what a break..

So this break has probably been the worst break I've ever had. It started off with a horrible cold, then I developed bronchitis, decided to take antibiotics which have resulted in me being worse, vomiting every hour, spiked fever, hospital/doctor visits, tons of needles and scans, kidney stone discovery and now I'm about to start my period. ugh.
my mother came out and took care of me though.. and that is always such a relief. that is exactly why I'm glad my mother doesn't work! b/c even if i'm 22.. i still need my momma by my side. i just feel bad that she has to worry about me so much. it's not easy for her to sit back and watch me be in pain while unable to do anything about it.
so my apologies if i havent' been able to talk. b/t stayin in the hospital and having my mother here.. i haven't been able to take any calls. Especially b/c my mother confiscated my phone.. saying it adds stress to my life. Apparently she wasn't too happy with it ringing at 3 and 4 am. She seems to think that is why I sleep all day. :) Moms!
Anyways.. I am feeling much better. I'm still resting a lot and on meds.. but I promise to get back to everyone as soon as I'm able.

Baby update!

ok.. so of course I didnt go to bed til like 7 or so this morning so I slept through some VERY important phone calls today. I think I had a total of 8 missed calls on my cell and then several more on my home line. They were all from my sis! Not to mention she sent me an email.. which I actually got before the calls ;-) I'm such a nerd. Anyways.. she went back to the ob/gyn today and what to my surprise? A PENIS GREW! So I'm not having a niece.. I'm havin' a nephew! So what am I going to do with the hundreds of dollars worth of baby girl goods I have? NOT A CLUE! And even though I'm bummed about having all this stuff, scratching a well planned/drawn wall mural, AND the biggest disappointment - no baby named after me.. I'm still very happy that I'm going to be having a nephew. Since I was younger I've always wanted SIX boys.. no girls. I'm just better with lil boys and it's my personal opinion that they are more adorable! I remember when austin ( my step brothers son, so my nephew ) would carry around Buzz LightYear! It was TOO cute! We all sorta had this feeling she was havin a boy to begin with.. shoulda stuck with it! Crazy doctor and his crazy sonogram machine!! ;-) So now we are picking out boy names. And YES.. I say WE b/c I always take over everything! I can't help it! I'm excited! I'm voting for Mason or Maddox but its lookin like Chandler or Tyler or Hunter. I'll keep ya posted!!!
Ok.. so that's all for now!!

Here I am posting at 4 am when I should be sleeping. *sigh*

Christmas is approaching quickly. I've almost finished up with my shopping. Hopefully I'll be completely finished as of tomorrow.. but we'll see. I've realized that since I've moved away from home the Christmas season just flies by. I sorta miss bein a kid and anticipating the big day for what seemed like years. My apartment is sorta christmas-like. It is nothing like Momma's house around the holidays .. but it does make being away from home a bit more easy. It's strange being the only one to enjoy my decorations though.. now I know what momma must feel like now that her kids are all grown up and moved out. I really do need to get home and spend some time with her... soon, I promise.

I haven't talked to Dan in like TWO WHOLE days! Seriously, I don't know what to do with myself. Angie seems to be taking Dan's place really.. I talk to her at least once a day. Right now she's going through b-o-y drama. Grr.. dang boys. Like they always say.. if it has tires or testicles then it's going to give you trouble. I do know how she feels. In part. Some boy always seems to have my panties in a bunch. Buut... that's why we girls have to stick it out together!

So I talked to Steve again tonight. I've talked to him in person for a total of maybe two minutes.. yet I've talked to him on the phone A LOT in the past two weeks. However.. I'm beginning to get bored with the situation. Typical Patty.

I watched Wimbledon tonight. I cried. I just thought y'all should know that! ;-)

Umm.. I shaved BELLE! The hair was insane!!

Ok.. this has pretty much been a pointless post. The only thing new is the fact that I've developed bronchitis. I am on my way to gettin better though. The cough is still pretty bad.. but I'm on antibiotics. I'm hoping to be completely better for the Chicago trip!!

Ok, I'm going to seriously **try** to sleep. Angie and I are suppose to be gettin together for lunch and shopping tomorrow. Let's HOPE I get up early enough this time!!! *hugz*

Miss Belle..

