Yup, more Disney! :)

We took a trip to Disneyland this past November for mine & my stepdaughters birthday. So, everyone who knows me knows its only my favorite place ever..ok, Disney World is too, but hey that's across the country & I've only been once. I hadn't been in a few years due to being sick and planning other trips. Oh how I'd missed it! It was a really special time for my husband, my stepdaughter & I. We had so much fun. A few new attractions have opened since we were last there. World of Color show..OMG. AMAZING. I don't know how Disney keeps topping themselves, but it's absolutely spectacular. Also, a Toy Story ride which was very cool. Everytime I go, it's like the first time. I'm always amazed at everything, get excited over every little thing and then cry when we leave. Not sobbing ugly cry, just shed a little tear the last time I walk through the gate and hear those beautiful little chime noises. It's magical, and it takes me back to being a kid again. I love that my husband & stepdaughter love it just as much (Ok, probably not on the same level as me lol). I think it's a place that has many more wonderful Van Ingen memories to be had...next trip is planned for the first week of October..David & I's FIFTH wedding anniversary! Wow 5 years! This is the second time we'll be celebrating our anniversary there, we spent our first one there as well. We had planned on Vegas, and then about two months before changed our minds. Same with this trip...haha. I have only been to Vegas once, & I was 18 and obviously couldn't do anything fun. I was also only there for a day before I recieved a horrific phonecall..but hey that's for a different post..maybe. Anyway, we discussed going in October since David has never been there. But honestly, anytime we want to plan a trip where we're gonna have to spend lots of money and spend three or four days, I always choose Disneyland. It's not somewhere we can go all the time, so I take any chance I can get. I'm also very excited because my best friend Marcy & her husband are going with us. Marcy is literally my female soulmate..she's just as much of a Disney lover as I am. Except, she gets to go to Disneyland way more than me..ugh! So I'm very excited for us to go together. Here's to October 2011! Five years of marriage, time spent with great friends..and two new rides! "The Little Mermaid" (You don't even understand my level of excitement about this one!) and a revamped "Star Tours", can't lie and say I'm not excited about that one, I'm a closeted Star Wars nerd. I still remember the first time I rode the original with my dad and how awesome I thought it was, I'd never been on anything like that. Let the countdown begin!!

Updates and So..

I'm one month out of surgery and can already tell a difference. The Dr found a lot of endometriosis, basically I was covered with it. I was pretty relieved that's all that they found, but a little upset as well since the endometriosis does grow back. I'm now taking medicine to shrink some that they couldn't remove because it's on my bladder and also around the liver. But I can already tell a difference as far as my monthly cycle goes, not as in nearly as much pain, yesterday was the first day and I took a few Ibuprofens and I was good. Hopefully long gone are the days of being rolled up in a ball in bed crying and barely being able to move. I also hope it means something more amazing is on it's way :)

I turned 25 on Nov 19th..man I feel kinda old! I guess I have my older husband to keep me young! haha. I had a great birthday out dancing with friends, and shopping for much needed new clothes. Thanksgiving was great as well, I got to visit family in Arizona and stay for a little over a week to visit with cousins and their kids, it was a great time.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers and continued support during my surgery and afterwards...cards, flowers, phonecalls, visits, it all means the world to me!