drammatical

Where to start. N is doing much better. We think he has full range of motion but his knee keeps on locking up. Plus, walking for long periods of time really hurts him. So far we expect that he’ll be out for another two more weeks then back to the old salt mill, or tasting warehouse as I like to call it. If you know N and have still not had a chance to see or talk to him you better do it now. Once he gets back to work it’ll be bye bye N.

Last week we took our obligatory trip to Kern River. It was so refreshing to be out of town, out of the city. All we did was hang out at the river and indulge. What we really liked about this trip was the lack of people! We usually head out on Saturday but this time we left on Monday and it made all the difference. We’ve decided this is the way to go from now on. Another idea we came up with was actually inviting people up with us next year. We received a ton of inquiries as to what we would be doing and where was this place and so on. We got the hint. The plan is to get a house on the river front and then we’ll see from there.

Yesterday was a lazy Sunday indeed. AA wanted to go for a 10miler but I really didn’t have it in me. I needed to sleep in since I really haven’t since, geez I can’t remember when. Instead I spent my morning at SB finishing up my Lance Armstrong book and then headed over to watch Bottle Shock. The movie was good but I could have waited to see it on video. I must admit that I wish they would have added more scenes related to wine as opposed to the romantic triangle they had in there. All in all I give this movie a B- rating. Great cast though, especially liked Snape’s character.

Lance Armstrong book review to follow.

One more thing, finally booked our trip to Mexico!

Today’s my first day back in the office and N’s first day on his own *gasp*. I already spoke to him this morning so at least I know he won’t be lying on the floor unconscious when I get home.

His surgery went well, or at least that’s what we were told by the MDs. The recovery is another story. At this point he’s still having a very hard time bending his knee and therefore, can’t drive. This I think is what’s really killing him, being stuck.

He started physical therapy last Thursday and we saw tremendous improvement. So, given the PT’s advice to not get “cooped up at home” we went for dinner and drinks Friday night. Saturday morning his knee was slightly pink and somewhat swollen. So went on the weekend, he went out for a few hours on Saturday and some on Sunday. Well, now his knee is swollen. Both the MD and PT told him to walk and place more weight on it but his knee doesn’t seem to be reacting well to any of this. Good thing he has another PT appt. tomorrow.

Something else… I sliced my leg throwing out the trash last week and had to get some stitches, very minor. Anyway, the MD prohibited me from any running for 12 days. I’m on day 10, or 11. It’s been killing me not to run. Hell I even ran today. I hate being restricted! This did give me a sense to what N is feeling right now too. I at least get to run is a few days; he still has a long road ahead. Poor guy, he’s been a real trooper about everything. If it were me, well let’s thank the lord it’s not ‘cause it wouldn’t be good.

Thank you babe for being a very good patient!

We had all our pre-op appointments yesterday and they were kinda freaky. Sounds like they know what’s wrong with N’s knee and they were explaining and showing us what they’re planning on doing. It was very weird actually. We’re hoping they can repair the damage by stitching it up as opposed to cutting it out. We made it clear that we prefer the former but they can’t guarantee anything until they’re inside. Eek!

At the moment N’s only concern is being cooped up for a whole week at home! He’s really freaking about this. He swears he’s going to go mad with cabin fever. Oh, and he’s so not happy about having to check in at 6am for his procedure. :-/ Yeah, I’m not happy either since I’ll be up with him too. At least he gets some happy juices while I’ll be trying to keep content with hospital caffeine, blah.

Please, please wish us luck. Oh, and here’s praying that the little coffee cart I spied on yesterday opens at 6:35am.

N’s surgery time is coming close. We’re on count down mode actually. I know it’s a relatively simple procedure but I’m still nervous. Of course I’ve been all nonchalant around him but inside I’m not. So here’s to a quick, painless, problem-less procedure and recovery.

can't believe i've been on here for about four hours. damn. plus i can't even find the song i originally came for. hmpf! at least i've been getting my fix on youtube. 'cept i never realized how vulgar it really is. hee. still love it.

i need to get this sh!t on my ipod!

drink all night
play all night
lets get it popping
i'm miami triiiiic

better stop this replay, aa is about to knock me over the head :-/

I was supposed to run the San Marino 5K on Friday but some peeps couldn't make it so AA and I met at the Rose Bowl instead and did our own 5K. It was fun as we did the outside hills and wasn’t too hot, yet. Afterwards, we ended up in Old Town for some breakfast & my caffeine fix. I got some more books; I swear I’m going to have to be banned from bookstores pretty soon, and more caffeine. We ended up seeing one of the C-clan members which is funny since he lives super far and so do I. Whenever in Pasadena some familiar face always pops up. Ended up at my parents and mom and I went shopping, again. Telling you, I need some sort of restraint.

Once I got home home N and I went for drinks and ended up at a new sushi place in Monrovia. Well new to us at least since they’ve been around for 1.5yrs now. It was tasty and we’d definitely make the trek down there again. Since it was 4th of July everyone and there mother was out there on the street waiting for some sort of firework extravaganza. N and I took a short walk and we ended up spotting some of the workout buffs. See, it was a weekend full of familiar faces. Saw the extravaganza and headed home. The end.

Saturday I met with some more workout buffs now deemed martyroners. This group is training for the Pasadena marathon and are some serious souls. I’m just out there for the extra training and running. You can never get too much running in. Also, I am planning on running a half in October so this is training for me too I guess.

Last week was my first ever 6 miler and was quite surprised I was able to go the whole distance non-stop. My time last week was 1.05 and my time this week was 1.09. There was a killer hill this week so I’m hoping that was part of the extra 4 minutes. The run this week was much more scenic and enjoyable for me. I tend to have serious mind psyche outs so I don’t like to see long straightaway’s while running.

I also attended a shower. We had so much fun and all the gifts almost, almost made me want a bebe too. The cake was sooo good that I had two slices :-P but by the end of the night I was ready to drop. I’m surprised I was able to make it home since everything after that is a blur. It was all the sun that did me in. I can’t wait to see the pics for this bash. But I really really REALLY can’t wait to see baby G! It was so sweet to see how much my friend is loved.

Sunday, vegged out all day.

And now I’m back here, north. Luckily this is my last week and will be able to resume my regular routine. Also, my trip to DC was cancelled!!! Assome!

It’s totally annoying that I can’t make any calls while on the road. WTF! Highly irritated by the stupid hands free law. Its complete bullshit and another way for these effin multibillionaire companies to make more money. Capitalism sucks. I refuse to by a bluetooth or anything for this dumbass law. Oh well, I was always against texting while driving but that’s what I’ll just have to resort to since that won’t get me a ticket. Nice one California.

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore said "banning specific distractions is a slippery slope, and unnecessary, because motorists already can be cited for reckless driving. Drivers' attention can be affected by changing CDs, putting on makeup, or by loud music, pets, crying babies, smoking, eating and other things [like texting!]. Where do you draw the line?"

Exactly Chuck, exactly.