The Road Not Taken

We'll my surgery was successful, or so Dr. S. said. Despite the great amount of pain I have been in, I can tell you I have instant relief from what was bothering me prior to Thursday. The only complaint I have (aside from the pain) is that the right side of my face is sore and very swollen. Not sure what they did to me, or if I even want to know what they did, but it hurts now. I arrived at the surgery center around 4 p.m. on Thursday and I was home by 8 p.m. They first told me the surgery would take around 1-3 hours but luckily it only lasted around 1 hour. I MAY have to go back in later on to have more repairs done but as for now I am good to go. I've had great help here at home. My mom and dad have been a huge help and my aunt and uncle and cousin as well. Clark has been spoiled rotten, as always. I am so grateful that I have such great friends and family that have stepped in to help me with the little man during this time.

Just a little side note; I had decided for so long (almost 2 years) to just wait on this procedure because I was in Germany (the surgeon there scared the POOP out of me) and I wanted Dr. S. (who is a great family friend) to do the surgery. Friends, that was the biggest mistake I could have ever made. Next time I will know better. I will do what is BEST for my body. I hope to never have to go through this again. Only time will tell though!

The next few weeks are going to be very busy. Next week we'll be taking it slow, getting Clarke registered for school and just hanging around the house until Friday night. We will be attending a reception in honor of my cousin Charlie and his new bride Ashley. They married in Nassau,Bahamas a couple of weeks ago. The 1st thru 3rd of August I will be beach bound again with my bestest friends Mindy and Rexy. We'll have Clark and Charlie with us so you must not worry about us girls getting wild like the old days :-). On the evening of the 6th Mom, Clark and myself will drive out headed towards Maryland. We'll arrive sometime on the 7th and stay until the 11th. We'll be spending some time with my Aunt Jackie a.k.a Queenie and with my grandparents. I'm looking forward to seeing them all, but I am dreeding the 14-16 hour trip. On the 13th thru 15th Clarke and I will be beach bound again with my uncle and his family from the ATL. Registration for The Kelly School of Dance is August 4-6 from 1-5 so I'll be there for that and then I start actually teaching on the 18th. I've registered myself for classes at Enterprise Ozark Community College, which start on the 22nd of August. I am taking 5 classes (17 hours). I'm really looking forward to getting back into classes and FINALLY finishing my degree.

Loving you all from the couch!!!!