Day 37

11:50 p.m.

These past two weeks have gone by so fast. My pain has been very light, or non-existent, with my left foot hurting slightly more than my right.

The cruise two weeks ago was AWESOME. Thank you mom and dad for that wonderful experience. I still wish was in the Carribean. (I'll get pictures on here from the cruise as soon as I can, but I am on the wrong compter right now).

This past week, Uncle Doug flew in, and he and his family are coming back to Michigan! Hopefully the economy will get better so everyone else can too. I miss all of them....the Alaskan half of my family. I'm excited that just one family is coming back, but I am nervous about seeing them all again. The last time I saw my cousins, they were about 6 and 7 years old or so. How much have they changed? :-/

Last night, I got to watch the Chesaning boys distance team (track) kick some major @$$ in the 4 x 1 mile relay. We won by a landslide, and it would have been a lot more if I could have ran. I miss running so much. I just feel incomplete without it. I don't feel entirely useless, however, on the days that I lift weights. That's how I am staying sane. I can't wait to get clearance to start cycling, so I can build up my cardio again. With all my commitments, I will probably have to do morning workouts!

Tonite, I got permission from my parents to drive. My dad let me drive to the car wash with my surgical shoes on, and then home. After he decided it was o.k., I drove with Sam to Owosso. Now I don't have to wait until 7:30 to get to school every morning.

My recovery has gone very well. My left big toe is healing slightly closer to the other toes than the right one is, but there is still a Space between my toes. It's going to be weird. I'm used to the skin of my big toe getting pinched underneath my other toes when I run. No more. When the inside of my second toes itched, I could move my big toes, and the itch was gone. And flip flops used to never fall off my feet. Now they will. I won't miss anything abut the bunions though. They were painful.

I have a appointment with Dr. Duncan on Thursday to get my feet x-rayed and see if I am ready to start biking. hopefully I will be able to wear wider, regular shoes. That's what I am hearing, anyway, but I will have to wear splints on my feet too. So, hopefully, just 5 days left of bandages. I'm excited!

Well, goodnight. I have to get up for an 8:30 a.m. mass, followed by Mcdonalds, followed by homework and maybe hanging out with the girlfriend. Only 40 days of school left!