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Bad waiting room memories

I have decided, I am going to make more of an effort to write more on my blog....starting today.

So, today Rob had his endoscopy appointment, it was at the hospital, and on the same floor as the ICU.

We arrived and had to check in. Where we had to check in was right around the corner from the ICU waiting room. So, we checked in and sat in the main waiting room for a few minutes, until they called Rob into the back, where he would get changed and ready for the endoscopy. So they allowed me to go back there with him until he was going under.

Well, to get to the back, we walked through the ICU waiting room, I walked quickly and tried not to make it personal, that I had bad memories in that room. We got to the back, where Rob had to change and put a gown on and get his blood pressure checked and the IV for the anaesthesia. So, once that was done, and it was time for Rob to go get the anaesthesia then get the endoscopy done. The nurse walked me out and showed me where I had to sit until he was done.

She walked me right out and down the hallway that leads to the ICU. I was hesitant to walk down that hallway, because I knew where it led. I obviously did walk down that hallway, and then she led me through the door to the dreaded ICU waiting room. Told me that this is where I was to wait until they came to get me when Rob was in recovery. So I had to sit in this room for 45 minutes.

As I walked in slowly, I looked around, everything was the same, all the furniture, the fish tank, the TV, everything, not only the same, but in the same place. I saw one man sitting in there on one of the couches, so I walked to the next one and sat on the edge, I sat there frozen. I could not move, all I could do was turn my head and move my eyes and look around for the next 10 minutes. Then it happened. I started crying, if felt like I could not control the tears, they just kept falling. Rolling down my face and onto my shirt, making tear marks on my shirt. I turned my back to that man that was sitting nearby. I kept crying as I looked out the window and saw the rain on the window, mimicking my tears. I text my sister and thought I would feel better if I just wrote something to her about my feelings at the time, hoping it would help me to stop crying. I knew she would not be awake yet, so instead of calling, I sent the text. It did help, as soon as I sent the text, the sun peeked through the clouds and was shining so bright. I felt like that was my Dad telling me to stop crying.

Then I sat there with a little smirk on my face, thinking that at that moment, my Daddy was watching over me.  Helping me to get through this difficult time of sitting there by myself in a room full of horrible memories.  I made it through my wait in the waiting room and the nurse called me into the recovery area where Rob was still doped up.  He was sleeping when I first got in there, then woke up immediately when I sat down.  He was hilarious, talking like he just downed a 6 pack.  That helped me forget all about my crying just moments before.  He was saying some crazy stuff! 

Thank you all for reading, I hope to provide you with more stories and pictures as time goes on. 
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Just sharing a few more pics

felt like showing more pics...

Just felt like showing you some more pics that I took for my class. Ok, it's also because the time is slowly ticking by tonight...

Hope you like them, and I would love to see your comments!!!

Live, Laugh, and Love!!

Superbowl Sunday, not so great for me....

Go Saints, I am glad they did it for the city! Otherwise, my superbowl Sunday SUCKED!!! To say the least, first I woke up in the morning with a horrible headache, and sinus pressure, so I took some Advil cold and sinus for it, and it went away for the most part. So I got in the shower to get ready for work, and of course, just my luck, there was no soap left. But of course I didn’t realize that until I had shampoo in my hair, and so instead of calling for Rob to come upstairs and get me some soap out of the linen closet, I decided just to jump out and go get it myself. BAD IDEA, because as I was taking a step out of the bathtub, my other foot slipped, and down I went, hitting my head, my arm, and my back on the side of the tub. Now, not only do I have a headache, but also am hurting from the fall. The worst is my back, I have what feels like a HUGE bruise on my back, however, what you see, is only a small bruise about the size of a quarter. So, the worst part is yet to come, stay tuned!!! On my way to work, I decided that I was hungry for an apple, and I also wanted to get some caramel dip that I had the day before at a scrapbooking event that I attended. So, on my way to work, I stopped at Dominick’s in Bannockburn and I ran in and got some apples, and some caramel dip to eat them with. Trust me, it’s yummy stuff, but DEFINITELY not worth what happened next. As I was leaving the parking lot, (I was almost out of the parking lot) all of a sudden, someone was backing up and kept going, and thought she didn’t see me, so I hurriedly stopped, and tried to quickly put my car in reverse, and back up before she would hit me, without luck, she just kept backing up, even after I honked, and then BAM! She backed right into me, smash! Dumb bitch! I got out secretly hoping that there was no damage to my car, maybe a scratch that she would have to pay for, but no, instead, my bumper was pushed in, and my front fender dented, and my headlight is not in correctly anymore either. She got out of the car and said oh, I am so sorry, it’s obviously my fault, you were in my blind spot, and I didn’t see you. As I am swearing to myself, thinking I REALLY cannot believe she kept backing up and hit my car, my still to me, BRAND NEW 2008 Infiniti G35. So, she said oh, let me just give you my business card, and be on our way, and you can contact me with how much the damage is. WHAT?!?!? Do you think I am stupid?? Nope, I surely am not, sorry, lady, but I work for the police department, do you know how many times we get people calling us or showing up to speak with an officer, because someone hit them and now they refuse to pay, or they never answer the phone when they call?? At that time, there is not much that we can do. So, I told her that I am calling the police, and they can write a report for us, and then we can do this through the proper channels. She said well I am not going to argue with you. I said you are right, because here is the officer, and that was the last thing she said to me. After the officer arrived, he wrote the report for us, and then as he was explaining that it was her fault, and that he would not be writing any tickets to her, because it occurred on private property (a parking lot). She came back with well how is it MY fault, it was only a matter of me looking this way and that way, then she appeared. Little does she know that she was backing into the lane that I had possession of at that time, and I stopped, to try to put my car into reverse really fast, and also honked at her, and she kept coming. DUH!!! Ooooh, I am soooooo mad at this woman!!! So, now it is a matter of she said, she said…..I called her insurance company today, and they took all the info, and will have one of their appraisers come to my house to take an estimate, and then I can take the car to get fixed wherever I want, and they will give me a rental for the time it is being fixed. However, I just have to wait for them to call her and make sure that our stories match. Seriously?? Live, Laugh, Love

A couple pics for you to admire! he he!

Ok, or long time no post. Sorry everyone, I have been slacking a little on my posts for my blog...ok so not a little, a LOT!!!!

Just wanted to keep you updated that I will probably be posting some more blogs soon, as I am taking a photography class at CLC, and I have a new camera, that is to say the least, AWESOME!!!! So I will hopefully be posting some posts with lots of cool pictures that I take for my class. I am doing this for fun, but I am also curious to see what my teacher has to say as to if I have an "eye" for it or not...I really hope I do, because it so far is really interesting and I can't wait to see what kind of pictures I can take.

Here are just some snapshots that I did, just playing around with my camera so far....there is so much to learn about how to use my camera, so we will see....I promise, when I get more into it, there will be some really cool pictures!