Had my review of lab work and second Dr's visit today with a very charming and compassionate rhumetologist. It's people like Dr Ganguli that make me wish I had gone into medicine... she's definatly a "whole picture" Dr. Her only downfall, she's in Germantown. Beggers cant be choosers I guess.
She has ruled out any auto-immune disorders like Lupus. My blood work came back just fine in that area. I am comfortable taking it off the table, in my mind, as well. She also felt that Fibromyalgia was a good diagnosis for me. That sucks, would liked to have gotten rid of that one as well. However my symptoms dont match up with FMS completly. So I think we're on a wait and see for any other helpful symptoms.
My bloodwork did reveal some inflamation of the muscles. Which is probably what is causing my chest issues. I read that it can effect the heart as well and therefore, is probably why my heart has started beating silly. Thankfully, all this can be treated with steriods. Yay...the fat pills. I will be put on a very low dose prednisone and a low dose non-steriodal anti-inflamatory. The predisone I will just take for about 6 weeks or so. I will start out at once a day for 2 weeks and then every other day for 3 weeks. Hopefully this will stop the chest pain and other various muscle pains.
She feels the reason I have not responded well to the FDA approved FMS drugs is because they target pain caused by neurological reasons. Where as I am experiancing actual inflamation of the muscles. So this is a different approach.
So what this means for the future, I really dont know. I am stil trying to let it all sink in and read up on what I can. I read it can be cured and I could never have another problem... or it can develop into a more auto-immune type issue and be recurring. I guess only time will tell.
I am so not happy about being on a steriod. I just have to remind myself that it's only short term and could fix this crap. I know weight gain is a big issue with most prednisone takers. Just what I need right?? Trying to lose weight and get put on the fat pill! Ugh.
Hopefully my diet will help me get through these next few weeks with some sanity. I guess it's a good thing I did what I did! Look for updates soon!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
When BBQ Loses It's Throne....
Now doubt, if you were born in, move to or just visit Memphis, you know meat reigns...well okay BBQ reigns, King! For good reason too! If you like ribs, Memphis definatly has the stuff! I loved ribs. I loved pulled pork sandwiches! Then one day, it stopped. One thing I never thought would happen... I moved to Memphis and became a Vegan! It almost sounds like a joke... So this Vegan walked into a rib joint in Memphis.....and the Aristocrats... bah dum bump!Sometimes it feels like a joke. Believe you me! Never in a milliion years did I think I'd move to Memphis and go Vegan! Never the less, it happened. It almost sounds like I fell in love. I wasnt looking for veganism, it just happened. I was living my life as I always had and bam it hit me out of no-where. The ever famous: it happens when you least expect it! I wasnt looking for it, it was looking for me!
Sounds silly, but it's true. I wasnt looking for it. I was trying to figure out what the crap was wrong with me. I just wanted to feel better. I woke up and 2 of my pants that i wore frequently no longer fit. I was done. I didnt care. I was in that "drastic" stage. I was going to do anything. If that meant selling my kidneys on the black market, by God, I was losing weight. I couldnt stand to feel like crap AND be fat. I could handle being skinny and feeling like crap, but a total body hatred....wasnt working out so well. I needed tough love. I needed someone in my face to tell me like it is. It was a pivitol moment. I threw my pants on the floor and cried. I cursed. I screamed. I didnt care. I was DONE. I was done feeling horrible. I was DONE being fat. I was DONE.
Target answered my call (one other reason I love Target and hate Walmart!). they had the book I was looking for...Skinny Bitch. I read it in one day. The funny thing, I knew what it was saying. I already KNEW that stuff, but it was put in terms that I totally got. It also addressed somethings that i knew, but refused to acknowledge.
I knew meat wasnt all that great. I knew even more that factory farms produced crap (that's killing all of us!). I knew that slaughterhouses were filled with horrific intances of cruelty and abuse. Hey you are what you eat right? So I think I'll pass on the bacon taken from a screaming pig being beaten sensless or the wing from the chicken who is so genetically altered she cant even walk a few steps. Perhpaps, you like burgers made from cattle who are cut apart alive, not me. It doesnt bother you, you say? You havent watched the videos. I dare you to sit through Meet Your Meat or Earthlings and go fix that dinner. Enjoy. You are what you eat.
