Trip to Coeur D'Alene

This may be boring as there are no pictures so feel free to skip it if you like, I promise I won't get offended. So yesterday I had to go to Coeur D'Alene for a meeting so I got up at 3:45 in the morning so I could get ready and get my house cleaned before I left. I got to the airport at about 5:00 for my 6:00 am flight. I find that if I have to travel it is really kind of fun to not have to pack a suitcase cause that whole checking in and waiting for baggage thing is annoying. Anyway since I didn't have any luggage cause I was only staying for the day I was able to head right over to security. I still have to wear an ankle brace to support my ankle so I was a little worried that I would set off the alarm, but I didn't I was pretty happy about that. Oh I forgot the best part of this whole early morning flight thing was that Mom and Dad had to go to meeting too so they were there with me and I had someone to harass. :) Anyway so I flew to Boise, which wasn't bad because I got to switch seats and not have anyone sitting by me. I had a two hour layover in Boise before flying to Spokane so Mom, Dad, and I went over and found seats to chill in. I was having a great morning, because I had made it through my whole flight without getting sick, wich for me is good because I get motion sickness really easy, or so I thought. As we got over to where we were going to sit I suddenly did not feel well at all and had to go buy a coke to settle my stomach. Mom immediatly settled into reading her book and Dad and I joked around before he took a nap. I spent the time playing around on the internet for a while, yea for free wi-fi, and then I also pulled out my book and read. The fun part was that we were sitting by the elevator so they kept bringing people past in wheelchairs and this one person was rolled by with a big bag on their laps and dad leans over and asks "Why is it that everytime you see someone being pushed in a wheelchair do they have a big bag on their laps." We laughed and then everytime anyone else in a wheelchair went past dad muttered about bags under his breath. Then as we continued to sit there this guy who worked for the airport walked past and dad says to me "uh-oh here comes the quax guy." I look up from my book to see this guy walking past with a big QX on the back of his vest. Then Dad says to me "Do you know what he does?" So curious as I was I said yea and dad says "He quax around the airport." I of course laugh for a while and then had to tell mom the whole story when she got back from the bathroom. Anyway after the fun layover we finally get on our plane to Spokane. Nothing real fun on that ride cause it was actually overbooked. Mom and Dad and I did talk about missing our meetings and taking the ticket that you can use to go anywhere and going to Hawaii instead, but then decided that we should go to the meetings. When we landed in Spokane we got Mom and Dad's bags and then went to get our rental cars. The line for my car was way long while there was no one at the place Dad got his car so they got theirs and then just waited for me. I finally got the keys to my sweet ride for the day, THE SILVER BULLET aka the silver PT Cruiser. So we go out to get our cars and the car parked next to mine is so close that I can't get in the driver seat and so I wait patiently for the people sitting in that car to pull out and I wait and wait and then finally I went around to the front of my car and waited so they could see that I was waiting on them and they finally pull out. As I get into my car and start to drive over to where Mom and Dad's car was supposed to be parked I see mom waving me over so I head over there and she tells me to just park cause Dad had to go in and get a new car cause their stunk really bad like cigarette smoke. So I pull into an empty spot next to them. So mom and I are sitting their wating and this old guy comes walking up to the car, he works for the rental agency that Mom and Dad went through, so I roll down my window and he tells me that the car I am in is not one of their cars so I start to explain. I say to him that "I am waiting for my parents because they rented the car next to me but needed a different one because there is something wrong with that one." Halfway through my explaination this guy turns around and walks away. I turned to mom and we both just look at each other with that WHAT THE look and then we chuckled about it. Shortly therafter Dad shows up with their new car, which still smells like cigarette smoke, just not as bad. So about an hour after landing we are finally able to leave. But since we have several hours before my meeting starts and Mom and Dad can check into their hotel we decide to go the Post Falls Outlets. Sweet idea right? Wrong. About 3/4 of the stores were empty and the ones that were open weren't that impressive, but Mom and I did get some new shoes so it worked out. So since there wasn't really anything else to do we decided to drive around Coeur D'Alene and since driving two cars around was silly we went to where my meeting was and dropped my car off then we went and Mom and Dad showed me Lake Coeur D'Alene which is huge and really cool. Then I went to my meeting which took almost 4 hours and then I went to Post Falls to talk to Mom and Dad before heading back to the Airport to catch my 6:25 flight to Boise. I was supposed to get into Boise with about 30 minutes to spare to catch my flight to Idaho Falls so I was really worried that we would be late and I would miss my flight but fortunately for me my flight to Idaho Falls was running about 15 minutes late. So I got to Idaho Falls at about 10:00 and then drove home with the A/C cranked and the Radio blaring to keep me awake.

