Pain People, I'm Talking PAIN!

Do NOT ask me how this happened-I swear you could pay someone a million dollars and they couldn't reproduce what happened to me yesterday...

I was working in surgery yesterday and was going from one room to another (my hands were gloved and sterile so I pushed the door open just enough for me to squeeze in/out) when I hear this ripping sound and shear pain in my stomach. Yep, my belly button ring got stuck on the door hinge! Now since I was in the middle of surgery-no screaming, swearing, tears, no checking it. All I'm doing is praying my ring didn't rip right out of my stomach. So after that surgery finished (we had 3 more to follow and no breaks between) I peeked at my belly button ring-saw that it was still in place (phew!) was bleeding slightly...the shocker-my ring started out as almost a complete circle. Now? A straight line! Yep, I pulled on it so hard that it straightened the darn metal right out! If you have one, you know how hard that metal is to bend so you can imagine how hard it pulled.

Now the dilemma-what the hell do I do with it?! I ended up coming home and looking online quickly-most sites say to leave the ring in because if you remove it, the infection can get trapped inside...great. So, I cleaned it with soap and water, put on some antibiotic ointment and covered it (oh, and put in a different ring since this one was bent beyond belief). It stayed covered until after work today. I took the bandage off figuring if it stays moist, it might not heal as fast. But holy hell does it hurt! My lymph node under my one armpit is SO swollen that hurts just as much as my belly button. I'm just praying it heals and doesnt get worse from this point on. OUCH!

Bianca's Party

So yesterday was our niece, Bianca's, first birthday party. It was a fun time-all the aunts and uncles came and my Mom also made the drive in from Buffalo to celebrate with us. We had soup, salad, and of course birthday cake. I think Bianca had fun-of course she probably had no clue what was going on! She got a lot of nice gifts (including a new doll which I'm sure what the "hit" gift) and enjoyed her first piece of cake. All in all, a very nice party! Here are some photos from the big day:

Family Photo (Mark, Bianca, Owen, Molly):

Bianca's Cake (Owen picked it out):

Blowing out the candle:

Yummy cake!Mmmmm good!

Our Niece is 1 Today!

Our niece, Bianca turned 1 today! I can't believe a year went by already-it seems like yesterday she was born! She's so cute-she has several teeth now and is crawling and "cruising" on the furniture. I'm sure she'll walk in the next few months. Just around election day, she found a new love-dolls! I saw her in action last weekend and it was too cute! She gets this huge grin on her face and just clings to them! It's so funny! Tomorrow is the big birthday party so I can't wait to see how she is with her cake. She's a good eater so I'm hoping she dives right into it! In honor of her birthday, here are a few pics of her over the past year. I'll post some birthday party pics in the next few days.

Bianca only a few days old.

Holidays 2007


4 Months oldBianca and her big brother, Owen at the zooBianca and I at my Rochester wedding shower in AprilHappy girl!!Happy 1st Birthday Bianca!!

Biggest Loser

So I have to take a minute and talk about one of my favorite shows, the Biggest Loser. I'm not sure if any of you saw last night's episode, but it made my night!! Basically there are two teams-black and blue left. Each had 4 people on it. I really like everyone on the black team-they happen to be all female and are all great people. The blue team however, I really can't stand! There's only one girl on there I like (Amy C.) and she was moved to that team from the black team a few episodes ago. Anywas, the 3 others on that team are SO RUDE! Theres a husband and wife (Vicky and Brady) and another girl (Heba). They are all just so mean and so rude to certain people that it annoys the heck out of me! The only good thing is that all of America is going to see what morons they are! How you can act like that on national television is beyond me. Anyways, Brady and a girl from the black team were up for elimination and Vicky was all bragging "Well I know Brady will be staying because our whole team will vote for the other girl and we have more votes, etc, etc." The BEST part was the elimination when Amy C. turned against the idiot blue team and voted Brady off!! It ended up as a tie vote so they choose the person who lost the least amount of weight to leave...which was Brady! So needless to say, their "team" is falling apart! It was so great! I'm so glad she had the nerve to stand up to them and vote them off-they are just so mean that none of them deserve to be on there and win the grand prize. I can't wait for next week-they show Vicky planning revenge (she's such a baby!).

Not Neglecting...

I'm not neglecting the blog lately...I just have had nothing exciting to report about! Back to work tomorrow-we didn't really do much over the weekend. Just some errands and visiting our niece and nephew last night. The Bills lost yet another game today-after a great start to the season it's pretty depressing. Hopefully they can turn that around soon! Well, the Amazing Race is starting soon so I have to go watch it! I'll post more when I have something more interesting to say!

Election Day

Election Day 2008---one that will mark history either way it ends. Either the first African-American president or the first female vice president. I'm not a huge politics follower, but I have to admit, I'm anxious to see what happens. It's exciting that "minorities" in this country are actually going to make history tonight!
I went and did my civil duty of voting today after work. After hearing stories of how crowded the polls are, I was a little worried I'd be in line awhile. But I got there and there was only one person ahead of me so I was in and out nice and fast. Did you see the lines at some places though? People waited HOURS to cast their vote. We had a patient today who told me her sister waited over 2 hours in the rain to vote (she lives in GA). I'm sorry, but if I saw a line that long, I don't think I'd bother waiting. Sad to say, but that's just crazy. I guess if you live in a swing state, I could see waiting. But in NY you have to face the fact that your vote really doesn't do much-it's a democratic state so it's not like one vote will do that much damage.
I'm sure I'll be fast asleep tonight when the final decision is made, but it'll be interesting to see how the evening goes. If you haven't gone out to vote yet, get out there! You have a few hours left!

Happy Halloween!

Well, it's really the day after, but who's paying attention?? After work, we waited for some trick or treaters before heading to our party. We left the house at 7pm and still had no kids show up! So since we bought a big bag of candy, we left a bowl of it out on our front stoop to get rid of it. We stopped at Gabe's sister's house on the way to see our niece and nephew. Unfortunately they were out of their costumes already and our nephew was enjoying his candy. So, I don't have any pictures to show of them in their cute outfits :( We stayed a few minutes then went to my friend Julie's house for a party. I brought my spooky cookie cake for a dessert and it was a hit! They had tons of food, lots of drinks and a decent turn out. There were a few games of beer pong and flip cup played (I didn't play-not a beer fan) and we had a really good time. We got home to find our candy bowl empty so someone took it! I wish we had a camera out there to see if a few kids took one each, or if there was a kid who took the whole bowl. Either way, I don't care-the candy is out of the house!