Last Friday (May 3rd) was Charles' (aka Chucky's) birthday! He turned the big 25! After work that day I brought him dinner and we enjoyed a nice evening at home. On Saturday we met his mom, dad, sister and cousin to go see the move Iron Man 3! It was really good! Chucky is all about super heroes, video games, and action movies so this, of course, was his first choice of movies! Last year we saw the movie The Avengers on his birthday! I have to say I was surprised to find action\super hero movies that I like! It just goes to show you that when you love someone so much and spend so much time with someone you will find that you can actually get into some of their interests!
After the movie we ran home to take care of the animals.....and I took a tiny little snooze....ok so Chucky took care of the animals all by himself and I snoozed! Any way...when they were good we met the crew at Applebee's and had a delicious dinner! When everyone was sufficiently stuffed we went and walked around a flea market a few doors down. Overall it was a wonderful day for my man! I just want to say happy birthday to the most amazing husband I know! I love you so much baby! I hope you had a wonderful day! :)
Friday, May 10, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Blogging
What has Keena been up to while I have been blogging away?
Yeah....this seems pretty standard. :)
Grandma Wolf
Not only have I been dealing with shingles but my Grandma Wolf (my mom's mom) had a valve replaced a week from last Tuesday. We knew this was a big deal but we were hoping she was going to recover quickly. This definitely did not happen, unfortunately. She has had a very rough time and many highs and lows. Since all of this is in Indy and all of my family is from Evansville this has been even more difficult. Several of my aunts have been up here since the surgery and it is wearing on everyone! I have been trying to get to the hospital as much as I can but with my shingles (where I cannot touch my grandma) and this week at work has been crazy with very late days. We have no doubt that she will be ok...this is just a very frustrating roller coaster. It is hard to watch her this weak and to be in this much pain. It upsets us all. We are trying our best to keep an upbeat and positive attitude. My grandma is the strongest and most amazing woman I know. She is the mother of thirteen and unfortunately she had to do most of the child rearing because when my grandpa was alive he was working all of the time and he passed at a young age. She has been through so much and never panics, always remains calm and is the corner stone of our family. We love you Grandma!
Shingles
Coming back from the honeymoon for us was more than a reality check! We were pummeled with stress and madness! The Thursday of our honeymoon I had a spot show up on my forehead that looked and felt like a mosquito bite. When Saturday rolled around I had a few more bumps all right there on my forehead. On Sunday all hell broke loose! My face became a huge swollen festering mess of a disease of some sort! It hurt so much and I was miserable. Charles went to CVS and got me some Benadryl and Hydrocortizone cream to try and help me. I was taking Ibuprofen because my whole right side of my face was swollen. I had also developed a patch on the top of my head.
After a long and painful day of work I went to the Immediate Care facility with Charles. The doctor didn't know what it was and put me on some antibiotic. After a few days it got a little bit better but I was still a ton of pain. My right eye was really affected by this and even bright lights made it tear up like I was crying. By Thursday I had had enough and we went back to the doctor. This time, before I even said anything, he mentioned Shingles. My aunts and friend thought it was shingles from the very beginning but I was trying to trust my doctors! He put me on a new antibiotic and gave me some pain medicine. This doctor was definitely right! After just a day on his medicine I started feeling much better and my diseased forehead began to dry up.
Shingles has been one of the most painful experiences of my life! I had massive gallbladder attacks that put me in the ER but this was worse! Such intense headaches and pain....just on my right side! I am thankful that I have insurance so I was able to get the medical help I needed. It was horrible and I suggest to all of you out there to get a Shingles shot!!! I pray that none of you get this painful nasty disease!
After a long and painful day of work I went to the Immediate Care facility with Charles. The doctor didn't know what it was and put me on some antibiotic. After a few days it got a little bit better but I was still a ton of pain. My right eye was really affected by this and even bright lights made it tear up like I was crying. By Thursday I had had enough and we went back to the doctor. This time, before I even said anything, he mentioned Shingles. My aunts and friend thought it was shingles from the very beginning but I was trying to trust my doctors! He put me on a new antibiotic and gave me some pain medicine. This doctor was definitely right! After just a day on his medicine I started feeling much better and my diseased forehead began to dry up.
Shingles has been one of the most painful experiences of my life! I had massive gallbladder attacks that put me in the ER but this was worse! Such intense headaches and pain....just on my right side! I am thankful that I have insurance so I was able to get the medical help I needed. It was horrible and I suggest to all of you out there to get a Shingles shot!!! I pray that none of you get this painful nasty disease!
