The last 3 days of pics including today's:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Today we did our yearly eye appointments. Over the years, my appointment has always consisted of the doctor telling me my eyes are getting worse and the prescription needed to be upped to some new ungodly number. Last year though, my numbers stayed about the same foe the first time, well, ever. As I mentioned earlier, today we went back and although I was hopeful for consistency in my prescription, I didn't expect it due to it not changing last year. But I was totally surprised to find out that not only had my prescription stayed the same, but my astigmatism had decreased, something she said happens rarely. This is great news and she said because of the last two visits, I am pretty much a candidate for corrective eye surgery. After 33 years of poor, declining eye sight, I might finally be able to have a surgery to correct my issues. Not doing it quite yet; I want to give it one more year of making sure my eyes stay the same, but I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel! Fingers crossed!
The last 3 days of pics including today's:
The last 3 days of pics including today's:
Monday, August 22, 2011
Out of Gas
It's been a month and 8 days since my last post. Hell, that is even longer than the month I was gone when I said I was quitting blogging and ended up coming back. It wasn't from a lack of wanting to by any means; hell, I wanted to update the blog. But I just have had ZERO energy and then coupled with tragedy getting in the way, blogging just didn't win out in my list of things to do.
Last time I blogged, Jess was in recovery from her knee surgery and I was playing the part of caretaker. Fast forward over a month later and nothing has really changed. In fact, today is the very first day she can walk, but only at a 25% rate. 9 weeks later and she can only put 25% of her weight on that right leg!!! Like I mentioned last time, she has been a wonderful patient and I even bought her a ring to show her my appreciation for being a good patient. But good patient or not, I have still been responsible for almost everything in this house for the last 9 weeks. Little by little she has been able to do more and more (as much as you can possibly do without being able to walk), but the 9 weeks has certainly drained so much out of me. Work, make breakfast, work, make lunch, work, make dinner, and then start all over again. I don't mind because I am doing what needs to be done, but it doesn't make me any less exhausted. But the whole situation is getting better and more fun in our lives should follow.
If my lack of energy while Jess recovers was the only thing we had to worry about, I might have blogged sooner since the amount of stuff Jess has been able to do on her own has increased little by little. But that isn't the only challenge that has come our way since my last post. On August 7th, Jessica's mom passed away after a VERY long and VERY courageous battle with a disease that she battled for as long as I have known her. She had been in pain for so long and it finally became too much. In the end, it was the best for her, but it doesn't make things easier - especially for Jess. If you remember, Jess lost her stepmom to cancer just last year. How is it fair that she would lose her mom the very next year? How is that fair to anyone to lose two parents in back to back years? So, while we were already drained from this whole recovery process, the few days we were in the Bay Area for her final days just totally took the lack of energy to a whole new level.
The good news is we had a wonderful remembrance party for her mom on Saturday and we can now begin the healing process while simultaneously begin to slowly get our lives back to some semblance of a normal life. And speaking of normal, I AM still taking my daily pictures. As it has been so long since I have posted, I can't possibly post all of the missed pictures. Here are just a few of my favorites:
Fingers crossed normalcy is just around the corner.
Last time I blogged, Jess was in recovery from her knee surgery and I was playing the part of caretaker. Fast forward over a month later and nothing has really changed. In fact, today is the very first day she can walk, but only at a 25% rate. 9 weeks later and she can only put 25% of her weight on that right leg!!! Like I mentioned last time, she has been a wonderful patient and I even bought her a ring to show her my appreciation for being a good patient. But good patient or not, I have still been responsible for almost everything in this house for the last 9 weeks. Little by little she has been able to do more and more (as much as you can possibly do without being able to walk), but the 9 weeks has certainly drained so much out of me. Work, make breakfast, work, make lunch, work, make dinner, and then start all over again. I don't mind because I am doing what needs to be done, but it doesn't make me any less exhausted. But the whole situation is getting better and more fun in our lives should follow.
If my lack of energy while Jess recovers was the only thing we had to worry about, I might have blogged sooner since the amount of stuff Jess has been able to do on her own has increased little by little. But that isn't the only challenge that has come our way since my last post. On August 7th, Jessica's mom passed away after a VERY long and VERY courageous battle with a disease that she battled for as long as I have known her. She had been in pain for so long and it finally became too much. In the end, it was the best for her, but it doesn't make things easier - especially for Jess. If you remember, Jess lost her stepmom to cancer just last year. How is it fair that she would lose her mom the very next year? How is that fair to anyone to lose two parents in back to back years? So, while we were already drained from this whole recovery process, the few days we were in the Bay Area for her final days just totally took the lack of energy to a whole new level.
