A Rock Concert & A Proposal...

On Saturday, Matthew played a reunion show with his band Haffo. It was really fun to see him play and sing. I could tell he really enjoyed it. There were a lot of people that showed up to support them. He even walked away with money in his pocket. After the show, we went to an after party at his band mates house.

Matthew & I before he went on

Matthew singing his song

On Sunday, we had planned to go hiking and watch the sunset. We didn't end up doing that because Matthew was still pretty worn out from the night before. Instead we played video games and took it kind of easy during the day. Later on, he asked if I still wanted to go up to the overlook. So I got ready and we started driving towards the mountian. When we go up there, the view was so pretty. You can literally see all of Phoenix from up there. The city looked like it was on fire from all the lights. While we were up there, he proposed. Of course I said yes!

Us and the view

The Ring!!!! :)

xoxo

Megs

The Results Are In....

Yesterday, I had my highly anticipated follow up for my ankle. While the MRI showed there were no tears in my tendons (Yayy!), it did show some abnormalities. There are a few areas that will need some work done. For those of you who are like me and need to know everything (lol) I'll explain.

My MRI showed that my peroneal tendon doesn't sit in a groove like it should. Instead of my bone being grooved, it sort of bubbles out. Which in turn causes subluxation. This causes the tendon to become irritated and inflamed. While none of my tendons were torn, the MRI showed that they were inflamed or had thickened. There is also another area of my foot that part of the bone will need to be shaved down because it sticks out too far. This causes the tendon become inflamed and a fluid filled sac as developed to adjust this abnormality. There is also some scar tissue that will be removed.

He basically gave me two options. I could have surgery to correct the problems or I could wait another 5-6 months and see if anything has improved after wearing a brace and taking anti-inflamatories. I decided that it was probably best to go ahead and get the surgery. I explained to him that I didn't want to come back in another 5-6 months with the same problem. He said that most people with injuries like mine chose the same thing because they don't see improvement otherwise. According to my doctor, the normal recovery period for this type of surgery is 6 - 10 weeks. He thinks that I will recover faster since I am younger and in better health than most patients.

My surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. I'm a bit nervous but know that it's better in the long run to get it done. Before I go in, I have to have a blood test and EKG done. I'm hoping to get that done before the week is up. Come to think about it, I think I'm more nervous for a blood test lol!

xoxo
Megs

1 Semester Down...Plenty More to Go!

Well the semester is finally over and Friday is my last day of work! Wahooo! I'm excited to just relax for a couple of weeks before I have to start again in the Spring! I will definitely be enjoying the 75+ degree weather that Arizona has to offer before a make the treacherous journey to Utah for the next semester.

In other news, I will find out tomorrow if I have to get surgery or not on my ankle. All I know is that I'll be pretty entertaining if I have to walk on crutches in the snow :/ Anywhoot, Happy Holidays All!

xoxo
Megs

Ankle Woes....

As most of you know, I damaged my ankle pretty bad last year. After spending four months walking around on it and it never getting better, I finally decided to go to the doctor. There wasn't much that could be done at that point. I was given an ankle brace and instructed to wear it for a few months. I cooperated and was eventually able to stop wearing it. At my last doctor appointment, I was told I would have to wear a brace for the rest of my life while doing any physical activity or have surgery to fix the problem. I choose to wear the brace as I didn't really have the funds to get the surgery.

While trying to workout this summer, I realized that wearing the brace didn't really help that much. Trying to balance on that foot is another story. I recently went back to the doctor to see if there was anything that could be done (ie: surgery). After examining my foot and taking x-rays, He told me that the only possible problem with my ankle is that my Peroneal Tendon is popping and snapping up over my ankle bone (subluxation). Which causes the bone to become inflamed and create a dull, achy pain. He also believes that my tendons have flattened and are starting to tear. So what does this all mean? I'm getting an MRI on Monday which will hopefully illustrate what is going on. Depending on what the results are, surgery is probably the next step in this saga.

Why am I even writing this post?....I've been doing a lot of googleing over the last couple days and have been able to find very little information on this topic. I've decided that I should document my story for other people who may go through this.