As I mentioned in the last post, I'm sick. My throat hurts pretty bad and, as such, I've been having to keep a bottle of water by my bed to prevent the onset of a coughing attack. Well, around 5 am I woke up coughing. I reach over to get my bottle of water and realized it was empty. I lay there for a few mins and realize that I'm gonna have to get up and head to the kitchen. So I did. I got up, got my water, and headed back to my room. Then.. I was like.. well I should go to the bathroom so that I don't wake up in half an hour having to pee. Well after I came out of the bathroom I went to switch the light off when I saw Belle out of the corner of my eye. She was rubbing her paw on her face.. and with still blurry eyes.. I assumed that she had some of her hair caught in her mouth. Normally, I would just jump back in bed and she'd get the hair out herself.. but this time I went over and bent down .. the room was still pretty dark b/c the only light on was my bathroom.. not to mention I could barely hold my eyes open from the meds I have been taking for the cold. Went I went to sweep the hair out of her mouth I felt something that just didn't feel right. Normally, I grab the nape of the neck .. pull up on the cat.. and do a quick sweep across the mouth to remove the hair ( persians and their long hair!! ). But this time.. when I put my hand down.. I felt her teeth. As I kept fumbling around.. I could feel her tongue... and no matter where I put my hand.. I couldn't find her chin! I knew something was wrong.. I stood up.. switched on the bedroom light and glanced down at belle. HER MANDIBLE WAS DISLOCATED!! I begin saying " OH MY GOD.. OH MY GOD.. " Since she is a persian and she has so much hair.. it basically looked like she had no lower jaw. I could see the back of her throat clear as day. Her mouth was gaping open.. she is freaking out.. and I reach down and try to rub the sides of her jaws.. HOPING that it would pop back in place. It didn't work.. the muscles were so tight that the mandible was not going to budge. When it didn't work I realized that I was going to have to rush her to the vet ER. I ran into the closet .. grabbed a sweater and prepared to rush out the door. As I bent down to pick her up.. her jaw somehow popped back into place. I set her down.. open and close her lower mandible.. rub under her chin.. feel her throat ( b/c her mandible was pushed backwards into the throat.. persian anatomy is a lil different than other cats.. ) and I get her to start purring. It was SO scary. About 15 minutes had gone by since I first had gotten up to get water and I instantly grab the phone to call mom. Mom had told me earlier she was going to keep the phone by her ear so that if I needed anything ( b/c I'm sick ) she could hear me call. I praying that she would hear the phone and she would tell me what I needed to do. I called. It rang. She picked up instantly.. she had just woken up herself in the middle of a night sweat. So it was really weird timing for the both of us. Mom told me in all of her years workin in the vet clinic.. she had never ran across a dislocated mandible. She told me to keep an eye on her and she was call the vet in the morning.

.. with all of that being said.. Belle is goin in for xrays on Monday.. just to make sure she doesn't have a medical condition that is causing this to happen. IF it happens again before then.. I've been advised to take her to the ER.

So .. that is that. She seems to be fine.. but I am still freaked out by the thought of what it looked like and how it felt. Strange.

... Oddly enough.. one time.. Tolkien's shoulder got dislocated. It was actually dislocated to 180 degrees. So instead of the leg being straight down ( like when he is standing on it ) it was sticking straight up on his back. Acting on pure panick I had picked him up and popped the joint back in place pretty quickly. I'm not sure how this always happens to me!! Or how I manage to not pass out when I see such deformities.

Anyways.. just wanted to post on that right quick. It's been the big event of the day. Now I'm going back to rest! Of course I have to post a couple of pictures of the fluff ball, Belle. Bless her heart..

Quickie!

So nothing new really. Around 4 am, while I was scaring myself to death watching a documentary on the 'backpacker killer', I felt a glob in my throat and the urge to sneeze. As I lie there.. I started to realize that it was the first hardcore sign that I was going to be facing a cold really soon. I mean.. my throat was sore to the touch for the last couple of days but it didn't feel like I was getting sick.. even though my momma told me I was. Who listens to their mom, right? ;-) So I got up and got some water and sipped on it until I managed to fall asleep. When I woke up.. I felt pressure behind my eye and my head throbbed when I leaned over. I called mom. She advised me to make a doctor's appointment b/c it would take about a week to get in. If I'm better by then.. I can cancel. But she wanted to make sure that if I couldn't that I'd be sure to be seen. My immune system is compromised already so i usually have a really difficult time fighting these things off. So now I'm hacking, wheezing, coughing, have a stuffy/draining nose, sinus headache and a weak body. Basically, I'm good for nothing.