The good news is we had a wonderful remembrance party for her mom on Saturday and we can now begin the healing process while simultaneously begin to slowly get our lives back to some semblance of a normal life. And speaking of normal, I AM still taking my daily pictures. As it has been so long since I have posted, I can't possibly post all of the missed pictures. Here are just a few of my favorites:
Fingers crossed normalcy is just around the corner.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
He's ALIVE!
Yup, it has been just over 2 weeks since I have last blogged. I have been fully aware of what a bad blogger I have been, both in posting and in visiting fellow bloggers' sites. Truthfully, I have barely had time to breathe. Between working during my busy work time of the month, catching up from when I took time off for Jessica's surgery, taking care of Jess, and doing everything around the house that needs to be done, my life is hectic as hell. I don't mind it and Jessica has been a wonderful patient, but it doesn't make me any less busy.
Not a whole lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. With Jess being pretty sedentary, we don't go out much and pretty much wit for people to come to us. People have been nice and brought us food now and then so that has been a big help when it happens. Jess is healing and rehabilitating well. The doctor is impressed by how well she is doing and we can see noticeable improvements in her range of motion! It is still around another 3-5 weeks until she is allowed to walk, but if she keeps this up, she'll be good to go in no time!
Jess and I are still infatuated with our new little nephew. He brings us so much joy when he comes over and he is the absolute cutest thing I have ever seen. We can't get enough of him!
The other exciting to happen was an engagement photo shoot I did for some family members last weekend. I had so much fun and I owe part of that to the fact that the they were both such good sports. They WANTED to be there and were receptive to everything I suggested while coming in with some great ideas of their own. I think it really translated into my best photo shoot yet. Check out the slideshow here, I am really proud of some of them!
With that, I'll just post the pics of the day from the last two weeks. Sorry, no explanation on all of them - too tired! :-)
Not a whole lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. With Jess being pretty sedentary, we don't go out much and pretty much wit for people to come to us. People have been nice and brought us food now and then so that has been a big help when it happens. Jess is healing and rehabilitating well. The doctor is impressed by how well she is doing and we can see noticeable improvements in her range of motion! It is still around another 3-5 weeks until she is allowed to walk, but if she keeps this up, she'll be good to go in no time!
Jess and I are still infatuated with our new little nephew. He brings us so much joy when he comes over and he is the absolute cutest thing I have ever seen. We can't get enough of him!
The other exciting to happen was an engagement photo shoot I did for some family members last weekend. I had so much fun and I owe part of that to the fact that the they were both such good sports. They WANTED to be there and were receptive to everything I suggested while coming in with some great ideas of their own. I think it really translated into my best photo shoot yet. Check out the slideshow here, I am really proud of some of them!
With that, I'll just post the pics of the day from the last two weeks. Sorry, no explanation on all of them - too tired! :-)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Newness
A lot of new things going on in my life. As reported last post, Jess had her surgery for her knee and hopefully, will be a new person once the recovery period is done. But it wasn't as straight forward as it may seem. This is what I wrote a little earlier today on Facebook about the situation.
Last Monday, Jess finally had her knee surgery. On Tuesday, she gave us quite a scare that many of you don't know about. Jess was having a lot of pain and not getting much relief from the pain medication she was being given. Rather than change meds, something she wanted to do, more of the same meds kept being given to her. While I ran home for a quick shower and my mom and sister looked over her, she hit rock bottom. Apparently while sleeping, she stopped breathing and started turning colors. My mom attempted to quick wake her up and with no luck, sent my overdue pregnant sister to run and get help. People ran in and a code blue was called. Again, I wasn't there, but a room full of people came in and they were able to finally get her to wake up and breathe again without the use of any kind of resuscitation techniques. She was lucky, but I shudder to think what would have happened if my mom and sister were not by her side at that moment. Would she have come out of it on her own or would she have simply passed away without anyone knowing? It is too scary to think about what ifs. They figured this happened because of being over medicated, so apparently, just giving her more of the same med was not the answer. To add further punishment, they took her off all pain meds for a few hours in order to make sure she was safe. Not something someone who just had surgery wants to hear. Moral of the story - you never know when something like this may happen, so be careful, be prepared, and don't think anything is just routine. She could have died....from recovering from knee surgery. It is too scary to think about. And be careful with those pain meds. They are not to be played with.