All animal rights aside, I dont care if you dont want to be a vegetarian. I really dont. It's a personal choice. Just dont ask me why I did it and expect a fluff answer. Sure it's to feel better (hey, we're NOT designed to eat meat no matter what you think), but it's also because I refuse to take part in factory farms. You want to eat meat, please switch to orgnaic local farms who are run by ethical people. Just dont expect me to sympathize you for your "craving".
Now I am off to a new life. I am very excited. I think it will change my life. It already has. I already feel amazing. For those who are curious, yes my kids are part of this too. I know I cant eliminate meat from their diets 100% (hey, come one, birthday parties and friends houses will provide lots of temptation. besides, ultimately, just like religion they have to eventually make their own choices.). However, I can open them up to a world of dishes that most kids will never experiance. I want them to eat a healthy dinner and see how good they feel. Next fall, I do plan on marking them as vegetarians for special dietary restrictions at school. Gabby hates eggs and Nick shows signs of being lactose intolerant (like me), so they are half way to being vegans as well!
I know this is alot of info and sort of all over the place. It's super late and I am sick. But I really felt I needed to get some of this out. I'm sure I'll make a clearer post once things get more defined. :-)
Sounds silly, but it's true. I wasnt looking for it. I was trying to figure out what the crap was wrong with me. I just wanted to feel better. I woke up and 2 of my pants that i wore frequently no longer fit. I was done. I didnt care. I was in that "drastic" stage. I was going to do anything. If that meant selling my kidneys on the black market, by God, I was losing weight. I couldnt stand to feel like crap AND be fat. I could handle being skinny and feeling like crap, but a total body hatred....wasnt working out so well. I needed tough love. I needed someone in my face to tell me like it is. It was a pivitol moment. I threw my pants on the floor and cried. I cursed. I screamed. I didnt care. I was DONE. I was done feeling horrible. I was DONE being fat. I was DONE.
Target answered my call (one other reason I love Target and hate Walmart!). they had the book I was looking for...Skinny Bitch. I read it in one day. The funny thing, I knew what it was saying. I already KNEW that stuff, but it was put in terms that I totally got. It also addressed somethings that i knew, but refused to acknowledge.
I knew meat wasnt all that great. I knew even more that factory farms produced crap (that's killing all of us!). I knew that slaughterhouses were filled with horrific intances of cruelty and abuse. Hey you are what you eat right? So I think I'll pass on the bacon taken from a screaming pig being beaten sensless or the wing from the chicken who is so genetically altered she cant even walk a few steps. Perhpaps, you like burgers made from cattle who are cut apart alive, not me. It doesnt bother you, you say? You havent watched the videos. I dare you to sit through Meet Your Meat or Earthlings and go fix that dinner. Enjoy. You are what you eat.
All animal rights aside, I dont care if you dont want to be a vegetarian. I really dont. It's a personal choice. Just dont ask me why I did it and expect a fluff answer. Sure it's to feel better (hey, we're NOT designed to eat meat no matter what you think), but it's also because I refuse to take part in factory farms. You want to eat meat, please switch to orgnaic local farms who are run by ethical people. Just dont expect me to sympathize you for your "craving".
Now I am off to a new life. I am very excited. I think it will change my life. It already has. I already feel amazing. For those who are curious, yes my kids are part of this too. I know I cant eliminate meat from their diets 100% (hey, come one, birthday parties and friends houses will provide lots of temptation. besides, ultimately, just like religion they have to eventually make their own choices.). However, I can open them up to a world of dishes that most kids will never experiance. I want them to eat a healthy dinner and see how good they feel. Next fall, I do plan on marking them as vegetarians for special dietary restrictions at school. Gabby hates eggs and Nick shows signs of being lactose intolerant (like me), so they are half way to being vegans as well!
I know this is alot of info and sort of all over the place. It's super late and I am sick. But I really felt I needed to get some of this out. I'm sure I'll make a clearer post once things get more defined. :-)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sick In Memphis
To be truthful, I never wanted this blog to talk about my illness much. I kind of wanted this to be about my life outside of my illness. However, the past month or two has been pretty hard for me physically. Not much has really happened outside of my illness. Even the joys of our first Christmas and Anniversary in Memphis, were greatly clouded by my health and the complications that arise with this sort of an illness. In fact, I havent updated recently because I just didnt want to think about it more than I had too.
You see it's so hard to be in a new place, meeting new people and wanting them to see the other side of you. There's this whole other side of me that has nothing to do with how I feel. Lately it seems to be all I am really. I hate that. I dont want people to see me as the sick one. I want that to be a small part of me. Maybe that's unrealistic of me. In fact, I know it probably is. It's not like I can sweep this under the rug when I want. It doesnt work that way. It rears it's ugly head when and where it wants.
