Christmas is on Monday - how did it sneak up on me like this? It seems like I was just putting off Christmas shopping because it was too close to Thanksgiving and now we're less than a week away. I am relieved that everything I ordered online has come in (unless I've forgotten about something).
Matt and I haven't been doing much...he's been busy with work. I've spent my time entertaining Piper, playing some WoW and Final Fantasy XII, and learning more about editing/creating pages for WoWWiki. I like messing around with WoWWiki because I can find a random page, make it look nice and contain valuable information, and then make sure everything it refers or links to is also clean and helpful. An example of something I've put together would be: this, if you were curious.
On Tuesday we had to run back to Dallas for my appointment with Dr. Z. We drove in, had lunch at Cisco so we could say hi to Debbie, and stopped by the Roberts (giving Luke his Christmas present early - a Wii controller). We watched him play some 2-player tennis with a friend and Matt bowled a few rounds, and then we went to the appointment. Dr. Z and I are both really pleased with how things are going, and we didn't change any medication or anything. Matt and I did some quick Christmas shopping on our way out of town and came back to CS.
Last night we watched the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" We really enjoyed it, as much as a movie that gets you pissed off about something can be enjoyable. Next in our queue are "Ghost in the Shell" and "Talladega Nights," so those should be a change.
Tomorrow afternoon we're heading to Dallas for Christmas, and we'll only be back briefly in College Station from the 29-31 before we go to Dallas again for our Utah ski extravaganza. Yay!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Oops, forgot to blog...bad blogger!
I got a little behind in blogging. Oh well, I can move past it if you can. We spent last weekend in Dallas. Matt had to go into the office on Friday so we headed out early on Friday morning (I slept 2 hours in the car, yay). While he worked on ... whatever it is that he works on, I got to go to Amore and have lunch with Brittany, who was fortuitously in Dallas. It was a very Christmas-y weekend - we had the KMPG Christmas party on Friday night, helped the Roberts decorate and the Halls pick out the Christmas tree. And Matt, Dad, and I got to watch Mom wrapped in lights, transferring them from around her neck to around the tree.
Also worth mentioning about the weekend was Matt and I had our first Wii encounter. Luke has a Wii with the sports game and Zelda. I watched the boys do boxing, golf, bowling, and tennis and tried my hand at baseball. Matt and I both had authentic "Wiinjuries" for days later too (in our case, nothing too severe, just very sore shoulders). Saturday night we celebrated Susie's 51st birthday slightly belatedly by eating at Cuba Libre and then Matt and I watched Luke beat Zelda. On Sunday I gave Zelda a shot of my own, getting through the first dungeon, and Matt spent the evening suffering through a horrible Cowboys game at Texas Stadium with Dad, Jerry, and the managers.
We hit the road pretty early on Monday so Matt could get some work done. This week has been more of the same for us, although Matt has been relatively busy with work. Last night I saw my first shooting star (followed by at least ten more) during the fabulous meteor shower. =D
Oh, and I got my CT results back. I have a most likely congenital venous angioma in my brain, but it is totally innocuous and so I'm finally done with my brain testing. So I can drive! I may celebrate by going Christmas shopping tomorrow.
Also worth mentioning about the weekend was Matt and I had our first Wii encounter. Luke has a Wii with the sports game and Zelda. I watched the boys do boxing, golf, bowling, and tennis and tried my hand at baseball. Matt and I both had authentic "Wiinjuries" for days later too (in our case, nothing too severe, just very sore shoulders). Saturday night we celebrated Susie's 51st birthday slightly belatedly by eating at Cuba Libre and then Matt and I watched Luke beat Zelda. On Sunday I gave Zelda a shot of my own, getting through the first dungeon, and Matt spent the evening suffering through a horrible Cowboys game at Texas Stadium with Dad, Jerry, and the managers.