So yeah, scary stuff. Thankfully, she is home now and getting better day by day. It will be a long road ahead, but I'll do everything I can to accommodate her as best as I can and we'll get through this together. If it makes her pain free in the long run, it is all worth it.
But that is not all that happened with my family last week. Jess and I now have a nephew!!! Yup, my sister had her baby boy on Thursday morning and we are so in love with him already. The only bad part was that because of Jessica's surgery, we didn't get to see him until Saturday when she was released from the hospital and they stopped by on the way home. Of course, I had to take some PICTURES!!!
Isn't he adorable? Yeah, we love him...
And that has pretty much been it. Jess can't really do much at the moment and as her caretaker, I don't venture very far either so it has been a lot of days of just chillin'. I work and she chills on the bed or sofa. When I am not working, I chill with her. But again, all worth it in the end. Going to quick catch you up with pictures of the day, but will just post the pictures rather than try to explain each one. Enjoy...
Last Monday, Jess finally had her knee surgery. On Tuesday, she gave us quite a scare that many of you don't know about. Jess was having a lot of pain and not getting much relief from the pain medication she was being given. Rather than change meds, something she wanted to do, more of the same meds kept being given to her. While I ran home for a quick shower and my mom and sister looked over her, she hit rock bottom. Apparently while sleeping, she stopped breathing and started turning colors. My mom attempted to quick wake her up and with no luck, sent my overdue pregnant sister to run and get help. People ran in and a code blue was called. Again, I wasn't there, but a room full of people came in and they were able to finally get her to wake up and breathe again without the use of any kind of resuscitation techniques. She was lucky, but I shudder to think what would have happened if my mom and sister were not by her side at that moment. Would she have come out of it on her own or would she have simply passed away without anyone knowing? It is too scary to think about what ifs. They figured this happened because of being over medicated, so apparently, just giving her more of the same med was not the answer. To add further punishment, they took her off all pain meds for a few hours in order to make sure she was safe. Not something someone who just had surgery wants to hear. Moral of the story - you never know when something like this may happen, so be careful, be prepared, and don't think anything is just routine. She could have died....from recovering from knee surgery. It is too scary to think about. And be careful with those pain meds. They are not to be played with.
So yeah, scary stuff. Thankfully, she is home now and getting better day by day. It will be a long road ahead, but I'll do everything I can to accommodate her as best as I can and we'll get through this together. If it makes her pain free in the long run, it is all worth it.
But that is not all that happened with my family last week. Jess and I now have a nephew!!! Yup, my sister had her baby boy on Thursday morning and we are so in love with him already. The only bad part was that because of Jessica's surgery, we didn't get to see him until Saturday when she was released from the hospital and they stopped by on the way home. Of course, I had to take some PICTURES!!!
Isn't he adorable? Yeah, we love him...
And that has pretty much been it. Jess can't really do much at the moment and as her caretaker, I don't venture very far either so it has been a lot of days of just chillin'. I work and she chills on the bed or sofa. When I am not working, I chill with her. But again, all worth it in the end. Going to quick catch you up with pictures of the day, but will just post the pictures rather than try to explain each one. Enjoy...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Quick Post
It's been a week, but this is a quick post. Life has been hectic, and most of it has been because we have an exciting event tomorrow. Tomorrow, bright and early, is Jess's knee surgery. A donor was finally found last week and tomorrow begins the hopeful beginning of a new life for her, one of being pain-free because of a stupid knee. Wish her luck!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Almost a Week?
Wow, has it really been nearly a week since I blogged last? I am just NON STOP busy lately and when Jess and I finally took a day to ourselves on Sunday, nothing but vegging on the sofa, it was such a welcome relief. Nothing really too exciting the past week other than celebrating my mom's retirement. We had a wonderful party at our favorite Mexican restaurant and what was amazing was that 4 of the 5 bosses she had during her nearly 30 year career in the school district showed up to honor her. I had to mark the occasion with a picture.
Remember in my last post when I did a self portrait?
