Unfortunately T and Lauren are having some small issues and decided some time apart would help. Lauren has had a rough couple of years prior to dating Travis that seem to be creeping back up. Her dad passed away and in the following month her boyfriend was murdered.
So Travis is giving her her space and living with us. It's easy for us since we use to live together. But our fingers are crossed they work it all out! We love them both.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Flyers Game 1 and Halladay prefect!
Still hurting from the surgery but it's time for some sports! My Flyers are in the finals versus the Blackhawks and Halladay is on the mound against the Marlins. Phils started at 7 and the puck drops at 8. Dad, Jim, James and Susan came over. Once the Phils game was in the 3rd I sorta started thinking, hummm whats going on here? The Flyers started and man...what a game.
At the end of the second period it was locked up 5-5 and Halladay was going into the 9th with a perfect game! He sits down the first 2. A softly hit ball bounces to the short stop Castro and he fires to first, got'em! Perfect game for Halladay! Dudes a monster!
Back the the Flyers game. They put up a valuated effort but couldn't pull it out. Hawks put up a goal and it stayed that way. Hawks take game 1 6-5 at home.
At the end of the second period it was locked up 5-5 and Halladay was going into the 9th with a perfect game! He sits down the first 2. A softly hit ball bounces to the short stop Castro and he fires to first, got'em! Perfect game for Halladay! Dudes a monster!
Back the the Flyers game. They put up a valuated effort but couldn't pull it out. Hawks put up a goal and it stayed that way. Hawks take game 1 6-5 at home.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Post surgery update
Hurting a bit more now. Taking the pain meds, which I don't like but they dull the pain well. I have just been relaxing with Mary watchin some Boston Legal and movies. Mom came over and watched Wolfman with me (not a good movie).
I haven't been working any either. It's nice to just sit back and relax for a while.
I haven't been working any either. It's nice to just sit back and relax for a while.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Surgery day!
Welp, today is the day I lose an organ. Luckily it's an organ we can live without. I had to be at the hospital at 5am so we left the house about 4:30. I was surprisingly ready to go and wasn't very nervous at all. We were there for about 20 minutes before I was put in a room. Mary was given a call phone for them to call and update her and shockingly they gave her a pin number that was very familiar. It was out dating anniversary and garage door opener code! The numbers sure were on my side cause upon arriving to my room it was room number 17!
Once in the room and in my hospital uniform they started plugging me in and pumping me up. They also had to shave my happy trail that I had put a good 15 years into growing. Once the IV was in and family had come back to see me she gave me my last pump of meds witch was something to relax me and reduce nausea. The nurses couldn't of been nicer and they were funny.
The time had come. I was wheeled into the surgery room. It was every bit of want I thought it would be. Half torture chamber, half technological advanced organ removal room. Everyone in masks, 2 big huge lights over a small, thin, flat, possibly metal table bed covers in a white sheet. They rolled me over beside it and I slid onto the flat surface under the big lights, operation organ removal commence!
The nurses in there were also very nice. One was telling me about her experience eating some Krystals and having a horrible pains much like mine. She had hers removed and never felt those pains again, thinks are looking good! A second nurse came over after looking at some papers and told me the other nurse hadn't given me enough of that drug she had given me last, the relaxing anti-nausea one. Well, that was it, last thing I remember.
My eyes slowly rose to see a nurse beside my table and that I was in a different room, Defiantly not the techno torture chamber. "Hey, there you are," said the nurse. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, is that it? Is is over? Can you turn the lights down?" I responded. "Yup, you are all done. You feel fine?" "Yes I"m fine, can you turn the lights down?" "I can't turn the lights down but let's move you into recovery," she said. We arrive to my sheets for walls recovery room and again, "Can you kill the lights?" "Sure," she responses. "Awesome," I respond.
Mary and my folks join me as I come around. The recovery room nurse enters asking me how a feel and tells me I had to make it to the bathroom and use it before I can be released. She also asks if I could get down some crackers. "I feel fine and crackers shouldn't be a probably." She asks if I'd like a drink. I say Sprite she says how about Serra Mist and I say ok Sprite is good, she laughs. She was gone for about 15 seconds before I got it, oops.
