This is whats wrong with me...

On Sat 11/24 I spent the entire day in the hospital. The night before, I went to bed dizzy. I figured it would be gone in the morning, however, when I woke up it was even worse. I was too dizzy to walk, I had to crawl to the bathroom and then to my phone. I made a few calls to let people know what was going on (just in case i was having an aneurism). When I finally spoke to my friend Trissy, she insisted that we go to the hospital. The best way to describe the feeling is that it was like having the spins when you've had too much to drink.

After spending the day in the hospital, the Dr. told me i had Benign Paroximal Vertigo. Basically I have calcium deposits in my ears and it's throwing off my equalibrium. When i first look at something it's out of focus because my eyes and ears are out of sinc.

It took about 4 days for me to be able to walk again and now, 2 weeks later i'm still dizzy, though not as bad. If it persists through Monday, I'm going to make another appt.

Fun times.

Wednesdate

I have an official date with Ryan on Wednesday. I'm excited. Turns out we have all sorts of random things in common. He's 30, a music teacher and band member. His day job is for Road Runner Sports (coincidence!) and he did his senior project (college) on what it would take for a band to go on tour (touring logistics is what i do these days.) He's also a traveller and has lived in Ireland and all over the country, includinng Ashville, NC and Boston.

I'm gushing alot about someone I haven't even gone out with yet...we'll see.

Date o-rama

So I've been dating...alot. I'm not talking once a week..I'm talking double booking for 1 night. Over the last week I went out on 5 dates, not including the guy I met on Saturday night OR the guy from high school that came out to visit (who ended up being CRAZY and telling me he loves me!).

Busy. I feel like something big is about to happen. It feels like the calm before the storm- in my head and in a good way. Like I've stopped struggling and am finally ready to accept someone into my life. Corny i know.

So far, none of them are it...i have my fingers crossed for the one I met on Saturday though...we'll see.

Some fun stuff i've been doing..

Here are a few pics from my HS reunion, the first on is of me and the prom queen, it's incredibly validating that i look better than she does:)

The next ons is of all the popular boys from HS: Alan McCoy, Jason Smith, Steve Something and Steve Weydert


And finally, one of Chrisy, Anglea and myself- girls i was actually friends with.


Last week I went to Oktoberfest with my friend Alaina. It was such a beautiful day!

Ok, so I know it's been awhile

Well, the fires are here again. I'm in the office right now, but most of my coworkers are gone, due to evacuations. There are two fires right now, one in Witch Creek and the other near Tecate, we're right smack in the middle. The one in Witch creek is about 15 miles away, near my old house- my old roommates have actually been evacuated already. The fire crews haven't gotten any air support because of the lack of visibility, so it's pretty much just the ground crews out there. My fingers are crossed....

Lost and Found

Rodrigo is home. I recieved a call late last nignt, someone saw the flyers. He's so exhausted from his "adventure" yesterday that he's slept all day today. Im thankful. Lesson learned: make sure your pet is wearing their tags with the updated information.

My heart is breaking

Rodrigo is lost. He got out today around noon by somehow managing to crawl under my building and out the front. The mailman saw him around 1, I haven't seen him since 10. I don't know what to do. I've called the animal shelters and Animal Control, I've posted two ads on craigslist and a bulletin on myspace, posted flyers in my neighborhood and canvassed the streets calling out until the sun went down and my voice was so hoarse it hurts to cry. I don't know what to do, except sit here and cry.