Weekend Notables

-Finally decided to actually buy a new camera this weekend. We've needed a new one since summer when our old one started to crap out. Our old camera was a scary little thing. I'm talking lots of ghost orbs and demon red eyes. But that camera did last 4 years. That's pretty good, right? Aj and I were talking as we left Best Buy about how if this camera lasts 4 years too then it could be what we use to take pictures of my grad school graduation, of our first home purchase, of our first child......that's really crazy to think about. A lot could happen in 4 years.

-Aj and I went out to dinner on Saturday night. This resulted in our first sighting of a stranger with diabetes and with a insulin pump! Well Aj's first sighting. I missed it. You see, we were walking through the restaurant leaving, and I of course was too busy strutting my stuff like I was walking a runway (don't act like you don't do this when you are walking through a restaurant) and as soon as we walked out the door Aj says:

Aj-That guy in there has diabetes and a pump just like yours.
Courtney- What, wait, who, where, how do you know, are you sure?
Aj- Yeah positive, he was testing his blood sugar as we walked by.
Courtney- Why wouldn't you tell me?!?!?!?!
Aj-Why, what would you have done?

What would I have done?!?!? Good question. I don't know. Maybe I would have accidently thrown dropped my insulin pump under his table. Maybe I would have walked by and yelled "Type 1's say what!?!?!" and hope that he would have responded "Whohooo." Maybe I would have ran by with my hand sticking straight out high fiving everyone at his table. Most likely I would have just awkwardly tried to make eye contact and then continued on. I don't know. But just seeing another actually person, a stanger, who's living like I'm living is sooooo exciting. That stanger gets this weird diabetes part of my life better than any family member or friend. It's just fun to see.

-I had my first attack against my insulin pump by a door knob. I was expecting this to happen at some point but man did it scare the dickens out of me. When the tubing caught the door when I was walking full speed it felt like someone grabbed my ponytail and pulled me back real hard. Except just imagine your pony tail was attached to your belly.

This week is going to be crazy busy and I'm fully expecting to feel a lot like this by the end of the week

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It's my favorite day of the year!

It's my husband's birthday!

Mr. Man was born on this day 25 years ago.

That was a good day!

Raise your hand if you're excited.....

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I love my man not only because he's sweet, funny, humble, hard working and just overall amazingly awesome but mostly because he's cute.

Happy Birthday Ja-Wiena-Biena!!!

You da you da best.

Sonya Ruth Photography did this. Highly highly recommend.

http://www.sonyaruthphotography.com/#



BAM!

Notice anything different?

Besides that I look like a sweet innocent baby angel.....

Look hard.......

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!!!

I hope you enjoyed these pictures because they will be the only "taking pictures of yourself in a mirror with a cell phone" I will ever take.

Yeah buddy, I'm officially pumping.

That little thing is pumping insulin into this girl 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

and cause I like my diabetes with a side of TMI, here's what the infusion (connection) site looks like

A little cannula (tube) is all that's inside me

Yeah I know pink. Loves it!

and I am completely in love with my insulin pump so far.

This post unknowingly turned into a type of poem.

Haven't blogged in over a week.

Life is really busy right now.

Not the good kind of busy

The stressed, overworked, tired, and a bit overwhelmed type of busy.

I told Aj last night that I was an inch away from my breaking point.

Breaking point = sitting in a corner in fetal position mumbling craziness while making animal shapes with my hands.

If I do reach that breaking point I'll make sure Aj takes pictures and posts them.

You're welcome.


Three weeks till the end of the semester.

(Praise hands)

Then May semester classes start.

(Take down praise hands)

Aj's Birthday is Friday.

(Shake party hands)

Research paper due on Tuesday.

(Take down party hands)

Future Mrs. Murray's bridal shower in a week and a half.

(Pump up happy hands)

Finals are soon after.

(Umpump happy hands)

Whiplash.



*I think I just wrote a poem called Whiplash unintentionally*

Special Delivery

I received a special delivery!

My insulin pump arrived!!

This little piece of medical equipment will be delivering insulin to my body. It's going to be a lot more convenient and allow for a lot more flexibility in my life. It's going to take me from currently doing around 8 shots a day to 1 shot every 2-3 days. That's ah nice.

Feel like Christmas morning much?!

Medical goodies

Let me introduce you to Penelope, my pump. She's a little thing, right?

Now I just have to wait patiently until she and I can be hooked up....