Ouch! ....and my birthday!

I caught a cold that lasted for a couple weeks early in June. I ended up coughing a LOT and tensing up all my back muscles. The cold went away and so did most of the pain associated with it, except for one spot under my left arm that would not go away! So I made an appointment with my doctor, which happened to be on my 30th birthday! She thinks it is a dislocated rib...

Now I am on an anti-inflamatory painkiller and a muscle relaxer which I can only take at night so it doesn't make me fall asleep! I hope it doesn't last too long--I've never had even a broken bone! Plus I hate taking any kind of drug, unless it's caffine or wine-related!

On my birthday after the doctor visit, I took my car in to have the windshield replaced--it had a large crack that started growing in the winter and I knew it wouldn't have passed inspection. I got a short nap in before it was time for me and Dave to go to my friend's house for dinner.

She made pizza while we all broke into the box of wine, chips and dip. We decided we needed exercise so we had ridden our bikes over...and it ended up being a great evening and a great way to turn 30! The pizza was awesome! She made the crust, added tomato sauce, sweet potatoes, cheese, chicken and a bunch of veggies. It made me want to start making homemade pizza again...which I used to do all the time but somehow got out of the habit.

New Blog!

My other blog, Adventures in the Desert, is mostly used for recording things in the natural world. This includes hiking and camping trips, wildflowers, cool animal sightings and other nature-based adventures. This blog will be a little more personal, for anyone who may be interested...if anyone is at all interested! I'll try to keep friends and family informed of funny stories, randomness and developing information (GRE testing, school, home, Dave...etc). Sometimes it may be just to organize the thoughts in my head. I like to write and take pictures, people-watch and daydream...so we'll see what happens.

I also turn 30 this year and have been thinking (not too seriously) of doing one of those 30 while 30 lists but haven't really come up with anything solid yet. I only have about 5 days to do so if I'm going to, so it may not happen.

I work at a state park outside of Moab, UT and recently have been spending a lot of time in the entrance station (sensory deprivation chamber) collecting fees so I have a lot of time on my hands at work--I've been reading and studying for the GRE but sometimes it works just to let go and write, job-related or not...