Crash, Boom, Bam!

I know it’s been awhile since I last wrote, but things have been crazy busy and I just haven’t had an opportunity… but last night had something happen that is definitely blog worthy so here is the story on that as well as pics from the last few weeks that are more pleasant than the “others” :-)…

So here’s the story of what happened to my eye:

So I RUSHED home last night so Curt and I could go on our first ride with the Woodlands Cycling Club and Curt and I were *so excited* about it all day b/c it was going to be a gorgeous evening, a great loop route in The Woodlands, etc. and we are prepping and training for the MS150 coming up in April. It was going to be our first ride in the training regimen, so of course we were pumped and Curt had spent the last couple days getting the bikes ready, hunting down our gear in storage, etc.

SO I rush home, change very quickly, get some yogurt b/c I didn’t want to be famished, get all of our things and Curt and I are rushing out the door – I also tell Curt to go back upstairs and get my phone (he had been on it and I was yelling at him to bring it with us – you never know, right? But he didn’t hear me so I sent him back up for it) and then we were on our way… the group meets at Northshore park on Tuesday evenings (approx. 1 mile from my parent’s house) so of course we were just going to ride there…

We get to Meadowlake park, and we’re chatting with Curt in front and I’m on the shoulder and he’s on the road… and you know how in between the shoulder and the road it’s like a half inch difference in height? Well I didn’t get my tire perpendicular enough to the angle to come up over it (b/c I was attempting to get on the road, failed of course), skidded against the ledge and just started to tumble… I didn’t even get a chance to pull my foot out so me the bike went down together – saw my head hit the concrete and was back up in a flash – on my way up from the fall I saw blood spurting out so my words to Curt were, “I’m gushing, I’m gushing blood” so of course my gloved hand went to my eye to put pressure – I immediately went into emergency mode and Curt got our bikes to the side in the grass, I told him to get my phone out and call my Dad to come get us, and started walking toward the bathroom of Meadowlake park to assess the damage and get a little cleaned up… saw in the bathroom my eye split open below my eyebrow, Curt came in to see how I was, and by that time we walked out to wait for my dad and he got there pretty quick (b/c it’s so close and b/c I’m sure he was hurrying!). He even thought to bring towels, so at that point I started crying for 2 reasons: 1) I didn’t want another scar, especially on my face and 2) I had been SO excited about our ride that night and I knew the night was shot – I’m just so selfish with my personal time that I was just mad about it! We got home, Curt walked the bikes home and was home just a few minutes after us, Dad called Mom to come home so we could all decide if it was bad enough to go into the ER. So I was laying down, Mom got there, we decided to go so they were getting my insurance out, etc. trying to figure out where we could go and I was like, “Let’s just go if we’re gonna go” b/c I knew it would take forever and I was hoping to salvage some of the night… so we ended up going to an Urgent Care Center in The Woodlands and we walked right in and they got me taken care of! They were worried about concussion as I wasn’t feeling too hot (besides the obvious of course, but beyond was really weak and slightly nauseous but not “nauseous”) and also wanted to do a chest x-ray b/c my left chest was killing me and they wanted to make sure part of my lung hadn’t collapsed or something… so got 4 stitches and got the all clear – an hour later we were out of there…

So the damage done is of course, my eye, my left side is pretty beat up internally though I actually don’t have a lot of cuts… My left pinky got a nice bit so I have a hole above my knuckle… HILARIOUS b/c my worst rollerblading fall ever was the day Brandon and I broke up – I was furiously skating and took a fall from a stick I didn’t avoid and have a scar right above where this cut is from that – my poor left pinky gets all of it! Haha… and then my neck and left side are pretty sore so going to go to the chiropractor today, have some slight road rash on both legs but really not that bad at ALL, and a small road rash on my left arm… so I rode the bike down the whole way – the bike isn’t too worse for wear… scraped handle bars but Curt said that’s about it!

So have a headache today and am sore, but otherwise ok and will be glad to resume training hopefully next week (or maybe sooner) :-). I’m just kind of chalking it up to this is what happens when you live an active life, and I’m really lucky considering there wasn’t more damage/injury so am just thankful for that!

So that’s the gist of that, and here are some pics to entertain from some great Aggie football games, pics of my view from the new Houston office, etc. Enjoy and everyone have a great day – I’m going to go home soon and put some ice on my eye b/c it’s throbbing!

xx

Hi, how did this happen?

I don't know where I left this out but I have some great pics from the Cowboys game from the weekend before last and wanted to share... had a ton of fun even though I'm not even close to a Cowboy's fan but I love football and football is football...

We went with some friends from church - Juan's nephew is in pee-wee football and was on one of the eight teams that was playing over halftime - was a great deal! We got our tickets and a free soft drink and hot dog, got to see Juan's nephew play (they were ADORABLE - some of those boys out there looked like bobble-heads b/c they were so small and the helmets were so big!) so it was a ton of fun...

And as you can see from the pics, our seats were great and on the front row so Rowdy was a frequent visitor - he even sat in my lap! HAHA!!

Gotta love holiday weekends of semi-obscure holidays

... but don't worry, I'm a devout observer of all!

So have a lot to talk about although no huge major life events or anything.

