Believe it or not... back to the beach

I am at heart a true beach lover. Sitting out at the beach gives me a peace that I cannot feel as much elsewhere. Plus of course I love walking on the beach, and swimming in the ocean. The sound of the ocean is simply relaxing.


SUNSET

SUNRISE

our hotel

peeps who joined me

I so wish that I could do this, I fall everytime

more visits

So along with two great cousins I have had both great brothers come! First in the list came Amy, then little brother Stephen, then my traveling cousin :) Charlsie, and now my older brother Michael is here. I even have some pictures to add on to this post. While Charlsie was here it happened to be my other cousin Patty's birthday! plus her bro Chuck came up to :)
Yeah for family dinners

Fun whilst recuperating

Luckily even with no hair, healing bones and muscles, and daily meds I get to have fun out and about.
I got to go to one of my oldest and best friends wedding (Katherine), a work fundraising event, and the second annual Oscar party at the Faulkners :) Plus in reality I might have a wig on. because my hair is still an inch long

My accident

Well so in case you have yet to hear about it i was in a serious biking accident. I was crossing a road at a green walking sign and a car ran the red light, turned the corner, and hit me. Sadly as often as I bike I did not in fact have a helmet on. So I hit my head, shoulder,and lower back. I was in Gulf Shores (which fyi, does not have an adequate ER) so I was helicoptered to Pensacola. I have interestingly been in a helicopter before but this ride was not even close to fun or eventful. Because of my head injury (which included a bleeding brain) I was in a coma for a bit, had a tube down my throat, and stayed there for a good two weeks. Praise the Lord that I had friends and family there with me to keep me company and help me feel safe, loved, and protected. My cousin Chuck who lives in Mobile was one of the first to arrive, all four of my parents showed up, my sister in law Irna May came to Pensacola and Bham, more cousins of course (Patty, Amy and Ellen), and my Aunt Missy came too. Two amazing friends Tim, and Lane (along with Ross and the 2 girls, Selah and Kiera) were there for a while as well. Also Tommy showed up as well to check on me (and take horrible pictures). Then I read that my two Meredith's came as well.
Once I flew back to Birmingham (I am a MedJet member) I, luckily of course, got to spend about two weeks at UAB. Tons of friends and family came there too. It is amazing to feel as loved and protected as I do. I can't wait for life to get back to normal but am willing to live through the continued healing. Head and back are a little questionable and the doctors seem to say that I will be back to normal in at least 5 weeks. Life way not be the same but I am alive, praise the Lord for that.

My first post

As I sit on the balcony overlooking the beach I wonder what else do I have to do right now but of course create a blog. I feel a bit behind on the times. It seems that every body and their brother has a blog of some sort, or perhaps a website of their own. I am not technologically savvy enough to create a website (plus there is the added negative of cost). But a blog is free, right up my alley.Life is same old same old for me right about now. Gym, work, school, gym, work, school.... With an awful lot of free mornings I do get to read a lot and exercise and walk around weho with the pup. I should be grateful for all the free time, but it gets boring. I know, I know boredom shows a lack of creativity. Which is exactly why I have decided to create my blog. Perfect I think.
Well considering I titled my post my life in pictures and text I thought I should add a few pictures of things in my life recentlyish


Dinner at Highlands for my bday

Dinner with my SVCC peeps... Lane and I

more peeps... Jennifer, Lee Kate, and I

Dinner with my long time peeps - Katherine, Emily, Meredith, and Jen

Another bday dinner at Bone Fish Grill


Christmas party at Katherines

Zoolight with 2 of my favorite kiddos


Christmas Eve at Missy and Charlie's

My masterpiece made out of cookies

For this masterpiece my role was more to observe in awe


More pics since the new year to come. Oddly enough I have yet to download lots of pictures from my phone.