Today is my 29th birthday. The end of my 20's...sigh...
I woke up to swollen tonsils at 2:30 this morning. It hurts to eat and swallow. This is probably the tenth time I've had swollen tonsils in the past year. My stupid doctor still says I shouldn't get them out.
Anyway, my best friend put up three signs on my office door so people couldn't help but notice that it was my birthday at work.
My grandparents, aunt, and girlfriend came over for dinner tonight. My girlfriend hasn't been feeling well for the past few days, so she went home shortly after dinner. We had a Dairy Queen ice cream cake and watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding because my grandmother had never seen it before. My grandmother caught me up on the ailments of my extended family. Quite scary, really... two uncles have cancer, one terminal and will be gone by year's end. One great aunt died last month from cancer and another one had her shoulder joint removed and cannot lift her right arm anymore. One other great aunt has the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease and yet another has severe diabetes. Jesus christ... this is what I get to look forward to. Heart attacks, cancer, Alzheimer's... suddenly turning 29 is even more depressing.
I received $30 in Esso gift certificates and $60 cash which will come in handy for the Jasper trip this upcoming weekend. I also received a Cotton Ginny gift certificate (love that store! Pants that fit perfectly...) and my sister has a manicure, pedicure and massage booked for me on the 24th. My girlfriend bought me the perfect robe (not too thick, but warm... just what I've been looking for), another pair of much-needed cotton pyjama bottoms (I keep losing my pyjamas for some reason), and two pairs of Curious George socks (I love Curious George!!!). I don't remember ever getting so much for my birthday before. It was kind of overwhelming...
Today I'm grateful for:
* My girlfriend, who came over for my birthday even though she was feeling awful and gave me just what I hoped I would get.
* My family for helping me celebrate my birthday
* My friends for remembering my birthday
* My co-worker for letting me listen to James Blunt at work for today (he hates him)
* My health (my tonsils notwithstanding)
7 comments:
You must go to an ear nose and throat specialist right away to check out your tonsils. Insist that he take a biopsy of your tonsil. I have tonsil cancer, a very rare form of cancer, and you might, too.
wow that's comforting...
gosh
My tonsils are still quite huge, but not sore anymore. Hm... I'll bring it up the next time I go to the doctor.
Wait at your peril.
So, were your tonsils were just red and swollen for a long time and you went to the doctor to check it out?
happy belated birthday!!! :) didn't know you had a blog!!! cool!!! :)
Thanks, Stace. I decided to start one because I promised my sister I'd start a gratitude journal to remind myself that life isn't as bad as I think sometimes. I'm also using it to just get stuff out because I hear that's healthy...lol.
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