First Week of New Job..Successful Mission

So it's official. I completed my first full week of a salaried job. Woot! It's great. Knowing that I'm doing something with my degree and can really take Ventosa to new heights with the right tools. So much potential with this company and not gonna lie I really wanna get the right people in the right places for some of these positions we need filled. They need a full time tasting room manager, and I get an assistant for the marketing position. There's another position I would like to see some serious serious help with if not replaced, but I won't go there. Let's just say WOW on hiring technique on that one. Anywhoo!

Today's going to be a fun day. Going to the Saranac brewery with Phil and then all of us...Phil and I, and my parents are having dinner with the Osbourne crew at their house for dinner. Jess and Frank are going to be there too so it'll definitely be good to see them. Yay group gatherings! It's a mini celebration for Mom's birthday tomorrow too. Not that she wants to talk about it! Love you Mommy dearest! lol Tomorrow night will involve dinner at my Aunt Lynne's who was awesome and offered to cook for Mom since it was her birthday and she didn't want Mom cooking. Super cool move on Aunt Lynne's part. Earned bonus points in my book.

So now since I've got a full day ahead of me, I should probably get to showering and getting a jump start on the day.
Cheers to a full week of wine work and taking your Saturday to go to a brewery!

Footloose and Filter Free

So other than being up at 4:30 this morning to scrub down and shower, today went really well for filter removal at Strong. Having to leave your house at 5:15am to make it to Rochester by 6:30am is totally not something I ever wanna get used to. Got to the hospital and everything went very smoothly. I officially don't like getting an IV put in my hand. I do however like the sedation drugs they give you to make sure you're out of it. I couldn't be totally out during this surgery but because I'm so sensitive to drugs I ended up falling asleep for a good 10-15 minutes while they went in and got the sucker out. Cool thing was that after they were all done I got to see the filter.

My little bit of morbid curiosity was fufilled. It was about the size of a silver dollar in total. Pretty much looked like the skeleton of an umbrella without the cloth covering. lol Everything went really well and the doctor that preformed the surgery said that I'll come in in like 2 weeks to get a CT to see how the pulmonary embolisms (clots that ended up in my lungs) are doing. If they're totally clear and out of my system then my primary doctor wants to get me off Coumadin. Then I'll have my life back completely to normal. So excited. The progress I've made throughout this entire process is still something that awes me. Not something I don't take for granite at all. Now I can't wait for summer to get here so I can get back on the drinking wagon. I'm up to 5 cases of vino stashed away for this summer. I may have to join AA by August. There's a vino for ya. Gotta love living in wine country.

Now that that's all taken care of I'm pumped to be able to get back to working out. Getting really healthy again. Keep loosing weight and starting my new job on Monday! I'm stopping by Ventosa on Saturday to meet some people and get my foot in the door. Also have some questions answered for sure. Until then, I'm just taking it easy and working at Fox Run tomorrow. If anyone has nothing to do stop by and get some delicious tapas paired with some wine. 5:30-7:30. Seriously amazing food and the wine pairings are done by Heather the chef, Peter the winemaker, and Trish Peter's assistant winemaker. Totally worth it and only 20 bucks! Come on down...I'll pour ya a glass!

Cheers to being filter free and food and wine pairings! =)

God Help You If You Are a Phoenix and You Dare to Rise Up From the Ash

"Squint your eyes and look closer
I'm not between you and your ambition
I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty-two flavors and then some
And I'm beyond your peripheral vision
So you might want to turn your head"
-"32 Flavors", Ani DiFranco

If you get the chance...listen to that song in it's entirety. I was listening to it in the car the other day and it really hit home. Not that I have a big head in the slightest but the words rang pretty true. "Both my parents taught me about good will and I have done well by their names." My parents need to be given a ton of credit throughout this process. They are so the people I look up to more than life itself. The strength they have shown through all of this is incredible. They've put themselves on the line for both my brother and I countless times and don't think twice about it. I just hope someday I can be half the parent that both of them are. I just can't stop being able to thank them. So again...THANK YOU. Another line from that song that really hit me: "God help you if you are a Phoenix and dare to rise up from the ash, a thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy while you are just flying past." I think in a lot of ways this accident and all the events after it were 100% an opportunity to start over and start even stronger. Now's the time to really live my life the way I want to. I'm gonna keep flying and maybe "a thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy." Ya never know.

