April 7th

So I've been pretty busy since last Friday.

Saturday - My younger brother (16) has mono and had to be admitted to the hospital because his airway was constricted. Therefore, I got to babysit my baby sis, Emily (4) for the whole day. We had a lot of fun at "Hare in the Air" Easter egg hunt at Logan. Then we went out to lunch to a great restaurant, O'Connells. Then we went back to my dad's house to watch her favorite channel, Noggin. Later that night, we went up to visit my brother in the hospital. He was doing much better!

Sunday - My brother got released from the hospital. I worked out on the elliptical (1 mile) before heading to my dad's house for the night. I had a big test coming up on Monday and didn't want to risk having a night of being woken up by my 'favorite' roommate, so I stayed with them.

Monday - I took the short answer make-up exam for Diagnostic Imaging I midterm. It was hard, but I knew a lot more than I expected. Still waiting on my grade. That night, I went to dinner with a few friends; we had such a good time! It was nice to kick back and just laugh for a while with the stress off my shoulders a little.

Tuesday (today) - I took most of the day off to catch up on sleep that I've been deprived of lately. Then, the motivation came for me to clean my room. I'm still working on 3 of the 5 loads of laundry I had to do. But my room is much more functional now that the clutter and dirty clothes are gone. I've got 2 practicals tomorrow but still haven't studied for either. They shouldn't be too bad, though.

The outpatient surgery center called today to ask all the questions and give me pre-op instructions for Friday. I have to be there at 6am, surgery at 7am. Should only take 30min to an hour. Then I'll head back to my dad's house. I'm so happy to get rid of the screws; they may even let me keep them (in a jar that is)! I just hope I can walk afterward. I hate using crutches! But Friday marks the day that I have to stop all impact sports such as running and be very careful. I seem to be a little accident prone lately so that's why I got my room cleaned up today. I don't need to be tripping over my mess.

Thanks for reading and be sure to really consider donating to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Every little bit helps! I also still don't have a first donation; YOU could be there first! I'm sure you could spare a coffee tomorrow and donate the cost to the cause. I'll be keeping you updated on all my training and everything else that I can remember!

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Thanks again!!!