Long Time Wasn't It?

I haven't written in a VERY LONG time.  I'm sorry to those who check my blog.  To be honest I really wanted my next post to be about how I no longer have consistent pain.  Now I am beginning to think that if I continued to wait for that magical day, I would never post again!  I am about 10 months post jaw joint replacement and I continue to have pain that the doctor cannot figure out.  He suggested another joint replacement on my left joint sometime in the future as my arthritis has gotten worse but he has no further plan for my right joint.  Today my pain it very intense making it hard to concentrate on anything.  Even writing this post is taking longer than before.  Its very difficult to attend school and deal with pain that makes it hard to go to class.  I got an email this morning from a professor that wrote about understanding that I may miss class and that he wouldn't hold it against me.  I started to cry because no other professor has been so understanding.  I almost got a 4.0 this past fall semester and the only thing that held me back was my attendance and participation!  This is so disappointing that my work shows my effort but pain gets in my way for a perfect semester GPA. 

I know that everything I wrote above was very pessimistic so I am going to make things a bit more optimistic.  Since I last wrote a few things have happened.  I worked at Camp Northwoods and although working was less than enjoyable (I may write about that later because its not optimistic) some friends and I formed the Llama Club.

Members from left to right: Rafiki (me), Shante', Ringo, Penguin, Dove

We all have developed a love for llamas and the outfits that we are wearing in the picture is out llama tracking gear.  These people are so amazing.  They are among the best friends that I have.  We spent three months living at camp together and now every time there is a break from school we all get together and hang out like no time has passed. 

Tan puppy: Dusty, White puppy: Casper, Black Puppy: Dakota

My brother and sister got puppies.  Michael got a puppy named Dusty.  He is a very stupid dog to be blunt but my brother thinks that he has more brains than any other canine.  At this moment we have had them since November I believe and Dusty still refuses to pee outside.  Casper is Lacy's dog.  Casper is the smallest puppy and he doesn't run around too much yet.  Although he might seem like a pushover, he can hold his own.  Dakota is the first puppy of the family and he seems to fight Dusty for "alpha dog" status.  So far I think that Dakota is still on top of the food chain.  In the picture one of the puppies (not sure which) decided to chew up toilet paper and when the others joined, I investigated and snapped this picture.

I went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure for a few days with my two sisters.  On the first day me made a mad dash for Harry Potter and we all fell in love with the place.  It looks so real that I wanted to become a witch and go to Hogwarts for school.  We all tried Butterbeer and Pumpkin Juice which both tasted great!  We also went shopping and got magic wands.  If only mine worked... :)  I also took a tour of Hogwarts and there were sign language interpreters there!  I got to know about everything that was said while we walked the halls of Hogwarts.

Bekah, Lacy, and I got to try on wizard robes!

My first time to try Butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks

 Well now that I have shared some awesome things about the past months, I gotta try to get some work done so I can shoot for and hopefully achieve a 4.0 my last semester of my undergrad schooling.