It's been about a week since we have been back from Florida. Summer school started this week and it has been hectic! I am so glad I only have 6 weeks left! But anyways back to Florida! On Wednesday afternoon, we drove about half way to Gainesville and drove the rest of the way on Thursday morning before my appointment. We met with my doctor and he said that everything was looking great! All of my gastroparesis symptoms are at 0s on a scale of 0-5. I will go back next summer for another check-up. Even though I am 21 and an adult, I will see my pediatric surgeon for as long as I have my pacemaker. After that we toured Florida's campus. We basically had a photoshoot around campus. We were able to go in The Swamp (their football stadium) and their Theta house. It was a great way to end our trip to Shands! With most Shands trips, there is also a Disney visit. So Thursday afternoon we headed for Orlando!
Disney is always a magical experience. (See what I did there?) Friday we went on the Backstage Magic tour that took us to all of the parks and we got to see a lot of different things behind the scenes. I found out that I know a lot more Disney Trivia than I thought I did. It is kind of ridiculous. On Saturday we went to Magic Kingdom. Pin trading at every corner. We traded with some Cast Members working for Disney Vacation Club. They sucked us in and we decided to go to one of their presentations. I mean we got free ice cream and a three extra fastpasses for the day. We decided that it would be a good idea since they would take us back stage in Magic Kingdom and drive us to the presentation. I started crying because I love Disney so much. I told them to take my money because I wanted to join DVC, now. After the presentation, they said they could drive us wherever we wanted to go on Disney property. We decided since we have free fast passes we might as well go to Hollywood Studios (minus the Hat, tear) to ride Tower of Terror and Rockin' Rollercoaster. We were roaming around Hollywood Studios after the rides and found Cinderella's Carriage. Of course I had to take a picture with it! After that we headed back to the Magic Kingdom to finish off the night. We drove home all day Sunday to get back just in time to see the LSU baseball team win their game and advance to the College World Series. All in all, it was a great trip: awesome news from the doctor and an amazing trip to Disney World.
Until next time,
A :)
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Two Months
I can't believe it has been two months since I last blogged. Well, actually I can. The last month of school was crazy busy and there was a lot going on. There are few things that have happened in last two months that I need to update y'all on!
1. I turned 21 at the end of April. No, I did not go get crazy drunk. I did however, spend the afternoon in New Orleans with my parents eating until our hearts were content. Most of y'all know the way to my heart is through my stomach. We stopped by Hansen's to get some snoballs. Then headed over to Commander's Palace and had a three course meal. Then headed to Harrah's to try my hand at gambling. Let's just say I'm not very good. We still weren't full after that so we went to Cafe Du Monde for some beignets. It might not have been a typical or average 21st birthday but I couldn't have imagined anything better!
2. I finished this semester with a 3.8 GPA! My only B was in Physics and I am so happy that I pulled out a B! I made it through this semester without any huge medical emergencies. Thank goodness! I did have some days where I struggled with getting all of my POTS things done but I made it through and that's all that matters.
3. Tomorrow, my parents and I are leaving to go to Gainesville for my three year check up at Shands on Thursday afternoon. Everything should be fine but we still need to check on things pace maker wise (is it still working properly, how much battery life does it have left, etc). Since we are going to Gainesville, we obviously have to make a trip to Disney World. We are only going to be there for two days, but hey, two is better than none. Hopefully, I will update y'all on my pace maker status within the next week!
Until next time,
A :)
P.S. I had change my banner to a "21 year old" Ahhh
1. I turned 21 at the end of April. No, I did not go get crazy drunk. I did however, spend the afternoon in New Orleans with my parents eating until our hearts were content. Most of y'all know the way to my heart is through my stomach. We stopped by Hansen's to get some snoballs. Then headed over to Commander's Palace and had a three course meal. Then headed to Harrah's to try my hand at gambling. Let's just say I'm not very good. We still weren't full after that so we went to Cafe Du Monde for some beignets. It might not have been a typical or average 21st birthday but I couldn't have imagined anything better!
2. I finished this semester with a 3.8 GPA! My only B was in Physics and I am so happy that I pulled out a B! I made it through this semester without any huge medical emergencies. Thank goodness! I did have some days where I struggled with getting all of my POTS things done but I made it through and that's all that matters.
3. Tomorrow, my parents and I are leaving to go to Gainesville for my three year check up at Shands on Thursday afternoon. Everything should be fine but we still need to check on things pace maker wise (is it still working properly, how much battery life does it have left, etc). Since we are going to Gainesville, we obviously have to make a trip to Disney World. We are only going to be there for two days, but hey, two is better than none. Hopefully, I will update y'all on my pace maker status within the next week!
Until next time,
A :)
P.S. I had change my banner to a "21 year old" Ahhh
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