48 things

48 things

1. FIRST NAME?
Haley

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
The actress Hayley Mills, and my Aunt Jane (middle name)!

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
Last Wednesday ... I was feeling helpless!

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Most of the time.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?
Turkey or chicken.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I should hope so!

7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
This is as close as I come to a journal.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
I certainly do! Although they cause me problems every year!

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Goodness no! I am seriously afraid of heights!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL?
I like good ole' oatmeal!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
They rarely have shoelaces, but when they do it's doubtful.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Stronger than I give myself credit for.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR?
Coffee.

14. SHOE SIZE?
Eight, or so.

5. RED OR PINK?
Pink, please!

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My indecisiveness.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
All of my grandparents. I took my time with them for granted.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Only if they want to.

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
A blue tee shirt, red polka dotted shorts, and I just kicked my shoes off.

20. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Chicken, from my favorite Thai restaurant, Sweet Basil! Yumm!

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The dishwasher.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Blue.

23. FAVOURITE SMELL?
Rain!

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My fiancee, Mark.

25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
Their smile.

26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON YOU STOLE THIS FROM?
I like her blog.

27. FAVOURITE DRINK?
Water with lemon, diet coke with lemon, or flavored water.

28. FAVOURITE SPORT?
Golf, I have no choice!

29. EYE COLOUR?
My eyes are oh so blue!

30. HAT SIZE?
Large, I assume ... I have a rather big head!

31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, I have perfect eyesight!

32. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Anything, as long as it has chicken or tofu in it.

33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings all the way!

35. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Spring.

36. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends who’s offering.

37. FAVOURITE DESSERT?
Tiramisu, Tres Leches from Churrascos in Houston, Sweet Potato Pie, and Buttermilk Pie! I have an awfully large sweet tooth!

38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Who knows.

39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
See above.

40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Lots and lots of bridal magazines!

41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Golf clubs! Go figure ...

42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
We watched Smokin' Aces on DVD.

43. FAVOURITE SOUNDS?
Silence, jazz, water running, the sound a fan makes on a hot summer day!

44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES?
Beatles.

45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?
London, I believe. It's a tie between three different places, but I truly don't know!

46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?
I know at least one verse to nearly every song, ever!

47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Some hospital in Bell County, which is in Temple, Texas!

48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
No one. I found it on a blog. :)

If it's not one thing, it's another. Seriously.

My Mom has been having a pretty hard time lately. This has been a bad past year - with my Dad being diagnosed with congestive heart failure and my grandfather passing away, my Mom has had it tough!

So, she went to the Dr. a few weeks ago and a test of hers came back abnormal. So, she went to a specialist, and another test came back abnormal. They decided to do a biopsy, and he results came back that she does have Stage 1, Level 3 breast cancer. It's the earliest stage it can be found and treated, but the Level 3 means that it's the most aggressive form. She also has some thing called HER Plus, which makes the cancer even more aggressive, which means that her recovery will include six months of chemotherapy, and then radiation.

So, Friday is her surgery! Then, July 16th she will begin her first round of chemo. She will go every two weeks for six months ... looking on the bright side, if you have to have cancer, this is the kind to have! I have been told this is very serious, but a walk in the park compared to what other people are going through! Nine times out of ten, breast cancer is not found until at least Stage 2, so we're doing good already! The Dr. did tell her that she's going to lose her hair and I have been instructed to keep a look out on a well made wig!

Other news - I got a job at Macy's! I work in the home section and so far, so good! It's very different than any other job I've had ... I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that yet, but it's keeping me very active! And, it's a really good way to keep my mind off of what's going on right now with my Mom!

My knee is healing well! My stitches are out and my scar is showing - yikes! Not exactly the type of scar you want, but what can ya do?! I will be sure to watch out for holes in piers from now on! =)

Well, that's all I know! Hope everyone is having an outstanding day/week/SUMMER!

<3

Well, we had a fairly interesting weekend!

Knocked Up is really good! Freaking hilarious if I do say so myself! We went on a 'double date' to see that Saturday night!

Yesterday we all (we = Mark, Me, Mom and Dad) decided to go out on my Dad's little boat since my Mom and I had never been out on it! My Mom and I waited on land while they put the boat into the water ... I peeked onto the super busy pier, saw a slat of wood missing and hoped that no children would fall through! It was a fairly big slat ... big enough to hurt someone - obviously!

Well, once they were putting the boat in, my Mom and I trekked down the pier, I turned around to tell her something, or to look at what Mark was doing maybe, and down I went! My whole left leg went straight through the missing piece of wood! It was a good one foot long piece of wood that was gone, and it happened to have nails sticking out of it! The nails made a pretty awful wound at the front of my knee, so we went back on to land to check it out! It sure didn't look good, so we decided to find the nearest fire station, which we did, although no one was there!

So we decided to go to the ER after seeing what it was doing to my skin! They got us in right away and were probably some of the nicest Dr's and nurses I have ever met in my life! Well, as it turns out, my skin is severely bruised all around my knee, and I had to get eight stitches!

I came home last night and seriously crashed, right after I learned how to ice my knee down with frozen vegetables, thanks to wonderful Tricia! Her boyfriend just had knee surgery, so lucky for me, she is experienced in taking care of injured knee friends! Ha! But really, I'm just so thankful that I have wonderful people around to cheer me up ... and to take care of me! Haha! Just kidding ...

My first set of stitches ever, and I feel like it was sooo avoidable! So now, I am practicing the daunting task of keeping my knee straight so I don't mess up Dr. Rey's artwork! It's interesting, but so far so good!

Mark is proving to be the best fiancee ever, and without me even mentioning it, he called in sick to work today! I think he was going to do that anyway, but still!

I am feeling fine, although I am surely not looking forward to unwrapping the bandage today in order to clean it! I go to see my regular Dr tomorrow, then a week from today, I will get them out! I have a feeling this may be a pretty long seven days! Ha!