The good news is...

I got to spend Thanksgiving with my family. We're home now, we arrived around 3 pm back to Kansas today. They removed the tube last Friday morning, (and just in case you're wondering, it feels like someone is sucking your insides out with a vacuum as they pull it out) and then I went shopping all day in Indy! : ) We flew to Col. Springs last night and drove home today. All I should have to do is follow up with my regular doctor in a few weeks. I ended up having another procedure done called an ERCP scope, where they put me slightly under and put a scope down my esophogus and looked for whatever might be causing the extra "stuff". They found nothing, but put a stint in to help the drainage flow a little easier. If it doesn't ... (clearing throat sound) "pass", they will have to take it out in about 6 - 8 weeks. 2 days later the tube came out, and they let me come home. Brock - as far as pictures... I still have a hole in my right side that has to close if you'd like to see! JUST KIDDING. We are relieved to be home and I go back to work tomorrow. Summary: my one week trip with Ellie turned into a 2 1/2 week ordeal full of doctor appointments and a very inconvenient tube in my side, Josh flying out, and then forgetting how to turn my DVD player on when I got home. (no joke) Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! I'm so thankful to get back to normal life!

There are simply no words

So, Ellie and I landed in Indy on the 9th at 12:45pm. I was in the ER at 11:30 that night with excruciating stomach pain, which turned out to be my gall bladder. I had surgery the next morning. Not 24 hours after being on the soil of my homeland. My gall bladder was a mess, I'll spare you the details, but Josh ended up joining us on this fun adventure. He flew out this past Monday. The good news is, we'll be with our family for Thanksgiving. I'm having some strange complications, and my next Dr. appointment is on Monday. They aren't letting me leave until I'm better. Who knows when I'll return to Kansas. I feel ok, but I do have a drainage tube in my side.. not normal. Doesn't feel right. I hope to get that taken out on Monday. If I'm not better by Monday, they might have to do another surgery. I'll give details if they're wanted, in an email, I'm sure since a lot of people just got squeamish with the term "drainage tube". To wrap it up, our Indiana trip is extended until further notice.

Old Friends and Great Coffee

We are in Colorado Springs at the moment visiting family, friends, etc. My cousins are in Denver and we get the chance to spend some time with them today. Last night we got to spend several hours with KAYLA ROTZ!!! We live so close, and always forget to call when we're in town. We will forget no longer. We had coffee and talked for awhile at a cool little local spot, Pike's Perk. There will be one pic added soon. We had lots to talk about since it had been roughly 4 years since we had seen each other! (I was pregnant with Ellie the last time we got together.) It was so awesome to see you, Kayla! We WILL get together at Christmastime! I would also like to take this time to personally welcome Kayla to the blogging world! You will find her link to the right. Today we get to show my cousins, Tony and his wife Rett, around Colorado Springs. This is their first trip to Colorado, and what better city to spend it in?! Josh leaves later this afternoon to go home, and Ellie and I will be staying in the Springs until Wednesday morning when we fly home to Indiana for a week! This will be Ellie's first plane ride, and she is so excited. My friends lent me a portable DVD player, so that will be my lifesaver! Thanks Chris and Dara!! Well, if you didn't notice the time I'm writing this, it's 6:20 am and I've been up for an hour because I had so much coffee last night that I couldn't sleep. I swear I feel like I could do cartwheels right now. And I don't know how to do one.