DEXA and stuff

I did the DEXA bone density scanner on Monday. The result: I have very good bones! :] I guess all that calcium over the years did some good. Thanks Mom!

I am FINALLY back in my own bed for good. I am done house-sitting, thankfully, and can't wait to curl up with my puppy for the night. She's anxiously waiting me to finish the Vest, do Cayston, scoop her up, and go to sleep (just look at that sad face!!). But I keep having to stop the Vest because it hurts my stomach and my back. Not sure if it makes a difference that I keep stopping and restarting it, but I have to.

I went to visit my college today! I felt so good to be "home". I went and saw my Big, Elizabeth, and then my study buddy Ragan. It was fun. I miss those girls and that town so much.

This Friday, LBASYC is visiting my home church! I will definitely be at that concert to see my friends and hear their beautiful music. As soon as the concert is over and I hug a few people, I'm driving out to Chris's camp to watch his Friday night campfire skits. He's been ragging me for 4 years to come watch so, since I promised I would this year, I figure I should keep that promise. ;]

I have a few more days of relaxation and then my life picks up pace again (not always a bad thing!). I will be going to the home LBASYC concert *next* Friday and then getting up Saturday morning, July 3, and riding with Chris down south to visit his sister. I'll be riding back with his parents on the 5th so I can make a meeting on the 6th that is for the camp I start working on the 11th, after a skit filming I have on the 10th. BUSY BUSY!!! I can't wait. I'm going to be very tired, low on energy and blog posts, but having a great time.

Alright, NOW it's time to go to sleep! Gnight!

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!! I love you, Brother. :]

Mansion

I am getting paid $25 a day, not counting food and gas money, to play with/care for 5 dogs and 3 cats, ward off spiders, scare off mice, water plants, and live in a very old, mid-construction, and kinda dirty, house 30 minutes south of town with one of my best friends. Ok... I guess I can handle it. (see picture of house)

I got to see my nephew the other night and it made my world. I've missed him a lot. :]]]]

Bright and early Friday morning, I went golfing with the Dad! More importantly, I drove the golf cart around instead of golfed but it was fun. Then we watched 4 or 5 episodes of The Big Bang Theory. It fits our family quite well! lol

Hmm I wish I had more to say. Just house-sitting. I drive home every day to wash/sterilize Cayston stuff because there is no good place to clean it at at the mansion.

Time for more World Cup while I wait for Cayston stuff to sanitize so I can do my afternoon one, wash, and then sterilize it again.

Monday I have a bone density test. Quick, painless, and then I'm outta there. Going running with sis-in-law Sarah on Monday too. We're going to try to get into the habit of running together a few times a week. She's trying to lose baby Carter weight and I'm just trying to stay healthy, obviously. Hopefully we can both accomplish our goals!

-Anni

Home, sorta

I got home last night from Panama City Beach. My trip was wonderful, filled with beach visits (day and night), eating at some great restaurants (Margaritaville, Reggae J's, Back Porch, 5 Guys Burger & Fries, etc), hangin' with fam #2, SHOPPING, and jet skis. Ooooh jet skis. I love them. I loved them before, but I *LOVE* them now. I was sore for 2 or 3 days after crazy wave jumping, and still have bruises on the inside of my calves, but it was all totally worth it.

The trip wasn't all great though. There was one thing that rode my nerves more than anything: the insane amount of smokers. There were so many times when I'm sitting on the beach, at night when there aren't that many people out, and someone sits down nearby and lights a cigarette upwind from me. So many times when I was out shopping, I had to leave areas because, as I'm browsing the outdoor areas, or resting my feet on a bench, the smoke rolls in. I'm seriously paying for it too. It was an unavoidable amount of smoke sometimes, and I can feel some junk now piling up in my lungs, more so than before the trip. Not bringing the Vest hasn't helped either though. I took the flutter, but it's not as affective against mass inhalations of smoke as the Vest is. So I'm doing an extra Vest treatment right now, trying to fight back against my struggle to breathe. I really can tell a difference after so much smoke. It really does affect my breathing pretty quickly. And if I'm willing to do extra Vest treatments, that should tell you how frustrated I am. It does feel good getting a lot of this junk up. And, thankfully, on that trip I had a good friend who ran away with me and helped me kindly ask people to smoke away from me (those time when I had been "camped out" on the beach loooong before they showed up). She let me rant about all the smoke a ton, which helped because it was really starting to work on my last nerve.... ugh. (Thanks Kid)

Still doing Cayston. I wish I could feel better, and hopefully I will closer to the end of my first 28 days, but right now I feel worse because of all the smoke. I'm expecting things to take a positive turn soon though.

Around 6pm tonight, I move out to that mansion with my dear friend Casey. As I mentioned before, we are house sitting for roughly 2 weeks. I'm pretty excited but also kinda nervous, with the more I learn about this place. It's under a lot of remodeling right now... a lot. There is one working bathroom, and it doesn't work too well. The dryer doesn't work. Mice have been spotted in the kitchen. I'm hoping there's internet so I can keep the blog updated.

So remember a little while ago I switched from Pancrease MT20 to Zenpep MT 20? I haven't noticed a difference. It has not fixed any of my GI issues like it was suppose to nor really helped my chronic sick feeling, even when I take all the other meds. *sigh* I'll keep taking them, in hopes that maybe it just takes my body a while to get used to new stuff, and talk with my doctor at the next appointment.

Time to do a little at-home relaxing before I pack and head out to my next vacation/adventure. Pictures of my new adventure are coming up, but here are a few more from my beach vaca! Click to enlarge them.

-Annie

Last day

Today is my last day at the beach. I've been a pretty great week! I've met lots of people, seen and done lots of fun things, and really enjoyed the vacation. I saw sting rays and dolphins for the first time! I rode jet skis (and paying for it with sore muscles now) and had a blast. Right now, I'm sitting in the super nice condo waiting for the USA vs. England soccer game to start.

Cayston is interesting. It really is truly amazing how something can simplify and complicate your life at the same time. I spend so much time cleaning and spend very little time actually using it. It also had such great potential to help me, health-wise, so I'm biting my tongue and doing what I have to do without complaining. I'm trying. I am ready to be done with the first 28 days, but I'm only at day 9 or 10 right now. Because I have to do it 3 times a day, it seems to be taking even longer. Ahh sorry! No complaining!!!

Hopefully I'll get a full beach trip post when I get home. Actually, I'm house-sitting as soon as I get back, and I'm hoping they have internet out at this mansion. If they do, I'll definitely get a post up.

-Annie

Greetings from the beach!

Hi there! Just checking in from Panama City Beach in Florida! That's me and my "sister" Morgan. I'm here with her family. Here's a quick update (because the computer is about to die!!): we've been really enjoying the beach, especially at night! That's when we spend our time on the beach people watching. It's great fun. Details later.

Cayston is a bit of a hassle, but I bite my tongue and ignore my slight annoyance with washing it so often because I just keep reminding myself how much easier it is for my schedule than TOBI and how my life is being simplified. And how I really do feel a little bit better. Details about that later too.

Longer post later!

-Annie