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November 26, 2005
Holidays, Airlines, Hospitals, and Chowder
Mom and I awoke and lazily packed up and headed to Burbank again to get some lunch at Bobs Big Boy. I caught a plane from Burbank airport on the day before Thanks Giving and waited NOT AT ALL. No lines, no fuss, nothing. The busiest travel day of the year, and Burbank airport was flawless.
I flew through Las Vegas and gambled away $5 in the airport terminal before boarding my flight that would get me in to Boston at midnight. Ryan picked me up and I noticed that other than flying for 7 hours, I wasn't feeling very good. By the time I got to bed I was really sure something wasn't right.
Long story short, I ended up with a fever of 101, cough, headache, and abdominal pain for all of thanks giving at his lovely family home with loads of people I would have loved to spend time with. Unfortunately I was completely out of it and taking so many meds to try and help the pain that it probably only made things worse. I was more concerned about the abdominal pain because it seemed unrelated to the rest of my symptoms.
After consulting my father, we agreed I should probably go see someone about it. So having not too many options, the next afternoon I ended up in the emergency room with Ryan for 5 hours the day after thanks giving. Luckily, it was not all for nothing. They discovered, that as I had suspected, I have a 4.4 cm cyst on my left ovary. BUMMER!
At least 90% of these things just "go away" on their own. So I just have to wait through it and hope that this cold I have along with it, goes away soon. As of today, I feel better than yesterday. I'm still weak and in pain a lot of the time but I have more energy. It'll all be fine soon I hope.
Also, I've set up my DV cam and hooked it up to ichat so I can see Miles while we are apart. Lara held him up so he could see my face plastered across their huge 20-inch screen the other day and I swear he was mesmerized. I think he could definitely see something. I'm not sure how developed his eyes are making out detail from and LCD but he could hear my voice and I'm sure if my face is that big, sometime soon he'll be able to see me and one of these days, he'll know that it is ME! Lara was noting, how cool it would be if I could make him smile just through the computer. That would be nice. Of course, I'd rather be there in person.
So for the next few days, I will be recovering and hoping the cyst gets smaller and not bigger. It is winter here in Plymouth, the air is crisp and the leaves are falling off the trees. I ate a bowl of chowder from the lobster hut today while hanging out with Josh and Ryan. I like it here.
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Leaving Little Miles for Depeche Mode
Last week, I left Santa Barbara on Monday morning. I stopped in to say goodbye to Lara, Robert and Miles. He gave me the best parting gift I could have hoped for, He SMILED! Lara tried to make him smile for a while while getting changed, and he looked sooo close! It was adorable, and then I picked him up and we both coo-ed over him until he cracked a nice grin. She had made him smile the day before, and has apparently done it a bunch of times. Hopefully we will get it on camera soon. These are exciting times.
After getting on the road, I called my friend Jason who I hung out with the whole afternoon until I met my friends Jane and Kristen at the hotel they so generously let me crash at for the evening. Once together, I was introduced to Melanie who had befriended Kristen and Jane only the night before. So the four of us hopped in a limo and drank our way downtown to Staples to see Depeche Mode!
It was a fantastic show for their "Playing the Angel" tour. Of course, we hung out after and I got to see tons of friends who I had not seen in a long time. It was so much fun. We met up with everyone at Dm's hotel after and had the usual "last call at the hotel bar" drink before heading upstairs to a room for a somewhat short after party. The security let us know that the cops were on the way since they had complaints from three floors down! Ha. Well, I guess thats what happens when you hang out on the balcony.
Kristen, Jane and Melanie got up early the next morning to get their hair done for the AMAs they were all going to that evening. I met up with Melanie in her suite and helped her straighten her hair as we swapped everything from beauty tips & nutritional guidance, to coping with Attention Deficit Disorder! We hit it off. She lives in Seattle and someday I will make it up there and we will hang out.
That afternoon I met up with Nicole of Mighty Mc Pilgrim fame and enjoyed a succulent Chinese chicken salad (my favorite) from the illustrious California Pizza Kitchen in beautiful Burbank, CA. We shopped around a bit after that until my mother called from the train station, wanting to be picked up.
I picked up my mom and took whopping 1.5 hours to get her to our hotel in West Hollywood. I bathed, she ironed, and we ordered room service with our champagne. It was nice. Terry arrived later than expected, and we hurried out the door to drive at brake-neck speed down to the Staples Center for one more fantastic evening of DM festivities.
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November 11, 2005
3.5 Weeks Old and Getting Cuter!
Yay Miles! You're the best baby in the world!
What a fun filled time this is. I've had the joy of spending time with tons of friends lately and it has been good. Lara and Robert are doing very well and Miles is growing so much that he changes a little bit every time I see him.
I changed my hair a bit with some bleach and some low lights. Heather at Salon Blais of hotel Mar Monte (1111 Cabrillo Blvd) did the hair. She was very affordable and fun to work with. I recommend her stylings if you are in need of some color. Just make sure you tell her who referred you!
I can't wait until Miles starts smiling. Lara and Robert got a sweet imac that has a camera built in so we can video chat while I am across the country.
In a few days, Ryans mom Nancy visits Santa Barbara and I am looking forward to having her meet everyone. I just hope the weather remains perfect.
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