Dr Appointment Follow Up

I know I said I’d update everyone on how Michelle’s Dr appointment went, but I’ve been super busy….so I’m just now getting to it. I have alot to update on though.
First of all, Michelle’s Dr appointment. She said it went great. The Dr, once he actually got in there to see her, was extremely nice. He was open to listening to what she had to say and suggested several new angles to try to figure out what’s going on with her. She has another appointment with him on May 12th. Between now and then she’s going in to get several other tests done. If nothing else, the tests will help them rule out what it isn’t. But we’re hoping it may also shed light on what it is that’s cause the increase in symptoms. This Wednesday (the 14th) she goes in for an MRI and an ultrasound of her carotid artery. Then on Friday (the 16th) she goes in for an MRA. She’s also going to need to go into a special eye Dr. I would appreciate continued prayers on all this. It would be so wonderful if they could find out what’s causing this and then take the appropriate measures to correct, or at least alleviate somewhat, the problem.
In other news, I’ve been helping over at Michelle and Rodney’s alot lately. Michelle’s sister, Tish, is moving in with them. We originally thought that she’d be moving in as soon as possible. But the plans changed and now it looks like she won’t be moving down here until July/August. Which is good in the long run cause it’ll give us plenty of time to get everything ready. This past week Michelle was off work cause her boss/teacher was gone learning a new jewelry program (which Michelle is incredibly excited to learn). So we spent all week working on her house. And I must say, it looks so much better. We still have a long ways to go, but we made a huge deal of progress.
Jordan’s graduation is in May. Ever since I went home in Dec. almost all I’ve heard about from the Beier’s has been how much they want me to come down for the graduation. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to since plane tickets have gotten so expensive and I have such a small budget. But I’ve been saving up all semester. And it paid off. I bought my plane ticket home last week. I’m so excited! It really means alot to Jordan for me to be there. I won’t be able to be in town for long though. I’ll arrive late on the night of the 26th and then leave in the afternoon on the 30th. My flight leaves Gville at like 5:55, or something like that on the 26th. Which means I’ll have to go straight to the airport from the zoo. That should be loads of fun for the other passengers, depending on what animals I’m scheduled to work that day. Let’s just hope I’m not working Otters or something that will cause me to smell to high heaven! I’ll arrive in Houston, decked out in my full zoo glory, at 11:15. That’ll give me all day Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to spend with the graduate and his family. Not to mention I plan on seeing a few other people while I’m home and getting some Dr appointments out of the way. So it’s shaping up to be a whirlwind of a weekend. It was very important to me to be able to attend church on Sunday morning while I’m home. Simply because it’s the easiest way to see the majority of my old friends all at once. I’ll have to leave immediately after church though. My flight leaves Houston at 3:30 on the 30th and arrives back in Gville at 9:30 that night. Then I’ll have the zoo bright and early the next morning. Needless to say it will be a very exhausting experience. Three straight days of zoo beforehand, four jam packed days back home, and then three more zoo days once I get back. It’ll be interesting, that’s for sure. But totally worth it. Jordan’s whole family is coming down. It’s been years since we’ve all been together. His brother and his family will come in from China, which I’m totally thrilled about. I always love it when Josh, Holly, and the kids come for a visit. Plus, it’ll give me a chance to meet the newest addition to the Beier clan, little Aaron. Jordan’s other brother, Sam, and his wife, Erin, will be coming down as well. And his Aunt Linda will be coming too. So I’m greatly looking forward to seeing everyone again. Mary’s little sister, Becca, is also graduating in May. So I’ll get to be there for her as well. And her whole family is coming down, so I’ll get to see all of them. So not only am I getting to come home for a visit in May, but I’m also getting to see tons of people that I wouldn’t normally get to see on a regular visit. I’m so excited!!!!!
That’s about all I have for right now. Like I said, I’ve been super busy lately with helping Rodney and Michelle and with the end of the semester coming up. This semester has gone by alot faster than I thought it would. I’m glad it’s almost over though. The weather is starting to warm up again and I can feel summer approaching rapidly. I’ve already had several opportunities to wear my swimsuit and I’m already starting to get a very nice tan. I hope that this summer I’ll have more time to swim and tan then I did last summer. It’s hard to believe that I’ve almost been here an entire year. Time has really flown by. But I love it here and I can’t imagine myself anywhere else right now. Yesterday Rodney made pancakes for breakfast and while we were eating them he asked me, “if someone had told you a year ago that you’d be hanging out and eating pancakes with a married couple, would you have believe them?” And the truth is, probably not. This time last year, I had no idea how things would turn out. But the truth of the matter is that it’s so much better than I could have ever imagined.