For lack of anything with any real substance to it... more randomness from life with a teenage mini-me.
Text from Bryn at school today...
Bryn: After school can we maybe go look at the Mod tent sale?
{no response}
Bryn: Maddie said she got like 7 things for 30 bucks and they have a lot of spring stuff out so maybe we can look for our trips.
Me: Ok. But the trips are 6 months away.
Bryn: Yep. But the sales aren't.
Me: Ok ok. I know it's the last sale ever in the universe. I'll go pick some money from my tree...
Bryn: {sends back several laughing emojis}
One more random story from our day today...
Last Friday night, my friend noticed a mole on Bryn she thought looked unusual & suggested we have it checked. I was able to get her in for an appointment with the dermatologist this morning. I have to say, Bryn was pretty nervous all weekend & this morning was no exception. While I did speak calmly to her about it & reassured her that I thought everything would be fine... her nerves made me nervous too. She kept referring to possibly having skin cancer & quite honestly her nerves were making me nauseated at the possibility of that outcome. I never lead onto that with her, but no one ever wants to hear the C word.
So we were escorted back into the office by the nurse. She asked the reason for our visit, said the doctor would be in shortly... and "oh, by the way, she'll have a physician's assistant shadowing her today."
The doctor came in & said hello... and then introduced her assistant Kaysy to us. (I'm sure she spelled it differently than my sister, but Bryn looked at me and we both smiled.)
We both knew that when "Kaysy" (a pretty uncommon name) walked into the room that everything was going to be ok.
And it was. Totally normal mole.
Now rewind back a couple months to Halloween...
I had just taught my Friday morning Zumba class. All was fine the entire class & we were taking photos in our costumes after class in the lobby. The longer I stood there though, the more uncomfortable I became. I started feeling a chest pain around my heart area that was so intense, I finally said to a friend... "I need to go. I need to sit down or something because I feel horrible."
I got in the car & called Bryn. Told her I didn't feel very good, had horrible chest pain that was making me feel nauseated by that point. Was also in my neck & jaw area. Asked that she just come outside & drive to get some lunch.
Now that fact that I asked her to drive was the first clue that I didn't feel good.
Because we all know that being in the passenger seat with her could cause heart failure at times!
By the time she got to the car though, I said... "I don't know what's wrong with me, but maybe I need to go to the ER."
She would later say that it was the first time I didn't say anything to her about her driving the entire way there.
I told her I was too busy googling chest pain to pay attention. LOL
They admitted me within minutes to a room, I had an EKG, blood tests, etc.
Finally when the doctor came in a couple hours later to discuss results, she brought her physician's assistant with her... & said, "This is my assistant, Kaysy." (Again, I'm sure it was spelled differently than my sister, but again... not a common name you hear all the time.)
Bryn & I looked at each other & smiled... knowing everything was going to be ok.
And it was. Tests were inconclusive, but definitely showed no signs of a heart attack.
And I've since completed a stress test & echo cardiogram as a follow-up to that ER visit, so who the heck knows if it was stress or what. Craziness though.
As we left the dermatologist office today, both shaking our heads still about "Kaysy," I said... I'm not sure if that was really another physician's assistant or just an angel on earth letting us know all would be ok... but either way... it's a great reminder that my sister is still very much a part of our lives.
I'm still smiling just thinking about it... ♥
And one more thing that makes me smile is this look back on 2016 in my fitness world. I posted this on Facebook last week, but it's worth saving here too because it makes me smile. It was an amazing year with so many amazing people that I get the honor to share it all with every week during Zumba & Body Pump.
The year was full of wonderful opportunities & fun memories.
Good times at a school twice a month, where even a couple friends would not only attend my Zumba class there... but would then also attend my Body Pump class at another studio a couple hours later. Now THAT is discipline... not to mention DEDICATION. Loved it.
I helped lead a couple Zumbathons, which is ALWAYS an honor especially when it's for a great cause.
I helped with an amazing opportunity to be part of the Francesca Maria event one of the studios hosted. Definitely something I'll not soon forget!
A fun road trip to Des Moines for an instructor JAM.
A few special classes for kids.
And I'm quite thankful for one door opening last year, even though another door closed. Bittersweet to say the least.
It is truly awesome to be part of something brand new though... and to be entrusted to help with someone's dream & vision of helping others become the best versions of themselves.
My "work" life was truly a blessing in my life this past year and EVERY year. I've been at this fitness adventure for 6 years in February. My heart is FULL... ♥
And speaking of Zumba... it's Tuesday, so I'll be off to dance this evening! XOXO
HA! to the money tree!! YAY! to the mole being normal! Double YAY! for having Kaysay as the PA... and BOO! to the heart problem :( (PS ... one of my work partners I deal with ALL the time, spells her name as KAYSI!)
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | January 25, 2017 at 06:29 AM