Just Put On a Smile!

I was very wrong. I'm not sure what I expected but this is not it. I got to the doctors yesterday and they took off my cast. I was surprised my leg wasn't super nasty. It was just hairy. ewwww...which is nasty but not like dirty nasty. I was too freaked out to have my leg out of my cast to realize how amazing it felt to be out. My entire foot was very bruised and that freaked me out a bit. I thought when I got my boot, that I could just start walking. I was terrified to walk on it but at the same time, I was excited. Well the doctor came in and told me REALLY FUN news.
1) I can't walk for two weeks
2) I get it checked after a month and then I still get to wear this fun boot
3) I have to have therapy.
Seriously??? This is not fun news.
Then the nurse came in and and got me ready for the boot. It hurt sooo bad putting my foot in that stinkin boot. I wanted to kick her with it. I almost told her if she pushed any harder she would re break it and then I would break her. :)  I am so over this.
Now I am going to be positive and say that I am one step closer to being done and it will get better. :)

 This is where my ankle would swell and it had no where to go. It looks better in this picture then yesterday when I got it off.

 Bruising on top of my foot. owww

WARNING Rated R picture!

 The side of my ankle that I broke. It's still very swollen. Excuse the NASTY hair. I'm sooo sorry. Just remember if I have to be grossed out, so do you! hee hee

 My GINORMOUS BOOT!

I need to go get some sparklies to make it all purdy! :)



I am watching a little puppy right now to add on to the craziness. This puppy is beyond cute. Only problem is that I thought I could watch her just fine because I was getting my boot and I could walk. WRONG AGAIN. She is all over the place and making such a little mess and I can't do much. Poor Matthew is now helping me do it all. I feel awful because he didn't sign up for this and now he gets to do a majority of it. If I didn't have crutches, I would LOVE it but hopping around and trying not to fall over the dog, has been a challenge. To top off that good news, the front door handle broke and I couldn't get out so I had to use the garage. No bueno. Then I get to my car this morning to leave to fall against the car that was wet. My whole right side was wet and I had no spare clothes. Great morning.

Is she not the cutest little puppy!? 

I am now at work and my morning is going much better. I am sitting at my desk in pain but I have a smile on my face and I am happy when I answer the phone. It's going to get better! Right? There is nothing worse then somebody who is in a bad mood and brings everybody down with them. It's time to turn my day around! It's the WEEKEND!!! :)

WRECK 'EM TECH!!! 

2 Days!

I haven't written in a long time. Everything is going great and I get my cast off in TWO DAYS!!! I'm beyond excited!! I can't wait to shower and not have to use crutches. On Thursday I am going home and shaving right after because I will have one stinky hairy leg. I also get to get rid of the awful scooter. It makes me fall more than anything else I use to get around. It can be easier at the same time though.
My Nana is doing better!! The doctor said she hadn't been taking her medicine and so her blood pressure was very high. She is on her medicine now and staying with my parents. It's so good to have her close by. We are trying to get her to move down here. I want her living near us. When I put on facebook for prayers, so many people responded which meant the world. Thank you. I also want to thank Kim Phillips. We may not live close by anymore but she took the time to text me to check on Nana. I promise I will get around to calling you. Thank you Kim! Love you and your precious family.
I'm just going to post a lot of pictures!

                                       

I am in LOVE with these pickles! They are spicy and oh so good. I recommend them. 

Goodbye Scooter in TWO days!!!!

I went and got my nails done!! Fun and sparkly! 

Melissa and Gianna came over Saturday night and I made shrimp pasta. It was soo good

Uncle Matthew showing Gianna the ipad.

Gianna flying with Uncle Matthew

 Having a talk about the game

I kept putting the wipes on the table and Gianna would throw them off. She is screaming at me in the second picture. I was cracking up!

Gianna cheering on Texas Tech!! TOUCHDOWN!!! I love the second picture. FB profile pic right there...for Melissa of course.

 1st picture she is touching Uncle Matthew's PS3 controller. 2nd picture she is like "ohhh what am I doing"

I wonder how this tastes? Don't tell Uncle Matthew

Reading with Mommy! I LOVE this picture!

