The Holidays

This past weekend I went home to visit with my family for our Christmas.  People may have been wondering why I did Christmas 10days early, but when you work emergency management you have to do family time when you can.  My dad worked as a police officer and a firefighter for most of my life and we've always had to manage holidays and big family things around his days off, and now the family is doing it for me.

I had a good time at home.  It was a pleasent trip.  That's saying something because most of the time my sister and I get into it and have a huge fight that gets the parents involved and all around it just makes for a bad trip. However, that was not the case this time around.  It was an enjoyable visit home.  I got some good Christmas presents (maybe not all the ones that I wanted, BUT they were wonderful). 

I am working this coming weekend, which is Christmas if you didn't know.  I will be stuck in a room with 12 people who will be glaring at me because I decided that it's not financially responsible to participate in the pot luck Sunday dinner (read that as cooking for about 20-30 people).  Even doing finger foods of the cheapest kind it is just too much money to spend when things are as tight as they are.  Oh well though.  I am going to do what is right by me and my situation and not be bullied or guilt tripped into participating.  I will have declicious left overs that I will nom on my own while others are eating finger foods that sit out on tables for hours and hours on end.

I do believe that this place is slowly killing my soul, and I am looking for another job. 

On a lighter note I do hope everyone has a happy holiday season and that time with friends and family is good and that all loved ones are doing well.  George and I will be working this weekend, but still able to spend nights together so we shall celebrate a Christmas for us on Christmas and then when Autumn (his 8yo daughter) gets back to town from visiting her grandparents we will celebrate Christmas with her on Monday.

Happy 4 Months

Today, George and I have been together for 4 months.  It feels like we have been together for longer than that. I love him, and hope to have many many years with him. 

I love you, George!!





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In other news... Today is day 10 that my back has been ailing me.  On Thursday last I was making the bed (we all know that sleeping on fresh sheets is WONDERFUL) with George, and instead of moving one foot back and turning my hips and then bending over I just decided to bend over.  Bad idea.  I pulled something, or tweaked something, or slipped something. I did something, and it was BAD!  Immediately, I was bawling.  George got me an ice pack and took care of me that night, and has taken care of me since--picking up clothes from the floor, helping me get dressed because putting pants on with a messed up lower back is very difficult.  He has been so wonderful to me over the past 10 days in helping me do things, taking me places, etc.

I am going to go to the doctor's tomorrow to see if there's something that they can do for me.  I went the day after I pulled or tweaked or slipped whatever it was that I did (conviently enough for me I had a doctor's appointment that Friday).  The doctor last Friday prescribed muscle relaxers and pain relievers.  Well, I taken a few of the muscle relaxers and whenever I have taken them I wake up (because they KNOCK ME OUT) feeling like I've been drugged.  I had a headache, my muscles were stiff--in addition to my messed up back--and it's just not good juju.  The pain relievers have helped SOME to take the edge of the pain off, but they never took the pain away.  So, hopefully, tomorrow the doctor will be able to help me.

Last night when we went to bed George wasn't feeling well, and this morning he woke up and then threw up.  He doesn't feel well at all, and yet he came to work.  I think I will be taking care of him soon, and I will happily cater to his needs.  I love him, and that's what he's done for me and I will do it for him whenever he doesn't feel well.