THIS GUY!!!That's an old picture of Cathedral Lake, and I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that the peaks right behind that lake are providing some epic skiing right about now. But, of course, there will be other years for that...
This was a big week for several reasons.
First and foremost, on Tuesday I was able to get off my ass long enough to stop by work and say hello to everyone. These are people I only get to see a handful of times each year, so in a perfect world our meeting would have been under better circumstances, but it was still awesome to see everyone and thank them for their genorosity. There's been a steady stream of cards and get-well gifts coming to the house from co-workers, and while all of them are tremendously meaningful, I have to give credit where credit is due: one of my firm's partners did one hell of a job nailing Maci's likeness with her card...
To be fair, Tuesday through Thursday were rather rough days for me. I don't know whether I was paying the price for being on my feet too much last weekend, or if I was going through a new stage in the healing process, but the head pain and swelling seemed to get decidedly worse over those three days. Just as my frustration was peaking, I woke up Friday feeling fantastic, and had far and away my best day post-op. I have a strong feeling it's going to be two steps forward, one step back until I'm fully recovered.
Lastly, Friday night my family came over to my parent's house for my birthday dinner. It's been a tough month for everyone, so it was rather meaningful to be able to sit down and celebrate what we've been through. What many people don't realize is for someone like me, the leading cause of a brain aneurysm is hereditary in nature, so each of my siblings has to undergo an MRA to make sure they're clear. So far we're one for one clean results (my sister), but awaiting the results for my two brothers certainly adds stress to the situation.
Having everyone over (and having the Phillies pound their way into first place) is a perfect way to take your mind off of the otherwise monotonous recovery process. While it's not quite the way I celebrated my birthday last year, again, there will be plenty of time for that.