Tagged

3 Joys
1. Riding in an Ambulance on my way to a call. There is nothing in the world that I have come across yet that has that same adrenaline rush. It never ceases to amaze me how revved up I get when I get to go out and help people when they are most in need of some help.

2. My Nieces and Nephews. I would give most anything to spend time with my nieces and nephews, especially work. There is nothing like hearing the joy in a kids voice when they yell you're name cause they are so excited just to see you.

3. Reading. I love just sitting around and getting totally immersed in a good book. It doesn't happen much, but I do absolutely love it.

3 Fears
1. That what I have in life now is all I am going to have.

2. That a member of my family will be hurt really bad and that I will show up on scene in the ambulance or the fire truck and not be able to do anything to save them.

3. Spiders. They are totally gross and kinda freak me out a little bit.

3 Goals
1. Do better on my scripture study, church attendence, and temple attendence.

2. Be able to get back to playing basketball by the end of the year. I haven't been able to play for over 2 1/2 months and I am totally missing it.

3. Stay on top of everything that I have to do in my life like work, housecleaning, and exercising and soon traveling and homework.


3 Current Obsessions
1. The twighlight series. The new book comes out in a little over a week and I have been re-reading the other three books which is bad because it keeps me from doing all the other things I am supposed to be doing.

2. Movies. I love movies and I actually collect them. If I watch a movie and like it I totally buy it, I even buy some that I have never seen because I want to see them. One day I will watch all of the movies that I have.

3. Facebook. I know it is totally sad but I get on facebook first thing in the morning and last thing at night, and several times during the day. I like to be able to keep up with all my friends both current and those from high school.


3 Surprising Facts About Myself
1. I am actually a pretty good cook when I want to be, but I hate the process and avoid it at all costs.

2. I cry at sad movies when no one else is around. Yes many of you will be shocked at this because I never cry when I am around other people.

3. I am very anal about my hair. If it sticks up or doesn't look perfect I get super annoyed.

Now I am going to tag Becca, Kimmy, Shellie, and Jason and Amy (and yes I want answers from both of you.)

Name Meaning

So I found this on my friend Nicole's blog and found it interesting.

What Jessica Means

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

The Amazing Kaleb is now three!

Today is my nephew Kaleb's Birthday and he is three. It is so crazy that he is now three because that means that Andy and Raygon have been here almost three years. Kaleb is a hoot, he can make me laugh like no one else can. He is super smart and has basically memorized all of the books in his house. I love reading with him because you read a couple of words and then he can finish the whole rest of the page. He loves to be outside and would probably have loved living in pioneer times so that he could just run around and be outside. He gets to spend the weekend camping and riding the four wheelers for his birthday which are two things he totally loves. Kaleb is such a fun kid and I totally love hanging out with hime. Happy Birthday Kaleb!

Free...kinda

So I went to the doctor today and I can officially be out of the boot cast for good. I'm not starting physical therapy yet, at least for a few more weeks. The doc says he wants to give it some more time, at least another month. The downside to that is that in a little over a month I start grad school and will not be her in Idaho Monday through Wednesday. Also on the upside I am cleared to run on the ambulance again starting August 1st and I am super excited about that although he did say that he doesn't want me to play basketball for a few more months. I was very dissapointed about that since I was hoping to be able to go play today. :( Oh well I guess that's life, we take what we can get.