For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, you know I have taken a Dr hiatus since about March/April of last year. For those of you who dont, well, now you do. Seeing specialist after specialist and having test after test, can take it's toll. After 2, almost 3 years of it, I was sick of seeing a Dr and getting no where. So I desided with our move, I would stop and just resume the search when I was ready.
Now, I am ready. After a really crappy Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, ect... I was ready to try and find someone who could help me. Enough is enough. Our temporary stint in OKC provided me new symptoms that have stuck through our move to Memphis. Unfortunatly these have gotten to the point that I cannot ignore. I cant sleep at night. When I do, I wake up frequently. My chest wall hurts so bad that just adjusting my position can send shard pain throughout my whole rib cage. My anxiety is starting to peak again and pretty sure a few good assaults on my immune system will send it back into freak out mode. That is not fun. Not at all! I do have alot of pain, but so far my Wii Fit is really helping me combat that.
For those of you who dont know my history...we'll here's the Cliff Notes. A few years ago, my daughter started preschool. She brought home every virus known to man, it seemed like!!! As our immune systems adjusted and sharpened, mine crashed. I never really fully recovered. After a good over look of my recent medical history, i could see a pretty distinct pattern. I was having dips and peaks. In fact, I could trace it back several years, possibly starting around my teen years. Ever so often I just didnt feel good, for months. After the hit of school kids bugs, my body just had enough. It seems to be a common thread amoung those of us with auto-immune illnesses that are triggered by a virus or other tramatic event in our lives. Usually the EBV (which is responcible for mono) is the culprit. According to my blood work when I first got very sick, I had had the virus within the past year.
So what do I have?
Well that's a good question and one I hope Dr Ganguli will be able to answer. I have not been given an official diagnosis. It's not uncommon. It can take many years to put the peices of these things together. I have a good friend who was sick her whole life and not diagnosed until College. Often times, symptoms start, but diagnostic evidence takes longer to develop. I had been told on more than one occasion that I was in the beginning stages and nothing could be done until a clear answer could be found. Everyone seems to agree that it is auto-immune in form. I was told most likely something like Lupus, but we wont know for sure until it wants to be made known. Fibromyalgia has been thrown around a bit, but it seems each Dr I have seen has a different opinion. Most do not think it is that. I personally do not feel it is either. Ofcourse nothing can be ruled out.
So now what? Well now I start my search in Memphis for answers. I pray God lead us here to help me. I'm ready to start treating this monster head one and get to a managable state of wellness. I have joined a mothers group for sufferers of chronic conditions. It has helped so much and I know I will make lifelong friends with these women who sooo understand what I go through!!!
For now, I am just trying to prepare myself for whatever answer lies ahead.
You see it's so hard to be in a new place, meeting new people and wanting them to see the other side of you. There's this whole other side of me that has nothing to do with how I feel. Lately it seems to be all I am really. I hate that. I dont want people to see me as the sick one. I want that to be a small part of me. Maybe that's unrealistic of me. In fact, I know it probably is. It's not like I can sweep this under the rug when I want. It doesnt work that way. It rears it's ugly head when and where it wants.
For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, you know I have taken a Dr hiatus since about March/April of last year. For those of you who dont, well, now you do. Seeing specialist after specialist and having test after test, can take it's toll. After 2, almost 3 years of it, I was sick of seeing a Dr and getting no where. So I desided with our move, I would stop and just resume the search when I was ready.
Now, I am ready. After a really crappy Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, ect... I was ready to try and find someone who could help me. Enough is enough. Our temporary stint in OKC provided me new symptoms that have stuck through our move to Memphis. Unfortunatly these have gotten to the point that I cannot ignore. I cant sleep at night. When I do, I wake up frequently. My chest wall hurts so bad that just adjusting my position can send shard pain throughout my whole rib cage. My anxiety is starting to peak again and pretty sure a few good assaults on my immune system will send it back into freak out mode. That is not fun. Not at all! I do have alot of pain, but so far my Wii Fit is really helping me combat that.
