Surgery, An Anniversary, and a Red Sox World Series Win

So the surgery went well.  The surgeon thinks she got the glass though we won't know for sure for another week or two.  It took her twice as long as she originally anticipated.  In the end I had to have my foot packed with a betadine packing and will have to have that changed twice before she'll close it up.  I can walk on my heel but need the help of crutches.

Today was our anniversary and it was a good one.  We went to see the surgeon, then went to Dunkin Donuts for some breakfast.  Then a nap was in order followed by dinner and a Bruins game.  The Bruins lost.  That sucked.  But...

The Red Sox won the World Series!  I wasn't allowed to watch the game as instructed by one of my friends who is convinced I am a jinx.  They do seem to lose when I watch.  So I didn't watch.  But I knew they won by the flurry of facebook and twitter posts.

Happy Halloween everyone!  Be safe!

Walking On Broken Glass

I think I took Annie Lennox's song Walking On Broken Glass a little too literally last week.  I broke a glass in my kitchen like 2 months ago and I was walking barefoot in there a week ago.  I stepped on a piece of broken glass that I must have missed while cleaning it up.  A small piece of glass broke off from the larger piece and has lodged itself deep in my foot.  So tomorrow morning I'm having minor surgery to have it removed.  I'm such an idiot and now wear slippers with rubber souls around the apartment.  It's very painful and I'm not thrilled about being in more pain while the surgical wounds heal.  How does one manage with stitches on the bottom of one's foot?

The surgery is early in the morning.  Well, early for me.  I have to be there at 8:15.  8:15 AM in Kenmore Square in Boston.  Thank goodness it's not during a baseball game.  The World Series comes back to Boston and an afternoon surgery might be very difficult to get out of.  I do have to deal with rush hour.  I drop my husband off at his new job at 7am, so I'll probably be there early.  Fortunately I don't have to rush or worry about oversleeping.  I just have to rush to get my husband to work on time.  I'm not looking forward to having to get up at 5:45am again.  But do it I will because I love my husband.

Speaking of which, it's our anniversary in two days.  Three years to the day of when I married the best man for me.  I love him so much that even though we're in a big financial hole I'm still a happy person.  Though the long hours with him away totally sucks.  His work hours are ten hours long.  Then he goes to school for another 5 hours.  In total he's gone from 6:30am to 11pm.  He does get Wednesdays and Sundays off from his full time job but he still works Sundays during the day at the auto parts store.  Ugh.  There's not a single day he has completely off from work and school. 

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?  We'll just see about that.  I'm selfish.  I want to see him more.  Now I know how my brother and sister in law feel working different shifts for Starbucks.  They only get to spend a few waking hours a day together.  I guess that's how we'll be. 

The Bruins, a Wedding, and A New Job

The Bruins are doing great!  They've lost two games, but the other night they killed Tampa Bay.  A 5-0 shutout by Tuukka Rask!  It was a great game.  I'm hoping we have an entire season full of shutouts and high point wins.

Last week was Canadian Thanksgiving.  We went to my mother's house for the traditional Thanksgiving meal.  Turkey, cranberry sauce, candied yams, masked potatoes and an endless supply of pies.  There were 22 people there.  The apartment was stuffed full.

My husband is starting a new job in a week.  He's starting his very first mechanic job.  He's so excited and nervous at the same time.  He had last week off from school, and started back up tonight.  Life for him is really moving forward.  His new boss even cleared him to go to my cousin's wedding in Canada in December.  I'm really excited to be going.  It'll be a nice break from the day to day routine.  I get to dance with my husband which is something I don't get to do very often.

Am I Living Up To My Blog's Name?

My blog is called "Living Life To It's Fullest".  But am I really doing that?  Not really.  I lack purpose, except to be my husband's wife.  And to be the mother of my 6 guinea pigs and 4 snakes.  Other than that I feel like I'm floundering.  I haven't worked a regular job in really six years now.  I've dropped all my hobbies and I just seem to be like a flag waving in the wind.  Not really going anywhere, just swaying the way the wind blows me. 

I tried school, that didn't work out for financial reasons.  I tried volunteering with animal shelters but there are apparently lengthy volunteer waiting lists.  I'm allergic to cats so I'd rather work with small animals or dogs. 

The bottom line is maybe I have to accept that my body has limitations.  I'm not lazy as it was pointed out to me.  I have real physical and other issues.  I am limited in what I can do.  I need a part time desk job.  So I've started applying to those.  I am doing everything I can to get out of this rut.  I can't work retail and be on my feet all day.  It's just not an option.  I have to accept it. 

So I may not be living life to it's fullest but I'm going to try to get there.  I have a family in my own way with a truly loving husband.  I can't wait until he's done with school so I can see him more.  He's already done with his first 3 month term in another week.  Then he gets a break.  Then he has 15 months to go. 

Guess what?!  Because his break is coming up we can go to Canadian Thanksgiving at my mother's house.  My mother was worried we weren't going to be able to make it but we will.  I told Jason to ask for it off from his part time job, so that should be all set.  Mmmm... I can't wait for homemade pecan and pumpkin pies.  And the cranberry sauce.  Oh hell, I love it all!  See I can get excited about things.  I can't be that far gone, can I?  LOL.

Just a Few More Days Til The Bruins Are Back!

I may not have been a hockey fan until I met my husband, but I'm a hockey fan now.  More specifically I'm a Boston Bruins Fan.  Last year was a little heart breaking.  I think if Bergeron had been able to play, really play, the results would have been different.  I'm not saying he's the whole team by any means, but he's a really good player.  It's kind of like losing Chara.  Yeah, that bad.

Anyway, the hockey season starts now and I'm psyched to see the Bruins play.  I may not be able to afford to see them at the TD Garden but I can watch them from home.  And watch them I will.  I will DVR The Big Bang Theory, Survivor, and all the rest of my shows to watch the game.  I follow along on Twitter.  At least I did for the PreSeason Games.  They had a great Preseason run.  I hope it continues into the regular season.

My husband may not be able to watch the games as he's in school, but I'm a fan now.  I saw them win the Stanley Cup a few years ago and I know they can do it again.

Go BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comcast, the Apartment, and a 4.0 GPA

Let's start with the apartment.  It wasn't clean enough for Comcast to come in and do their thing setting up our service.  They came by twice and neither time it was clean enough.  So I spent days upon days just cleaning.  God bless housemaids, I don't know how they do it.  Anyway, We finally got it to the point where Comcast would enter and then they brought the wrong box, didn't make sure the box worked before leaving, and left me with poor instructions.  Then we decided to add services and rather than have a person come back out we had the self service kits sent out.  They took over a week to arrive and then once I set them up, the phone line didn't work and the DVR box didn't work.  So after 2 hours on my cell phone with Comcast they finally told me they would send a tech out on Thursday to fix the problem.  If they don't fix it on Thursday I am going to be pretty frustrated.  I've had problem after problem with Comcast and it's been less than a month since I first called them.

Jason is top of his class!  He got a 4.0 GPA, and he's up for Perfect Attendance.  I'm so proud of him!  Now they're starting electricity so that he can learn to fix the electrical components of cars.  It sounds hard.  I'm praying for him that he can keep his average up.  Anyway his first term is coming to a close in a few weeks.  Then it's time for Canadian Thanksgiving!  Yay!  

The piggies are good though Snickers may not be marking her territory like we thought.  The vet indicated she might have a bladder or UT Infection.  So I guess we'll be bringing Snickers in.  Poor baby.