What a wonderful day it was. I was so spoilt in every way possible. My husband woke up singing happy birthday to
me, then sent me back to bed (after I had iced my cakes) to bring me tea &
a full breakfast, along with my stunning presents. I arrived at work to a
birthday banner, balloons & a card signed by all my colleagues.
With my 2 special friends & work colleagues |
I got so spoilt by everyone here – socks (you will
understand me laughing at this if you know me…
Socks in my opinion are something you give to someone when you don’t have any
other ideas or when you don’t really know them.
My boss knew how I felt about them so got me some as a joke! I wore them around the office.); books of faith; a herb planter with herbs; a pen with my name on it & so many
hugs. We only work half days on Friday, &
I rushed off from work to quickly get everything in my car & head off to
the doctor.
My beautiful herb planter - even came with pink ribbon! |
Anyway, we spent the night with Mum as she lives closer
to my neuro & had lovely Thai curries for dinner. Where we live we don’t have this luxury, or
at least not that I know of so this is a huge treat. Poor husband got the “Jungle Curry” & was
sweating after about 5 mouthfuls. Thank
goodness Mum & I got a milder one so I could actually enjoy it. I got terribly spoilt by my mum with clothes,
books, & all sorts of lovely things; & my sister blessed me with a
Kindle. Yippee!! No more book falling on my face at night time
or when my arms have given up! And I can
take it with me wherever I go – because yes, I am that much of a bookworm/nerd.
The following day started with going to see my godson to
give him his present (his birthday is the day after mine! ); then popping in to
see my brother; before heading home where I had planned a tea party with my
friends. I wanted something different to
the usual & during the day, as I usually start going down from about 5pm. My nearest & dearest came to celebrate
with me & the table was groaning under all the delicious food. It was so lovely spending time with everyone,
but my late night on Thursday was catching up with me by the time everyone
started arriving. I was battling to talk
& was feeling rather overwhelmed by everything. Luckily people do understand & I do hope
everyone enjoyed their day as much as me.
I got spoilt rotten again with everyone bringing me such lovely things –
clearly they know me & my love for girlie things, relaxation, warmth &
chocolates. It was just a pity I couldn’t
enjoy the day more – I was battling to swallow & so didn’t get to enjoy all
the yummy foods available, & with my funny talking I didn’t get to catch up
with all my friends & family there.
I really do appreciate everyone coming & making the effort - &
for spoiling me so much! Thank you,
thank you, thank you!
When I got home that night, I passed out on the couch in
about half an hour - & woke up there after 11 while husband was still
playing Call of Duty with his “clan”. I
went straight to bed & woke up feeling a lot better on Sunday morning. I went with Mum to go visit my gran who lives
in frail care. We spent the morning with
her catching up & laughing lots.
Family is so important to me & I honestly don’t know what I would do
without them & all their love.
My Kindle! |
Me with my gorgeous husband |
My birthday continued on Monday when my best friend came
to visit & brought the most amazing pizzas ever (if you are ever in
Pietermaritzburg you need to try Pizzology – really) & we spent the evening
catching up & just having some much needed girl time together. She means the world to me & has been
there for me through everything. We don’t
get to see each other as often as I would like, but I know she will always be
there for me no matter what.
The week continued in an amazing way, with dinner with
our Connect Group (from the church) ladies on Tuesday; puppy classes on
Wednesday (and my little Lola was so good & is learning so much); a
completely relaxed evening of Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday; & on Friday another surprise visit from Miranda along with some beautiful gifts.
Yum yum! |
The only grey cloud was news that I received yesterday from
my gynae… All tests for husband &
myself came back perfect – except for one.
I had hormone tests, & the one for Anti-Mullerian Hormone came back
very poor which shows that unfortunately I don’t have many eggs left. The gynae also wants me to have my op as soon
as possible to remove the cysts & check my tubes. They won’t do keyhole surgery because of all
my previous issues & the scar tissue that has formed. She is getting hold of a surgeon & an anaesthetist
that have dealt with someone with MG & will get back to me by early next
week to give me the date of my next op.
I am terrified.
But I know that God has this under control, & that He
doesn’t give me anything that I cannot cope with. I am trusting that this op will be the end of
all my issues, & that by my next birthday I will be celebrating along with
my sproglet!
Thank you to everyone for their messages, love, spoilings
& treats for my birthday – and always.
I just love your blog. Feels like I am right there in Pmb!! I am so proud to be your aunt!
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