have a tumor. They were pretty sure I had a tumor on my pituitary gland. So I don't have a tumor, but I do have a growth there, a Stula (or at least thats what it sounded like. The nurse mumbled!!) which I have had since birth most likely and its benign and I don't have to do anything about it. I have named her Stella the Sella. Sadly, they have not yet figured out why my hormone levels are so low an...

Today is a *VERY* Special Day! Its Katie Marie's Birthday!! I have only know Katie since April 2008, but in that short time the two of us have been through alot together and have become such good friends. I really don't know what I would do without her. Ever since the first time I cried and snotted all over her shoulder (I NEVER cry in front of people, especially people I don't know!) And she held me and patted my back and said awww honey its ok, I knew I had found someone special. So what do you do when you find a special friend? You stalk them and never let them get rid of you! Kidding.. I think... Katie is one of the most nurturing, loving people I know, yet she has a wicked sarcastic humor. We're alot alike, you never know what is going to come out of either of our mouths, although she manages not to embarass herslf in public like I do. Well unless you count the falling in heels this week. Oops I wasn't supposed to mention that! BAck to the good! Katie is an E...

1. I got the call from my Dr today and I'm having an MRI on Monday at 1 pm. Slightly freaked out because my insurance won't let me do an open MRI. I have to "fail" this one first. yay. 2. I'm excited for when the AI albums come out. Obviously I can't wait to get Danny Gokey's cd! But I'm also enjoying Kris Allen's sound. He's got a chill, guitar player vibe. I like to listen to him at work. 3. Speaking of music, people who play obnoxious music on their iphone and continuously turn them up louder and louder in the foyer when you are trying to have a nice quiet lunch and read your book, are totally rude and totally annoying. And yes I was totally too chicken to say anything to them. But now I have a headache. 4. I have been drinking coke all day long. Not good for me. BAD ME!! 5. I have Katie's gifts all wrapped i.e. thrown in gift bags and stuffed with some tissue paper (i am not a great gift wrapper.) And I am SO EXCITED to give them to her...

Here is my lovely outfit for today. It really needed some sort of jewelry accessories but I didn't have any that looked good to me and I'm not great with picking them out myself! I need a stylist! Anyways this is an improvement from my normal wear. Desperately trying to transition into the late 20 something professional wear. Everything but the pants were bought at Goodwill! ( I really need to remember that I am not skinny like I feel inside!!)

If you can't tell, I made another Goodwill trip today. Thank goodness for Paydays!!! I got three brand new pairs of TArget shoes, the black ones on the left are identical to the silver ones I picked up last week. Here is a teaser of my outfit today. SUPER SUPER cute Lavendar shirt with a cool neckline. I will have someone take a picture of me after lunch and post it later! I feel very modern and professional today!! And as you can see by my sad looking hair, no hair cut last night. :( I went into Great Clips and they had 6 people waiting and only ONE person was working. So I'm going to try again tonight.

I am going to get my hair layered tonight and am Super Excited!! It hasn't been properly layered since April and my hair grows so fast that my really short layers are now just about a half an inch shorter than the length of my hair so I look like some sort of weird mullet. Its not attractive in the least! Getting it done tonight so in case they do something horrific my hair will have a chance to recover by the time I leave for Caca's wedding next month. I can't be having bad bridesmaid hair!! As you know its Pink Weds and in honor of that I am wearing a light pink top and a denimn skirt. I would look fabulous except for the fact that it wasn't even 8:15 and I managed to spill two spots of coke on my shirt. Since then I have added another spot. Seriously, I cannot keep myself clean! I should just wave goodbye to the dream of ever wearing white... This morning I went over to Food Science and participated in one of their taste tests. I love doing them because you get free ...

I had a bit of "fun" on Monday night. I had to do a Saliva test for my Dr. They gave me this following kit and told me to chew the thing that looks like a wet wipe (incidentally, it was very dry!) for 30-40 seconds or untill I no longer could chew. Sounds fun right? So I chewed the wet wipe, and tried not to be totally grossed out. Which didn't work, especially when the thing started disinigrating in my mouth! What the mess!! I frantically opened the little capsule to spit it out and put it in there and voila. What was in there? The actual cylinder I was supposed to chew. Yes, I chewed the wrong thing. No the wet wipe thing wasn't supposed to be in there and the nurse gave me faulty information. Thanks for that btw. After using an entire bottle of water to rinse the now disinigrated pieces of wet wipe from my teeth and other various mouth parts, I tried again. It was gross. I ended up gagging and spit it out. Don't know if it was 40 seconds, don't care. I thin...

Well my Dr's office called yesterday, not too long after my whining post and they had some results from my tests. I will post more details once everything is finalized, but I will be going in tonight for more tests, and pending on those results, I will most likely be having an MRI done next week and possibly/pretty sure it will be surgery soon after. I haven't freaked out yet. I am excited that there finally appears to be a reason for why I am so miserable all of the time. Not thrilled to have another surgery. That brings me up to what 10, 11? But if it makes me feel good and be able to live my life, I am all for it!

