Before my dentist appointment at 1 o’clock, my very dear
friend J came over. I’ve mentioned J before. But, let me just say…I
LOVE this lady. I absolutely love, cherish, and adore this women to no end. You
know when you meet someone and you just know you like them, like, right off the
bat? That’s what happened with J. She was just cool as a cucumber and,
smart as can be. I sought her out in our Biology 232 class as a study buddy and
luckily, she agreed. I don’t know what the hell she saw in me, but, she agreed…and
we’ve been friends ever since. For a while we just saw each other at class
and in our study sessions. But, I knew I wanted to see her socially as well. I
knew I wanted her in my personal life and not just my school life. So, over
time we started to see each other socially. Not enough, though, I might add. I
always feel like we don’t get enough time together when we are together. But, I
am grateful for the time we do get.
Before I get into the rest of this post, I just want to
say...CONGRATULATIONS S & J!!!! I've mentioned this before as well, but, they were married in a beautiful
ceremony at the courthouse in downtown Portland on 1/31/14 and went on a
fabulous honeymoon to Nicaragua shortly thereafter. I am so happy for them,
and, I truly wish them love, happiness and everything in between.
Okay, so, back to the post…
J came over today in her pjs which was perfect, since I
stayed in mine (my favorite Navy sweats…they belong to my sailor - Alberto is a Navy man - and they are so
comfy). We’d talked about going out to breakfast but I didn’t feel up to it, so
we decided to stay in (the night before). I felt bad, so I put together a nice
little breakfast of muffins, coffee, orange juice, water, scrambled eggs, and
fruit. We sat down at my table and we just talked. We talked for HOURS. I
looked at my phone once, to show J the email from the nursing program at PCC (I was explaining
what happened with my hiccups n such), and it was 10:50. The next thing I knew,
it was 12:30 and I needed to get my butt ready to leave to go to the dentist.
But, that’s how into our conversation we were. J is just such an amazing
listener. She let me talk, and talk, and talk about everything I’m going
through. She let me talk about what I went through with the D&E and how
horrific it was for me. She even shared some personal experiences of her own
with me (which I won’t go into here), and, it made me feel good to hear someone
else’s story for a change. J is just so eloquent with words. She just has
this way about her that makes me feel so comfortable in sharing my most
personal thoughts and feelings. Even better, we talked about everyday things
too. Things that had nothing to do about my life or about Jeslyn. That felt
good too. The whole visit felt good. And, I am just so thankful for J and
her patience, her love, her friendship. I just love me some J!
Sadly, after rushing J out (sorry lady), I headed off
to the damn dentist. Again. I’m so sick of the dentist. This makes my THIRD time
this month. Who the hell goes to the dentist three times in one month? Me,
that’s who. To make matters worse, I was late leaving and ran into a road
closure. There was a man standing in front of the closure sign dancing at me
and pointing the other way. I guess he was trying to tell me to turn around? So
weird. I turned around and made it to the dentist office 15 minutes late.
Whoops. Luckily, they didn’t mind and I went straight back…for my third
filling. There was an emergency bridge procedure that needed to happen right in
the middle of my filling. But, I didn’t mind. This gave me some time to get the
extra novocain they gave me to kick in, and, for me to read another blog I’ve
been reading to help me cope with my loss. Eventually, they finished and
eventually, I got out of there. For the next 6 months, hopefully. It was weird
how different a mood I was in when I was at the dentist last Wednesday compared
to today. I was in a better mood today, and, funny enough…I think my dentist
and his assistant picked up on that. They were much more talkative today (the
assistant, especially) and I felt lighter when I left. Although I was no less
numb today than I was last week…both physically and emotionally. That damn
novocain.
PS – J had told me over our girls weekend in February
how much she didn’t like the Oscar nominated movie “Gravity” and struggled to
even finish it. Well, once again, J and I are on the same page…I not only
didn’t like it, I fell asleep on it. Some of the only sleep I got, since I
didn’t get much of any last night.
Also, I want to give a quick shout out to
AM. Thank you for having Isla and I over for a playdate and dinner. It
was nice to see you girls and D.
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