"I never tried to give my life meaning by demeaning you." My brother has caught a lot of flack after this whole process. My dad described it as "you two are like oil and water lately." Not that I think either one of us is mad at the other...we're just "misunderstood." lol The communication has gotten so much better and I think every day we improve. I just want one of my best friends back. I want to be able to talk to him about anything again. We'll get there...I just hope that open communication keeps up. I love you Timmers.

So my Grandma went over to Denmark to visit my aunt and uncle, and my aunt had her first girl today! =) All on her own with no help. Not something that happened with her first 2 boys. This new girl is a miracle baby. Can't wait to see her and initiate her into dysfunction junction...aka our fabulous family. Jussst kidding..but not really. lol So while Gram has been over in Denmark I get some hottt wheels again. It's a Dodge mini van. That's right. I know you're jealous. The "shaggin wagon" as my wonderful boyfriend fondly refers to it. At least I'm mobile again. So a big thank you shout out to Gram.

Tomorrow I'm wigging out a little. Tomorrow's officially the last of my big medical issues. They put in an umbrella filter to catch any clots that might travel from my legs (where the clots originated) to my lungs since that's how I got the lung clots in the first place. If you want big medical words which I'm getting good at now they're officially called pulmonary embolisms. So tomorrow is the surgery to get that taken out. If everything looks clear clot wise when they take out the filter. then my primary wants to get me off blood thinners. Woot! The not so cool part about all this is that they told me that I have to be "awake" for this procedure and they have to go in to remove it by going through my neck. Not cool. My primary doc said they would most likely give me "happy juice" which I'm totally ok with. I don't wanna feel anything not to mention see a scalpel come towards my face. Freaky right? I know in the scheme of things it not a huge deal, but anything medical doesn't make you go..."YES I'M SO EXCITED!." So I'll definitely have an update Th/Fr or over the weekend to let ya know how it went.

"I'm not saying that I am a saint, I just don't want to live that way, I will never be a saint, but I will always say...Squint your eyes and look closer." One of the biggest philosophies I've always held in my life and more so now than ever is treat other people the way you want to be treated. This has been acted upon in everything from relationships, to family, to work, and everything else in between. The golden rule folks. If you don't wanna be treated that way, then why do it onto others. One of the biggest things I still can't get over is the way m boyfriend talks to me. He'll just look at me and out of the blue say "God you're beautiful." It's such a huge thing to hear. It's not like he's telling me what I want to hear or trying to blow smoke. He's so amazing to me. It's so real. I've told him but I think the reason it hits me so hard is a couple of reasons. It's saying stuff like that and positive reinforcement that makes me want to look good, work out, do things for myself but also for him. This sounds horrible too but it's such better motivation than what I used to have. He's heard this story, but I used to be told that a guy "just wanted me to be healthy." "That he would wanna know if I wanted him to loose weight." That "I still think you're pretty, but I just wouldn't mind if you lost some weight." To be honest, that approach just makes you depressed and would make me eat more. Now I like how I look. I have a man that appreciates me inside and out. That's the kind of man you make a life with and grow stronger because of, with him right by your side.

"I'm a poster girl with no poster" New job starts on Monday. I'm so freaking excited. I'm meeting with RJ on Saturday to meet some people and I've got a couple little technical questions for him. I'm definitely going to be the marketing poster girl with no poster. I'll definitely keep you posted on how that goes too. I can't wait. I meet Lenny, the owner of Ventosa, on April 1st. I'm so excited to start a professional life. Anyone who doubted me: "Someday you might find you are starving and eating all of the words you just said." In the happiest, lightest way to ever say that. =)

Wish me luck tomorrow with surgery and pass on some of that positive cosmic karma and think healthy, happy, good thoughts in my favor.

Cheers to being a Phoenix and rising up from the ash!