She is too cute! Look how long her hair is getting and so curly like her mama's! 2nd picture she would rather have my phone then the one she is playing with.

As you can tell, I can't get enough of her. I just love her to death! Sorry about all the pictures! Don't worry Melissa, I love you too!!  

So much has been going on lately. I am sooo PROUD of Matthew! He got a paid internship with a criminal law firm. Yah baby!! 

 I am blessed with wonderful friends and family! I will try and do better about updating for those of you who read! :)

Thankful!

I haven't written anything lately. I really haven't had the drive to. I've been busy at work and when I get home, I am so exhausted that I just want to relax without a computer. I woke up last night and was up for about two hours. This has been happening ever since I stopped the pain meds. I don't always wake up in pain but I'm not use to sleeping on my back and it's not very comfortable. Last night as I was laying there, I just started thinking about how thankful I am and all the good in my life. I thought I would make a list about things that have gone on the last week that made me so thankful.

I'm thankful for...

• Amy and Chris. They came over last Saturday to check on me. I'm pretty sure they were bored out of their mind but the fact they came over to see me was so completely sweet. They got me the card game fill or bust. I'm so excited to have them over to play it! 
• Melissa and Gianna. They came over on Saturday as well to see me. I really can't thank Melissa enough for everything she has done for me. She takes me to work everyday and helps with my many things to get around. She has helped me make sure my shift was covered everyday and did more than her share. Yesterday was her birthday and I know I couldn't do much but we went and had sushi for dinner. Gianna was a little hit last night. She is really growing up. She was talking, giving kisses, blowing kisses, doing her sign language, and just being the sweetest baby girl. :)

Me, Katharine, Cristina, and Jenny bought her Tiff's Treats at work! 

• My ankle healing right. I went to the doctors on Wednesday. My doctor happens to go to my church and he's a real nice guy. They took some x-rays and my ankle is doing great. As of right now, I will get my cast off on September 22nd. OMGOSH I can't wait. I have a countdown. 19 days left in this blasted cast. woot woot! 
• My daddy. His birthday was on Monday. Matthew and I went over after work and my mom made her famous salsa with a taco salad. It was soo good. I thank God everyday for having the best daddy in the world and one of the best role models in my life.
• Annie. She is the best little puppy in the world. I have felt so bad because I can't keep her with me everyday. I can't bring her up and down the stairs by myself so she has to stay with my parents. She loves Matthew so much now. I took some cute pictures of the two of them. She still loves me better though. :)

 She has her little paws wrapped around Matthew

 soooo cute

This is my stack of pillows and blankets for my ankle...Annie thinks it is her throne. 

• My job. I love my job and the people I work with. They have been so nice and understanding about my broken ankle. I really couldn't work for a better company. Everyone is so helpful. I'm lucky that I still love my job as much as I did when I started if not more. Only thing hard about working right now is that by the end of the day my ankle throbs. I come home and put my ankle up  and I'm done for the night. I'm starting to get leg cramps in my calf that the cast is around. I just keep telling myself 19 more days!! :)
• My church family- They have all been so nice and have kept me in their prayers. The little ones in the nursery are so sweet. They kept asking me if I was okay and kissing and rubbing my cast. Eric sent me a card in the mail to make me feel better. I have it hanging on my fridge. He also made chocolate chip/peanut butter cookies for everyone on Sunday. They were so tasty. Debra Heath also made me my favorite snack she always brings to church for me. It was really yummy and so sweet of her to think of me. 

 Eric

 Macy

 Bryce- he brought me pumpkin stickers and candy. So sweet

 Tyler

 Mason

The sweet card Eric made me on my fridge. 

