Thanks for the awesome comments Foxy and Trish! It's so nice to know others are following me along on my journey here.
So the last 2 days I have been doing A LOT of riding. I own a 15 year old Quarter Horse named Gunner. I'll have to post a pic or two. My surgeon has told me he doesn't want me riding for 4 weeks. Psht! Yeah, right. I brought it up in the support group meeting- why can others start lifting light weights and doing real "exercise" in 2 weeks but I can't ride? I have a light enough saddle, I use a mounting block to get up on him (like I could lift myself from the ground anyways!)... so his main concern is me getting dumped. Falling. Being thrown. Totally Understandable. So he said that if I feel it is reasonably safe, I can ride after 2 weeks. Which I think I just might be doing. My horse is awesome, I have never once felt unsafe on him. And in all my years of riding stupid/young/untrained/show/backyard horses... I've come off all of 3 times. So I am feeling pretty ok with riding after 2 weeks. Just mellow easy rides of course, but still.
So anyways, I've been going on some trail rides, getting sunburned and loving it. Trying to get in as much real riding this last week as possible before surgery. Tomorrow I am going on a Poker Ride! I'll explain later, hopefully with some pics to share.
I'm excited.
Other than that just planning on getting some last minute hefty stuff done. My list looks like this:
Buy Dogfood & Kitty Litter
Fill Giant Water bottles
Go to Costco / Grocery store
Take dogs to Vet (my poor girl has a UTI)
Wash Clothes/Sheets
Write myself reminders to let boyfriend do everything else next week! lol
I'm a bit of a control freak, and since I am the one not working I tend to feel responsible for doing a lot of the household chores. Most of the above includes heavy lifting and strenuous stuff- I'm trying to get the majority of that sort of things done before Tuesday.
Okay- last little tidbit. I have ordered a bunch of photo prints (all my pics are digital) and some Alpaca wool... and a few books from Amazon (if they EVER get here). This way I have a few things to work on while I am "recuperating" after surgery. I have a stack of papers/bills to go through and file (ooh..f-u-n) and a photo project, and I'm teaching myself to hand spin my own yarn! Plus all the books I ordered should help keep me busy.
I find myself dreading the thought of staying overnight in the hospital. My surgery is scheduled for 0830 am, so I am either 1st or 2nd for the day. Which means I am going to be wanting to go home that night- I have a feeling. I am a major homebody and for whatever reason- I don't like being the "patient". Please pray that God gives me the wisdom to keep my mouth shut and the patience to get through it!
Ahh. 3 Days Left!