The Road Less Traveled

An employer finally took a chance on this hardworking, vibrant, young woman. I am so freaking excited to say that I got offered a full time position as the marketing director for Ventosa Vineyards. I'll be in charge of everything from website maintenance, setting up live concerts and music events, publicity, and all the various duties that a good marketing professional should be responsible for. I got the job! Now it's my mission to show them that they hired the right girl and will do anything to keep her. Excuse my french but I'm a damn hard worker and don't do anything half assed. I will go far in life, and you better believe it. It was huge to me that someone offered me a job, a starting salary and after 3 months I'll get a 3 grand increase in salary. I can have a health insurance allotment that is tax free. Salary and benefits...not a bad gig for me at my current position in life. Start date is the 29th of this month officially. I'll be going in on the 27th for a little bit to get my feet wet, meet some people, and get a foot in the door as long as I'm feeling ok after I get the filter out. I'm so freaking excited and once you get this girl rolling....it's just gonna get a snowball effect started. Once I start, there's no stopping me. I've always taken the road less traveled. Listen to George Strait's the Road Less Traveled. Sums up my life beautifully.


Cheers to business cards that say marketing director!!

Right On the Money

So today was yet another great day in the survior woman saga. I had a follow up meeting with the orthopedic doctor to see how things were going now that I'm completely out of the back brace. Everything is looking amazing. I had some questions cleared up on my end and I can get back to working out! Woot! I don't have any more appointments with him unless on a need be basis. So cool. I'm sooo getting my life back. Now I just can't wait to have enough income shown to eventually get a car. Savings is looking up big time. I've been adament about putting half of my pay check every time into a savings account.

Now that life is getting on track the next step would be that full time job and getting Dad his required weekly check. lol He's such a punk. I love him. Between his check and getting me out...that's his goals for the near future. Trust me Beav (my nickname for my Dad) that's my goal too dude. So life updates continue, but for the most part I'm a completely happy camper. Life is so good. Not to be a cheese ball but wow God has been good to me. Grandpa, my Grandma, and God all have my back up there. I'm totally ok with that and wouldn't want it any differently.


Cheers to being young but having a 80 year old back! lol Just kidding...but not really! =)

But Not Me...I'm Alive

I'm a full believer now in the fact that we all get signs from above. Yesterday was one of those days. I borrowed Tim's car today to hand out resumes to all the Seneca Lake wineries. First stop at noon was Ventosa. Had a really good vibe after meeting RJ. Sounded really positive. I got out to my car and looked up to the sky and said thank you multiple times. Then what song came on the radio? "I'm Alive" by Kenny Chesney. Not gonna lie...I broke down into tears. It was a sign. "It'd be easy to add up all the pain
And all the dreams you've sat and watch go up in flames, Dwell on the wreckage as it smolders in the rain, But not me... I'm alive." I didn't get a job because of this accident. There are days that lyric hits me so incredibly hard. You can dwell on the bad but now I have the opportunity to take my life back into my hands and control what I have power to. I can start being in the driver seat to my life again.

Long story short. I dropped off my resume and talked to RJ around noon. By 5 I had a phone call asking me to come in and talk a little more about the job and my experiences. I guess they were interested. So here's the next step right on my doorstep. That interview is at noon so send good vibes my way all. Especially that they have benefits and want me to fill that marketing position. Cheers!

Tonight is gonna be a fun one too. Phil and I are going to Rochester to meet with his brother and brother's wife to see the Town Pants. I'm so stoked about that one. Rocking Irish Celtic band that brings the house down. You wanna dance like a mofo and burn some serious calories....go to one of their shows. One of their songs is Drinking With St. Swithin. If that doesn't tell you they're a drinking band...don't know what will. I've never been to Johnny's Irish Pub in Rochester. Hope it's a cool venue because that's where they are. I'll let you know how it goes. If anyone wants to see them next week, they're playing in Ithaca on St. Pat's at Castaway's. Guinness night? Oh count on it. Maybe Jameson if the night calls for something seriously interesting.

One last note. I think there's something to be said about a boy who looks at you and says "God you're beautiful." Just from the way he says it and the look in his eyes, you know he's not just telling you what you wanna hear or be nice. That's totally something to not take for granted and realize is something totally different than what I was accustomed to. He makes me feel like it's just the two of us on earth and that's all that matters.

Cheers to interviews and employers/people who want you!
And have that shot of Jameson for me. =)

"History in the Making" Baby

Not a day goes by where I ever have to wonder if there's a God. Dad got me the poem footprints for Christmas. I think that the line about God carrying you during the lowest and saddest points of your life is so incredibly true. From then on, he always walks with you. I got cleared on Thursday to be released from out patient therapy in total. I was already out of occupational but now speech is cleared too. Not that I have issues speaking in the slightest. lol It was very mild attentional issues. I'm back at work now and that was ok enough for her to let me be a free bird again. That song will never have the same meaning again ever.

