New Digi Scrap Pages

So I realized it has been forever since I updated this thing. I have been going through some stuff. Anyway, I have been doing a few more digital scrapbook pages, so I thought this would be a good time to upload them. Tell me what you think!

Sisters

I promise to get Easter pictures up ASAP, but in the meantime... here are a couple of pictures with my sister, Sarah!!



Sarah is my baby sister! She is 5 years younger than me, and I couldn't imagine life without her. We talk nearly every day and her gorgeous daughter, Madison, is the love of my life. I am so proud of my sister... in addition to being a mommy, she has been working her tail off at the hospital while also attending nursing school full time. She will graduate next month and will be a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) taking care of little babies. Her determination and tenacity to get what she wants all on her own has always taken my breath away.

We didn't get along when we were growing up, as expected, but she is now my best friend and I love her dearly!!

Congrats on your upcoming graduation and pinning, Baby Sister! I love you!!

Be Careful...

Be careful about the things you ALWAYS say you will NEVER do...





I ALWAYS said I would NEVER let my hair go brown...





But, today I did this:

Well, to be truthful... my AMAZING hair stylist, Summer at Studio 3000, did this.

And I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!!

Thoughts??

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!

Happy Birthday to one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world... Jeff!! Hope it is a great one! Thanks for being such an amazing friend and a rock during hard times.

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Week 4 - My Wish

Here is my Week 4 entry for Casey's challenge! My wish for 2009 is for health, happiness, and success. It has been a rough year already... but I just know that it will get better going forward!

Catching Up

Whew... it has been a rough month for me! I know it has been a long time since I posted anything but scrapbook pages, but I had a BIG health scare this month. I spent some time visiting with my sister, niece, and cousins earlier this month, and that night I ended up coming down with a stomach bug. No fun!! That stomach bug ended up turning into a big mess and I ended up in the hospital for a week. After several inconclusive tests, I was released on Friday night (2/20). Once we made it home, I ended up sick and anxious all night long and by Saturday morning, I just couldn't take it anymore.

We called my bariatric surgeon (I had the lap band surgery in October 2006) and told him that I was having a lot of problems and that I couldn't stop throwing up. He told us to meet him in the Emergency Room at Memorial Hermann - Memorial City. After examining me, we all agreed that the lap band needed to be removed. I told him that I just couldn't handle it anymore. Even though my band has been open (not restricted) for about a year, this was just an ongoing issue that I couldn't deal with anymore. They did surgery that day and removed the band. When I awoke, my blood pressure and blood sugar went down immediately and I felt better almost instantly.

I was released from the hospital on Sunday and have been recovering at my mother's house since then. I will be off work the rest of this week and should go back on March 9th. I went to see the surgeon on Friday for my follow up, and we have determined that I am allergic to the dissolving stitches they used to close me up. Bah! I am itchy and red, but feeling MUCH better than I have in a long time. It was like I had a transplant that my body has been rejecting for the last two years.