We hit the road pretty early on Monday so Matt could get some work done. This week has been more of the same for us, although Matt has been relatively busy with work. Last night I saw my first shooting star (followed by at least ten more) during the fabulous meteor shower. =D
Oh, and I got my CT results back. I have a most likely congenital venous angioma in my brain, but it is totally innocuous and so I'm finally done with my brain testing. So I can drive! I may celebrate by going Christmas shopping tomorrow.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Christmas Season is Upon Us
I fully oppose stores beginning Christmas as soon as Halloween is over, but I have no problem getting into the spirit as soon as Thanksgiving is over. It was a little weird this year with the early Thanksgiving, so I held off until December (2nd to be exact). Matt and I woke up slightly late this morning and watched The Chronicles of Narnia. Then we hauled out the Christmas decorations and got to work. We are so fortunate that Mom and Dad have hooked me up repeatedly with decorations, so we had lots of different things to put up (and I got a little excited last year when we were in the apartment and bought some more). So we hung lights, garlands, stockings, wreaths, and put out the fake poinsettias, Christmas pillows and other things. Then we went ahead and hung some non-Christmas items we've been meaning to get up for 4 months now. All the while, I had my iTunes Christmas playlist blaring. And a good time was had by all.
On Monday I went to the neurologist to get my MRI and EEG results back from a few weeks ago. The EEG was fine, but the MRI showed a very small venous angioma. It was stressed that this was almost definitely nothing but that they had to do an additional test for completeness to ensure that it was, in fact, nothing to worry about. So on Wednesday I went in to St. Joseph's Hospital for CT angiography with iodine contrast. The iodine contrast was fun - the radiology technician warned me it would make me feel warm and like I was tinkling on myself, but that I should remain calm because I would not be urinating in my pants. Wow, awesome. And it was totally true - thank goodness she had warned me because I really did have to repeat to myself "you are not peeing, you are not peeing." =D Other than that, it was uneventful. They'll call me with the results sometime next week.
My big project for the week was assembling 10 care packages to send to soldiers in Iraq for Christmas. I baked them each a loaf of pumpkin bread (Susie's wonderful recipe). Also included from the suggestion list I was given:
This week was kind of odd because Matt actually had work to do every day. I really like having our desks together in the same room, because we listened to music together and I played WoW or did kakuro puzzles or something while he worked. I also created a WoWWiki page for my WoW guild and for myself, which was pretty fun. Oh, and I got my rogue to level 60...my fourth level 60 character. Hehe, go me. Tonight my guild is going to a new dungeon for the first time...the good news is Matt has two college football conference championship games to watch while I'll be dying over and over in my game. Speaking of games, I'm picking up Final Fantasy XII for myself in about an hour and am super excited.
I guess that's it for now - Matt and I are off to run and enjoy the beautiful weather (from 78 degrees on Wednesday to 29 on Friday - it finally feels like the Christmas season!)
On Monday I went to the neurologist to get my MRI and EEG results back from a few weeks ago. The EEG was fine, but the MRI showed a very small venous angioma. It was stressed that this was almost definitely nothing but that they had to do an additional test for completeness to ensure that it was, in fact, nothing to worry about. So on Wednesday I went in to St. Joseph's Hospital for CT angiography with iodine contrast. The iodine contrast was fun - the radiology technician warned me it would make me feel warm and like I was tinkling on myself, but that I should remain calm because I would not be urinating in my pants. Wow, awesome. And it was totally true - thank goodness she had warned me because I really did have to repeat to myself "you are not peeing, you are not peeing." =D Other than that, it was uneventful. They'll call me with the results sometime next week.
My big project for the week was assembling 10 care packages to send to soldiers in Iraq for Christmas. I baked them each a loaf of pumpkin bread (Susie's wonderful recipe). Also included from the suggestion list I was given:
- 2 pairs of white crew socks
- Candy (jolly ranchers, starbursts, holiday-themed chocolates)
- Fruit snacks
- 1 Little Debbie Christmas snack cake
- Little toys to give to Iraqi children
- Off Deep Woods insect repellent wipes
- For the three female-specific packages:
- personal wet wipes
- Lip Smackers chap stick
- body wash
This week was kind of odd because Matt actually had work to do every day. I really like having our desks together in the same room, because we listened to music together and I played WoW or did kakuro puzzles or something while he worked. I also created a WoWWiki page for my WoW guild and for myself, which was pretty fun. Oh, and I got my rogue to level 60...my fourth level 60 character. Hehe, go me. Tonight my guild is going to a new dungeon for the first time...the good news is Matt has two college football conference championship games to watch while I'll be dying over and over in my game. Speaking of games, I'm picking up Final Fantasy XII for myself in about an hour and am super excited.
I guess that's it for now - Matt and I are off to run and enjoy the beautiful weather (from 78 degrees on Wednesday to 29 on Friday - it finally feels like the Christmas season!)
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