My life is getting back on track one day at a time. I'm so grateful words can't even express. I have a surgery scheduled on the 25th of this month to get the filter out of my chest. That filter was just supposed to catch any clots that had developed in my legs from traveling to my lungs where I already had some clots. After that's done it's the biggest hurdle that keeps me from being normal. I'll still have to be on kumadin unless the vascular Dr takes out the filter and says the lung clots have cleared up. Really though. I can take a couple pills till June worst case scenario. Best case...everything looks good and my life is my own again. Not in the hands of doctors. Cheers to that.

I have the world's most amazing boyfriend. I've never felt this happy or see such an amazing future with anyone else. Total believer in the fact that every day I get to spend with him is a history in the making. You're stuck with me baby. Cuz I'd find you. lol juuust kidding! I'm so crazy about this one though. I don't think that feeling will ever change.

And don't even harass hubby bear. I can see if coming already. Just some precautionary throwing it out there with the most love possible.

Cheers to getting your life back and getting on the fast track for recovery!
Double cheers!

PS. If anyone hears anything about quality marketing jobs, keep me in mind and give me a heads up. I'm applying a bunch of places but I'm ready to get my marketing brain on.

The Littlest Things

So not like it's real news or anything but in my life it's a pretty big deal. Since I got a driving clearance Dad took me out and about the other day. It was a strange feeling to not have other people driving Miss Daisy. lol On the same hand though it was amazing to be behind the wheel again and feel like I'm getting my life back on step at a time. Dad even told me to drive down Ridge Road right where I had my accident. I only had one minute where I was like...inhale....wierd being on this road and behind a wheel again. Dad made the situation so awesome. He looked at me and said "Jess. It's just a road, and it's just a corn field." I swear that man is a gift from God. Both my parents have been. I've always had a great relationship with my parents but the tie between my Dad and I is now like titanium. He's been amazing about talking to me about everything lately. Anything I want to ask him is out in the open. No holds bar. A very personal emotional conversation about his past even came up on that drive the other day. Meg Fenton put it great and told Phil this. "Jess has the kind of relationship with her Dad that every girl is jealous of." Not a day goes by now that I don't recognize my parents strength, and compassion for me and other people.

My best friend...who I call Beaner. lol Her real name is Jenny, but that just sounds weird. Looked at me when we took a trip to Ithaca the other day, that it's the littlest things that make my day anymore. It totally is. Appreciation and perspective man. Something to be said for it. The little things will continue to move me. Yesterday writing a thank you to everyone from EMT, police, first responders and more made me cry. Mom said it was cathartic. It made my accident less like a bad dream and more real everyday.

On a lighter note. All my thank you cards are done! Woohoo! Thanks to everyone who helped us out with the JR fundraiser at Fox Run and more got their official thank yous. Penn Yan Ambulance, Yates County Sheriff, Geneva General, and Mercy Flight all got their thank yous too. I should put out a thank you on here to everyone who listened, supoorted, and sent love my way and my family's way during that entire process. It meant a lot.

Now the mission for the time being with all that thank you card writing not hanging over my head, is to get a full time marketing job and a car. Preferably the job first then the car so I can get a decent loan for a car. lol Until then I'll just keep looking at the inside of my house like I have been doing for weeks and maybe go to Fox Run Vineyards winter tasting tonight at 7:30. Maybe include sips of that delicious vino. Especially (hopefully) some of those killer 2007 reds.

Cheers to the little things!

Pay It Forward

So this week has been a huge week for me. If you would have told me 2 months ago that I would have gone all through this and been where I am today I would have told you I thought you were joking. Guess what? Joke's on me. I had a meeting with my vascular doctor and my attending at St. Mary's both in Rochester this week. Beautiful moment. Mom asked the vascular doctor since I work at wineries if it was ok to have a glass of wine at the end of the day. He looked at her and goes.."You've gotta live your life." Sounds like a yes to me. Not that it's a big thing on my mind at all lately.. and trust me. It'll still be 6 months before I'm getting back to normal in that department just for safety purposes.

