Random Ramblings

The past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind of work, eating, booze, backaches, not enough sleep and certainly not enough family time. My job requires me to work like a dog for the months of June and July and the first 2 weeks of August and then I have a meltdown where I get super bitchy…but only to my husband…lucky guy (but it explains the need for booze!)

Nate’s birthday fell the day before our big event this year so I ended up crying hysterically as he opened his present which he hated (but now LOVES, fancy that) and the next day my mother told me I looked like hell (keep the compliments coming and don’t hold back please!). Perhaps the crying contributed to my appearance since my parents showed up 20 minutes after our shared meltdown or maybe it was the 4 HOURS IN THE BLAZING SUN AT 95 DEGREES AND 100 PERCENT HUMIDITY. Maybe I’m just a little too sensitive when I am under extreme duress…

The day of the event is always fine (except again for the 100 % humidity and the fact that the flaps to the tent were closed when I showed up for work) and goes by pretty quickly until the very end of the night when we are 10 hours in and I just want to crawl into my bed…but we still have to bring truckload after truckload of stuff back to our office. Even a delicious burger at the Diner couldn’t lift my spirits this year. I don’t know what it was but something was really off and it felt like a big letdown when it was all over.

Aimee and I enjoying working on a Saturday night

Last week was the never ending post event cleanup around the office and with each passing day I got more tired and my back hurt more. I don’t think I made dinner once last week and when I weighed in last week the scale did not lie. I have not gone to a Weight Watchers meeting in 6 weeks and I could tell I gained just by my clothes. I have been back on track since Friday and I am STARVING!!! I even went running today for the first time in 6 weeks…time to get back on track.

As for my back, I have new herniated disks in the center and right side with sciatica so I’m going for an epidural on Thursday. I’ve been told that if you had a successful epidural during childbirth then you are a great candidate for this. I had a wonderful experience and could have kissed my anesthesiologist, but since I know him because we work together I thought it might be uncomfortable.

I have one more day until my stay-cation and I cannot stress enough how much I need some time off. My boss actually asked me if tomorrow is my last day and I got excited as if tomorrow is my last day EVER. A girl can dream can’t she?