Yesterday and Today.

Yesterday was a weird day. It was my day to be prodded and otherwise examined in everyone's favorite Alabama town, Anniston.

I had slept from 2:30 to 5:30 and was rather alert for such little sleep. Mike was cranky that Mama had went along (and was medicated), and Shelby was cranky because she didn't sleep. So everybody was in an ugly mood.

The grouchiness continued for the vast majority of the day.

I had my first ever ultrasound, which was kinda fun yet kinda was annoying. I wasn't thrilled to have my ribs pushed down on, and was ready for it to be over. It didn't hurt, it was just annoying. I now know what my liver looks like... excitement reigns.

Anyway, I jumped through a few more hoops and had to face another needle in the arm. Mike went with me and grabbed me right as she stuck it in, which completely distracted me. The nurse was very good, and I didn't even feel it. I didn't cry, although my eyes watered up. Instead, I sorta winced and whimpered.

I was proud of myself. But when you go to share your excitement with people and they just don't really give a damn, it feels like you accomplished nothing. So my happiness with myself was very short-lived.

We had to get me lunch quickly after that, because my hypoglycemia and weakness after losing blood had me practically unable to walk. I turned a wicked shade of white, which was interesting. After lunch, tempers seemed to have calmed. For a while.

I was so glad when we finally all got home to Newnan. This was probably the first time in my life that I hated being on the road.

Shelby and Steve were planning on going out, and since Mama and Mike were at ends, and I was still hurt from my earlier disappointment, I decided to go with them. We had a fun time rampaging through Rite Aid in search of Christmas gifts for Shelby's favorite "other moms."

We went and picked up Steve's little sister from their grandmother's house, and I got to meet his grandmother. She was so sweet and absolutely adorable! Afterwards, we hung out at Steve's mother's house for a while, where I played with Kittah (their cat Socks).

We randomly decided to go drop by Amy's house and drop her mother's gift off, only to arrive there and find that her mother wasn't home. We heard rumor that a huge light display was two streets down, and we decided to go try to see it. Apparently it's so awesome that there was a line. A long line. Shelby suggested we go out to Fayetteville and see the two uber light displays there, so off we went.

We were blasting awesome music, dancing, and pretty much jokingly abusing one another through the course of the evening. The two light displays were amazing! I was staring out the window like an awe-struck child who had just opened a gift and found it was just what she wanted.

We drove back to Amy's house after that, not sure what we wanted to do next. Zack started texting Steve, and Amy had gone into her house to go get money so they could go eat. Somewhere along the way, she dropped her phone into her yard. Her large, leaf-covered yard. It took us upwards of 30 minutes finding it, as she had turned it on silent. Since I'm not allowed to get sick, they made me sit inside.

They dropped me off back at the house because they were going to go see Zack, who had been violently ill for the past few days. I felt a bit dejected at having to sit on the sidelines... I was about to go sit in the chair and brood to myself when Shelby, Steve, and Amy burst into the house. Shelby said, "We just didn't feel like leaving you!"

I was so touched. :)

The four of us sat in the living room a while, Steve watching me play video games while Shelby and Amy watched internet cartoons. Mama joined us for a few, which was also fun. Finally, the three decided to go out to eat around midnight, and I had decided I'd had enough fun for one night. I sat in the garage with Mama, and we talked and flew helicopters until past two.

Today, Mike, Mama, and Shelby are going to Columbus for the day. Shelby's going to the yearly family gathering, and Mama and Mike are going to have dinner and a movie. I'm going to stay behind and keep tabs on the house. I can't go anywhere because if I get sick, they'll cancel my surgery and I won't be able to have it done. So I'm being kept in quarantine until after Monday.

It makes me a little sad that I'll have to miss out on the festivities and spend my Christmas Eve alone, but I guess it's a sacrifice worth making.

On the 26th, Mama's going to take me out and we're going to buy me a new laptop. That's presently what I'm looking forward to.

So yeah. Yesterday was both awesome and crappy, and today just sounds like it's going to be an evening where I try to find something to pass the time, as everybody has places to go except me.

I hope everybody has a fun Christmas Eve.