Take THAT TTP!

This week was a great week. I went in for my labs on Tuesday and everything was perfectly normal. My platelet count was at 285, which was my goal number to get back to. I'm feeling stronger and not getting as tired. Even though I was still working part time I was working between six and seven hours a day. To top that off I had stuff to do after work pretty much every day this week. So I was out and about, not just coming home and taking a nap. So I'm doing awesome!

Wednesday was the Blazer Cafe Grand Opening. Which had I not been laid up for four weeks probably would have been a little more spectacular than it was, but I was still happy with the turn out. We had a giant cake that was decorated like a ribbon and the president of the university came out made a little speech and cut the ribbon cake. It was seven sheet cakes long. It was one big freaking cake. Of course things are always going to go arye at the last minute. My student assistant sent me an email on Tuesday saying she had been confined to her room with possible swine flu. I thought it was ironic that she had swine flu when she was supposed to be my Chick-Fil-A cow. :) But we were able to find another student to fill in. Here's me leading the cow around.

Thursday night I hosted Bunco. Which was so nice because we haven't had a good bunco turn out in at least two months and I was in the hospital for last months game. Most of our group came out even though it was monsooning outside and we had a great time. Jason and Hollywood did not leave the house this time and had to listen to the constant whistle blowing and hearing random women scream out "BUNCO!!"

This morning I woke up around 6am and even though it was misting outside I felt like getting out and running. I had gotten an email from my running group that they were meeting so I got up got the dogs together and at 7:30am we started our 4 mile walk / run through Mt. Brook. And of course it rained the entire time, but I made it. Four whole miles, walk a minute run a minute. Part of the trail was flooded over so we had to take a detour, but I was just glad that I was able to get out there and start running again. Take that TTP!! Can't hold me down!!

From there I picked up a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks, which I am so glad they brought back because it is my favorite seasonal coffee ever! Went to Wal-Mart to pick up wings, went to the bank then the farmers market and came home to find Jason and Hollywood setting up a second TV in the living room so we can watch the PSU game and Alabama game at the same time without having to flip channels. I'm heading up the street to Liz's at noon to have my hair re-platinumed. It's been almost two months!!! Way too long. And her neighbor is going to see if she can let my MOH dress out just a tad since the steroids have made me so puffy all over that my dress is just a little too snug.

Hopefully now that I mentally know that I can run without passing out I can get back on my work out train. I'm thinking gym tomorrow to hang out on the eliptical for a bit. Can't swim or my newly bleached hair will turn green, and no one wants that. I'm running down that recovery road and TTP is officially now my bitch!! :)