• My mommy. I can't thank her enough. She runs all my errands and runs over to help me up the stairs when Matthew is not around. She brought me to my doctors appointment and my grandmommie came along. We had a great time together. After the doctors, we went to lunch and then went to Walmart. She dropped us both off, carried our purses and took care of the groceries. She then dropped me off at my apartment and helped me up and carried my groceries up the stairs. She is the best mommy in the world. 
• My new refrigerator. Last Sunday we realized our fridge wasn't working. We had just gone to the store that Saturday morning so everything we bought was ruined. It was very sad. The apartment people were able to get us a new fridge within the hour. Thank goodness. It stunk but we are good to go now. 
• Tech football! First game of the season starts today. We are playing Texas State. If we don't win today, then I will be prepared for a very long season. haha. WRECK 'EM TECH!!! :)

• My sisters. I am very lucky that my sisters are also two of my best friends. Love them to death. They have been so helpful through this whole ankle thing. 
• Last but not least...Matthew! He is the most wonderful man in the world. He makes me breakfast every morning, helps me up and down the stairs, cooks me dinner, loves me unconditionally, and is just plain perfect. He is my better half. Last Sunday we watched the VMA's together, had wine, and made nachos. It was the only thing we had that didn't spoil. A crazy day gone perfect! I just want to make him as happy as he makes me. I just want to marry him already. Sorry everybody nuff mushy stuff. I love my baby! :)

my cutie playing battlefield on the ps3 with Shaun

4 Weeks With a Cast and 4 Weeks With a Boot

I finally went to the doctor. I have to wear a cast for 4 weeks and then a boot for another 4 weeks. I can do this for 8 weeks. I keep telling myself that it could be worse. I just miss work and doing things for myself. I also miss Annie. She is probably so confused and doesn't understand. :( I had a little breakdown on Tuesday night. I just don't like asking people for help and I can't do anything it seems like. Matthew is so good to me and I don't know how I can ever repay him. With everything on his plate, he has to take care of me too. The pain was starting to get better and then I had the cast put on and I'm soooooo sore. Here are some pictures

 My very nasty cankle. It looks very gross...so I thought I would share it with you and you can be grossed out too. :)

Top view. Not as gross looking but still very big and swollen. 

 My BRIGHT pink cast! haha I will stand out for sure! :)

 My daily position as of right now. In bed keeping it elevated. Not fun but only a few more days! 

You can see my little toes sticking out. I'm glad they can breathe. 

 The Evil crutches. 

I got a wheel chair to bring to work. It should help me get around and I can help out people better then if I had crutches. I also got a little knee scooter. It's pretty awesome but it's still in the car. I can't use it just yet because I'm very sore from the cast. 

Well I'm trying to be optimistic and this is only a break for 8 weeks. If I follow the doctors orders, I should be good to go!! yay!! Thank you for all of your prayers and sweet calls and comments. You all are making this a lot easier. :)

I Was Enchanted to Meet You

It was a very eventful weekend. Friday was a great day at work. I got to leave an hour early! I know it's only an hour but it's very exciting and we beat a lot of traffic. Matthew and I went back to my parents house and filled up both of our cars with my stuff. I'm not sure how one person can fit so much things/furniture in one room. All I know is I am good at it. After unloading the cars to the third floor, we went back to my parents house and ate chipotle together. Matthew and I were both stressed because of all the things I own. It's quite ridiculous yet I don't want to get rid of much.

On Saturday we got up early to run some errands. We bought some things we need for the place and some nice curtain rods and curtains for the bedrooms. We then had to get ready for a funeral. Matthew's Aunt Lee, her step dad Rich, passed away. Even though it wasn't Matthew's grandfather, Matthew was very close to him and he was still family. It's always nice when all sides of the family can get together have a great time. I met him at all the holiday gatherings and he was such a nice guy. I had no idea that his health wasn't great. It was really neat to see all the people who came to town for the funeral. He was a very loved man. The funeral was beautiful. Aunt Lee got up and spoke about Rich. I was laughing one second and crying the next. I wish I could have known him better. At the end of the funeral they played TAPS. It gets to me everytime. I just wanted to squeeze Matthew and not let go. I love my hero and I felt very blessed to have met Rich, who was a hero to me and so many others as well.
We all went to Uncle Bill and Aunt Lee's house after the funeral. It was so nice meeting all of their relatives and close friends. I enjoyed hearing stories and getting to know so many people. Everybody was so incredibly nice to me and we all had fun giving Matthew a hard time about not proposing yet. ;)  We made a stop on the way home and got some cute Kitchen curtains. After a long day of celebrating the life of Rich, we decided to just go home and relax and go to bed. I did get a call from one of my best friends Denise which my day as well. I loved catching up. I sure miss seeing her all the time and seeing her beautiful girls grow.

