Home again

So I had surgery on the 11th and thought everything was going just great. That is until 2am on Saturday when I woke up and my belly button incision had opened back up. I freaked out, changed my cloths, and ran into the hall of my house. My roommate Yair's girlfriend was sitting in his room and thought she had woken me up. She started asking my questions and all I could say was hospital now!! She would not let me drive myself and took me to Crawford-Long. I spent until 8:30 am there and did not see a doctor until 6 am and did not get pain killers until 6:45am. It made me so upset. My mom luckily was flying though Atlanta the next day and just got off the flight and came to take care of me. Yesterday I went to my PCP (primary care physician) and saw someone covering for her. He was a total jerk. He would not write a referral I needed to see a surgeon in Atlanta, so I am now home in Apex. I saw my surgeon today and her assured me that everything will be fine, but I am going to have to heal from the inside to the outside. I am mad that I am not able to be at school, but am totally enjoying being around my family.

Hindu, Christian, Jewish

This weekend has been full of religion for me. I had to go to one of the Hindu temples here in Atlanta for my Feminism in India class. I really enjoyed getting to not only see their service but be a part. The people were very welcoming and wanted to help us understand everything that was going on in the service. After the service I left with Allie and another classmate and went to Udupi for Indian food. It was the first time I had ever had Indian so it was an experience. Allie gave me some tips on what things were and what she thought I would like. I have to say I liked the food for the most part. The rest of my day was spent writing papers and spending time with my roommates. Yair has a lot of questions about why I would want to be a pastor and what I believe. Sunday I decided to go and hear my friends David Allen-Grady preach. I love to hear him preach and always get a lot out of his sermons. It was really nice because I also got to see my friend Stacy do the children's sermon. David has a lot going on in his life with a new baby on the way so this is the first time I have seen him since I got back to Atlanta. Sunday afternoon was filled with sleeping, studying, and eating dinner with Dave (my roommate). Today even though it was not the weekend, it still kind of feels like it I had my Jewish experience. I have this amazing therapist that is helping me to get through the stressful time of finishing school and finding a job. She is very New York City woman that is Jewish and told me today that I need to be more Jewish when I speak. This statement meaning I need to have more confidence and power in my voice. I kind of got a kick out of this statement, but I do see where she is coming from. This afternoon I started my job as a TA at the Ben Franklin Academy and will be helping with English classes and also recording my voice on tape reading some of the students assignments because of their learning types.

Friday's always good.

So my life has been a little crazy with trying to finish up school, find a job, and recovering from surgery. I however am enjoying the fact that today is Friday. I got to go home early from school because I did not have work and am just enjoying my time by myself. Me time has gotten a little rare since I moved into a house with two guys at the end of August. They are cool, but sometimes a girl just needs a little time to do girl things like watch a romantic movie. I normally would have made myself do homework since I have a school trip to the Hindu Temple tomorrow and then am making some dinners at Dream Dinners. Yes I am spoiling myself with making and buying dinner that are easy to make and will be there for me after a long day at school. This will also get me out of having the same food every day (grilled chicken). So for now I guess that is everything for now.