I Survived!

I had my surgery yesterday. It actually went better than I thought. The worst part was the injection of anesthetic. The prick from the needle was bad, but the actual shit they shot into me burned until it was absorbed. The procedure was quick and since I didn't bleed near as bad as they thought they decided to skip stitches. Instead they used an electro gadget of some sort - reminded me of a taser - to "burn" the hole closed. Last night the anesthetic finally wore off and the thing kind of throbbed, but this morning I was able to wash my hair (carefully). Right now it just itches like crazy - but until the scab heals I'm to expect that.
Turns out I wasn't the only one seeing doctors the other day. Chad spent 4 hours in the hospital Tuesday night and another 3 Wednesday morning. Apparently, one of the fork trucks at work had a leak in its tank. Him and another guy went to take the tank off and get it out of the warehouse and the propane spilt onto their hands. The propane caused both guys to develop frostbite almost immediately. Both of Chad's hands are pretty bad, but one of his index fingers and a thumb have had frostbite before - so they are already slightly damaged. Those are the fingers they are really watching. He's already lost the nail to his index finger and by the looks of it the thumb nail isn't too far behind. I can't wait until he is here so I can keep an eye on him - men can't be trusted to function on their own.
With any luck - and I am keeping both toes and fingers crossed - I'll get to book my flight tomorrow! He's supposed to know if he gets the week off in January. After all the extra shifts he's been covering it's the least they can do.
This weekend is going to be my busiest. I was supposed to go to a concert on Friday - but everyone who said they'd go has bailed on me. Surprise, surprise. But it's just as well - as bad as I wanted to go I'll need the night to get ready for the rest of the weekend. I'm in Tampa Saturday for the Christmas party then I have to hit Ft. Myers Sunday to get part of my bosses' Christmas gift from my sister. BUSY!

Updates

I survived Thanksgiving. I actually made it through 2 days with my family and NO FIGHTS! Mom wanted to know Friday if I'd be staying the rest of the weekend. I had originally planned on hitting a friends house on the way home, and even though those plans were changed, I decided to leave any way. Why push our luck with 4 days?
Friday brought some disappointing news. Chad's Grandpa and his girlfriend are staying up to January 2nd or 3rd. So that pretty much shot our New Year's plans. He's decided to see if he can get the week of the 9th off and have me come up then. While I'm disappointed that I can't be with him for the holiday, it'll be nice having a week with him and not having to worry about his grandparents. With luck, I'll have plenty of time to get to know his immediate family and spend time with him and his girls. He plays like it's really no big deal, but I could tell that he was just as disappointed as I was that New Years was a no go.
I spent Saturday evening with my friend Amanda and her in-laws. We watched the town Christmas parade and then went for dinner at Cracker Barrel. Chad called on my way home - he got stuck working most of Saturday. I feel bad for him - that he gets stuck pulling the hours he does. But then, he doesn't tell them "no." Maybe that'll change when he's here in warmer weather and has something better to do than work all the time.
Work is slow these days. We're bidding on a project in the Ormand Beach area - which means our office could be relocated. Worse case scenario I have to drive an hour and a half to work instead of 20 minutes. I'm not sure how I feel about that - but my boss said that there could be extra cash involved if such an occasion arises. More money, you say? Count me in!
The company Christmas party is coming up! It's the first year secretaries get to go. I'm nervous and excited all at once. I'll get to meet more of the people I've only had the pleasure of talking to on the phone - and I'll get a better feel for what the other secretaries are like. I think it's extremely helpful to know how other offices run - it clues you in to why things may not always go as planned.
For the first time I'm wishing the holiday season away. I know that sounds awful, but I'm having such a hard time getting into the spirit. I'm anxious to get to Ohio, I'm anxious for the weather to warm up again so that I can get back to work in the house. I'm anxious for a new year. As great as 2005 has been, I can't help but think that 2006 will be even better. Especially, if this thing with Chad happens.