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| Wow, it's been a really long time since I've written in this. Tyler will be pleased that I'm updating. lol. Where to begin?.....I'm back at home in Lancaster working as a sub at my old school which is awesome but works been slow lately and therefore the paychecks have been little. I'm planning on finding a second job after the holidays but in the mean time I have been helping my sister with taking care of her kids. About a month ago my sister and her husband separated. It has been really stressful for the whole family and emotionally tiring. I don't believe in deforce but I also don't like seeing my sister and brother in law unhappy. I also don't want to lose my brother in law or gain a new one; I love my brother in law like he is my own brother. This should be a interesting Christmas. Keep them in your prayers and hopefully God will work things out. On a happier note, we are having a white Christmas. It snowed all day on Wednesday and schools have been shutdown for 3 days now. It's beautiful! My grandparents live in the mountains above Lancaster and they got snowed in. The whole family is going up there for Christmas tomorrow and it should be a lot of fun to play in the snow with everyone. I wish you all a very merry Christmas and God bless you! | | |
| Ok, so i got my first surgery out of the way. It wasn't too bad. I didn't really know what to expect so I was really scared. The doctors and nurses were very nice and helpful. As soon as the anesthesiologist gave me the drugs he said it would feel like I took a couple shots of tequila. I started to get really light headed so I said it did feel like i took some shots....thats the last thing I remember. lol I felt pretty good after the surgery. Hardly any pain but on the way home the drugs made me super nauseous. My sister gave me a shot when I got home though and it made me feel so much better. I knocked out for a couple of hours and now I'm doing just fine. I still have very little pain. I am not allowed to talk though so I have been writing on this white board and it is so annoying. Only a week more of that though. Thanks for all of your prayers. God works wonders! | | |
| So I made the move back to Lancaster 2 weeks ago. It's going pretty good, but I do miss my roommates and everyone else back in Costa Mesa very much. I enjoy being able to spend more than just a few hours time with my family and it makes me feel so happy when my niece says things like, "I'm so happy you don't live far away anymore Aunt Mindy". I had my first couple of substitute jobs this week. I was so freakin nervous the first day but it went ok and I I'm actually getting the hang of things. This year may not be as bad as I thought it would be. I'm just a few hours away from turning 25 which is a little depressing considering I'm no where near I thought I would be in my life at this age but I'm trying to look at the bright side of things and just enjoy my life as it is. I have my first voice therapy session tomorrow which should be quite interesting to learn how I'm using my voice the wrong way and to learn how to use it the right way. Who knew there was a correct way of using your voice? Then on wednesday, the 17th, I go in for surgery to remove the cist on my vocal chords. I am so scared. I have never had any surgery before and I just don't know what to expect. I'm really scared that I will be in a lot of pain and my biggest fear is not being able to sing ever again. My doctor assures me that it's a simple procedure but I just keep thinking of the "what ifs". So keep me in your prayers for that. More to be updated later. | | |
| So about 3 or 4 months ago I got a sore throat and lost my voice. I still haven't gained my voice completely back and I constantly have a sore throat. I've been to the doctors several times and they thought it was allergies or acid reflex.
Today i went to a specialist...he numbed my nose and throat and stuck a microscope down my nose into my throat...so weird! After looking down there he saw that I have a cist on my right vocal chord and a nodule on my left vocal chord. The cist I have to take antibiotics for but the nodule is like a callus on my vocal chord which needs to be surgically removed and then I will have to go through speech therapy. I am freaked out of my mind. I have never had surgery before and as a singer, the thought of having surgery on my vocal chords scares me more than anything. Please keep me in your prayers and I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks, Mindy | | |
| Anyone who knows me, knows that I hate change. Even if I am unhappy I would rather be unhappy and comfortable in my routine, then to have to start new in some place foreign to me. Well, the end of the summer is rapidly approaching and I'm freaking out about the changes that lie before me. First of all there is the whole moving back home with my parents...it should be a humbling experience to be almost 25 and living with mommy and daddy, but I have to remind myself that it's just temporary till I'm financially stable and find a roommate. Speaking of being financially stable...I still don't have a confirmed job. Many options but nothing for sure yet wish freaks me out the most. Then there is the thought of job interviews and starting new at the job that I hopefully will get. I hate that first month or so being new and feeling completely out of place and stupid. lol. I think the hardest part of moving back to Lancaster will be moving away from Costa Mesa and the life and friends I have here. Especially my roommates. I have lived here for 6 years now and I love it here. However, I know that God is calling me back to Lancaster and I'm excited to see what life He has set out for me there. I have always planned on settling down where my family is and my church is there too. I just never imagined that it would be this hard to move on and grow up. | | |
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