For those of you who dont know my history...we'll here's the Cliff Notes. A few years ago, my daughter started preschool. She brought home every virus known to man, it seemed like!!! As our immune systems adjusted and sharpened, mine crashed. I never really fully recovered. After a good over look of my recent medical history, i could see a pretty distinct pattern. I was having dips and peaks. In fact, I could trace it back several years, possibly starting around my teen years. Ever so often I just didnt feel good, for months. After the hit of school kids bugs, my body just had enough. It seems to be a common thread amoung those of us with auto-immune illnesses that are triggered by a virus or other tramatic event in our lives. Usually the EBV (which is responcible for mono) is the culprit. According to my blood work when I first got very sick, I had had the virus within the past year.
So what do I have?
Well that's a good question and one I hope Dr Ganguli will be able to answer. I have not been given an official diagnosis. It's not uncommon. It can take many years to put the peices of these things together. I have a good friend who was sick her whole life and not diagnosed until College. Often times, symptoms start, but diagnostic evidence takes longer to develop. I had been told on more than one occasion that I was in the beginning stages and nothing could be done until a clear answer could be found. Everyone seems to agree that it is auto-immune in form. I was told most likely something like Lupus, but we wont know for sure until it wants to be made known. Fibromyalgia has been thrown around a bit, but it seems each Dr I have seen has a different opinion. Most do not think it is that. I personally do not feel it is either. Ofcourse nothing can be ruled out.
So now what? Well now I start my search in Memphis for answers. I pray God lead us here to help me. I'm ready to start treating this monster head one and get to a managable state of wellness. I have joined a mothers group for sufferers of chronic conditions. It has helped so much and I know I will make lifelong friends with these women who sooo understand what I go through!!!
For now, I am just trying to prepare myself for whatever answer lies ahead.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Turning 30, In Memphis
The holiday season is a speacial time for al of us. I tend to enjoy it a little more because I have a birthday in December! The 21st to be exact. This year is bitter sweet. I am FINALLY turning 30, but in a new city and no one to celebrate it with me. No "Last Week of Your 20's" parties and massive hangovers to make me want to swear off drinking for LIFE. Instead it comes quietly. Instead of getting my 20's out of my system, I am spending time reflecting on the past 30 years.
Some things I am quite proud of. I stared down any rollercoaster put in my way (after my darling father FORCED me on my very first one when i was about 5). I always found a way to be around horses and even had a few chances to show a few judges what I was made of. I trained my own horse for 4-H. I made alot of friends. I sang my heart out in choir and praise and worship teams. I was Glinda The Good Witch in a city wide production of Wizard of Oz, complete with solos!!! I played volleyball and learned how to skateboard on my knees. I played nintendo until the wee hours and even snuck out of the house a time or two. I held jobs since I was 13 working as a dog bather, barn helper and a waitress.
I look back over my life and wonder how things might have turned out had I done a few things diferently. Where would I be? Would I happier or would I still be the same, just in a diferent place with different circumstances. I find it funny. Especially looking at my present situation. I certainly am not where I expected to be.
I never expected to be in Tennessee. I have always been a Texas girl. Sure I had my stint in Florida, but I always knew I'd somehow get back to the motherland. However, that didnt happen. Instead I ended up in Alabama for 5 years. Almost all of those years I wish I could just erase from my memory. Though I did pick up a GREAT friend along the way and I am sure we'll be lifelong friends now. From Alabama, we ended up in Memphis. Not sure how that happened. I never expected to be here! Alas, I am here and making the best of it.
So, from here on I embark on my 30's. I guess this is where we all really learn to grow up. What will the next 30 bring? Will there be more moves? Will there be happiness? Will there be sadness? Will I finally be able to finish my education and get a degree? Will I end back up in Texas? Or perhaps will I be taken farther away?
For now, I am just going to sit back and think about my life and look forward to what's to come.
Some things I am quite proud of. I stared down any rollercoaster put in my way (after my darling father FORCED me on my very first one when i was about 5). I always found a way to be around horses and even had a few chances to show a few judges what I was made of. I trained my own horse for 4-H. I made alot of friends. I sang my heart out in choir and praise and worship teams. I was Glinda The Good Witch in a city wide production of Wizard of Oz, complete with solos!!! I played volleyball and learned how to skateboard on my knees. I played nintendo until the wee hours and even snuck out of the house a time or two. I held jobs since I was 13 working as a dog bather, barn helper and a waitress.
I look back over my life and wonder how things might have turned out had I done a few things diferently. Where would I be? Would I happier or would I still be the same, just in a diferent place with different circumstances. I find it funny. Especially looking at my present situation. I certainly am not where I expected to be.