The even more amazing thing was that I got a work clearance and a driving clearance from my attending, Dr. LiVecchi @ St. Mary's. Not gonna lie...that made me cry. I'm finally getting my life back. One step at a time. I looked into cars with Mom this morning. Did I think I would drive again so soon after some serious serious injuries...no way. God's been great to me. Between God, my Grandfather on my mom's side and my Grandmother on my dad's side, I've had some guardian angels the whole way along this process. For Christmas my Dad gave me a poster of his favorite poem "Footprints." It hits home every time occasionally making me cry. You want to read a great poem? Look it up. We've all been through those moments. Not that I was very religious before the accident. Don't get me wrong.. I had my own ideas about spirituality, but not a day goes by that doesn't make me thank God that I'm here and doing so incredibly well. Life defining moments. Pretty deep stuff Sharon. lol

Great line in the movie "Pay It Forward." "I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses." I can completely relate to that but not just from the accident. More so from life experiences. Between that and something along the lines of "The bad stuff is always easier to believe" from Pretty Woman. My goal in life...as is my family's after this experience.. is to just pay it forward like crazy. Change lives and give out as much good as possible.

My man still continues to amaze me. Dinner with his parents again last night. Let's face it.. I'm just being honest... but my biggest goal would be to wayyyy better than the past ex track record. Even with the fam. Phil put it a great way the other day. "You're unreal." Unreal in every way for the both of us apparently. I still don't know how I got so lucky to meet someone so real and just click so early. Just feels so right. Ok..enough cheese ball for everyone involved. lol

So gotta send out a shout out to Matt Volmer...that's right... you! I'm gonna dedicate this blog to the new amazing nickname "mush-pot." Gave me a lot of rope to run with dude... thanks! lol Gonna get serious milage out of that one.

Cheers to being able to savor small bits of FLX Vino I adore!

"Secret Smile" -- Semisonic

Yesterday I dubbed Valentine's Day singles awareness day. Trust me there have been Valentine's Day's where it's felt like singles awareness day like whoa. My man and I had a quality day celebrating the night before the actual day. I kid you not.. the best Valentine's Day to date. I'm not normally one who makes a big deal about this holiday especially. This year I wanted to make it a big deal for the man who treats me so incredibly well, gets me excited to be with him, and is so open with me. Everything is on the table with him. We're just ourselves and real. I've never been this open or never needed to hide one single thing before. He appreciates me for the woman I am and makes sure to remind me frequently. Hearing that you're the best and an incredible woman, not to mention how easy it is to be with him and share things with him; after a life altering event is something that you don't take lightly. I've never felt this way so early on. I would do anything for that man if he needed it..

"Love the people who treat you right, forget the ones who don't." I mean not being a big Valentine's Day girl...roses, chocolates, and candles made me melt. Typical chick statement I know. lol I made him dinner, baked him a pie, and got him beer. I am kind of an amazing girlfriend right? What man doesn't want beer and some quality time to show them you care?

How I got so lucky with him I have no clue. He met me before the accident. Stuck by my side and brought me flowers in the hospital. Made the time and effort to remember me and visit me when we were just acquaintances at that point. Took me out for a couple dates in public sporting the brace and didn't think twice about being even close to being ashamed of me. "You're the kind of girl you can dress up and be a very attractive girl or the girl who can look good in jeans and a hoodie," he told me. That's right girls. I'll let you be jealous, but just remember he's all mine. lol

I think I should leave this Valentine's Day message with all of you.. Treat the ones who treat you well like gold. Never forget you deserve nothing but the absolute best and don't accept anything less. If you find a good one hold onto them very tight. Kosmic karma applies here too. Whatever is put out will be given back 10 fold.

Cheers! Here's to great significant others!

Find Out Who Your Friends Are

So here I am. Almost a week from my meeting with the spine Dr. and I'm up to 7 hours a day brace free! Woot! Hopefully getting a work clearance this week with my attending at St. Mary's. Everything keeps falling into place one day at a time. So thankful every day that I'm healing so quickly and am getting my life back on track. No need to rush anything. Thank God this happened when I was only 22. 23rd birthday in January couldn't have been more of a moving and heartfelt birthday. Something that will always stick with me.

I listened to the Tracy Bird country song, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are." Wow that hit home. "This is where the truth don't lie, and the cream is gonna rise." That's one of the lyrics from the song. Pretty intense considering the people I thought would get in touch with me after everything still haven't. Yet the ones that cared about me the most made the effort to be there. They're the ones who made the difference. A friend explained to the me the other night... that's what happens when things get rough in any situation. Very well put J Walk. It's cruddy that those types of things have to happen to make you realize but it's for the better.

