2010 May

Back in the Swing of Things

4 May 2010

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Starting my morning out by being injected in my hip with dye, being tied down to a table, and slid into a tiny little hole in a big machine was not exactly my favorite way to wake up. When my alarm sent off at 6:45, I wanted to cry. MRI’s just suck, and I could think of a million excuses not to show up to my appointment. I stuck to it, however, and was there right on time. Dr. Wilson had a little trouble getting the dye into the joint, so he had to poke a few more times than he said he normally does. It was one time that I was grateful for my pain tolerance! I made it through the testing, and will know in a couple of days what they feel the diagnosis is. While I hope they don’t find anything terribly abnormal, I also am dreading the words, “We didn’t find anything.” If nothing shows up on the MRI, there’s nothing they can do to help with the pain and the discomfort. It’d be nice to be able to feel my thigh again.

The highlight of today was the arrival of “Mayumi’s Kitchen.” My dear friend Mayumi worked as Madonna’s chef while I was living there, and was such a wonderful support, shoulder to cry on, and companion. She sent me a signed copy, and it means the world to me. She has a few other cookbooks, but they’re all in Japanese. This is her first English cookbook, and I can’t wait to dive in and make the recipes – many of which I’m quite familiar with, but have never cooked myself! Thank you, Maya, for the gift! If you’re curious, it’s really a great cookbook – you can find it on amazon.com here. I’m thinking I’ll make her fruit tart for Saturday’s Mother’s Day Brunch…

Jake came over for a bit, and took EG for a really, really, really long walk. They had a great time, and were just adorable!

See them way over there on the other side of the lake? 🙂

: She insisted on him carrying that darn stick

: Between the two of us, there’s hardly a moment that isn’t on film

: She just discovered her pockets

: She chose the shorts/leggings combo – that was NOT my doing!

: “Whatcha finding, guys?”

: Picking the crimson clover

: Victor mowed the back of the dam today – it looks like a golf course! LOL

: About to turn our fields red

RANDOM PHOTOS OF EG

Non-stop

3 May 2010

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I’m beyond ready to go to sleep! The weekend was fantastic, but I’m wiped out: too much fun was had! The bbq last night at Renee’s house lasted far past my bedtime, and then I was up out the door before 8 am.

Erin and Gina

This shot makes me laugh.

Who thought it was a good idea to put a paparazzi and a celebrity nanny in the same small apartment? This picture we're being nice....but woah, that's some tension

Renee-ners

Avi and Renee (sorry for making you stay, Avi! I think I might have been a bit pushy! Ha)

The new daddy - Seth and Sydney (2.5 weeks old!)

The last time I flew out of LAX, the security line took nearly and hour to get through, so I made sure I was there with lots of time to spare. Of course, this time there wasn’t a soul in line, I breezed through and then had an hour and a half to kill! Interestingly enough, the girl who sat next to me on the flight was carrying a George, Gina, and Lucy handbag – of course, I had to say something seeing as how I’ve been helping my friend Dani get bags on the red carpet…told her about the shipment that just arrived at Bella Bellies, and suggested she head on over there! The bags really are just irresistible!

My mother picked me up from the airport in our car at about 1:30, and after dropping her at her house, I headed straight to pick up my hip x-rays from last year, then drove on over to see the Orthopedic Surgeon. Tomorrow morning I have to have an MRI to see what’s up with all this damn pain…

After the doctor’s appointment, I was finally able to drive home, but was only there 30 minutes before we had to head out again. The lease on our Mercedes is up in a week or two, and we decided to get a Honda Accord to replace it: practical, durable, and roomy (we were pretty close to going for the Camry, but are way happier with our decision to stick with Honda). So, off we headed to the dealership, and after an hour or so of haggling, I just couldn’t deal anymore. My eyes were shutting, I couldn’t stop yawning, and I was starving. Jeffrey decided to stay and I headed on home with the Bear.