Never say never

Yes...I did just title my blog the name of the new Justin Bieber movie. Deal with it. :) Today was an interesting day. I woke up earlier than I have in a while (woop woop) and walked a little. I gave Dad another application to mail as he headed to Rotary. My progress on apps has slowed a bit the past few days, since I've been trying to get in more walking and less sitting. I ate some yummy leftovers for lunch as I watched Made. I wonder what I would be "made" into if I was ever to be on that show. Dad drove Mom and I over to Amber's house so that she could do Mom's hair. I brought over one application that had to be hand written so I could work on it, but realized I couldn't do much without looking at my computer. Amber gave Mom a perm and it looks so good! Seriously, she's great at everything she does. I love that girl. I got to see her cute little dog again and talk with Aaron. He's such a fun guy. While Mom was getting her hair done, I walked around Amber's house. It was nice to have a change of scenery for once. :p Amy called me while I was there, and it was so great to hear from her. It's been way too long since she and I have hung out and I miss her like crazy. When I get back to STL, we're definitely going to get together. After we left Amber's, it was time for dinner. Dad picked us up and we went to Broussards. Nathaniel met us there after getting his hair cut, so it was good to sit and chat with him. Man I love their food, but it fills me up so fast. At least I have left overs for tomorrow. :) He was sneaky and paid for the bill...Tisk tisk. I'm sure Mom will find some way to get that money in his hands. She hates it when people pay for the bill when she wants to as a gift. Gotta love her. :) It was SO cold outside and I had to hurry up and get in the car before my face froze off. We went from there to FedEx Office so that I could get something scanned. I left my printer/scanner in St. Louis, so I figured that would be the place to get it done down here. After Dad helped me with that, we got some Starbucks to warm up. I enjoyed my chai latte with soy milk. Mom and Dad's hot chocolates lacked something to be desired. I agree with them, that McDonalds has the best hot chocolates. Think I'm crazy? Try one. We got back to the house and I've been walking quite a bit. I'm reading "The Alchemist", so I've been trying to read that while walking. Sometimes I have to take a break because I get dizzy walking in circles and reading. :p As for updates on my back situation, here goes:


1. I can now get out of the Denali without a step stool. I still need it to get up into the car, but I can slide out using the runners on my way down.
2. Waking up and getting out of bed every morning still causes the same pain to shoot from my side, through my right hip, down my leg, and into my knee. I take some medicine and it still doesn't really go away until about mid-day.
3. I'm trying to be more conscious of how I move when I'm not having pain. That sounds strange, but sometimes the medicine causes me to forget I'm in pain, and I will automatically bend or twist when I shouldn't. It's so strange how pain is a good thing at times.
4. Walking is the bomb.com. I never thought that repetitive walking in circles would be by any means entertaining, but it helps. I feel so much better on the days where I walk than on the days where I skimp out on it. I can see why my doctor wants that to be my physical therapy right now.
5. I need to stop seeing every day as the same. It's tough to get in this cycle of "ugh I have to do this same routine all over again" and forget to look at the little things. I have to try harder and see small blessings that occur every day. Yes, I might have a repetitive schedule currently, but that doesn't mean that every day brings something new and exciting. On that note, I'll leave you with this:


Matthew 6:25-34:
 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

   “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."