Day 2 - Back to Work Special



Although it was a heavy travel and work day, I still managed to go out and have some fun!  I got to meet my co-worker K-Man's wife, and our team went out to some brewhouse.  Most of us had burgers for dinner and tried a variety of beers.  I always look for the one with the coolest tap and give it a whirl.  This time, it was a killer whale tap, and the beer was Alaskan White Winter Ale.  It was pretty tastey as far as white ales go.  My buddy J-Mac ordered a jalapeno burger that he couldn't handle, so he whimped out and ordered milk to wash it down.  They brought him the most insulting grade-school cartons of milk for his meal.  It was perfect!

Day 1 - Packing

I have decided to start doing a photograph journal of sorts.  I will post one picture every day that describes in some way at least one aspect of what I'm up to.  You may also see some of my posts tagged 'doc' disappear off of my blog.  Many of those posts were for my benefit more than my readers', and they don't serve much purpose now.  At any rate, I give you day 1:

I am coming off of what seems like a long vacation.  I've had three short work weeks in a row, and it's hard for me to get back into work mode.  *Procrastinate procrastinate procrastinate* 

Anywhoo, I went on a date yesterday that was a total shock to the system, and it got me thinking.  I feel as though my little health crisis has completely distracted me from what is important in my life, and I'm just starting to get my bearings again.  If I am to become the best version of myself, I need to carry a positive attitude into work tomorrow.

I'm going to work hard this week and feel good about what I accomplished when I get home.  That's what I'm shooting for, anyway.  :)

Full Recovery

At long last, I have reached the end of my medical crisis.  The last of my test results came back negative, and my doctor says I should be 100% very soon (next few months).  I look back on this year plus of trials and tribulations and think...  man, I'm going to have to party hard to make up for time lost.  To be honest, this experience has taught me a few things...

You'll never understand how deep your friendships run until you need to lean on them.  I would not have made it to my 26th birthday without the companionship of my goat house friends, my family, and and some former roommates.  I value our relationships above all else.

Your body needs two things (not an exhaustive list): water and fiber.  Make sure you have enough of both, or you'll regret it.

I retracted the third lesson.  It's gross-ish.  =D

Lastly, I'd like to offer a big and sincere thank you to everyone who supported me and, more to the point,  listened to me bitch about everything for the past year.  It was tough, but we made it!