I never expected to be in Tennessee. I have always been a Texas girl. Sure I had my stint in Florida, but I always knew I'd somehow get back to the motherland. However, that didnt happen. Instead I ended up in Alabama for 5 years. Almost all of those years I wish I could just erase from my memory. Though I did pick up a GREAT friend along the way and I am sure we'll be lifelong friends now. From Alabama, we ended up in Memphis. Not sure how that happened. I never expected to be here! Alas, I am here and making the best of it.
So, from here on I embark on my 30's. I guess this is where we all really learn to grow up. What will the next 30 bring? Will there be more moves? Will there be happiness? Will there be sadness? Will I finally be able to finish my education and get a degree? Will I end back up in Texas? Or perhaps will I be taken farther away?
For now, I am just going to sit back and think about my life and look forward to what's to come.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
On Crutches, In Memphis
Who knew that a simple rainy day would interfere with me walking in Memphis? Yet, here I am sitiing on the couch with my leg propped up, my trusty crutches, by my side. Let me just say how much it STINKS to be stuck on the couch this time of year. It's Dec!!! There's shopping to be done, parades to see, trees to decorate, yet none of that will be done by me. Okay so my laptop and credit card help with shopping online. It's just not as fun as shopping in person!! I dont really like shopping, but I do like gettng out of the house. I havent been out since Wed and that was just to urgent care. Not really a place I'd like to visit ever again...
Some of my friends through the years know what damage I have done to my knees by riding. After highschool my knees were just never the same. I remember back at 17, after long rides, I'd have to be pulled off my horse. Then into my 20's my right knee went out several times. Once at a (really cool!!) bar in St Pete, FL where I was having SO MUCH FUN! Then I got to be carried out to the ambulance by 2 of the BIGGEST security gaurds I have ever seen. I sort of felt like an Indian Princess who'd been injured in war... or somethig. I could go on and on about that night. The homeless guy who OD'd and had to drink charcoal was by far the highlight... The other times were simple. Once I was standing still holding a can of yogurt and my knee went out. That was fun. Really, so much fun.
Here I am again. Awaiting my fate!! I was so hoping my experiance with the Memphis medical staff would have been after the holidays as I searched for a rhumetologist. But, noooooo. A simple rainy day took that and my holiday fun away from me!! Yes, I blame it on the rain. Milli Vanilli agrees!! See how far I have fallen?? I am taking advice from has been, lip synching, suicidical pop stars...
stay tuned, this saga will continue!!
Some of my friends through the years know what damage I have done to my knees by riding. After highschool my knees were just never the same. I remember back at 17, after long rides, I'd have to be pulled off my horse. Then into my 20's my right knee went out several times. Once at a (really cool!!) bar in St Pete, FL where I was having SO MUCH FUN! Then I got to be carried out to the ambulance by 2 of the BIGGEST security gaurds I have ever seen. I sort of felt like an Indian Princess who'd been injured in war... or somethig. I could go on and on about that night. The homeless guy who OD'd and had to drink charcoal was by far the highlight... The other times were simple. Once I was standing still holding a can of yogurt and my knee went out. That was fun. Really, so much fun.
Here I am again. Awaiting my fate!! I was so hoping my experiance with the Memphis medical staff would have been after the holidays as I searched for a rhumetologist. But, noooooo. A simple rainy day took that and my holiday fun away from me!! Yes, I blame it on the rain. Milli Vanilli agrees!! See how far I have fallen?? I am taking advice from has been, lip synching, suicidical pop stars...
stay tuned, this saga will continue!!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Holiday Cheer-How About A Tree??
Okay so the Peabody has one. I'm sure many other hotels, shops and restaurants also have them. How about a city one? It seems to me that the people of Downtown would appreciate that extra addition on Court Square. Yes, there was the lighting ceremony, which was okay. It was just missing something. It wasnt near as grand as it could have been! The carols by the elementary school were wonderful!!! That was the only reason to go. They were REALLY very good! I just think that to add some real Holiday beauty and spirit to the city, lets reach a bit higher on the decoration scale! Most of the event was all done by volunteers anyways. Perhaps next year you add a tree and draw a bigger volunteer circle!
Speaking of trees...we opted not to get ours this weekend. I'm going to look around and see where Memphians go to get a tree. Are there any tree farms? I havent seen any advertized. Then again South doesnt have alot of great tree farms. Back in Alabama the one near us mostly had a bunch of ceder trees. Have you ever tried hanging ornaments on a giant bush with flimsy branches??? I can just hear the smashing glass ornaments!!! I am sure we'll end up like everyone else, getting a tree at one of the many tree lots around the city!!! Some things in a life in a city need to just be left to the easiest and most convienant option.
