So it seems that I only do blog updates like once a month these days...I promise as soon as life slows down (if it ever does) that I will work on my blog-updating habits! But for now, here is the run down of the last month and a preview of what's to come!
Wedding #2....NYC!!
Two weeks after Jen's wedding, I took off for NYC for Randy and Cristina's wedding. It was a fun-filled 4 days that included a trip to the famed Macy's at Herald Square, Annie (amazing) and Jersey Boys (hello, 3rd row seats!) on Broadway, lots of rides on the subway, exploring the Children's Center at the NYC Public Library, piano playing at Steinway Hall, good eats, randomly finding the Scholastic Store in SOHO, running 7 miles in Central Park, and last but certainly not least, a beautiful wedding and fun reception! Worst part of the whole trip was coming home, getting unpacked and settled into bed, and then waking up at 1:30 am with the dreaded stomach virus. Ugh! But very thankful I got sick after I was home...there is no way I could have come home if I had gotten that sick in NYC! Here are a few pictures from the adventure...
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| Wooden escalators at Macy's |
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| Sunday morning run through Central Park |
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| The original Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals |
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| So sad that this amazing and iconic music store has closed |
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| Randy and I at the wedding after party |
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| Amazing Steinway piano I played |
Happy Birthday!
Amanda's precious little girl, Penelope Jane, turned one last Sunday. It's so hard to believe she is already a year old! I remember waking up to a text at about 2 am telling me that she had arrived. I, of course, made her cake...with Amanda's help and artistic direction. It was a great morning of celebrating Penelope's dedication at church followed by a delicious lunch and birthday party. I haven't downloaded the pictures yet from my camera...so as soon as I do, I will update it here!
School
School is going okay. I found out in a round about way that I didn't get a job at the county office that I had applied for. Actually, I didn't even get an interview. Still a bit confused about why I didn't get an interview, but it is what it is. I do have a renewed energy and passion for my job and am ready to tackle some big projects, like weeding our collection, reorganizing some of the book sections that just don't make sense, and making some new displays for the media center. Book Fair is right around the corner and as crazy and stressful as it is, I really do love it! It really satisfies my desire to own a children's bookstore (like Shop Around the Corner from You've Got Mail). Stay tuned for some hilarious stories from Book Fair...there are always a few!
Wrist
My lovely left wrist has been acting up a lot lately. I saw Dr. A about 6 weeks ago and got a cortisone injection. He also gave me a prescription for Lidoderm patches...which are basically patches of lidocaine. They have helped and while they don't take all the pain away, they definitely make the pain more tolerable. The goal then was to get me through the 2 weddings and make sure I could play the piano somewhat pain free. I went back this past Wed to see Dr. A to see what the plan is. My wrist is swollen and is clicking a lot (which are my bones hitting each other) and it just plain hurts. All the time. It also gets "stuck" and feels like things are catching when I move it in certain ways. The plan for now is to have an MRI (hopefully next week) and will then go back to Dr. A to get the results. He talked about an open surgery procedure where we would go in and basically tie all my ligaments as tight as can be. Guess it just depends on what the MRI shows. When I had an MRI 2 years ago, it didn't show that I had any ligament tears, but when Dr. A got in there during surgery, I did have a tear. I'm saying a prayer that this MRI shows exactly what is going on with my wrist...the good, the bad, and the ugly! Thinking that if I have surgery, it will happen the week after Thanksgiving...that's my plan at least.
Now, let me vent for a second (or a minute...or for a paragraph). Why in the hell do some people feel the need to give out medical advice like its candy?? I have had a few people make some rather ridiculous comments about my wrist....like "you need to find another hand surgeon" or "you need to get a second opinion." Thanks, but no thanks...Dr. A is surgeon #2 and I absolutely trust him and know that he will do what is best for my wrist. I am also not going to leave the great OT's that work for the practice, so in case you are wondering...if I have surgery and need OT afterwards, yes, I will be driving back down to Buckhead for OT. Someone else asked "what did you do this time? Ummm, the answer to that is nothing. I didn't do anything to make it hurt, it just does. I was just born with crappy wrists and 30 years of piano playing, 4 years of cake decorating, and 7 years of book checking-out and shelving have certainly not helped the situation at all. But...I'm not giving up piano playing at all (the other 2 are still out for debate), so I have to deal with what it does to my wrists.
My wrists = My business = My decision
Your injury/illness = Your business = Your decision
Hopefully, we all see how that little mathematical equation works.
So what's coming up in the ever-excirting life of Melissa Joy??
Next weekend is a girls' trip to Savannah for the Rock-n-Roll half-marathon...#4 for me! Getting very excited about the weekend away. You know there will be a blog post to recap the weekend so stay tuned!