My head all bandaged up
Finally healing up
I know I look terrible but look at how swollen my right side (which is on the left) of my face is! Even my lymph nodes in front of my right ear were super swollen!
Eek...
Dogtropolis
While we were away Keena had a little vacation of her own! My friend Cailtyn took her dogs to Dogtropolis on the south side of Indy when she went on her honeymoon and liked it a lot so I knew that is where Keena would go. Not only was this place only 20 dollars a night (super cheap!) but that included doggy day care where she could play with other dogs all day as well! When I dropped her off the Wednesday before the wedding I had mixed feelings. The owner was so nice and so passionate about the dogs she took care of. She immediately loved Keena but Keena wasn't so sure! She loves people but when she goes into places like that she tucks her tail and definitely plays up her big pouty eyes and sad face! I was really sad when they took her back and actually got very emotional over seeing her go back to her kennel! The thing that made it ok for me was behind the front desk they had a huge picture window that lets you see what is in the back. You know you are in a good facility when they are not afraid and proud to show you their facility! I knew she would be fine.
Having great friends is so amazing and that is exactly what Caitlyn and Logan are to us! Caitlyn drove to Dogtropolis the Thursday of our honeymoon and picked up Miss Louise for us! She said they all loved my baby and were sad to see her go! The owner said that she was very well behaved and listened to her so well! I know that I will be taking her back to Dogtropolis if we need to go out of town again!
Having great friends is so amazing and that is exactly what Caitlyn and Logan are to us! Caitlyn drove to Dogtropolis the Thursday of our honeymoon and picked up Miss Louise for us! She said they all loved my baby and were sad to see her go! The owner said that she was very well behaved and listened to her so well! I know that I will be taking her back to Dogtropolis if we need to go out of town again!
Hostel
On our honeymoon we stayed at a hostel instead of a regular hotel. To be honest it was by far the cheapest and that was important to us! I was a little nervous about it but thought it would be fine...especially since I had lived in dorms in college. Haha. It turned out to be fantastic! The staff was amazing and so helpful that we felt like we were home! A bonus for me was our room was right next door to the ladies bathroom and poor old Chucky had to walk a little farther! Haha. We enjoyed it and thought it was perfect.
Our cute little room!
Our favorite restaurant
The outside of the hostel
Honeymoon
After our lovely wedding Charles and I had a wonderful honeymoon planned in Chicago! We had tickets for a train at 6 am on Monday after the wedding. The ride there was very pleasant and we got there pretty early. We were staying at the Getaway Hostel in Lincoln Park Chicago. It was a very different experience from what we have been used to at regular hotels but we really enjoyed ourselves. The staff was wonderful and helped us navigate our way through a fun filled, romantic honeymoon!
When we got the the Hostel we were so worn out from all of the wedding craziness! Right after we checked in we took a nap! When we woke up we got dressed and went to Chicago Pizzaria and Oven Grinders. This restaurant was suggested to me by an interviewer a few weeks before the wedding and it happened to be pretty close to the Hostel. This restaurant was so awesome! It turned out to be one of our favorite parts of the honeymoon! They are known for pizza pot pies which essentially is the pizza toppings in a souflee type dish with pizza dough on top. When it comes out it looks like a mushroom. When they get to your table they put the crust on the plate and it becomes a bowl and they scrape all of the toppings into it! It was so unique and delicious we will never forget it!
Tuesday we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo which was about a twelve minute walk from our Hostel. I am a HUGE fan of zoos so when I saw where the Hostel was located while planning the honeymoon I knew that was something we just had to do. I had never been to this zoo and it is beautiful. We really enjoyed ourselves and saw so many animals it was crazy! Both of us definitely want to go back there again in the future....someday we want to take our kids there to enjoy it as well!
Wednesday we were going to go down to the magnificent mile where a lot of shopping is in Chicago but it was so rainy! Neither of one of us really wanted to go all the way over there to window shop in the down pour! We decided instead to go see a movie. There was a theater not to far from the Hostel so we decided to go see Scary Movie 5 (it was definitely Charles' choice) and had a nice time. We don't go to movies very often because they are so expensive and in Chicago a matinee is 9 dollars!!!! What better time to do it than on your honeymoon though? After that we walked through some stores close by before we tried to catch a cab. I wanted to go to this tappas restaurant but we could not get a cab to save our lives! Charles is so sweet and was trying so hard to get me to the restaurant that I really wanted to go to. I was getting hungry and exhausted and saw a pizza place across the street called Piquads that the Hostel workers had told us about on day one. We decided to try it out and it was amazing! We enjoyed a huge pizza and some beer and really enjoyed our last dinner out in Chicago.
