Surgery Number....well I actually don't know what number...

Well this Christmas, like many of my Christmas's past I had surgery during the break. I retore my medial meniscus on Halloween along with my lateral meniscus, so I went in got the MRI, finalized the diagnosis and scheduled my surgery for yesterday.
It actually went really well and the situation turned out to be the best for the situation, and what I mean by that is that everything was absolutely free because of the deductible that was met this year because of Lisa's surgery earlier in the year (so thanks ;) ). But my CRNA (nurse anesthetist) gave me some awesome nausea medicine so I haven't thrown up once and have only gotten nausea about twice. It also did not take me hours to come out the anesthesia, Zach said it only took about 30 minutes which is a miracle for me. So my CRNA just did a really good job, and I am not super groggy, a little bit by not a ton right now.
The surgery was to repair both meniscus's and clean out some of the arthritis. It was minimally invasive, just a scope and I will only have to use crutches for about 3 days and then I walk based on how I feel and no PT!
So yes I know it may have been dumb for me to play soccer this one last season, but it has been such a big part of my life for so long I don't regret playing this year at all. I had so much fun and I ended on a really competitive game where I scored twice, so as dumb as all of yall probably felt I was being I just want you all to know I dont regret it and I do own up to it, and finally I am officially done with soccer for good =) So if you have any other good suggestions let me know!
 But here is my day yesterday, Zach took a very detailed account of the day because mom would have disowned if he didnt =) he is a wonderful nurse.

On the way to the hospital, 8:00am

My hospital room...only in Idaho would this miral be on the wall of a hospital =)

In my lovely hospital gown

I.V. in, I only slightly hyperventilated when they injected the numbing solution into me , but it was great because I did not feel the I.V go in at all because of the numbing solution

Just waiting for the CRNA to come talk to me and wheel me back

Don't remqemebr this, wheeling me back to surgery and on that 'happy juice"

"Happy Juice" kicks in a lot more

post-op...lovely eh?

Finally back at home around 1p.m very groggy and very tired, some pain but not nauseous.
Zach is wonderful!

Little Dresses for Little princesses!

(You'll have to excuse this paragrah if i doesnt make sense, I am still pretty groggy). But In August Christie asked me if I would be willing to help here a few Christmas presents for the little girls which were to make two frozen Elsa dresses, one Ana dress and cape and one Aurora dress. Well I said sure and I am so glad that I did. On the first Elsa dress my boss helped me, but after that one I made every single piece by myself and I am so proud. Not only did I become more confident as a sewer but I learend how to better read patterns and even make my own. So thanks Christie for the experience. I hope they love the, also if you could film them in the dresses when they open them on Christmas I would really appreciate that and then just send the video to me? Perhaps? Thanks =)

But here are the pcitures, I should have taken some while in the process but the finish product is more fun to look at anyways. =)

Julie, my boss, and I finishing Maddie Mae's Elsa dress

Ana cloak

Ana dress

Snowflake on Elsa cloak

Rag Rug I made Julie, my boss, for Christmas

Aurora dress

Maddie Mae's Elsa Dress completed

Caroline's Elsa dress completed

Caroline's Ana dress with cloak completed

And the seamstress =)

Thanksgiving!

Usually when I have been out here for school I go down to some family in Utah and spend Thanksgiving with them, but Christie went out of town and so we decided to go down anyways and just veg. Which is why this post may not be the most exciting.
Like I said, we spent most of our days lounging about watch television and sleeping. But on Thanksgiving Lisa and her roommate went to a friends house and Zach and I got set up outside of Target at 2 pm waiting for the doors to open and 6pm for black Friday sales =). We were third in line and when 6 rolled around we were grateful that we had waited so long because that line was so long!
It was the first time I had ever done the whole Black Friday/Thursday thing, and though it was exciting, I think that I can mark that off my bucket list and not be left wanting to do it again.

So here is us waiting outside of Target and our lovely Thanksgiving meal.

mmmmm....

This guy only wore flip flops and by hour three it had started to get cold...his solution, gloves on his feet.

Not loving the experience, but having fun all the same

So overall it was a pretty uneventful Thanksgiving trip. Christie got home the day we left so we enjoyed spending time with them and the kids. 

Cute little Aushwash in his Santa hat

Then we headed home. Farley didn't overly get along with Scout for the week we were there, so by the time we left he was all tired out. So this is him the entire ride home in my lap.

Well that was about it, I did manage to rehurt myself, but I will blog about that next week tell everyone all the fun details. =)