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!