Busy With the Busy-ness!!

Wow, this weekend was just all kinds of C-R-A-Z-Y!! Not only was it a holiday weekend, but Casey had one of his first, big catering jobs!! He was hired to cater for our Rector's son's graduation party. He was told to plan for 50 people!! So, I took off from work on Friday to help him out and be a gopher. Casey worked all day on Friday and Saturday putting the meal together. When all was said and done, he made 5 big pans of lasagna (3 meat and 2 veggie), a whole beef tenderloin (when sliced makes filet mignon), italian bread with homemade garlic spread, and two triple batches of brownies! The puppies were a bit miffed that I couldn't sit down with them for nearly 2 days! Indy kept wanting and hinting for me to come to bed on Friday night.

It all turned out delicious and everyone was pleased, including the graduate. I have some pictures that I'll post this week of his finished dishes.

Sunday was a fairly busy day too. I had the reading for church on Sunday morning, and I also had to sing for the service. It was my very first solo there. I was uber nervous, because it has been over 10 years, since I've sung in public. I was rusty!! I got through it and the morning's reading too. We had a nice lunch at church, so we just came back home and lounged around. I managed to get in a nice afternoon nap, which made the puppies REALLY happy!!

Yesterday was just a lost cause. We were both so tired! We just napped and watched movies all day long. Hopefully, I'll get back to normal soon!

Technology

Last week, Casey and I finally got new phones. We had known that we had an upgrade coming for a few months, and actually put time into our selection. This was the first time in nine years we decided to actually PAY for a phone, instead of taking the free phone offered. After much debate and testing, we finally decided on the iPhone. Lucky for us, we waited until the new iPhone 3Gs was released. So after several weeks of waiting and tracking packages, they finally arrived. Casey, who is the ever typical male, was going to activate and get both of the phones running. This was despite my pleas to just go to the local store and have them do the activation and plan changes for us. This task required several hours over several days on hold with AT&T. Finally everything was set and running. Then over the past weekend, Casey discovered that he could not send or receive text messages. Guess what we did yesterday? We WENT to the AT&T store. They double checked everything, made the necessary changes, and had us running smoothly in less than five minutes. Let's just say the iPhone has been a LEARNING experience for Casey.

In the past week, in addition to struggling with activation and whatnot, we have spent a considerable amount of time accessorizing our iPhones. Since we've never paid for a phone before, we wanted to make sure that we kept them in good condition. Casey is NOTORIOUS for breaking cell phones. We went out and purchased several things to prevent damage. I got a soft gel case to protect from scratches and also some screen protectors too. Casey got online and ordered an Otter Box. Hopefully, it will defend against his type of abuse. We also purchased a car charger, a radio transmitter for our music, armbands, and I got a Nike+ chip to monitor my runs. I never knew this could be so complicated! Hopefully, we're through setting this up for a while.

Oh and by the way, we LOVE LOVE LOVE our iPhones. They've been worth every bit of frustration.

Relieved!!

Casey's surgery went well. The doctor removed a spur from his shoulder and some of the end of his collar bone. The spur ended up being a lot bigger than they thought. We were told that it was good that he went ahead and had it removed. We were looking at a torn rotor cuff sooner than later, had it stayed in. He's had very little pain. They did a nerve block on him, so he didn't feel anything in his shoulder and arm for nearly 24 hours! Even afterwards, there hasn't been much pain. Well, until his first physical therapy yesterday. The doctor really wants him to move it, so scar tissue won't form and hinder his movement. He made it through it, and we have to go back on Thursday. Thanks to everyone for the e-mails, prayers, and well wishes. They have been greatly appreciated!

The Week To Come

Casey decided after several months of physical therapy, to just go ahead and have the spur on his shoulder surgically removed. He went to the orthopedist last Tuesday and scheduled his surgery. He is scheduled for Friday, the 25th. This coming Tuesday, we have to go and meet with his doctors again for all of the pre-op stuff. This next week is going to be absolutely CRAZY!! I am in charge of the Bedford County Fair Dog Show again this year, and that takes place on Wednesday night. Thursday, I'm dropping the puppies off at Jennie's to board them for a couple of days, until Casey's feeling better. They are SO enthusiastic, and I don't want them jumping all over him. I'm not sure what time his surgery is on Friday, but we'll find out on Tuesday.

Since Casey will be recovering for the next couple of weeks, we've decided to just go out and have some fun this weekend. I'm not exactly sure what all we'll do, but I won't be around for a couple of days. Everyone have a great weekend!