Is if August 14th yet??

I just found out that one of my all-time favorite books (or maybe THE all-time favorite), The Time Traveler's Wife, is coming out in film...and the trailer actually looks good.  If you haven't read the book...read it, it is great!

See the trailer HERE.

Engagement

Wow, this month has flown by! I can't believe that June is almost over. We got engaged in June, so I often like to celebrate, but because of all of the stuff happening, we really didn't get to do anything. Our engagement story is great. Gess tricked me and planned out this elaborate scheme, which included the rose garden at Boise State U, flying from Boise (where we lived at the time) to Seattle, meeting some of Gess's family, dinner at a beautiful restaurant on the water, and the flying back home. He also had a friend videotape the engagement. I will have to dig up that tape sometime...but for now, here are a couple of pictures from that day (11 years ago!!)! Aren't we cute?? :)

Tulip Festival

We went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in April...the flowers were beautiful. Here are a few pictures that Gess took.

Outrageous Outfit

While walking through the Tulip Festival in March, we saw this woman...and I can't resist posting this picture. Where would one actually buy a floral denim outfit like this??? Yikes!

July Fit Camp

Bummed and Shin Update

I just cancelled my registration for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon.  I have known for a long time that I wouldn't be able to do it because of my shins, but for some reason have put off officially canceling.  I am disappointed.  And the disappointment is generally directed at myself--but I know that it shouldn't be.  I cannot run with my shins this way.  It is just hard.  I want to do it darn it!

But...the good news is that we may have an answer for the shins--Chronic Compartment Syndrome.  Basically the muscles in the shins swell with exercise and the fascia that surrounds the compartment is too small to accommodate the swelling. So, the muscles push on nerves and cause lots of pain.  I went to a specialist and she wanted to rule over thing else out before doing the "official" test for compartment syndrome (since it is painful).  The ruling out has been done, so the only thing left is the painful testing.  I have the test on July 23rd.  I wish that I could have it earlier but the specialist is going to be out of the country serving as the team doctor for some summer games in Belgrade.  

The testing sounds pretty uncomfortable.  Needles are put in the shins to measure pressure.  The doctor tests at rest and then will have me run to make my shins hurt and test again. Sounds fun huh?  Apparently the test is painful, which is why the doctor likes to rule out everything before doing it.  She said that since she is so thorough in the ruling out procedure that she has only had 2 patients that were tested for compartment syndrome and did not have it.  So...changes are, I have compartment syndrome.

The good news is that it is treatable.  The bad news is that the treatment is surgery.  It seems like a relatively simple procedure, so at least that is good.  I assume that I will have the surgery as soon as I can after the diagnosis so that I can get on with training!  Whewww....frustrating!!

Struggling

As much as I hate to admit it (and I HATE to admit it), I am struggling. The past few months have really taken a toll on me and it seems that it just keeps coming.  I want to figure out stuff about me and what I want to do with my life, etc., but right now I can't do much beyond the very basics, like sleep, food, doctor's appointments.  I haven't started to look for a job yet, and that kind of freaks me out.  What is every scarier, is that I don't know what I want to do!  My suspicion is that if I were really honest with myself I would want to branch out and do something creative.  But how does one do that?  Especially after spending all of that time going to law school?  And don't get me wrong, I actually like being an attorney most of the time.  **sigh**  Maybe this is a early mid-life crisis 

Update...

I was reminded (in a non-stalker way) that I haven't updated my blog in awhile, so here is an update.

Things are going alright.  It is weird not going to work everyday, but a welcome weird way.  I feel like I am super busy, just with catching up on sleep, talking to friends, and organizing stuff, etc.  I haven't done much on the job searching front, but that's okay.  I am thinking about what I want to do next.  

It has been really great to spend time with friends and catch up. It is hard to have 3 hour coffee dates when you work full-time, so I am taking advantage of this!

Training is basically non-existent for me right now, and I won't be participating in the marathon later this month.  The good news is that we may have discovered what is wrong with my shins--chronic compartment syndrome.  It is fixable, so that is great. The bad thing is that the likely fix is surgery. I am going to a specialist later this month. In the meantime, I am also trying some magnesium cream and cupping.  

I have also been working with my naturopath on just overall health stuff and am taking some supplements that really seem to be helping with overall energy levels and feeling better.   Also, switching to soy milk has been a good thing for my stomach!

It has been HOT in Seattle, which I do like (please take note Mother Nature).  It is supposed to be more mild this weekend, which I am looking forward to!

I am still working on my MBA...nothing exciting with that.  I am finishing up my Quantitative Business Analysis class.  I only have 1 group project to finish.  Next up, Economics.  Oh joy!

Beauty is as cute and sweet as ever. She is lounging on the bed right now, looking at me as if my typing is keeping her awake :)  Must be a rough life!

I guess that is about it...I will promise to update more often, and put something fun in...this is a boring post!!

Ciao for now :)