Day 05: A picture of your favorite memory

Kauai with my mom

Day Four: A Picture of your night

Went to Dinner with Friends at La Fuente Mexican Resaurant

Day 03- A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 02- A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Me, Sabrina and Lana ( I have known these girls since preschool)

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

1. I have more freckles than anyone I know. 

2. I have had 2 knee surgeries, sinovial joint injections, and a


breast reduction all withing the last 6 months.

3. I participated in my first ever 9k this past weekend.

4. I have the best spouse/partner any would could ask for


5. I LOVE MY FAMILY

6. I am learning what GOD means to me 

7. I love my church family

8. I sing and dance at random

9. I wanted to be a dentist until I was 18 

10. I would give my life for my nieces

30 Day Challenge

This should be fun... So in the next thirty days I will be completing this list:

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 04 - A picture of your night

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Back in the saddle again

Okay so I promised that I would update you on what been happening with me since my last post forever ago!!  LOL.  I don't know why I'm so bad at this game, but I am.

Here is a picture of the tattoo that I got in honor of my Aunt and then a shadow box I made of her.

 So my Uncle came out in April and borrowed my car for his new adventure.  This is how you know that you live in a really little town.  I have needed a second car exactly two times since he has borrowed it. LOL  He is coming out for Thanksgiving (YAY) and will be bringing the car back.





May:  I had my first knee surgery.  My right knee was worse so it went first.  I had a lateral tendon release and arthroscopy to clean out all the destroyed cartilage. What you see in the picture that looks like shredded chicken is actually my cartilage. On to physical therapy

June:  I had physical therapy 3 days a week for 4 weeks which kicked my ass and hurt so bad, but was so worth it.  I also started supervising visits between biological parents and their children that were in foster care as part of my internship for school.  I continued to do this even after my internship was over because it meant so much to the family I was supervising.

July:  NH and I decided to start selling baked good at the farmer's market as a fun summer time project.  We did pretty good and had a lot of fun!  Here are some pics from that.  Turns out I'm a pretty good cupcake decorator and I might have a few paying gigs coming soon!!  WOO HOO

Also on July 17, I had SI (sinovial joint) injections in my back to help with my L5-S1 disc bulge and desiccation.  I found out this year that I have arthritis in not only my knees but two places in my back T11-T12 and L5-S1 and it will only get worse as I get older.  However, the extremely painful injections that I had to endure have alleviated my pain almost completely (Thank you Jesus!!).  This is a huge step for me, since I have been in pain for 17 years.  I am hoping to make it atleast 9 months before I need another injection!  On July 21st I had my second knee surgery on the left knee. Same procedure followed by physical therapy.  Woo, blah!  LOL

August:  I got a letter from my insurance company stating that they reviewed my case and they ACCEPTED my appeal for a breast reduction!!  YES!!  But I only had until Sept 10th, 2011 to get it done. So before getting approval to take time off work I booked my reduction for Sept. 1st.   I met with the plastic surgeon and he said that he was going to take about 1050grams from my left and 750 grams from my right, which should make me about a D cup.  Yes you heard it right only a D cup.  LOL

So in Sept my Mommy flew out for my surgery and on the first I had my breast reduction and they took 3.82 pounds total, they wanted to take more but it would have left me uneven (which I already was and that was not the goal).  So after being in the recovery room for a couple of hours, I got to go to the hotel and sleep, ask Mom and NH the same questions over and over again and ask for the same food every time I was hungry which happened to be fried cheese sticks and fresh veggies with ranch dip.  LOL 

I have had to wear a sports bra 24 hrs a day for the last 6 weeks, but my boobs look great and I feel one hundred times better!!!

At the beginning of this month I was given a low blow by the doctors I found out that I am insulin resistant, which basically means that my pancreas produces too much insulin all the time and if I don't get it fixed it will burn out and I will become diabetic.  I was also diagnosed with poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (google it) which is mostly the reason I can't lose weight and I carry the majority of my weight in my midsection.  So now I'm on Metformin for that and I am working on totally changing my lifestyle.  I did learn that is probably the culprit for my miscarriage so that actually made me feel just a little bit better.

This past weekend, I wanted to test out my new improved body and NH and I went to Chicago with a friend and participated in the Title9k (which is about 5.5 miles) and I finished in 1hr 40 mins!!  I have to say I'm super proud of myself!!! 

It's about time!

It's about time, that I start writing my blog again.  I thought that I was going to be able to give this up and just chill, but alas, I yes Kirsty am admitting defeat.  I need a sounding board and one that won't get offended, upset, insert anyother word you can think of.   So much has been happening I don't even know where to start. So starting tomorrow. I will begin where I left off and will blog everyday until I'm caught up.

I will leave you with one note today.  I GET TO GO SHOOT GUNS!!!  WOO HOO