Appendix Blessings

Apparently, I do not sleep for long periods of time after surgery. Its like 6:00 am, and I have been awake since 5:30, so weird. But I am feeling pretty good right now. I want to write somethings down so I can remember them. If this is spastic and random, remember the words, lortab.

1. Sometimes, and by sometimes I mean all the time, Heavenly Father works in really strange, and by strange I mean ridiculously awesome, ways. Example: I couldn't distinguish my pain at 4 am on New Years Day, but after a blessing that said, "You will know what to do" and, "cast your burdens on the Lord and He will provide a way", I felt a very distinct pain and it was clear that I needed to go to the hospital.

2. I am super blessed that I have housemates that I can wake up in the middle of the night to call some dear friends to rush over to give me a blessing. Even if they are super confused at first, they will always come through.

3. My parents are amazing. Even from a thousand miles away, they find ways to give me peace and comfort.

4. My friends are soooooo amazing. Even now I am pretty teary thinking of how much love I can feel from all the people in my life. It is so overwhelmingly wonderful. I know that probably sounds cheesey, but I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

5. Chelsey- Thank you for hardly leaving my side through this whole thing, for sacrificing hours of sleep, for unplugging my iv in the middle of the night so I could go to the bathroom, for laughing with me about "drug snuggling", and so many other things.

6. Lynsie- Thank you for hardly leaving my side. Thank you for smuggling in clean underwear to the hospital and for all the hugs and hand holding. And Zombie-brain soup. And so many other things. You are so wonderful.

7.  Sheena- Thank you for coming to the hospital and sitting with me all day, when you were not feeling too amazing yourself. Thank you for your hugs and for telling me things were okay so  many times.

8. Trent- I love you. Thank you for being a call or text away. I know you would have been here if you could have, and that means the world to me. And I love you sooooo very much. I don't know what I would do without you.

9. Wyett- Thank you for coming to the hospital to give me a blessing. I cannot begin to describe the marvelous blessings and peace and comfort I was able to have because of that blessing.

10. Jake- You are an amazing human. THank you for checking on me so often.

11. Ag and Ad, sorry you get to share a number, but thank you for all your visits and stories and laughter and your general freaking awesomeness. I love you both dearly.

12. Denice- I am so thankful your parents and sister and niece and nephew would drive up from Huricine to check on me and make sure I was okay. Thank you. A million times Thank you. *this one is also for your family.

13. Courtney- You have been a doll. Seriously. Thank you for sending your momma and Rick to the hospital. For the beautiful flowers, magazines, and treats. Thank you for checking on me all the time.

14. Rachel- Thank you for your calm easiness. Just talking to you a little bit yesterday helped me to feel like it wasn't a huge deal, and that everything was fine.

15. Aaron- Thank you for being my only-a-call-away-unclenurse. I love you. (and yes unclenurse is a word I just made up.)

16. Mindy- thank you for also being calm, and over-excited to talk about my procedure and for helping me to see its not a big thing, and making me go to bed when I need to, and helping me around the house. And for new Appendix. (An adorable stuffed unicorn made by your two little hands.)

17. I wish I could thank everyone who has helped me or prayed for me or sent love my way by name. But I seriously am not able to because there are so many. I am very loved. And more than that, I am grateful.

18. Holly- Thanks for being my OR nurse and my friend. I am glad you could see my balloon stomach and my guts.

19. Heavenly Father- Thank you for carrying me through this entire situation. For your outpouring of love. For all of the many wonderful blessings and miracles I have been able to experience throughout this process. Thank you for the testimony builders. For helping everything to come through okay. For helping me to be able to sleep on my back, rather than my stomach. Thank you for allowing me to have such strong ties to my family and friends. Thank you for letting me feel their love and prayers. Thank you for a myriad of other things.

20. Grandpa- Thank you for being there to hold my hand.

21. The scirpture, "They that be with us are more than they that be with them" keeps going through my head. And I am so grateful for it. I know without a doubt that I have been surrounded by loved ones, both in this world and the other, and I am grateful.

22. Mary- thanks for bringing your babies over. and for your hugs.

23. Mike- thanks for waking up in the middle of the night to come and give me a blessing with Jake. You rock. Literally.

24. Derek, I just love you.

25. Jo, thank you for worrying about me and yelling at me for worrying you.

Ugh. Really, I just want to say thank you to everyone. Maybe in a while I will post the story, but lists are shorter and faster.

I love you all.

Seriously.

Thank you.