Well, I liked the concept so much that I did close portraits of the other three members of the family as well.
What a lovely family if I may say so myself. In fact, Jessica's turned into a quick, impromptu photo shoot. if you want to see the full set (less than 10) click here!
Saturday was also a close up shot, but not of the human variety. It was after 11PM, poker had ended, and I still didn't have a picture of the day. I went into my office to look for something simple and had no clue. But then I saw the perfect thing - since I had no clue, the question mark on my printer would be perfect!
Today was a pretty spontaneous picture as well, but one that required perfect timing to spot. While walking to the sofa, I peeked out the side window going into my backyard and saw beautiful beams of light hitting the leaves in just the right way. I quickly set up the camera before the light moved and snapped this leaf peaking out and illuminated in the right spot.
Remember in my last post when I did a self portrait?
Well, I liked the concept so much that I did close portraits of the other three members of the family as well.
What a lovely family if I may say so myself. In fact, Jessica's turned into a quick, impromptu photo shoot. if you want to see the full set (less than 10) click here!
Saturday was also a close up shot, but not of the human variety. It was after 11PM, poker had ended, and I still didn't have a picture of the day. I went into my office to look for something simple and had no clue. But then I saw the perfect thing - since I had no clue, the question mark on my printer would be perfect!
Today was a pretty spontaneous picture as well, but one that required perfect timing to spot. While walking to the sofa, I peeked out the side window going into my backyard and saw beautiful beams of light hitting the leaves in just the right way. I quickly set up the camera before the light moved and snapped this leaf peaking out and illuminated in the right spot.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Untitled Mess
Like my clever title above? That is what I came up with after realizing my post was really going to have no theme. So what have I been up to? Well, Jess worked Friday and Saturday so my two days were pretty uneventful. I think I stayed in most of the day on Friday and simply worked and by the end of the day, just took a quick picture of whatever I could find that would be interesting...
Saturday was more of the same during the day. I think I watched a bunch of soccer, but that is about it. The exciting part was that near the end of the day, the sun finally came out for the first time in a few days and it produced one of the most vividly colored rainbows I had ever seen. On cue, as I was taking the picture below, 4 or 5 other people posted pictures of the rainbow on Facebook. Yeah, we were pretty excited here in town.
The first half of Sunday was spent being even more of a bum because if Jess was off getting massages and pedicures, I should be able to plant my butt on the sofa. Plus, I was pretty tired from staying up 'til 3am the night before with friends doing tequila shots and relaxing in the spa. Once she finally got home, we went to my folks' house to celebrate my sister's birthday and had some pretty damn authentic Mexican food. I am so lucky to grow up Mexican!
Truthfully though, the highlight of the day was my sister and her husband asking Jess and I to be the godparents to their son who will be born later this month. What a touching honor. I love the upgrade from uncle to Godfather.
Monday was spent seeing the new X-Men movie (AWESOME) and then working in the afternoon. It was a cool remembrance day as the day marked the 15th anniversary of graduating from high school. Where has time gone? I marked the occasion by taking a vintage picture of my old letterman jacket.
Today? Work. That's it. But I did manage a self portrait.
Saturday was more of the same during the day. I think I watched a bunch of soccer, but that is about it. The exciting part was that near the end of the day, the sun finally came out for the first time in a few days and it produced one of the most vividly colored rainbows I had ever seen. On cue, as I was taking the picture below, 4 or 5 other people posted pictures of the rainbow on Facebook. Yeah, we were pretty excited here in town.
The first half of Sunday was spent being even more of a bum because if Jess was off getting massages and pedicures, I should be able to plant my butt on the sofa. Plus, I was pretty tired from staying up 'til 3am the night before with friends doing tequila shots and relaxing in the spa. Once she finally got home, we went to my folks' house to celebrate my sister's birthday and had some pretty damn authentic Mexican food. I am so lucky to grow up Mexican!
Truthfully though, the highlight of the day was my sister and her husband asking Jess and I to be the godparents to their son who will be born later this month. What a touching honor. I love the upgrade from uncle to Godfather.
Monday was spent seeing the new X-Men movie (AWESOME) and then working in the afternoon. It was a cool remembrance day as the day marked the 15th anniversary of graduating from high school. Where has time gone? I marked the occasion by taking a vintage picture of my old letterman jacket.
Today? Work. That's it. But I did manage a self portrait.
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