I did it!!!!!

2 tennis shoes...finally!!! I'm having trouble with my left foot turning towards the outside when I walk....I'm hoping this will straighten out eventually. My laces are so loose with my new inserts!

Tyndall Park.....sweet!!!

Me & Luke before the big journey!

After 6 months of dealing with my crazy foot I did it! Luke and I went to Tyndall Park today. Before I hurt my foot I was walking 5 laps around the park. I would do this 3-4 sometimes 5 times a week. I loved it. It was my worship time, my prayer time, and just enjoying God's beauty time....as well as working my heart and lungs.

Today, I wanted to tackle 1 lap. The temperature was dropping and neither of us brought a coat, but I was able to walk 1 complete lap around. My toe barely hurt!!! My ankle is bothering me a little, but it hasn't been bent in 5 months either. I can't begin to explain how amazed I was that I could do 1 lap! I really could have cried!!! I'm hoping to start this about every other day for now until I go back to the doctor the end of the month. I would like to be back to 5 laps by March...that isn't unrealistic is it???

Thank you Lord for the small things.

Happy Birthday Joe!!!

Joe's not too happy!

Happy Birthday Joe!

He was embarrassed!

Me & Luke

Me & Nick

Betty (Joe's Mom...we just call her Mom), Nick, Joe

Rock On

We are concentrating!

Having Fun!

Me Again....NOT a drummer!

Last night Luke and I went with Joe, Nick, & Joe's Mom to celebrate his birthday at Coltons. We had too much fun revisiting old times. We talked about Steven, going to the movies, old cars, & old girlfriends! Joe and I have been best friends since the 8th grade...we even went out on 1 date...which was a little weird! He turned 27 yesterday and we even had Colton's embarrass him! I promised him a home cooked meal of his choice and he wanted a Coconut cake...so he'll be getting that soon!

After we ate, we headed back to his house to play some more Rock Band. Luke and I didn't get home til about 1 am!! That's really late for us old married people. I am so blessed to have friends like Nick and Joe. Even if they are a little wild and crazy...they have always been around! Happy Birthday Joe!

Happy New Year

Luke and I brought in the New Year at our friend Joe's house. There were a ton of old high school friends there. We ate WAY too much (everything from Tamale Dip to Little Smokies) and played a lot of RockBand. Luke took some great pics. It was good to visit with everyone. I even found out that Heather had her sesamoid bone removed....how weird is that! The things you never knew about some people! Luke and I left a little before the New Year officially came in, but we still had a good time. Happy New Year!

It's the small things...

I went to Walmart today for the first time in 2 tennis shoes!!!! I know to some that's not a big deal, but when you have been in a boot for 5 months it is a HUGE deal! I was able to grocery shop, stock up on after Christmas stuff, and look at scrapbooking stuff all in 1 trip! My foot hurts still, I'm thinking it's the tendon stretching out after all that time without any support.

I was also thinking last night as I brushed my teeth how I prayed for God to heal my foot. During our Beth Moore study, I began to pray....well think & pray...maybe by the time the next study rolls around I'll be out of my boot. Well God sure does have a sense of humor. We start the new Beth Moore in 2 weeks! So I guess watch out what you pray for! LOL!

I'm so thankful for my tennis shoes though. Thanks for the prayers and concerns as I'm still on the road to recovery!

So we are hopeful....

Well at least Luke is. I'm about 2 % hopeful, but I have been dealing with a boot for 5 months now. The doctor told me today to wear a tennis shoe. He gave me an insert to put in my shoe and then we went to the New Balance store to buy another insert. I have MAJOR arch support now and it gets all the pressure off that joint but it still REALLY hurts even with the support. He wants to see me in 4 weeks to see how it's going. He said my Sesamoid bone is rather large in that toe and really doesn't want to remove it and the tendon (it would cause problems for my toe...and we don't want that!!!). So for now, I'm out of the boot. That is hopeful for me, as I can now get my calf muscle back....talk about having a chicken leg!!!

I'm ready to exercise again as I used to could walk 3 miles about 3 times a week. Maybe soon I will be up to that again. For now, I'll stick with the shoe and be thankful that God got me out of the boot. I'm also thankful the Lord let someone invent IB Profen...as I ought to own stock in it by now!

Thanks to everyone for their words of encouragement and prayers. It's been a long road, but hopefully I'm on the way to recovery!!! I so appreciate ya'll!!

I'm a little nervous...

So tomorrow is my big day with a brand new foot specialist. I go to see him tomorrow at 12:30 to see what he says about my toe. I'm thinking it's probably going to be surgery or a cast, either way I'm definitely going to need a new boot because mine is falling apart! We'll just pray for guidance and I know the Lord will be there every step of the way with me...literally!!!

A big THANKS should go out to Luke on this blog. He helped me today take down all the Christmas and pack it away in the attic. Some of you may think we are nuts to take it down so soon, but it has been up since November 1st...so it was time. Luke also knows that it would drive me nuts to have to look at it if for some reason I got stuck in a cast. We all know I'm not the great "rester"!!!

I'll keep ya posted on what the Doc says!

I forgot something!

Waffle House Menu....All Star Baby!

Luke, Me, Reed

Mom & Dad

Luke & Reed

Me & dad

Ok, so in my last slide I forgot to post the pics of us from Waffle House. The blog would not be complete without those. Thanks Mom for taking these pics...they turned out really good!