Today has just been one of those days. One of those days where EVERYTHING annoys me. One of those days where anything that is said to me makes me automatically want to start bawling. I'm having a severe case of the crabbies, and I can't make it stop!! I think its from my craptastic weekend. It all started Friday morning at 4 am. I woke up SICK. Extreme stomach pain, nausea that never ended, and other things which we shall not discuss. This lasted for three, count them THREE days. My weekend plans? Gone. Going to see my childhood friend who was home in IN from Hawaii-didn't happen. Instead I hung out on my couch, with my puke bucket sitting right beside me, praying, HOPING I could just throw up and feel better. That didn't happen. So for three very long, very lonely days I was sick. I wish I could say that this was an abnormality, but sadly, this has become my life. I am so tired of being sick and tired. I am so tired of having to miss out on events and LIFE to stay home...

One of our co workers in the next building over brought us this HUGE bag of popcorn from the stadium. It is soooo good. I have been entertaining myself as I go from office to office, peeking in asking them if they are hungry and then hoisting this huge bag into their offices. Its pretty funny actually. But then again, when you're me, it really doesn't take much!

I am having a very Harper like day today!! *Excuse the pathetic lack of make up today*

I have discovered the joys of Goodwill and the brand new Target items that they have there. Example: Brand new, never worn silver flats. Wearing today! (Minus the pink beadspread of course!!) Example: Brand new, brown leatherish bag. Will be PERFECT for Fall!! WOOT!!

I got bored with the self done blonde and realized that it really only looks good when a professional does it, so back to brown I went!!

So I had a rough start to the weekend. When I go home unless its bad weather the first place I stop is the farm so I can see my dog, Beastie. Well he is getting old and he is deaf, and apparently he is almost blind too but I didn’t know this. So I pull my truck around to the back where he’s at and he’s laying half out of his dog house. I start talking to him and he’s not moving. Usually he gets up and dances around because he’s so excited to see me. But not this time. So I get over to his pen and he FINALLY gets up after I coax him up and he doesn’t jump up on the fence to hug me and put his head on my shoulder like he usually does. In fact he hardly moves at all. So I start to think that he is dying because he’s barely moving and I start BAWLING and BEGGING him not to die. It was NOT pretty. I stood there bawling for like five minutes petting him, hugging him and begging him not to die on me, and what does he do? He finally gets up, starts grinning and prances around! I could have thr...

The sqwaking chicken had a very rough morning here. It was kidnapped and held for ransom by a highly egregiously nefarious individual and its accomplice, Harry Stamper. (Yes, indeed he did survive the explosion in Armageddon.. Good to see you again Harry!!) Luckily for all involved, the ransom of an XL Chocolate Chip cookie was paid in full and the chicken was returned in good shape.

Ethan Ryan

In all the excitement I forgot to blog about this!! I am an AUNT!! Ethan Ryan was born to Denny and Chantelle my adopted family, on Thursday, July 2, 2009 He weighed 8 pounds 15 oz and was 21 inches long. I have yet to see pictures of him but with how gorgeous his mother is, inside and out! he is sure to be a stunner!! Welcome to the world Little Ethan! Your Auntie Cherry is sooo happy you are here, and p.s. i'm really sorry that I thought you were a girl and thereby called you my niece for the past 9 months. I apologize. Above is a picture of Ethan's parents at my brothers wedding.. Congrats Denny and Chantelle!!

1. I do an awesome impersonation of my Dad mocking me when I hurt myself. It's quite hilarious really. He doesn't think its that funny though. :) 2. I just watched The Holiday. Christmas in July? Sure why Not!! 3. We had toasted chicken salad sandwiches for dinner. They were quite tasty! 4. Yes I am really digging for 7 Quick Takes on a Holiday weekend, bear with me! 5. I got to sleep in what is almost the most comfortable bed ever. The Queen sized bed in my brothers room here at my parents. Sooo comfy. I actually don't roll over and fall out of it! YEAH!! 6. I have plans for the next two weekends. GO ME! 7. Really hoping we can all stay awake for the fireworks tomorrow night and that it doesn't rain. BONUS 8. My parents have two foxes that live in their woods and despite them laughing at me and calling me crazy, I REALLY want to pet them!!!!!

My wonderful and FANTABULOUS co worker Mary gave me this spiffy awesome new gel pen!! It writes like a DREAM and matches the rest of my purple on the outside, black on the inside pens. Oh how I LOVE a good pen!!

I went to my new Dr yesterday and was faced with a tough choice... This? Or this? Luckily for me, my Dr walked in approx. 1 min after these pictures were taken and I was saved from embarassing myself. At least, for this time.