Stoned

There are not too many things worse than waking up to your body reviling against you. No, not too many things. Take last morning:
I woke up early to get some homework done before rushing off to class. I got up and plopped myself on the couch. As I sat there with my computer on my lap, I became quite aware that my back was really, really sore. So I fidgeted, changed positions, but nothing seemed to work. And then, it hit me. I can liken the feeling to getting slammed in the side with a metal baseball bat. I was knocked to the floor! As I writhed in pain on the floor, I proceeded like this:

"Gaaaah! WTF?? What is wrong with my body!?" I clutch my right side and panic. Appendixes are on the right side... right? CRAP. I wiggle myself back to the couch with all my might and grab my phone. I dial the first person the came to my panic stricken mind.
"Hello?"

"Daddy?" I say, through gritted teeth.

"Uh... Are you ok?" (The last time I called him "daddy" was when I accordioned my car).

"What side of my body is my appendix on?"

"Are you serious? The right side..."

"Ok, can you take me to the doctor please?"

Needless to say, I was rushed to the doctor. But, of course, as soon as we got there, the pain had ceased. "Shoot." I thought, "What if I made the whole thing up?" But could my mind really make up that kind of horrible pain?

The doctor came in, and through a series of tests that included being poked in all of the sore spots and peeing in a cup, he announced that, no. My appendix was not exploding. "But," he says, "You've got kidney stones."

What?

So now, my days are spent waiting for the pain to subside and my diet had to be changed to accommodate more water than I'm used to drinking. But do now worry, dear friends, I am doing fine! And my appendix and kidneys are in tact!

On the positive side of last morning, it was Inauguration Day! I am so happy to see that prayer and God are still included in the festivities of this nation. I have hope and faith that the leaders of this nation, particularly our new president, Pres. Obama, will allow the Lord to guide them through the trials this nation will see. Good luck to you, Mr. Obama. My prayers are with you.

Happiness is...
~ Not having appendicitis
~ Feeling pride in my country
~ Witnessing a historical event
~ Teachers who let you turn in homework late, due to medical emergencies
~ Back to the Future III
~ Not being in significant pain

"And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"
~The Star Spangled Banner