Ethan is the big 5

So I just wanted to give a little shout out to my nephew Ethan who turned 5 today. He is one of the coolest kids I know. He is super smart and always wants to learn. He is an awesome big brother to his two little sisters and is really good about letting Abby play with him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN, You are a stud!!!!

Surgery Update

It's been a while since I posted so I will play catch up here for a minute. Quick update on the surgery. I spent two weeks in a hard cast that kept my foot turned at a bit of an angle to make sure that the tendons healed together the way they were supposed to. I spent 5 weeks on crutches totally non weight bearing....okay for those of you who know me well you all know I started cheating after about 4 weeks. :) It's okay though cause when I went into the doctor he asked if I cheated and when I told him I had he just laughed and said that he kind of expected I would. Anyway 2 1/2 weeks ago I got the go ahead to ditch the crutches and just walk in the boot cast that I got after I got the cast off. I struggled for a couple of days learning to walk and not fall on my face, which I only did once by the way. So in another 10 days I should be getting the boot cast off and then I get to start physical therapy. I'm excited to get back to normal, but I'm not so sure how I feel about starting the physical therapy. Here are some sweet pics from my surgery. This one is the cast I wore for two weeks.

And this is the scar on my ankle. It was way cooler than I thought it was going to be. :) I did have a little necrosis at the top, where the skin died but it healed together nicely anyway.

My awesome Family

So I have to say that my family is totally the best family ever! They are totally awesome and have been so willing to help me out with things since my surgery. My parents totally took care of me for the first week and were very cool about letting me take as much time off work as I needed. They have also been patient with me since I am not yet back to my full hours, but hopefully will be as soon as I can get this boot off my foot. My mom also gave up an entire Saturday to come and help me week my backyard. It hasn't been weeded in like the whole two years that I have lived here because I hate weeding. Anyway we also had to trim the bushes and pull and dig out these weeds that were like two feet tall. She figured it wouldn't take very long but it took like 7 hours. That was with me, my mom, my dad, and these three random college students who took pity on us and came to help. My dad came for a while and then brought back his trailer which we filled almost completely full with all the weeds, branches, and crap that we took out of my backyard which is really small. My brothers Andy and Mark also came over for a little while during this endevour and trimmed the bushes cause I had no clue what I was doing. My little brother Paul and his wife Mandy were awesome about picking me up and taking me places right after my surgery and I was on drugs so driving would have been dangerous. They took me grocery shopping for food and took me to the movies to help entertain me. I'm really glad that they are always around and willing to let me hang out with them. My sister in law Raygon came over one night to help me avert a crisis with my garbage disposal that wouldn't work. I didn't have a key so she brought the one from their house and helped me get my garbage disposal working and then she mowed my lawn cause it had been like almost a month since it had been mowed. And this was at like 8:00 at night when she had been on her way to work cleaning our Partial Care building. She is totally amazing. Here is a picture of her mowing my lawn in the dark, it's kinda hard to see but you get the idea. Look at how long my grass was, it was sad.

Raygon is not the only one to have mowed my lawn since my surgery, Maegan also came over. She was finally able to convince me to accept some help at cleaning my house. I have a hard time letting other people clean my house and so it didn't get cleaned for over a month. Megs was awesome to do it and I totally owe her big time. Here's a picture of Maegan mowing my lawn.

Ethan, Abby, and Whitney came to hang out with me while Maegan cleaned my house. On a side note she wouldn't let me help her clean much, everytime I tried she would have me hold Whitney or play with Ethan and Abby. So here are Ethan and Abby riding scooters on the road by my house, since I live on a dead end street they could play in the road without worrying too much about cars.

After Maegan mowed the lawn we let Ethan and Abby run around in the sprinklers since they were so good.

And since we didn't have swim suits they ran in the sprinklers in their clothes so we had to throw all their clothes in the dryer so I got some of my shorts for the kids to wear until their clothes were dry. I think they were a little too big.

Whitney was such a babe through this whole thing.

So yea my family is awesome and I am totally thankful to them, cause I would not have made it through the past couple of months without them.