Long Absence

And an even longer story. For now, the short version is Brian and I are back together and have been for a month now. We attended his sister's wedding over the weekend. Beautiful occasion, gorgeous bride, happy times.

Help a friend out?

A dear friend of mine is raising funds for the March of Dimes. It's a cause close to her heart as her son was born 8 weeks premature. The March of Dimes has done much to increase the chances of survival for prematurely born babies. Won't you help?

In The Blink Of An Eye

Wow, the world can really change in the blink of an eye. One day, I'm a stressed out mommy who hasn't been away from her kids for more than 2 hours/week for the last 2 months. Sad because hubby had been out a few times for drinks with friends while I was stuck home. The next, I'm booking a flight to Colorado - by myself!!

I got invited to a Diva ski trip to Arapahoe Basin. I've never been. In fact, I've never been to Colorado. Nor have I skied outside of New England. It really touched me how my friend went out of her way to convince hubby that this would be a wonderful Mother's Day gift for me. Ultimately, the decision was mine to make (and I ran it by the physical therapist first, in light of my rehabbing knee). But it made me feel so good to know that others really do care about me.

So I'm going! Mother's Day weekend I will join nearly a dozen other Divas for a fantastic ski weekend. A little R&R, some time to myself, and then I'll be recharged and ready to be a fab mommy again. :) I can't wait!

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I actually emailed Brian a picture of an old positive HPT this morning. He pretended to be freaked out, but he knew right away. Though he did ask why I was trying to give him a heart attack.

No offense to anyone who is TTC... but we are done. At this point, an HPT+ would be scary.

Noodle Legs

I finally got to ski again yesterday! Granted, it was only green trail cruising so as not to further injure my knee - but it was worth it! The 2.5 hours of on-hill time were full of challenges. My fitness level is pretty much caput after 6 weeks of near-inactivity to preserve and heal my knee. The snow was challenging with temps in the 40s yesterday. I hit snow that was frozen, hardpack, loose granular, and slush. The heavy, wet spring snow is harder to ski in anyway, but scarier when you're afraid of hurting yourself. And fear was my biggest opponent yesterday. Fear of falling. Fear of hurting myself. Complete lack of confidence. Sure, I was in new boots on new skis, but I could handle myself. I was just afraid of hitting a bump too fast again and completing the tear in my knee.

Kind of disappointing to end the season skiing worse than when I started. :( But it was still good to be out! And boy am I sore today!

Knee Injury De-Mystified

I ended up having to go for an MRI last week to find out what was wrong with my knee. The diagnosis? Fluid behind the knee, bruised bones, and a partially torn ACL. The orthopedist was quite surprised by the tear. Since I'm not a 16 year old athlete (seriously, he mentioned that) and it's partially torn, we've decided to go with physical therapy instead of surgery. Therapy started on Wednesday. I can't believe how weak my knee has become in the 6 weeks since the injury. Still, I'm relieved to know it's not a full tear. On to recovery!!!

And the pain marches on...

My knee is still hurt. I'm now 3 weeks post-injury and it should have been feeling better by now. Instead, it's getting progressively worse. From what I've read, I'm starting to wonder if I have a meniscus tear or injury. I will be calling the orthopedist on Monday. Looks like there will be no more skiing for me this season. :( No work, either. Can't stand for my shifts. I miss it terribly.