Happy New Years!

I just have to say that this New Years has been one of the better New Years that I have had in my life! BUT it didn't look to promising for most of the day...

I will say that December 31st started off very early and not very fun! Mom was going on vacation with Karen (to Disney World), and had to be at the airport no later than 5:30am. So we needed to leave the house no later than 4:45. And that meant that I needed to get up and out of bed at 4am! (UGH!) Anyone that knows me knows that I HATE (with passion) waking up early! But wait... it got worse! I got in and out of the shower - no problem. I bent over to wrap my hair in a towel - no problem. I bent over to do something - HUGE PROBLEM! I almost couldn't stand up. From that point on, I felt like I had no support in my back. I had sharp shooting pain all over my lower back, wrapping around my hips, and down the front of my legs. I finished getting ready, although it took a little longer than expected. It was the most pain I have probably EVER felt. The ride to and from the airport was so uncomfortable. I felt every bump and crack in the road radiate through my entire body. I came home and immediately crawled into bed. I tried really hard to get comfortable, and I managed to somehow get about 2 more hours of sleep.

When I woke up at 8:30am, I decided to call the chiropractor - praying the entire time the phone was ringing that they were open. I left a message, and never got a call back. I waited about 45 minutes and decided it would be best if I find a chiropractor that was open and immediately go see them. I quickly found an opening, and scheduled an appointment for 10am. I made it there - still feeling every crevice in every road. I started filling out the new patient paperwork while standing at the front desk. At that point, the pain got so bad that I needed to sit down. The pain continued while I was sitting. I started getting heat flashes and getting dizzy. I started to blackout, and so I had to ask the receptionist if there was a place for me to lie down. The doctor came in and asked me a few questions. He looked at and felt my back. He took a few x-rays. I sat in a reclining chair with those shocking pads and a heat pack on my back. He adjusted my back - which might have been the most painful thing ever! I made an appointment for next week, and drove home. I didn't feel any better, so I climbed into bed and went back to sleep. It was the worst sleeping session of my life. I slept off and on for several hours. I got up at about 4pm. I needed to go to the grocery store to pick up a prescription. While I was there, I picked up some pain relief cream for my back (which actually helps - while it lasts). Then I went back home, crawled into bed, and watched some movies.

I was planning on calling it a night, and getting super comfy in bed. I got on Facebook and started talking to a good friend of mine that just had a baby, and she suggested that I come over that night. They were having a few other people over, and insisted that I come over and spend New Years with them (instead of alone). Strangely, one of the people that was coming over was a guy that I have been talking to for a few days. So, I got in the shower, did my hair, got dressed, and did my makeup. I left for their apartment.

Well, the guy never showed up. He went to a friend's house earlier, started drinking, and ended up spending the night there (which was probably the safest idea). We all gave him a hard time, though. My friend and her husband are in full support of my and this guy working out. So we will see what happens. We made pizzas, talked, laughed, rapped (well I didn't, but one of the guys there did), and just had so much fun! We had peach champagne to ring in the New Years, and, while I didn't have anyone to kiss at midnight, it was one of the best New Years on record.

As of now, I am laying in bed, trying to get comfortable. I am about to get out of bed to put the pain relief cream on my back (and put on some socks - I am officially freezing)! And call it a night!

New Years was GREAT!!!! Maybe it was because I was so ready for 2010 to be over, or maybe because I am hoping that 2011 is so much better... But it seems that 2011 is already better than 2010...

As for the guy... We are hanging out tomorrow to watch the Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma and Connecticut). So, we will see where all of that goes. I'll let you know... Maybe he is the one (kind of hoping - he seems great)!

Happy New Years... And best wishes (to you and me) for a better year than the last!

Good night (morning...)!