Thursday was mostly about travel. We slept in a little bit and then showered and packed up our things as we prepared to head back to Indy. We had to hang out at Union Station for a couple of hours because it was raining so much we couldn't really get out and do anything. It wasn't too bad until a homeless guy told me I was pretty and asked me to marry him! Hahaha...Charles' laughed about it until the guy started touching me! Creepy! When we finally boarded the train and started our way home. IT WAS TERRIBLE because of all the rain that the midwest got that week! They had to keep stopping and checking the tracks for flooding. A trip that should have take about 4 hours took us almost 8!!! It was very very very long but at least the train has outlets by every seat so we could keep our phones charged.
Overall we had a wonderful time and plan to go back for anniversaries to come. One reason we picked Chicago was because it is so close and we will be able to return in the future. We are so blessed to be able to go on a honeymoon in the first place let alone one that we had so much fun!
When we got the the Hostel we were so worn out from all of the wedding craziness! Right after we checked in we took a nap! When we woke up we got dressed and went to Chicago Pizzaria and Oven Grinders. This restaurant was suggested to me by an interviewer a few weeks before the wedding and it happened to be pretty close to the Hostel. This restaurant was so awesome! It turned out to be one of our favorite parts of the honeymoon! They are known for pizza pot pies which essentially is the pizza toppings in a souflee type dish with pizza dough on top. When it comes out it looks like a mushroom. When they get to your table they put the crust on the plate and it becomes a bowl and they scrape all of the toppings into it! It was so unique and delicious we will never forget it!
Tuesday we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo which was about a twelve minute walk from our Hostel. I am a HUGE fan of zoos so when I saw where the Hostel was located while planning the honeymoon I knew that was something we just had to do. I had never been to this zoo and it is beautiful. We really enjoyed ourselves and saw so many animals it was crazy! Both of us definitely want to go back there again in the future....someday we want to take our kids there to enjoy it as well!
Wednesday we were going to go down to the magnificent mile where a lot of shopping is in Chicago but it was so rainy! Neither of one of us really wanted to go all the way over there to window shop in the down pour! We decided instead to go see a movie. There was a theater not to far from the Hostel so we decided to go see Scary Movie 5 (it was definitely Charles' choice) and had a nice time. We don't go to movies very often because they are so expensive and in Chicago a matinee is 9 dollars!!!! What better time to do it than on your honeymoon though? After that we walked through some stores close by before we tried to catch a cab. I wanted to go to this tappas restaurant but we could not get a cab to save our lives! Charles is so sweet and was trying so hard to get me to the restaurant that I really wanted to go to. I was getting hungry and exhausted and saw a pizza place across the street called Piquads that the Hostel workers had told us about on day one. We decided to try it out and it was amazing! We enjoyed a huge pizza and some beer and really enjoyed our last dinner out in Chicago.
Thursday was mostly about travel. We slept in a little bit and then showered and packed up our things as we prepared to head back to Indy. We had to hang out at Union Station for a couple of hours because it was raining so much we couldn't really get out and do anything. It wasn't too bad until a homeless guy told me I was pretty and asked me to marry him! Hahaha...Charles' laughed about it until the guy started touching me! Creepy! When we finally boarded the train and started our way home. IT WAS TERRIBLE because of all the rain that the midwest got that week! They had to keep stopping and checking the tracks for flooding. A trip that should have take about 4 hours took us almost 8!!! It was very very very long but at least the train has outlets by every seat so we could keep our phones charged.
Overall we had a wonderful time and plan to go back for anniversaries to come. One reason we picked Chicago was because it is so close and we will be able to return in the future. We are so blessed to be able to go on a honeymoon in the first place let alone one that we had so much fun!
My first Chicago dog in Chicago on my honeymoon!
Mediteranean bread at Chicagos Pizzaria and oven grinders...holy crap this was so good I would go back to chicago just for that!
Pizza pot pie...So amazing!
Hard cider
Sausage rolls with curry dipping sauce. So good
Blue moon...his first taste!
Mmm..
Deep dish pizza at Piquad's
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