Who Needs Their Gall Bladder Anyway?

Today has been quite the day for me! I woke up to the most awful, hellish, stabbing, sharp, dull, cramping pain in my stomach this morning. It was so bad that I was literally screaming in pain. Poor Mae didn't know what to think. It wasn't getting any better and I was sweating buckets so I called my Mom at work so that she could come get me and take me to the ER.

Once we got there, they put me on a heavy duty Morphine-like pain killer which was really the highlight of my day. They also put a nausea medicine in my IV. After they took some blood tests and did an ultrasound, the doctor told my that I have gall stones. What I had this morning was a gall bladder attack. Apparently, these attacks are only going to get worse and more frequent and the only way to fix it is to have it removed.

It's actually a very simple (but insanely expensive) procedure which is often done as an outpatient procedure with a possibility of a night's stay in the hospital. Although it's a simple laproscopic operation, the recuperation time is about a week. This means no work and no school. Unfortunately, that's not really feasible for me right now so I've elected to wait to have the operation once the semester is done. In the meantime, I have a nice supply of Vicodin in case I have another attack. Hopefully, I'll be able to hold out until May. Otherwise, things are going to be crazy stressful from having surgery and missing a week's worth of school and work.

So yeah, how's that for an eventful Thursday?

Motivation

It's A Girl!

For those of you that know me well, you know that I've been considering adoption for awhile now. I've had a difficult time trying to decide if I'm ready to take such a big step in my life, but the fact is, I'm going to be 28 this month and I'm tired of waiting for the perfect circumstances because in reality, things are never going to be absolutely perfect. I'm not getting any younger and I feel like I have my life in order, so I've decided to make this commitment. While I was in Crawford this past week, I unexpectedly got the chance to make this dream of mine come true. It all happened so fast, but I am so happy.

Her name is Mae and she will be three years old this summer. She has adjusted well to her new life here in Laramie and we are now a happy little family of two.

That Terri Clark Sure Knows What She's Talking About

So I'm back in Nebraska for spring break and I was listening to Terri Clark's "You're Easy on the Eyes" and thought to myself, "Wow. This is exactly how I feel about Jim Bob*." Here are the lyrics. I put the most poignant lines in bold for your convenience.

Should've known it was you
Knocking on my door
At a half past a heartache, quarter to four
Were you starting to worry I was finally getting over you?

I almost forgot you looked so fine
If you told me some lies it'd be like old times
Just getting to see you is almost worth the things you do

You're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart
You look so good but the way things look ain't the way the are
Better say goodbye before we go too far
Cause now I realize you're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart

I've got to admit you've got a smile
That really reeled me in for a while
But it ain't funny, honey what you put me through
So why don't you send me your photograph?
It would hurt a lot less than taking you back
Then I could still have my favorite part of you

You're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart
You look so good but the way things look ain't the way the are
Better say goodbye before we go too far
Cause now I realize you're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart

You're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart
You look so good but the way things look ain't the way the are
Better say goodbye before we go too far
Cause now I realize you're easy on the eyes
Hard on the heart

*Names have been changed to protect the identity of certain bastards

It's About Freaking Time!

According to the New York Times, Bernie Madoff was finally thrown in the slammer after he plead guilty to multiple charges. He was responsible for stealing billions of dollars from his clients. He sent them fake statements every month so that they wouldn't be suspicious of any wrongdoings. After the news leaked that Madoff had actually stolen billions of dollars from his clients, a number of them committed suicide because all of a sudden, they had nothing left. Now I'm not saying that Madoff is responsible for the decisions these people made, but it just shows how extremely screwed up our government and judicial system are when this man's punishment for months was to be on house arrest in his multi-million dollar home above Central Park in NYC even though he was solely responsible for destroying the lives of many. As far as I'm concerned, they can throw the keys to his jail cell in the Hudson.

You Know It's Time...

...To do the dishes when you eat ice cream with a measuring spoon.

Rant

I do not care for this time change one bit. I didn't even hear about it and then I woke up late this morning and it took me an hour to notice that my alarm clock and my phone had two different times on them. This day has gone by so fast and I only accomplished two things on my to-do list. Sad, sad situation.

3rd Week Update

Welp, I'm going into my third week as a vegetarian. Definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made. I feel so much better and healthier and lighter. I really haven't missed eating meat as much as I thought I would. The thought of eating meat seems more disgusting every day that I go without it. Especially poultry.

I've found that I love eggplant! I make a mean Eggplant Parmesan and I also really like curried eggplant over rice. So good! Soups are a great way to go when I don't feel like cooking. I have a great recipe for a low fat corn chowder which I try to keep in my fridge during the week and also a vegetable soup which is really good. And if I want to give it some more substance, I can add whole wheat pasta or Morningstar Veggie Crumbles. Which, by the way, I love Morningstar products! Especially their corndogs. They're soooo good! I could eat them everyday. No joke. Of course, I don't since they don't really contain any vegetables at all and they're processed, but man are they good!

So anyway, I've very happy with this lifestyle change I've made and I'm excited to keep going with it.

"Did you take my quarters, Bitch?"

I love my Mom. She is my best friend. We've of course been through some rough times, but the older I get, the closer we get. Sometimes I feel embarrassed that I spend so much time with her, but the truth is that there isn't really anyone else I'd like to spend so much time with. We share the same sense of humor. For instance, I was doing my laundry at her apartment and I couldn't find my quarters so I went into the laundry room where she was and asked, "Did you take my quarters, Bitch?" We started laughing uncontrollably. In the community laundry room. We just have so much fun together.

I'm so grateful for her and the things she has taught me. She is the most amazing woman. She's extremely intelligent, beautiful, independent, opinionated, strong, funny, spiritual, hard working, family oriented and lovable.

She means the world to me and I'm so fortunate to be her daughter. I love her with all my heart.