Matt & I in 2008.. just a few months before our wedding
As I briefly mentioned in my post last night, today my husband is having throat surgery. I won’t go into specifics but the bottom line is the poor guy isn’t going to be able to comfortably swallow or eat his favorite foods (burritos, lemon pepper chicken, pizza… such a guy!) for a few days, even weeks 
I feel bad for him! I am just keeping my fingers crossed that the surgery goes perfect, that he doesn’t have much post-surgery discomfort, that he heals quickly, and that the problem doesn’t return in the future. Is that so much to ask?
Needless to say, today will be nerve wracking, primarily because of Matt’s surgery. Although it is out-patient surgery that requires only two days off of work, I am still pretty nervous. Surgery is serious, no matter what kind! With that said, please wish us luck!
On a less serious note, I am having my MRI tomorrow morning, before Matt’s surgery. About two weeks ago, while training for the 1/2 marathon Matt and I are scheduled to run at the end of August, I hurt my knee. No pop, no snap, no swelling; just pain. It went away after three days of ice and heat but then it came back when I (stupidly) tried to run. And it pretty much hurts like heck when I do any real walking. I decided to come to terms with the fact that I would not be able to run the half marathon. I also realized I probably wouldn’t be ready anyway, as I am carrying 15 extra pounds and haven’t properly been training. With that out of the way (thinking I would still run it was a sad weight on my shoulders!), I decided to be proactive, to bite the bullet and just go to the doctor. He did a few in-office tests and ultimately decided he thought I had a torn meniscus in my right knee. The only was to find out? An MRI, of course. Oh and just so you know, those suckers run around $250… with insurance. Yeah. So I am really keeping my fingers crossed for good news and a helpful solution. The doctor (he’s actually a PAC) I go to with injuries like these is perfect for it because he’s part of the local running club and has run over 12 marathons. I feel safe in that I truly believe he is choosing what is best for me as an athlete and as someone who wants to be a runner. I don’t feel that his decisions are fueled by prescription company kickbacks or anything like that. It’s purely for my good, which I greatly appreciate.
Enough of that! Here’s something light-hearted for today, since the occasion definitely calls for it! (And because I know how much you guys want to hear dumb stuff about me 
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10 Random Facts (Secrets) About Me:
- I used to play volleyball; I played on a traveling competitive team in my early years (I chose this sport because I was tall, it seemed easy, and we got cool matching jackets with our name embroidered on them that made me feel special)
- I smile at cars when they cut me off or go really slow in front of me (and I give them the bird under my dash where they can’t see)
- I have re-watched the entire Sex and the City series nearly five times (and I sometimes steal lines from the show and pass them off as my own to people who I know didn’t watch)
- Every once in a while I wake up in the middle of the night talking complete non-sense (and in the morning, I laugh at myself, then secretly spend hours wondering what I was dreaming about to make me say such weird things)
- I pierced my lip to be different (and ultimately ended up taking it out to fit in)
- I tell people I got a 4.0 my last semester of college (I got straight A’s, but I got one A- so I actually got a 3.9 something)
- I hate Jersey Shore (I like Jersey Shore and somewhat admire Snooki for her “who cares what other people think about me” attitude)
- I get tons of compliments on my perfume (and I try to escape answering “who makes it” because I like that I don’t know many people who wear it)
- I love the feeling of new, fresh sheets (but I hate washing out the smell of Matt and his cologne)
- I really like Fred Armisen, he is one of my favorite cast members on SNL (but I lost respect for him when I found out he is a Scientologist.. and I feel bad about that)
Hope everyone has a good Monday!
What are some of your fun facts/secrets?
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