I am not bragging (well maybe I am) but I am a lucky girl. I was 27 when I got married and I truely have found my match. He challenges me to be a better person every day. He prays for me regularly. One of my favorite things about him is that I still have my independace. I don't feel like I have to beg to go ut of town with my girlfriends. He has taught me how to be frugal and how to save for our future. I think while I was single the most important thing to me was to find someone that wanted to do Mercy Ships. Man, I hit the motherload on this one. His desire to serve in Africa is huge and for the right reasons. There are so many reason why he is the best in my opinion, not to mention what woman wouldn't love a chef for a husband. I love that when we travel together we don't eat at chain restaurants and that when I am sick I feel taken care of but not smothered.
He loves me and I know it. Of course we have our challenges ( which he wrote about last month) but so far we are working through them and trying to have much fun as possible in this stage of our lives.
My head is not going to explode!!
Finally, after 3 long days of thinking it was possible to see my head actaully explode and roll off my neck, my headache is down to just minor pain. Tyrone has been so nice to me. He took me to the ER yesterday. I was so dreading going, because I knew they would do an LP and I was sure everyone I knew at the hospital would see me at my worst. They gave me some Versed (conscious sedation medicine) to knock me out. I was most anxious about what I was going to say while I was visiting the land of the Loopy. And I was afraid who was going to come in the room while they were doing the LP, so I gave the nurse a specific list of people who could come in the room, all others were strictly BANNED!!! As far as I know my wishes were granted. Now I am off work until Wednesday which brings me to 18 more shifts in the ER, then Hasta La Pasta, Sianara, WE ARE OUT OF HERE!!!
A note to Sunday School (& faithful readers)
Hello All,
I (tyrone) just brought Stephanie home from the hospital. On tuesday Stephanie went to get the 'yellow fever' shot for our travel to Africa. 4 hours later she started getting a headache. It later developed into a burning sensation in her neck, pain, chills, discomfort and a worse headache that was still happening today.
After some tests, IV, and some shots (not necessarily in that order) they took an LP (what is that?) yeah me too, what is that? They take a long (blunt/dull) needle and extract fluid from your spinal cord and run tests with it...and it was decided she indeed has viral meningitis, and yes its contagious. So I would ask that you pray that she will start feeling better and heal. Usually its just a waiting game.
I don't think I will get it because I have already been immunized for it a few years ago. I am a walking immunization having had all known medical shots for traveling and disease. (not sure if that is something to brag about or not?)
Thanks in advance for your prayers...we probably won't see you Sunday, we'll probably be lying around watching chic flics and feeding Stephanie ice cream to make her feel better.
tyrone
I (tyrone) just brought Stephanie home from the hospital. On tuesday Stephanie went to get the 'yellow fever' shot for our travel to Africa. 4 hours later she started getting a headache. It later developed into a burning sensation in her neck, pain, chills, discomfort and a worse headache that was still happening today.
After some tests, IV, and some shots (not necessarily in that order) they took an LP (what is that?) yeah me too, what is that? They take a long (blunt/dull) needle and extract fluid from your spinal cord and run tests with it...and it was decided she indeed has viral meningitis, and yes its contagious. So I would ask that you pray that she will start feeling better and heal. Usually its just a waiting game.
I don't think I will get it because I have already been immunized for it a few years ago. I am a walking immunization having had all known medical shots for traveling and disease. (not sure if that is something to brag about or not?)
Thanks in advance for your prayers...we probably won't see you Sunday, we'll probably be lying around watching chic flics and feeding Stephanie ice cream to make her feel better.
tyrone
Feasting on Asphalt Wedding Anniversary ~ the wrap-up
Our wedding anniversary was more about having fun and enjoying time together and it just so happens travel and food play a big part of it. I posted several pictures in small form in the other parts of this 'post' series that link to my Picasso Web Album which I would encourage you to look at all the other pictures. They range from the river walk...
To the AT&T building (accessible from either exit 19a or 19b in Shreveport not to far from the Eldorado's or Sam's Town Hotel) which has large murals painted on its sides...
That you can see in a much bigger picture posted in the Albums, or watch as a slideshow.
Hope you enjoy them!
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To the AT&T building (accessible from either exit 19a or 19b in Shreveport not to far from the Eldorado's or Sam's Town Hotel) which has large murals painted on its sides...
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That you can see in a much bigger picture posted in the Albums, or watch as a slideshow.
Hope you enjoy them!
Feasting on Asphalt Wedding Anniversary pt. 3
Leaving Shreveport Louisiana on Tuesday the 6th of November I decided that I was not quite done with our little adventure and because you usually get kicked out of your hotel room about 11am or noon I asked Stephanie if she wanted to stretch our normal less than 2-hour drive back to East Texas into a little extended trip running thru Longview, Mineola, Grand Saline, and Van Texas on the way 'home'. Sure, ok...but let's eat some of those yummy rolls from Ralph and Kacoo's because I am starving!
Longview - after a little shopping trip to a Lifeway Christian Book Store and The Cooks Nook (where I bought one of those cheap $5 dollar waffle fries cutters! Who doesn't love waffle fries? Especially when you can make them yourself...) We saw a place sitting off of the road a bit called The Butcher Shop & Bakery. Inside they had fresh baked goods, bread, and a fresh meat counter to order your own cuts of meat...then you could move on over to the extensive menu of steaks, burgers, and BBQ and order food to eat in the Restaurant which had nice seating. Kinda like that 'Logan's Steak House' interior decorator style. We ordered a turkey burger because of Stephanie's beef allergy (prior post pt.2). Stephanie was skeptical because they were always dry and tasteless, or of an undesirable texture that cooked ground turkey sometimes has...but it was good, had a slight crunch because of that high temp sear on flat-top grills using butter or oil when they started cooking the patty. Remember Burger Chef? (Google it, because it may have been before your time) Burger chef used to have a 'fixins bar' for dressing up your burger, The Butcher Shop has an extensive one of these with different cheeses, jalapenos, sautéed onions...etc. Tasty.