Anyways, looking forward to our first Christmas in Memphis! We even got some blue suede shoes to add to the ornament collection to commerate this Christmas.
Speaking of trees...we opted not to get ours this weekend. I'm going to look around and see where Memphians go to get a tree. Are there any tree farms? I havent seen any advertized. Then again South doesnt have alot of great tree farms. Back in Alabama the one near us mostly had a bunch of ceder trees. Have you ever tried hanging ornaments on a giant bush with flimsy branches??? I can just hear the smashing glass ornaments!!! I am sure we'll end up like everyone else, getting a tree at one of the many tree lots around the city!!! Some things in a life in a city need to just be left to the easiest and most convienant option.
Anyways, looking forward to our first Christmas in Memphis! We even got some blue suede shoes to add to the ornament collection to commerate this Christmas.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
At Home, In Memphis
I still pinch myself! Has anyone been this happy about moving to a city that gets such a bad rap?? Methinks not! I am here after all and so happy to be here. It felt like home from the minute we crossed the bridge.
Ofcourse, it wasnt all sunshine and roses... Okay, so there WAS sunshine, but our moving company mowed over the roses, so to speak. (no we dont have any roses, though that suddenly makes me want to get some more blue roses for my patio). It ended up being a very drawn out move. I felt semi responcible. I wanted so much for us to have the weekend to unpack and get situated for Shawn to be ready to go to work on Monday. Unfortunatly, that did not happen. Issue after issue caused a huge delay in our furniture and boxes arriving. It started with a broken down truck and ended with some of our things taking a trip to Ohio...It was not a good experiance. I NEED Memphis to stay our home so that we have no more interstate moves!!! I cannot, in good conscience, hire another mover. It was THAT bad. Alas, our furniture is here. Most of our stuff is here. We are unpacked and decorated. All is well.
Now the hard part begins. Now it's time to actually make Memphis our home. It's time to develope friendships, hotspots, and find the daily routine that comes from living someplace. It's fun. Yes I wish I had friends to talk to and for the kids as well. But learning everything is fun too. How many people do you know in your hometown cant tell you the best localy owned pub or where to park without paying a parking lot or alot of things that your average tourist knows already. I hope to not fall in that category. I am on a quest to find the secrets of an enjoyable and active life here in Memphis. I hope to join some of the downtown and uptown groups. I hope to find friends and fun for all of us. I hope to experiance Memphis to it's fullest (minus the crime). There were so many things I wish I had done back in Mobile and just never did. Same as Tampa and Fort Worth! I plan to do all those great things you hear about in Memphis! I plan to take my kids to experiance all they can in Memphis! I plan on making Memphis a home to all of us.
Come and join me!! Get to know your city!!
Ofcourse, it wasnt all sunshine and roses... Okay, so there WAS sunshine, but our moving company mowed over the roses, so to speak. (no we dont have any roses, though that suddenly makes me want to get some more blue roses for my patio). It ended up being a very drawn out move. I felt semi responcible. I wanted so much for us to have the weekend to unpack and get situated for Shawn to be ready to go to work on Monday. Unfortunatly, that did not happen. Issue after issue caused a huge delay in our furniture and boxes arriving. It started with a broken down truck and ended with some of our things taking a trip to Ohio...It was not a good experiance. I NEED Memphis to stay our home so that we have no more interstate moves!!! I cannot, in good conscience, hire another mover. It was THAT bad. Alas, our furniture is here. Most of our stuff is here. We are unpacked and decorated. All is well.
Now the hard part begins. Now it's time to actually make Memphis our home. It's time to develope friendships, hotspots, and find the daily routine that comes from living someplace. It's fun. Yes I wish I had friends to talk to and for the kids as well. But learning everything is fun too. How many people do you know in your hometown cant tell you the best localy owned pub or where to park without paying a parking lot or alot of things that your average tourist knows already. I hope to not fall in that category. I am on a quest to find the secrets of an enjoyable and active life here in Memphis. I hope to join some of the downtown and uptown groups. I hope to find friends and fun for all of us. I hope to experiance Memphis to it's fullest (minus the crime). There were so many things I wish I had done back in Mobile and just never did. Same as Tampa and Fort Worth! I plan to do all those great things you hear about in Memphis! I plan to take my kids to experiance all they can in Memphis! I plan on making Memphis a home to all of us.
Come and join me!! Get to know your city!!
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