Since we last spoke, to start with, a new month began! No just kidding… ok… so last week I did my hip-hop thing on Thursday and then drove into Houston for the weekend. Spent the day on Friday in the Houston office, then came home to get ready for a great weekend! Friday night, we ordered pizza with my mom and just hung out at the house and watched a movie which was great… love to relax and you know I’m all about movies! Then Saturday we slept in and piddled around (I worked on cleaning my room like a good girl – actually purging much of my junior high/high school stuff – still working on this as it takes a long time to go through very old clutter – who knows what you’ll need in the future, or what you will wish you would have saved, right?) and THEN we headed to good old College Station for some Aggie game action! Oh my gosh, I can’t even tell you how important Aggie football is to me but I’m so happy that football season is finally here! Fall is my fave…. So ate a lovely meal courtesy of my mom and met Kendyl’s new roomie who is cute as a button and just as sweet, and then we headed out!

When we got to campus we watched the Aggie Wranglers for a bit, then Curt and I went to some friends’ tailgate that we always like to stop by at, and then into the stadium to be sure to catch the fly over… Big highlight (and surprise for some) was the new *12th Man TV* which is essentially a jumbotron (but not really b/c that’s a trademarked name and fyi they don’t even make them anymore) that is bigger than anything like it that you’ve ever seen… a few fast facts – 2nd largest college “jumbotron” in the nation (don’t know who the first is though I heard t.u. got a new one, too?), the screen is 4,000 square feet (that’s bigger than a lot of people’s houses!) and it is so crystal clear that it looks like the players were going to leap out of the screen! They also made some changes to the decks and added light boards that went all the way around as well – was pretty cool and also distracting at times… even when our team would be in the end zone I would find myself looking at the TV and not them who were feet away from me! Haha! We were playing The Citadel (they have a “the” similar to how The Woodlands has a “the” – apparently at yell they were all making fun of this, but the “the” makes a difference!) and of course they lost (35-3) and at one point I was almost rooting for them (I said almost) b/c I didn’t want them to feel too bad about it! But we did ok and they did well – the score sounds worse than the game actually was so it was fun at least! Let’s see… oh yeah! After the game as we were leaving we ran into the pilots from the fly over so took a pic with them – so fun!

Then back to Houston… long drive and night… went straight to bed after 1 a.m. even though the dogs were so excited to see us! Sunday morning – another sleep in day, then out to the lake for some wakeskating where Curt and I had an adventurous time… unfortunately nothing about this morning went to plan so we were late getting out there, it was crowded of course b/c of the holiday weekend, I took a turn first and it was really rough and Curt has temporarily I’m sure, lost his boat driving mojo… we really need to invest next year in the speed control thing that regulates a mph speed b/c he was trying so hard, bless him, but it was going super fast then slow, and then fast again and I would be off before I really even got going… so after 6-8 times of this I gave up and we decided to go across the lake to another cove that I knew of from teenage days on the jet ski… so on our way out there, crossing at the middle of the lake, we went from 15 feet of water to 2 in 1 second and bottomed out… another boat was looking at us (hello, we’re in the middle of the lake, should not be happening) and of course then they quickly realized why we looked so panicked! So we drifted out and Curt got in to assess any damage, and we continued across the lake b/c things sounded/looked ok. So then we made it to the cove, water was glass there so Curt took a few turns and we did ok, just lots of hydrilla that has grown up b/c the lake is still so low from the Hurricane Rita scare from last year…. Bummer… so then I heard a funny noise and we decided to cut our losses and idled back across the whole lake… hopefully there isn’t something broken or anything, but you know what they say “boat” stands for – “bet on another thousand” which so far we’re determining isn’t too far off the mark! :-)

So we put the boat up, went home, went back out with some family friends to celebrate a birthday – tons of fun and loved seeing them and also loved the food, and then we all went to a movie afterward! We saw “Invincible” which was great… again, have I mentioned that I love movies? Then home to watch some more movies on TBS and then bed again late to again sleep in late on Monday!

Yesterday was the epitome of a great day…. Did nothing! We just watched movies and relaxed (this was slated as another boat day but of course didn’t want to test our luck or anything) so we just hung out with the fam, got some good quality time in with Curt, and just chilled out… then time for me to drive home at about 5ish – hit a ton of rain on the way back and got some good phone talking time in with friends and got in at about 9ish or so… ate dinner and then got ready for bed!

So that’s it in a nutshell – as for things today… glad it’s Tuesday and that the work week is shorter – I’ll see Curt again in 2 days! Though here’s something weird… I don’t know if I did this wakeskating or what, but I’ve got this crazy pain near my sternum/ribs that is like a shin splint but obviously not in my shin – it hurts to breathe and laugh and took me forever to get to sleep last night! I took some Advil today, and it shouldn’t be a big deal (consulted my mom, mam, Curt, and coworkers) just an inflamed muscle that connects the two – either way, doesn’t feel good and feels like one of those things that doesn’t go away after a couple days…. Sigh….

p.s. Talked to Ashley last night and the baby is coming along fine, and apparently Cody can now “wink” though it’s the double eye wink, a signature move of Courtney (or so I hear as of course I wasn’t there)… I love living vicariously through her! And I missed seeing the triplets this weekend but had a laugh at Jason (Pam’s boyfriend – sister of the mom of the triplets) trying to whisper at a really-not-audible level when we called after the movie… haha… will see them soon, though, I hope! ;-)

Anyway, gotta get back to it!

xx