4th of July!

   For the 4th of July we went with my sister Ashley and her fiancée Zach on our boat for the whole day! It was the most fun I have had in a long time. At first we got on the wrong boat but we quickly realized our mistake and very maturely fled the situation (by running down the dock like madmen).        Once we found our boat and uncovered it and pulled the sunshade umbrella thing out (I don't know what it's called) we got pelted with a bunch of hidden dead and alive spiders and jumped around screaming as Zach tried to get the gas cap on right. Finally everything was set up just fine, spiderless and ready so we untied the knot holding the boat to the dock and set off on an adventure! We sailed around White Bear Lake for 5 hours, dropping anchor on a sand bay across from where the boat slips were and swam around for hours even though the day wasn't particularly sunny or warm. On the way back to the slip the boat stopped working in the middle of the lake because my sister was trying to fix the radio that mysteriously stopped working (I was the one blamed even though i had't touched the boat). After about five minuets of fussing and panicking we got the radio to work and found out we had only turned the key the wrong way.
   After we pulled the boat back in, we drove back to the house where we grilled kabobs and debated with my aunt about what to do for the fireworks as some of us wanted to go watch them on the boat and others wanted to just go down to the beach (going to the beach won out). After we ate we packed up the car and drove back to the lake to watch the fireworks (only after that did we realize we  forgot to cover the boat back up, even still we did't bother with it). The next day we were picked up early in the morning by our sister and her fiancé to drive to the place to meet up with our mom to go home (only got lost once) and said our goodbyes. Once we got home we watched movies as a major storm went on around us-knocking out the power for hours as a tornado tore down all the power lines. The next day I came down with a fever and slept two days in a row. I would have to say this is the one time we didn't get the "you need to be nice to your sisters because you only have them for so long" talk.  I don't even know why they give us that talk because we always get along.  I would say that I have the best sisters in the universe! Maybe it's just a joke, but who knows.

June and July

Now over a month later and with summer camp only two weeks away, we have found out the date of my surgery, which is scheduled at 8:30 am on December 8 with an acupuncture appointment in the pre op room, I think I'm all set to be fixed. My acupuncture doctor, Dr. Schwantes, said that he would come in before my surgery to do a needle pattern to calm me down and another one after my surgery if needed.

Because I am so active at home and bored all the time, my mom decided I should start dance again (classical ballet). So I will either start with summer or fall semester.  I am really nervous because its been a little over a year and my back doesn't move like it used to, but I really hope I'm put at the same level that I was at when I quit. I am also worried that after my surgery I won't be able to dance the same as before (even though my doctor says I will). I am planning to dance all the way up to the day of my surgery to contain all my strength and flexibility so I shouldn't loose too much of it in recovery later.