Hello again!

It's been some time since I've posted! Mainly because a lot has happened since my last post.

My husband came home the beginning of October and it was one of the best days ever!

Minutes after seeing him for the first time in months!

Home sweet home!

It was so great and he is so skinny now! Lol. We took lots of time to catch up but I had to share him with all his friends and family that missed him so much.

Two weeks after he came home I had to go on a weekend overnight camping trip, fossil hunting with the museum. It's a great trip that I love being apart of but I didn't want to leave my man!

Things were going well on the trip until the main fossil hunting day (Saturday) came. Because of my existing back problems I knew I had to take it easy. I decided to hike up a small hill to get a better view of all the participants (make sure no one wanders off!). I made it all the way up the hill just fine and then as I was reaching the top I slipped on some loose rock, twisted my body to catch myself and plopped on the ground. I got back up and sat on the perch and stayed there! It wasn't until I was ready to get up that I noticed my back was killing me! It was so bad I didn't know if I could make it back to all the vehicles. With lots of pain I finally made it back and I knew something was really wrong. This was back pain I had never felt before.

I made it back to the campsite and went straight to my tent to ice my back. I felt so bad that I did this to myself and that I could no longer "actively" work this amazing trip.

Sunday I finally made it home and I couldn't walk straight. I took a few days off work until I realized things weren't getting better. I attempted to go to work and had to be wheeled to my car because I could no longer walk. The pain was so bad. I made it to my doctor where I had to get a shot of morphine to calm the pain. This was the beginning of what my life would be like these past 6 months.

A workers compensation claim was filed with my work and I saw 5 urgent care doctors all saying I had a lower lumbar sprain and sending me back to work. I was still in so much pain that I finally convinced the insurance company to send me to a specialist and get a MRI done. December (two months after my injury), we found out that I have two herniated discs in my lower back. The pain started radiating down both of my legs. The specialist prescribed physical therapy and after 20 sessions and 3 months later, I am finally meeting with a neurosurgeon at one of the best hospitals in Los Angeles.

I've only heard good things about this type of surgery and I'm praying that all goes well and I get this done soon. I've never been away from work this long in my working life. I've gained weight, lost a lot of muscle strength and unfortunately became pretty depressed. I'm disabled, I can't walk without a cane or go shopping without a wheelchair.

My husband has been amazing and his homecoming was perfect timing. I couldn't get through any of this without him. I'm so blessed to have him here to help me.

So there is my story of how I got here. In between I let life happen. My husband and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary and our 7 year anniversary only a couple months later. Because I'm on disability, I've been spending lots of time with my fur baby Rocky. He keeps me company and gives me lots of cuddles when I'm not feeling well.

I'll be catching you up on more of life events as they happen. Right now I'm just waiting to get my life back. I can't wait!