I relaxed for a while had a few visitors, and head to the bathroom. Everything went well and things seemed to all work as they should. I changed clothes, jumped into a wheel chair and headed to the car.
We stopped at Walgreens for recovery food, aka saltines and sprite. Once home I tried to sleep but I couldn't. Mary and I watched tv all day and relaxed. My stomach area hurt a tad but I actually expected more.
Here is the aftermath
All in all it went very well.
Once in the room and in my hospital uniform they started plugging me in and pumping me up. They also had to shave my happy trail that I had put a good 15 years into growing. Once the IV was in and family had come back to see me she gave me my last pump of meds witch was something to relax me and reduce nausea. The nurses couldn't of been nicer and they were funny.
The time had come. I was wheeled into the surgery room. It was every bit of want I thought it would be. Half torture chamber, half technological advanced organ removal room. Everyone in masks, 2 big huge lights over a small, thin, flat, possibly metal table bed covers in a white sheet. They rolled me over beside it and I slid onto the flat surface under the big lights, operation organ removal commence!
The nurses in there were also very nice. One was telling me about her experience eating some Krystals and having a horrible pains much like mine. She had hers removed and never felt those pains again, thinks are looking good! A second nurse came over after looking at some papers and told me the other nurse hadn't given me enough of that drug she had given me last, the relaxing anti-nausea one. Well, that was it, last thing I remember.
My eyes slowly rose to see a nurse beside my table and that I was in a different room, Defiantly not the techno torture chamber. "Hey, there you are," said the nurse. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, is that it? Is is over? Can you turn the lights down?" I responded. "Yup, you are all done. You feel fine?" "Yes I"m fine, can you turn the lights down?" "I can't turn the lights down but let's move you into recovery," she said. We arrive to my sheets for walls recovery room and again, "Can you kill the lights?" "Sure," she responses. "Awesome," I respond.
Mary and my folks join me as I come around. The recovery room nurse enters asking me how a feel and tells me I had to make it to the bathroom and use it before I can be released. She also asks if I could get down some crackers. "I feel fine and crackers shouldn't be a probably." She asks if I'd like a drink. I say Sprite she says how about Serra Mist and I say ok Sprite is good, she laughs. She was gone for about 15 seconds before I got it, oops.
I relaxed for a while had a few visitors, and head to the bathroom. Everything went well and things seemed to all work as they should. I changed clothes, jumped into a wheel chair and headed to the car.
We stopped at Walgreens for recovery food, aka saltines and sprite. Once home I tried to sleep but I couldn't. Mary and I watched tv all day and relaxed. My stomach area hurt a tad but I actually expected more.
Here is the aftermath
All in all it went very well.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Goodguys car show in Nashville
Dad and I drove out to Nashville Friday afternoon for the Goodguys car show at LP Field. We got there around 6 and headed to the Flying Saucer for dinner. 
The next day we headed to LP Feild. We made our way to the autocross event where I found my dream car. At 1969 Camaro. Dark green with carbon fiber hood, truck and various other parts.
It was equipped with a LS6 corvette motor and was just well polished everywhere. It was built right outside Mt. Juliet. I hope someday to build a car like these.
We had a great time at the show, saw a ton of cars and plenty of sun. The field also looked great after recently being flooded.
We had a great time at the show, saw a ton of cars and plenty of sun. The field also looked great after recently being flooded.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Threadless shirt
My threadless shirt follow it was reprinted for the 5th time! Its on a nature grey this time. Looks good. I was paid $500 bucks and I decided to splurge a tad with the money.
I got:
Chris Pronger Flyers Winter Classic jersey
Mike Schmidt 1976 jersey (on the Phillies team that won the World Series in 1980!)
US soccer team jersey
US soccer shirt
2 pairs of Puma Roma 68s 1 white 1 red
pair of shoes for Mary
This shirt should be in a book being released soon.
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