Ready or Not

The last part of the week went by in a hurry. Did school, went to the gym, and fell out on the couch by afternoon time....still not much energy. The house fell down around me. Dishes and laundry and heck just all of it. Just no oomph to get up and getter done. It had me pretty bummed out.

Went and got my hair did Thursday night. Ended up getting some color for the 1st time in 5 yrs!! I wanted something different like puple streaks, the kind that are more underneath your hair. She mixed Orchid w/ Violet and it turned out like a purplish burgundy:) I really like it.

On the way to get my hair did. It was looking mighty shaggy. Bangs were LONG!

After of my hair:) Not sure if the streaks are real visible here but I love it:)

Randall got a sitter for us last night so we could get outta town for the night. Think it's been about 6 weeks or more since we had an actual date. We went to Tampa to see "John Carter" on 3D Imax:)!! We were starving when we got there and found a place called "Bostons" right next to the theater. It was a really cool pizza/wings place and had indoor/outdoor dining, so we sat outside. The weather is so gorgeous right now.

Me and Randall on our way outta town on our Date Night:) I like how his gum shows in the pic. Classy! I always look horrible in self-portraits!

 We got a really cool 10 inch pizza..."Tuscan"...picked the one w/ the least questionable items on it for me, and man was it good. They had us in and out of there in like 20 minutes so we were able to get really good seats in the theater. The screen wasn't as big as the one in Orlando that we went to, but still so cool. I felt bad bc I fell asleep like 10 min into the movie and struggled to stay awake throughout....Guess the 4am bed time that day didn't help. Literally took one sip of DMD and was awake til then. I'm pretty much over caffeine. I hope I can really commit to my feeling of hatred for it. It affects me so badly. I've not been getting enough sleep at all lately. After the movie we walked over to Coldstone and got some icecream. Well, I got the healthier yogurt w/ bananas and he got the death by chocolate or some mess. Ha. Then we walked back to the car hand in hand. It is nice to get away and pretend we are kid-free sometimes. I feel so close to him....I think when things get difficult it reminds you how much love you really have for each other. He's been so understanding and kind since I've been sick. He knows how hard it is on me to feel like crud and struggle to keep up w/ things.

Today I slept in. Got up and things seemed way too quiet. I went back to bed after using the powder room and slept til 9:30ish and came out and the house was completely quiet. R had taken the boys to Orlando to buy another truck for work. He's continually buying/selling vehicles in his biz as things change, or vehicles fall apart. It was nice to sleep in. I stayed in my pj's reading Mockingjay til around 1:30....so lazy. When they got home, I got ready and we all went in to the drugstore and Publix to get what I needed for my weekend of fun...ha. Had to fill my Rx for my colonoscopy cleanse stuff, and get a couple other OTC things, and some sprite, jello etc.

The boys at Publix today. Miles was prob'ly in a sugar coma from the free sugar cookie from the bakery:) He was riding around w/ his feet up pretending to be asleep. He is so hilarious these days.

That awkward moment when you walk up to
purchase your goods and realize it's a 20-something year old guy who's gonna be your  cashier...
He wouldn't even look me in the eyes. I just waltzed up and pretended like I owned the place, secretly dying inside:)

 I hafta eat drink only clear liquids tomorrow, so that should be fun. Tonight I had to drink a bottle (10 oz) of Magnesium Citrate as per dr's orders, and it was even nastier than the dyed Gatorade nightmare that I drank in the hospital for my CT scan. O.M.G. I almost hurled a few times.....And tomorrow night from 6-9 pm, I hafta chug FOUR liters of this other stuff. I am frightened for real. I will have to starve myself in the afternoon, bc even a couple hours after dinner tonight, the 10oz made my stomach protrude like crazy. I felt like I was gonna throw it up bc I was so full...can't imagine the four liters. I still haven't decided which mix in flavor I'm gonna use. It's between cherry, orange and pineapple. I'm leaning towards orange. ha. This all sucks and I gag so easily, but I'm trying to man up and not be a crybaby about it. I have to force myself to drink it. I'm not a big drinker as it is, so it's rough. Anywho, I'm hoping they will have results for me almost instantaneously after my procedure on Monday. I'm thinking since it's a camera going up there and the doc is the one doing it, he should just know everything by the time it's done, right? :) one can hope. I'm praying and hoping for good news, not something that will affect the rest of my life, but I know God knows all about this and has a plan. Even in the few short weeks since my hospital stay, I feel I've changed so much....not being able to eat so much and being very limited everywhere I go, I feel so much more mindful about what I put into my mouth and really do feel healthier on that front. And we've made huge strides when it comes to the vegan thing. Been doing w/out cheese and meat for nearly a week now. Only had them once or twice I think?? So I feel very good about that. Maybe all this craziness has brought about the change I've been leaning towards for the last year or so. I hope after all this I don't go buckwild and will stay mindful of my health and what I put into my body. I've been caffeine-free (other than a few sips here and there) for the whole time too, and God knows that needed to happen. Side note: ran on the tready for the 1st time since the illness. Did 1.75 miles, albeit slow,but felt strong and natural. My stride was good and my bod wasn't as jiggly, so that was a plus:) ha. 

Went to the movies this afternoon and saw "1,000 words" w/ Eddie Murphy. He cracks me up. Went alone. Don't have a lot of friends to choose from around here, esp ones that can spontaneously go to the movies, so opted to go alone yet again. My Mom wouldn't even answer her phone today, so visiting her was impossible today. I'm not quite sure why anyone has phones these days bc no one ever answers them. I talked more today to a perfect stranger from our cabin rental company, than I have to any of my friends in the last week.....That's a whole 'nuthuh story....smh. After the movie I went to JC Penney, which has really lowered their prices btw, and found some shorts, skirt, dress slacks and a beautiful dressy tank for church. I desperately needed bottoms, so i was glad. It's hard for me to find pants or bottoms of any kind bc of the way I'm built...my big legs and butt. UGH>but I came away w/ 4 bottoms!! So yay! Even though 90% of my church shows up wearing jeans, I have always dressed up, and always will. I've worn jeans, but just don't make a habit of it. I guess I'm old school in my thinking on that. I figure I can dress up and give God my best once a week.

Well, I should go. My stomach is feeling ROUGH, and I feel like I'm still gonna hurl bc I'm so full of liquid. Tomorrow will be a laid-back day at home chilling w/ the fam. And hopefully by 11 on Monday, I'll be able to come home and eat a strawberry or apple if I want!!!! Wow, am I stoked about that:)