So with that being said.. my weekend is shot. I'll be in bed for the next few days.. trying to pamper myself since I don't have a b/f to do it for me. =(

Oh.. and I forgot to post about this... BUT...

IT'S A GIRL!!! Madison Danielle Jenkins will be her name. And, of course, she will be beautiful.. I mean.. she will be bearing my name!!!! Of course!! jk.. ;-)

Here is her photo...

I can barely make her out.. but I know she is there. :-D That makes me happy!!!

So what is new with Patty?

Nothing. ;-)

Every time I begin updating the blog.. well.. I get distracted. Rhett being the main source or disturbance!

So here it goes. I'm not sure of where I left off. However, Angie told me today that I haven't posted since "Harry".. so I should probably pick up around there.

Harry and I, obviously, did not last long. I'm "over" him.. whatever that really means. I guess it means that if he were to ever ask me out again.. I would decline the offer. Mostly because everyone I know hates him. The other reasons would be .. he's bald, his teeth are crooked, and he's conceited. Not to mention he's sorta a blonde. I'm not a huge fan of blonde guys myself. Everyone has their thing, ya know.

So to fill the time which has been void of Harry.. I've mostly been with Angie and Dan. Angie and I have been growing really close and I just love her to pieces. It occurred to me the other day that sometimes you happen to run across people that, even though at the time you don't realize it, you were somehow gonna just click. You begin hangin out with them and one day you wake up and are comforted knowing those people are there for you.. and you can lean on them.. and you want to be there for them as well. I have definitely found that in Angie and she's a great friend. Even if she IS from OHIO.. jk jk jk ;-)

So onward.. Angie was kind enough to begin inviting me along to hangout with the guys ( not sure if this was in the last post). I've really enjoyed myself and they are a great group of kids. Thank you, Angie. :-D Thus far, we've had a chill night in playin Taboo, we went to skate on state ( which happened to be my FIRST ice skating experience, YAY ), and this past tuesday we went to Nyohs. Interestingly, our pic has been posted on uweekly. Here is the link: http://uweekly.com/partypix/1843/1408/100007313. So yay for that. Anyways, Angie came up with the idea to have next Tuesday at my place. We plan to cook for the guys. =) Then find a bowling spot! Now.. we ALL know that the bowling outting can not compare to Kristin's bday.. but I'm sure it will be fun! ;-) I love you Kristin.. don't be upset!

And of course I have been spending time with my danny-poo. He left for Cleveland to work at the zoo so I won't get to hangout with him til after break. Unless, of course, I visit Cleveland or he visits Columbus. I realized today that my mom treats Dan like my boyfriend. She sends me movies to watch with Dan and wants to meet him and take him to dinner. That is so sad. I mean.. don't get me wrong.. I love Dan and he is my BFF ;-) But seriously.. I seem to change boys more than my underwear ( which BTW is A LOT! ) But when your mom starts to assume the only long-term male in your life is going to be your gay best friend.. well.. thats just sad. Oh, and I MUST mention that Dan totally got his kiss on last friday. Awww.. Dan got kisses!

I should probably mention another person who I seemingly just click with. Dara! Yay.. he is such a sweetheart and there was an instant connection between the two of us. We practically talk like we've been best friends for the last few years. Even though I've heard some rumors that he may be 'interested' in me.. I really hope that we can become really great friends. :-) He's a special one, that kid.

So who am I dating? Sadly, no one. Randy and I didn't really go anywhere and the whole thing just sorta died out. Other than being HOT..he really wasn't my type and prolonging the whole thing would have just been .. pointless. *sigh*I mean.. sure I am talking to a few people.. like a cop I met at Nyoh's ( whose name is Steve ).. and I sorta have a couple of crushes like Dave and Chad.. and Luke ( from chemistry ) and I are planning on a date.. but I dont see any long-term potential in anyone. Go figure. Of course.. life is surprising so we'll see. What I need to do is just quit being so darn picky!!

Ok.. so what else? Brian, Angie and myself are all headed to Chicago for New Years!! How fantastic is that?!? I miss my Kristin .. she is such a great friend. So the 6 hr (?) drive will definitely be worth it. Plus, I'll be in great company!

So I think I'm going to go and rest. I've done way too much typing at this computer over the last week with finals and all. I love y'all and I'll try to be better at this blogging thing!!