Turkey Time....

This year for Thanksgiving, Matthew and I took a trip to good ol' Beryl, UT. I was very excited to go because my WHOLE family was going to be there!!! The house was madness! But I loved every single day of being there. With 19 people in a 4 bedroom house, it was craziness. It was great to be able to spend the weekend with my brothers & sisters. We had a fun time staying up late playing Settlers of Catan and watching movies!

xoxo
Megs

Matthew & I

Dad & Mom

Dad & Aeris

Aeris and Keira

Wait I'm 22 years old...when did this happen?

First of all this year has just FLOWN by! I can't believe that I turned 22 last Friday. It seems like just yesterday I was getting ready to go on my 21st Birthday Cruise! This year for my birthday, all I wanted to do was just sit at home and RELAX! As most of you know, I've had quite the busy schedule with two jobs and five online classes. I just wanted a day to not do anything but veg out on the couch! And I got just that! I got caught up on all the DVR shows that were taking up space and even got some video game time in there! It may not sound like the dream birthday celebration but to me it was!

I had told Matthew a couple months ago we should go to the Suns game since they would be playing on my birthday. He bought tickets and we were so excited to go. He's a HUGE Suns fan! Since he paid for the tickets, I was pretty convinced that going to the game was my only present. I was content with that but I decided I would ask what else I was getting...haha. I thought maybe I would get a jersey since he asked me who my favorite player was. But when I approached him about it, he told me that I wasn't getting anything else and he was just wondering who my favorite player was because they were doing a poll at his work. I believed him. We went to bed that night and in the morning, he left for work. I didn't sleep in too much that day but a couple of hours was all I needed. I got up and went into the living room and saw a present waiting for me. I started laughing. I opened it to find a Suns jersey and a neck massager. Oh and a card that made me cry....happy tears :) I was so surprised!

When Matthew got home from work, we headed out to the game. I wasn't sure where our seats were because I didn't look at the tickets but turns out the mister got some good ones! We were in Row 15 on the lower level! So SO SO close! It was awesome! Totally another surprise. The game was AMAZING! It went into DOUBLE over time! That's right DOUBLE over time! It was so intense. Don't worry, the Suns won!!!

All in all, it was a wonderful birthday! I got everything I wanted and then some! Thanks for all the birthday wishes I received.

xoxo
Megs

Matthew & I at the game

Double Overtime!!

Slam Dunk Half Time Show

Matthew & I again

Halloween

For Halloween, Matthew and I were able to travel home to the mother land. I was so excited to be able to finally take a trip home and see everyone! On Friday night, we visited my sister and her family for a little bit. The kids were really excited because I came baring gifts. Apparently, when we saw them back in July, I had promised my niece I would buy her a princess belle costume for her birthday. I didn't think she would remember....but she did! Don't underestimate the mind of a 3 almost 4 year old!!! She was quite disappointed when no Belle dress showed up for her birthday in September. I told her I would make it up to her and visit on Halloween. When I pulled out the dress on Friday she was so excited. Her face was priceless! I wish I would've gotten a picture of it! She stared at it for a few minutes and then I told her to go put it on. I'm pretty sure she wore that thing all weekend! She was in LOVE with it! After my sister's house, we went to Jessica & Dixon's house for dinner. We planned a little friend get together. I was nice to sit down with everyone and eat a fantastic home cooked meal. In the spirit of Halloween, we dressed up!! Matthew & I were 80's Jazzercisers, Laura & Ian were Katy Perry & Russell Brand, Clare was Medusa and Tyler was a lumberjack, and Dixon surprised us by putting on his Hannah Montana costume from a couple years ago. I was fun to just joke around and laugh! On Saturday, we were able to spend the majority of it with my sister and her family. The kids were SO excited to go trick-or-treating. They almost didn't go because it started to rain around 5 o'clock. After dinner the rain had subsided and we agreed to take them around to a few houses in the neighborhood. They were so excited they ran from house to house! I'm glad I was able to spend the day with them.

xoxo
Megs

Orion, Phoenix, Aeris

Me, Clare, Laura, Jessica

Ian, Matthew, Dixon