Sunday morning rolled around and we got up early to finish moving. Matthew and my daddy finished moving some heavy furniture and I tried to get everything out of my room. I didn't have much left but I had to hurry and get to church. I work in the nursery at church and I'm so in love with that job. Those kids are the most precious kids ever. They are a great way to start off your week. I left church a tad early to go home and finish moving. I promised Kelsi that I would have it all out before she got out of church. I was at my house by myself moving things when the puppies ran in front of me and I started to fall. I didn't want to fall one way because there was a bed frame in the floor so I tried to make myself go the other way.....bad move...I think. My body went down but my ankle didn't come with it and I heard a loud crack and I just kind of fell to the ground. I instantly started crying. If you know me well, then you know me and pain do not mix what so ever. I worry and freak out very easy if it's concerning me. I knew I broke it when I heard the noise. I was scared to look at it because I didn't want to see my bone sticking out. I finally looked and it was just very swollen. God was really watching over me because if my bone would have been out, I would have passed out and maybe passed away from a heart attack of the sight.
Since I was the only one home, I had to booty scoot to the kitchen to get the phone because I left my cell phone at the apartment that morning. I finally got to the phone and called Matthew. He came over in a hurry and then I called my daddy right after. We got to the ER and found out I sure enough broke it. The doctor said a break is better then a sprang so it was a good thing that it was broken. I understood what he meant but breaking something never should be a good thing. haha. I was freaking I might have to have surgery because I did when I broke my hand. I asked one of the guy nurses if he had seen my crack. lol. That was embarrassing. I meant the crack in my ankle. At least it calmed the moment down for a bit. They said it was a clean break so I should only need a cast. Who wants to sign it?? haha.

Well the rest of the day was good. I knew how amazing Matthew was before but talk about somebody taking care of me and spoiling me. It makes me want to tear up to think about how lucky I am to have him. He has been by my side since it happened and has been taking care of me. He slept on the couch next to me last night just incase I needed anything during the night. To this day, I am still so enchanted that I met him. I love this song by Taylor Swift called Enchanted. It makes me think of Matthew everytime. I also am so blessed for Matthew's family. Matthew's mom, dad, uncle, grandma, and friends all called to check on me. I can't wait until they are my family as well. I'm so very lucky.
I am also very lucky to have Melissa as my friend. She and Gianna came over to see me. They brought me flowers and checked up on me. It made my day.
I also am blessed for my friends and family who called to check on me. Rachel and Amy, y'all are great friends. My Uncle Garry also called me. I seriously have the best uncle ever. He's one of those uncle's everyone needs! ;) Also all the amazing friends on facebook book who checked on me. It's all the same and it meant the world.
And a HUGE thanks to my family. They are always there helping me out and loving me. I couldn't have made it through today with out my mommy. She knows how to calm me down and to make me feel like everything will be okay. They are also taking care of little Annie for me. Since I am on the THIRD floor, I can't bring her out right now. I can't wait for her to come back. I love you all!!!

Sweet Gianna!!! She is almost 1!! CRAZY! 

I know I can get through the next 6 or more weeks with a dumb broken ankle because of the amazing friends and family I have. I went to work today for a half day. It was probably a bad move on my part because my ankle started throbbing but all my friends at work were more then kind to me. I'm very blessed. I don't want to miss very much work because not only do I love work but I also don't want to let my coworkers down. They are such great people. If only going up to the third floor would start getting easier....then all this wouldn't be tooo terribly bad. I have my next appointment on Wednesday at 2:10. I will keep y'all updated  ;)

My broken ankle and my sweet toes in a princess sock! I'm in good hands! 

I can't do much but lay on a bed with my leg up. We had ice cream and then took pictures of ourselves looking through the spoon. Don't make fun...we are making the best out of this situation! haha

Thank you all for your prayers! :)