A New Beginning

So it’s a new year. I guess that’s a good enough time to reboot my blog, which has been dormant for months. 2023 has already started out as an improvement to the last. Especially the ending. I was hospitalized, forced to stay home for a month and finally told that I can’t drive for at least 3 months. I still can’t drive.(Although not driving has warranted me certain time with a special person). I had a Intracranial Hemorrhage (brain bleed) from falling down because my blood sugar was out of control. Due to this I started having seizures which led to more falling down.(I also did bite a dime size chunk off my tongue which wasn’t cool). I was a stubborn goat and refused to go to the hospital until it was almost too late. I almost died. So 4 days in the ICU. The first day I was on a ventilator. Somehow I managed to remove it with my tongue. The nurse said she had never seen that happen. Bless the nurses and some nursing students. They witnessed a lot of me. My doctor said “He fell down a LOT. What a joy. I was frequent to ripping out my IV’s. They had to restrain me and place some IV’s in my feet. I got to become a pet to some of the nurses. Some found me fun because I was able to communicate. One was partial to taking me on walks. Damn walker. I hated that thing but I couldn’t walk without it. I recovered much faster than they originally though. There was talk of me being shipped out of town but I was able to walk myself out of the hospital. Talks of physical therapy. It’s not over. I still have some memory issues. Particularly with names. I’m still going to have at least one more CAT scan. I do not miss that hospital food. Now I’m on a pump and seriously watching what I eat.

I found someone over the course of time since I have been out of the hospital. I am a lucky guy. To be fair, I had gone out on multiple dates with her before we actually started seeing each other but I was just too damn slow (edit: cowardly) to make a move. I’ve liked her for a while. I knew she cared when she came to see me in the hospital with my mother. I came out of a fog to her sitting next to my mother. I made a face and thought “oh shit” and passed back out. I was first in mild shock because I didn’t want her to see me like I was. I wonder how much she saw.( Unfortunatly many saw a lot of me). She came back to visit me two more times. After having a near death experience you start to realize that you should take hold of your life. If you have feelings for someone, let them know. You might not get another chance. So I kissed her one night after dinner. I should have kissed her months before. Now I have a girlfriend. I’m happy. I always found her attractive but I was married and never even thought a thing. Why would I? I can now. It’s weird how life works out. Maybe this will be “the one”? Who fucking knows. Follow the heart where it takes you. She makes me feel alive while before I was feeling empty.

Btw, I’m not editing the cuss words. Fuck. Damn. Shit. Bastard. Bitch. Etc.

So I am back at work after the long month stuck mostly at home. Because I can’t drive or lift anything over 30lbs I am basically forced to be THE office guy, which you all know I FUCKING HATE. I miss getting out on the campus and seeing friends. I miss getting out on the town doing business with people for the campus. My coworkers have taken me out to see some people and it was great. They have been so good to me. Hopefully I will be cleared soon. Fingers crossed. I’m sure it gets a little old for the people that are shuttling me around and running certain errand for me. Bless them all for what they have done.

Only a couple weeks back at work and the Christmas vacation begins. It was a shorter one than I’m used to but that was okay with me considering I’d been off the entire month of November recovering. The break began with a trip to Houston to be with all the family. It’s a long trip & I hate Houston but what else would I do? Skip Christmas and be all alone. I was also sad that I would be away from my girlfriend but I turns out I would see plenty of her when I got back in town. Besides, it was only 4 days. I finally was able to meet the youngest nephew. He was a real joy. The trip was rather fun all around. My sleeping arrangement was a little lame, the bottom bunk bed. Oh well, the kids had fun burying me in stuffed animals every morning. Had some good meals and good drinks. Saw some people I have missed seeing. It was a nice change. The ride back was not. After Houston I still had the oldest two nephews to entertain. They wore my mother and I out. So much energy. After some time with them I would see my lady. It was nice spending full days with her. I even was invited to her family New Years Eve party. They can cook for me any day. The break ended and work was slow waiting for the student to come back and the semester to begin.

I have gotten to walking again due to the lack of vehicle mobility. Good for my legs. I feel so much better than I did before my hospital stay. It’s nice. I was eating on campus since I can’t really make it home and back in the hour. Lucky for me the weather has been agreeable.

One other thing I should mention is how much fun it is to cook for someone again. Someone that had never had my meals. Someone that each meal is a first time experience. She really seems to enjoy them. So the meals are fun again.

I’m posting a load of food pictures since it’s been so long. No descriptionsb.

Jalapeno!!!!!!!!