Countdown to Gallbladder Eviction

We had a lovely Christmas. J and I chose to get each other experiences for Christmas. I got us a 3 hr glassblowing class and he got us a weekend away at a resort in marble falls. We also did stocking stuffers, which are always fun. Then we watched die hard and die hard 2 before going to his family's place for dinner and the white elephant gift exchange where we proudly walked away with a quesadilla maker for him and a neck massager for me. It was a lovely mid-week break before we both had to go back to work.

The night before

The day of... as usual, Ace wanted to eat the plastic instead of play with his presents.

The pre-festivities nap

We had a great time on Christmas. Then we has to work for a couple of days, and my friend A came to town Friday night. We went to cocina frescoes for food and black pearl margaritas, then walked around GeekOut for a while, then tried the new martini lounge. It was really good.

Black pearl

Margaritas and a white mocha martini.

What it says in the martini lounge. Lol. Good times.

We had a lazy Saturday of listening to the HUGE storm that came thru, then having papa murphys for lunch since we figure it might be a while before I want/can have pizza post surgery. A went home and J and I continued to lounge on the couch with the kitty. 

I have to work Sunday thru Tuesday due to a lack of PTO and the need to take Thursday off for my gallbladder eviction. Its been acting up intermittently all week, which is making me feel better about evicting it, tbh. I mean, if it wasn't causing me pain, I'd be less likely to want to take it out. Tho now I know it's only working at 4% and who ever keeps something that only works at 4%??? You don't, you get rid of it. Everyone I've talked to says it's a game changer. You feel better, you have more energy, you have a day or 2 of uncomfortableness and then the bliss of having the useless organ removed. I'm still a little nervous about the anesthesia, but mostly I'm ready for the post-eviction life! I've got my bile pills, I'll get my painkillers before the surgery, and j is ready to take care of me. The cutie already has a hotel room on stand by in case I'm not up for the 45 min drive back home, we'll be taking the van cuz I think it'll be easier to get into and out of, and I've warned him that my coworkers are going to be rather curious to meet the man I married. Hehe. Hopefully E doesn't actually get out the spot light in the interrogation room (my office). It's gonna be strange being at work as a patient, but it's comforting knowing who will be taking care of me. Our surgeon is great, so that also helps my surgery anxieties. I'm mostly afraid of what I might say coming out of anesthesia. A always said some funny shit... I wonder if I'll be funny, angry, or just spew TMI all over the place. Lol... I guess we'll see. I told J he can't hold anything I say against me until the anesthesia wears off. So, yeah. It's gonna be a weird day. 

Anyway, hope you all had a lovely Christmas as well. As we head into the new year, let's look forward with hope and kindness as life is crazy enough without us making things harder for each other. Sending all my love to my friends and family far and wide, and to those who stumble across this blog. Much love to all! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️