I had my new boyfriend (yet another great relationship that came out of the accident)...who I met pre-accident, ask me the other night if I regretted anything about the accident. It was a very poignant question. Are there days I wish it didn't happen? Sure. Regrets? None. It made me the person I am today and when the spine Dr looked at me and told me I have the perspective and appreciation at 50 that he still needs to remind himself of every day. That was a big moment for me. Who at 23 has been through a life changing experience? Sharon Winslow at Fox Run looked at me and said..."Now we've both had life defining moments." I like that a lot. Very true.

I've had a couple people tell me lately that I should write a book for the aforementioned reasons. One couple I didn't even know told me thank you for sharing my story and that I changed their outlook. I think that's why I'm really debating coming up with something. At least a draft. I've been told people just naturally gravitate to me. Why not share my story, potentially change people's outlooks, and then help them find new appreciation for their life. Not to mention stop ignorant stares when I'm wearing the back brace, and teach people about tolerance, and not ignorance. A simple question goes a long way. Who knows. Since no full time jobs have presented themselves lately I figured it couldn't hurt.

I just wanna throw out an official thank you as well to everyone who ever said a prayer, or anything good on my behalf when I was in the hospital. It means the world and I totally believe in cosmic karma now. Whatever you put out will be received and given back 10 fold.

I think that's long enough for today...even though I could keep going for sure.

Cheers! And have 2 drinks for me today on top of whatever you want! lol Can't wait for summer to drink again! All this great local wine and brew is so enticing.

Till next time! Cheers again! =)

Free Bird!

So progress report continues. I went to the ortho (spine) Dr. today and was told that if I had spinal fractures that were closer together, my injuries would have been a lot more serious. Still thanking God every day for the fact that I'm as ok and functional as I am. At 23 I think I got some very valuable insight into life and my current situation.

Best news ever: I can start taking off the brace in increasing 1/2 hour increments every day. Ex. Today =1/2 hour off. Tomorrow = 1 hour off. Day after = 1.5 hour off. Stellar right? It totally made my day. Not to mention I'm going back to work part time at Fox Run tomorrow. Let's face it that's huge too. From a mental and physical stand point. Bring it on Scooter and Sudsy! lol Maybe I'll start sending out the full time resumes too. Can't hurt, right? It feels so great to be getting back to normal and in some ways back to the "old Jess." Every day there are little accomplishments that mean big steps. So we'll just keep on keeping on..and taking it one day at a time.

Anywho. That's the life update for now and I'm sure many more to come!

Cheers all.. and to those of you who can have some of that tasty (missin so much) Finger Lakes vino goodness.. have one for me! =)

Things have DEFINITELY been put in perspective.

Hey everyone! it's nice to be back and get back at this! To keep you up to speed I was in a car accident in the middle of December. I hit black ice. Got rear-ended and pushed into a corn field. After all that I ended up in the hospital and then some. Incurred some very serious and some not as serious injuries in the process. But thankfully I made it to see my birthday in January in the scheme of things. The only good thing of the whole ugly process is I'm having a great recovery here at St. Mary's....the littlest things make my day anymore...and I appreciate life like whoa now. Through all this too, you find out who your true friends and family really are, I thank God everyday for the amazing people in my life. I'm doing really well and can't wait till tomorrow to get back to home, get to truely thanking everyone for all the positive words and thoughts in my favor. Not to mention I can't wait to get back to my version of normal life and life in the Finger Lakes.

Things such as sleeping in your own bed, having your family close by, and hearing your family laugh and tease you are the things now I look at and laugh and love more than anything. I'm also thankful I haven't lost personality at all in the wake of a brain injury. Also that I fractured bones and that I'm still functioning and doing beautifully at rehab is a great feat in my eyes.

Now the next step! Getting a job is key! I can function and with a little work my little injuries still left will heal in no time. My determination and my family's has been a huuuge part of healing. If there's anything that I believe after hearing it over and over at the hospital....this "girl's got angel's on both shoulders" and "this girl is destined for greatness!"

Bring it on world!! Cuz life's too short and I'm not wasting onnne more minute!!