Mineola - we took a nice little stroll around town and tried to visit two places, the La Waffaleta (which was closed) and the East Texas Burger Company where the inside was old country style nostalgia of pictures and papers of a bygone era with frames over booths of napkins signed with personalized 'thank you's' and notes over the years of their existence. The menu was painted on chalkboards mounted high on the walls to make it easy for you to order at the register (and then they brought it out to you, sometimes the cook would even bring it out to you himself!). Here we enjoyed some sweet potato pies and Stephanie had to restrain herself from ordering the Peanut Butter Pie. Eating just a little at every stop sometimes doesn't really allow you to get hungry and we don't like eating till were miserable.
Grand Saline - couldn't really find anything that caught our eye, a Sonic, a Bodacious BBQ...nothing really of note. Not saying there isn't anything, just we didn't know about it or see it while traveling thru. What they are known for is salt, salt mines, a tiny salt museum made out of salt bricks/blocks (?). Later while leaving and on the outskirts of town, I found a Morton Salt factory/mine (what do you call it?). Hopefully, I can later go back and get a tour, note to self.
Van - good ole Van Texas! Home of the Dinner Bell & Hubcap Burgers! And Stephanie swears the pies are excellent as well. We have ate here before but we just stopped in so Stephanie could get a slice of pie and I could take a picture of the Restaurant and the Mural on the side of the wall. Inside is like a big box, the ceiling is tight fit sheetrock/drywall decor with dots of dark-colored screws that are holding them up...everything else seems to be that light country-style wood color and grain. A small plate dispatch rectangle hole (framed in the same wood) where all your dishes come out of the kitchen and a possible 50+ seating arrangement that may find yourself seated with folks you don't know during lunch and dinner. They have all kinds of stuff on the menu, including a Philly-style sandwich made of chicken (which Stephanie got last time), a Hubcap Burger (about as round as your head), waffles, BLT (I can recommend this for the bacon crispness and good taste), Mexican breakfast burrito's, or was it omelet?...anyways quite a diverse menu. Not a good choice for multiple eats before a cholesterol check at the doctor's but tasty all the same.
Join me next time as I wrap it all up and deliver it ala carte. (which, for the French impaired -including me- means: from the menu)
Longview - after a little shopping trip to a Lifeway Christian Book Store and The Cooks Nook (where I bought one of those cheap $5 dollar waffle fries cutters! Who doesn't love waffle fries? Especially when you can make them yourself...) We saw a place sitting off of the road a bit called The Butcher Shop & Bakery. Inside they had fresh baked goods, bread, and a fresh meat counter to order your own cuts of meat...then you could move on over to the extensive menu of steaks, burgers, and BBQ and order food to eat in the Restaurant which had nice seating. Kinda like that 'Logan's Steak House' interior decorator style. We ordered a turkey burger because of Stephanie's beef allergy (prior post pt.2). Stephanie was skeptical because they were always dry and tasteless, or of an undesirable texture that cooked ground turkey sometimes has...but it was good, had a slight crunch because of that high temp sear on flat-top grills using butter or oil when they started cooking the patty. Remember Burger Chef? (Google it, because it may have been before your time) Burger chef used to have a 'fixins bar' for dressing up your burger, The Butcher Shop has an extensive one of these with different cheeses, jalapenos, sautéed onions...etc. Tasty.
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Mineola - we took a nice little stroll around town and tried to visit two places, the La Waffaleta (which was closed) and the East Texas Burger Company where the inside was old country style nostalgia of pictures and papers of a bygone era with frames over booths of napkins signed with personalized 'thank you's' and notes over the years of their existence. The menu was painted on chalkboards mounted high on the walls to make it easy for you to order at the register (and then they brought it out to you, sometimes the cook would even bring it out to you himself!). Here we enjoyed some sweet potato pies and Stephanie had to restrain herself from ordering the Peanut Butter Pie. Eating just a little at every stop sometimes doesn't really allow you to get hungry and we don't like eating till were miserable.
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Grand Saline - couldn't really find anything that caught our eye, a Sonic, a Bodacious BBQ...nothing really of note. Not saying there isn't anything, just we didn't know about it or see it while traveling thru. What they are known for is salt, salt mines, a tiny salt museum made out of salt bricks/blocks (?). Later while leaving and on the outskirts of town, I found a Morton Salt factory/mine (what do you call it?). Hopefully, I can later go back and get a tour, note to self.
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Van - good ole Van Texas! Home of the Dinner Bell & Hubcap Burgers! And Stephanie swears the pies are excellent as well. We have ate here before but we just stopped in so Stephanie could get a slice of pie and I could take a picture of the Restaurant and the Mural on the side of the wall. Inside is like a big box, the ceiling is tight fit sheetrock/drywall decor with dots of dark-colored screws that are holding them up...everything else seems to be that light country-style wood color and grain. A small plate dispatch rectangle hole (framed in the same wood) where all your dishes come out of the kitchen and a possible 50+ seating arrangement that may find yourself seated with folks you don't know during lunch and dinner. They have all kinds of stuff on the menu, including a Philly-style sandwich made of chicken (which Stephanie got last time), a Hubcap Burger (about as round as your head), waffles, BLT (I can recommend this for the bacon crispness and good taste), Mexican breakfast burrito's, or was it omelet?...anyways quite a diverse menu. Not a good choice for multiple eats before a cholesterol check at the doctor's but tasty all the same.
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Join me next time as I wrap it all up and deliver it ala carte. (which, for the French impaired -including me- means: from the menu)
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