Crack!

Didn't realize it's been so long since a post! Everything with MB is still going well. On Saturday it'll be 3 weeks. He lives really close to me (less than 5 minutes) so we've been hanging out a lot after work and just watching tv/talking.

Last Friday night we went out on a date and I told him to surprise me. We like the same food (no sushi) so I figured anywhere he liked I'd probably like too. I've realized that I love being surprised. So, he took me to a restaurant in RR that was nice, small, low lighting, excellent steak and then afterward we went to Mozarts down on the lake. It's a dessert/coffee place but it was around 10:30 and not that busy. We were able to sit on their patio for a long time and enjoy the weather and breeze from the lake. It was a lovely time.

Later after we got back to my place and were hanging out, I noticed my back was hurting a little. And no, we were not doing anything kinky! I figured it was just cramps or something. I rarely get cramps...maybe once or twice a year, but it was my lower back so I figured that's what it was. The whole weekend it bothered me. MB and I had separate plans for the weekend - we're trying not to become the couple that ignores all their old friends when they're dating someone new. I have always found that annoying, so I'm glad we're setting time aside to see our friends. Saturday afternoon Nathan and I went out to barbeque and then walked down South Congress and did some window shopping. There's a cowboy boot store down there that all the celebrities shop at. I think the cheapest boots we saw were $300 and some really cool ones were $1200. I should have taken some pictures. Some of those boots were real works of art. Later that night I hung out with the usual gang and we saw the Simpsons movie at Mike's and it was so good! Incredibly funny. Sunday Jayne and I were supposed to go out on my neighbor's boat but they canceled it because they thought the weather would get bad (and it didn't! boo hoo!). Instead, Jayne and I went swimming in her pool. She lives on a really expensive golf course so there aren't a lot of families with kids - we had the pool to ourselves for a couple hours. That helped my back a lot, but it was still painful.

Monday morning I was in agony on the way to work. When I parked, I could barely get out of the car. I tried sitting down and working, but after an hour I was like, no way is this cramps - something is really wrong with my back. The girl in the office next to me goes to the chiropractor once a month and she gave me her doctor's name. I have never been to a chiropractor and never really saw the need. But at that point, I was ready to try anything. They got me in at 10am and did some tests which were so painful I actually started crying. I NEVER cry over pain. They said I have a really high pain tolerance after doing the tests and marking my reactions. Some of the things I reacted to made them realize my back was a lot worse off than they thought from my initial description. It was my lower back - L5 disc that was inflamed. I went everyday this week and I'll go 3 times next week. They've been cracking my neck and back and putting this cool electrode thing on my lower back that pulses electricity through it and works out the muscles. I feel a lot better now, but still can't sit for very long. When I get up my back is incredibly tight. At least my insurance covers it. It's still a $35 co pay every single time. They took X-rays of my lower back and hips (awesome! love x-rays!) and I saw that my hips are a little uneven. They said that they'll work that out and everything should go back to normal in a couple months. I almost wish I had some crazy kinky monkey-sex story that I could blame this on, but I don't. Maybe I'll make something up....