After celebrating my birthday with cake and presents, I had to get up at 2:45 in the morning and stay awake until my EEG at 12:45 in the afternoon. It was hard to stay awake even with Mom being downstairs and distractions. I had an MRI at 7 AM too, which consisted of contrast. Little did I know that involved a needle and fluid injected into me! Not my favorite day! A few days later, I had my neurology appointment and she said that all my tests came back normal! We asked about return to play and she not only said that I could return, she encouraged it! I had the green light to start a gradual return-to-play and can even serve in the next tournament! I have been doing physical therapy as well to help with my neck strength and headaches.
Our team had the Centerline Challenge volleyball tournament,
and we took 1st place!!! The
next weekend was the Sunflower Slam. We
played in the 16s division and took first place in the silver bracket. Our team is doing so well, and I am back in
action!!!
Mom and I went to see the play Mousetrap at Battle High School
so I could support my friends. It was so
good! Mom and I figured out the killer by
intermission.
I spent a Sunday afternoon at Aaron’s house, and he came to
Emily’s birthday party. We did a
breakout room with a lot of her friends.
Aaron came over here afterward, but I wasn’t feeling well and felt bad
about asking him to cut the afternoon short.
I have been struggling a lot with him lately because he texts me so much
and expects me to text back all the time.
I have been feeling smothered and after a lot of tears and talking, I
decided to break up with him. Mom took
me to his house on a Friday that we had off school. She stayed and talked with his mom while I
told him that I just couldn't do it anymore.
We cried and talked and talked and cried and had to say good-bye. It was really hard, but I know it was for the
best.
I know the next few weeks are going to keep me busy, and I scheduled
a birthday celebration with my friends the next day. Lila, Lucy, and Olga met me at Bertha’s Beans
Cat Café and I enjoyed having cats all around me. Next, we went to Pottery Island and just hung
out. I wanted to paint something pretty
with flowers and chose an elephant with flowers. I spent 5 hours painting it! I wanted it to be perfect, and my friends were
so patient. Lucy and Olga left, but Lila
stayed with me. We ended up going to
Claire’s so I could get my ears (re) double pierced! It was just the day I needed!
Since then, I have kept myself busy with school, volleyball,
and youth group. I’ve spent more time
upstairs and with my family. I went on a
Physics field trip to the Mizzou Engineering school. It was really interesting, and I got to meet Mom’s
friend Matt who is a professor in that department and got a picture with him! Dad took me to Wichita for the second day of
Power League 2. We played a lot better
than we did the first day and ended up in 4th place out of 9 teams.
Can’t wait until our National Qualifier tournaments coming up!
Happy for the courtwarming winners
Getting my ears double pierced!
