The lateest and upcoming happenings

Ok I know it's been forever but I knew it would be this time. I'll start witht he day the family got here. We left here around 9:30 on the 7th and met the gang at the airport. Of course Donna who is my absolute best friend was the first one to me and as per usual she tackled me. You'd think she hadn't seen me in 6 months. Then I saw Brit, mom and Jess. We got the rental car and headed to freebirds which is mine and Chris's favorite place to eat. The gang really loved it. After that we headed back to the hotel and checked in. After getting them all settled Brit wanted to head downtown to see what they could see. We walked out there for a while and found plenty of stores that I'd never been into. My favorite had to be the music memorabelia store. They had a really neat bracelet with all guitar picks on it. Then mom asked if I had a blender. I said I did and we went to our apartment and grabbed it. We headed back to the hotel and made strawberry daqueries and hung out in the pool and the otub talkingand laughing at various things. There was a creepy guy in the hot tub with us but he was a good source of information and told us about a few places that we should visit. Mom took us home about 9 that night after we ate pizza and hung out. Then she called about 8 friday morning to let us know she was on the way to pick us up. Chris and I got packed quickly and headed to the car. We grabbed a bunch of movies because the car they rented had a dvd player built in to it. We watched brides maids on the way to Brenham where we toured the icecream factory. After that we drove the last hour and a half to my inlaws and it started to rain as we got there. We sat out in the yard and talked and got everything set up for the party she was having. About 6 or so friends started to arrive and we sat and talked aobut everything. It was a great night. The margaritas were flowing and it was a great time. Saturday morning we went shopping and I got a new pair of shorts and some new pajamas. After that we came back and had lunch. We packed up our cars and headed out for bbq which was wonderful. We then went to the vfw for a night of country line dancing. I finally know how to texas 2 step. it was a ot of fun. We got in really late taht night. We got up about 10 taht morning and I grabbed the cds witht he phtographers pics from our wedding and coppe it over to my computer. We repacked everything and headed back to austin. We stopped at the river to go tubing which was a blast except for the fact that I got extrememly burned and mom got flipped after going over some rapids and almost lost her camera. Afer tubing we piled into the ar and headed home. Mom dropped Chris and I offf and we got showered and cleaned up for dinner. Mom made alfredo and garlic bread and Amy and Franklin came over. Everyone clicked really well. After that we cleaned my room and made it more organized. My baby sister thought she could scream at me so a mini fight broke out, butall was resolved eventually. Then Monday was mine and Chri's 1 year anniversary so we headed to the water park. We spent a good for hours there getting on various tube rides. My famorite of those was the conga mission. It was very interactive with sounds and fog and mist. It was really long and a lot of fun. I had a near fainting spell and pretty much figured it was the heat. Donna didn't want to go ont he ride we were in line for so we went down and I sat ina pool with her and we had some time to talk and just hang out like out times. After that we all went on one lazy river ride and floated for a while. Mom was starting to feel sick so we headed back home, and I fell asleep in the car so I got dropped off. Early tueday morning mom called and said they were on the way oer. I was a little upset because I had yet to shower and get myself together but oh well things are the way they are. They told Chris he'd be staying home because they wanted a girls day with me. We headed out to a place called Hamalton's pool which is just outside of austin. The trail was all rock and built out of a hill so there were a lot of steps leading down. It was tricky menoover, but I made it. The pool is naturally fed b a spring and it built into a cave. It was great. I got to ride in a tractor back up because mom and I weren't real sure how going back up would be. After that we went to the Harley shop so Donna could get some stuff for her boy friend and we went back to freebirds for lunch. Then they dropped me off and headed for the airport. Wenesday was a recovery day were I slept most of the time. Thrusday I was up and adam bright and early to take a tour of the rehab center. For 8 to about 9:30 I got a tour and a basic layout of the building. At 10 I sat througha nd introductory braille class witha really neat instructor. At 11 I went to industrial arts class where I was shown how to take off a door knowb. It was really cool, and something I hadn't done before. Then came lunch. It felt like being in a cafeteria. YOu got a tray and moved through the line. They also had a salad bar which was great for me. After lunch I headed for daily living skills where I talked to an instructor about my strengths and weaknesses with thigs like cleaning and cooking. Then we had mobility, and needless to say I was not looking forward tot his at all. I have horrible mobility skills. I did find out that I can make a half decent mental map of layouts though so taht might help a bit more. Then my last class was technology. As many of you know I'm a self professed nird so I was in heaven. We decided I definetly don't need basic keyboarding s o I'll start with windows 7 classes. Then I spoke with the admissions cordinator and she told me what paperwork I needed to submit. I was toked. I'm finally going to get the training I need. If all goes right I'll be in there starting July 30th. I took paratransit home and told Chris about my day. friday morning I called the doctor to schedule my tb test for monday. While I'm there I need themt o fax a copy fo my physical to my councellor so we can get this ball roling. I'm really excited about Wednesday though. I finally am well enought to get fitted with my new eye. I am not sure if I'll have the permanent one or not yet but time will tell. Well more after all that stuff happens
Crystal