A Day In The Life Of Me

WELL!!  Nothing like a good Hurricane to scare the crap outta you…  I was leaving way before Ike was supposed to show up, and was to be back well after Ike would have blown through, but I had my oldest daughter to worry about…  should I go?  Should I stay???  ACK.  She told me to go because I wanted to do this for such a long time… but I was afraid when Ike hit she would have been really scared, and then she would have yelled "HOW COULD YOU HAVE LEFT ME!!!!???"  I had two back up plans for her, one for evacuation and one for staying, and although I wasn’t totally at peace with the storm, I felt it was ok to go to CA.    THANK GOD for favor and answering prayers!!

We didn’t get hit with anything more than 50 mph winds, and then on Sunday a soaking rain.  My daughter was safe and sound and snug.  We didn’t even lose power.  Not so for Houston…   Thank you Melanie for your offer - that was SWEET!!!   My horse was ok too.  Was imagining coming home and finding her impaled with something… but she was happy to see me, and mud-caked.

NOW.  For CA - wow, the weather was great!  I was actually COLD and had to buy a sweatshirt!! LOL!  For the first 3 days, waiting for Ike to land, it was stressful for me, but after I knew everyone was safe, it was very relaxed.  I got ZERO pictures of me    I took WAY too many pictures of the mountains, and took pictures of Dave and his kids.

I ate as best as I could, and I managed to maintain my weight!  HUH.  I feel flabby, though, and I’m ready to get back into the groove with my workouts!!

I didn’t even get to meet Dave’s friend (a guy) who he bragged to that he was bringing his "hot young lady" - we didn’t have time.  But I did meet the ex - -  she was very nice to me.  She didn’t seem jealous one bit, but I know she noticed I had shorts on… lol    And she had one of her (girl) friends with her one day, and I *KNOW* SHE saw me!!  The kids liked me, and we all had a blast, so I’m sure she (the ex) won’t forget me anytime soon.     Oh, and supposedly she has joined a gym and has been working out - but Dave said he saw no difference in her at all.

My warehouse has power, but the corp office doesn’t, and they haven’t been to work in a week, so I don’t have internet at work…  I will try to post regularly again, and I want to join in JuloftheNile’s challenge this time - -  keep writing to me, and thanks for all the comments and messages while I was gone!!!  You guys are so great!!!!  BIG HUG!!!Oh, and Steph - don’t worry 

Hi - I thought I’d better write a quick post since I’ve been MIA for a little while…

I’ve been working 2 days a week in our Houston office, and it’s sapping me.  Well, the drive is.  90 miles one way    I’m pretty much ready for bed by 8 or 8:30 on those nights!  But the good part about it is that I am taking my own food, drinking plenty of water, and not cheating while I’m there!!

My charlie horse… I may have been mistaken about that, since all I’ve read says they are in your quads - this is in my calf.  Well, it’s been a week and two days, and although I can walk (but stiff-legged in my bare feet), blood has pooled around my ankle and I have swelling on my shin, my lower leg, my ankle, and now my foot.  So I went to the doctor today.

She took an X-ray to make sure I didn’t have any cracks, and she poked and prodded as doctors do.  Good news - I’m going to live  lol, and I won’t lose my leg.  HAHA.  She said it looks like a big muscle tear in my gastro– something (my calf) and probably I tore a blood vessel too, and the cramp created a pocket where all the blood stayed.  As my muscle is relaxing, the blood is coming out, hence the swelling and totally ugly and scary looking ankle.  She said as long as I keep getting better, I shouldn’t worry about anything.

I haven’t done any leg exercises, although I feel like I WANT to, and she said go ahead, if I have swelling use ice, and if I feel worse, stop.

California is September 10 - next week!!!  I am VERY excited!  I feel good about the way I fit in my clothes, so I’m not going to worry about THAT.  We are going to a wild animal park somewhere, probably on Saturday, and that will involve lots of walking.  But I’ve also been warned about all the restaurants we will be visiting, too     Lets hope I still fit good in my clothes when I come home!!  haha!

I plan on trying the ‘baby got back’ contest when I come home, if it’s going to go round two.  I’m looking forward to my trip, and also progressing to the next level of my workouts!!

I’ll see if I can post pictures when I get back - have to get them "approved" first, though.    I’ll probably write more before I leave, but just in case, now you all know what’s going on!!!

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!