Injure-lik

I have had a long week. Well, I guess, almost week and a half now. Why, you ask? Well, if you didn't catch my super witty title, it is because I am down for the count (or at least grounded to the couch) for awhile. As in a broken and dislocated ankle, reconstructed tendon, two giganto screws, one plate, six pins, and a whole lot of stitches down. It has not been fun. And I'm not going to lie, I didn't come up with my super witty title, the guy in the physical therapy office at the clinic did, when he fitted and showed me how to use my crutches. By the way, crutches aren't fun either.

So...yeah, we've been here two months now, and I've already added myself to the Injured at Incirlik roster. Oh, and how did I do such a number on myself, you ask? It was done on an Instrument of Doom called a bicycle. Ha. I got distracted, got too close to the curb, and fell off. Actually, I put my leg out to try to keep myself from falling off, and that's when some crazy combination of geometry, momentum, and torque all got the best of my tibia and fibula. I don't have another scratch on me, not even a skinned knee or hand or elbow. My Doctor expresses amazement every time he sees me. Apparently, he's never seen anything quite like it. And just from a bike wreck. He originally thought I got hit by a car. :-S Wow. What can I say, my first broken bone ever, I guess I just had to do it with gusto.



Here is my splinted and wrapped up ankle. I should get a hard cast next week. I will save you're eyes from seeing what a dislocated foot looks like. Even the x-rays are cringe worthy. On the bright side, I get to wear yoga pants every day, and don't feel bad about it one bit. :)

Source: hahasforhoohas.com via Heather on Pinterest

In other news, our jeep is in Turkey. We don't have it yet, because of all the paperwork rig-a-ma-roll, but at least it is in the same country with us. Also, our household goods are being delivered tomorrow. Yay! Well, everything but one carton, it hasn't made it yet. Weird that they got separated, but we'll take what we can get. :)

P.S. A super big thanks to everyone who has helped us out since my injury - meals, babysitting Brennan, driving us around, just being there and checking on us - it means so much, and has made a rough time so much smoother! THANK YOU Incirlik friends!

P.S.S. A special thanks to Jason. He has taken perfect care of me and Brennan, made arrangements, cooked, cleaned, mastered laundry duty, and has just overall taken up all my slack without one bit of complaint. Thank you, Honey. I love you.

Christmas and a Brand New Year

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had a nice quiet one - family time, friends, lots of food, presents. Fun.

This year Santa got cookies and milk and chocolate covered cherries. We also had to put carrots out for the reindeer, plus a pan of water. Brennan is very thorough. No thirsty reindeer at our house. Christmas Eve we watched Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and the listened to a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Brennan said he was "so nervous" when I tucked him in. I don't know if he was nervous because he was excited, or nervous because he was afraid he was going to be on the naughty list. Ha.

As it turned out, he did make it onto the good list. This was right as he realized Santa had left presents under the tree. I love it!



Brennan had a blast opening his presents and helping us open ours. He was just as excited about the presents that weren't his. See my new Keurig on the couch. Yep, awesome! Thanks Santa! ;)





Brennan's new scooter. The scooter that was the stand-in for the skateboard that was on his list. Which prompted a discussion about Santa not always getting you want you want, but what is best for you after Brennan told us Santa "let him down" by not giving him a skateboard. I think all is good now. And for as many times as Brennan has wiped out on this thing, Santa definitely made the right call. :)



Jason got a home beer making kit. He's been wanting one forever, so he is a happy camper, or in this case, Beermaker. Apparently, coffee and beer make the world go 'round in our house. Ha ha!



The rest of the week we spent mostly kicked back relaxing. It was nice. Apparently, I was extra relaxed, because the only other picture on my camera after opening Christmas presents is the cinnamon roll Christmas tree I made for breakfast Christmas day. I know, right, totally not my normal take pictures of everything self. :)



And so that is that. Farewell 2012! I can't say it was a bad year, because it did have lots of good parts, but is was definitely a year of change and being unsettled for us. With Jason's deployment, we were apart for half of it, and then after he got back, most of our time and efforts were focused on getting ready for our big move. So now here we are, in Turkey, (most of) the hard parts are over, and this year we can hopefully just focus on being together, having some fun and adventures, and enjoying this amazing opportunity we have to be part of a different country and culture.

Welcome 2013!



I'm looking forward to it!