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| This was taken outside La Caille. Magical. |
Thanksgiving! I spent the holidays this year with with good friends that feel like family. Thanksgiving itself was spent at a nice restaurant in Sandy, UT called La Caille. It was so nice to not have to cook, and even nicer to not clean up. Thanksgiving in a neck brace wasn't so bad.
Had my first airplane flight since the accident. It wasn't one of my favorite memories of these past weeks. Brutal. On the way home I did things right and got pushed in a wheelchair to where I needed to go.
I met a lady on the plane heading out that had been in a serious motorcycle accident a few years ago. Her face took most of the impact--and she had pictures to prove it. Poor woman. But several surgeries later things have improved immensely, and she was happy to be alive. She was so pretty!
I met a man on the plane heading back home that had a cane, leg brace, and a service dog. He told me he'd been shot in the back while serving in Afghanistan. It affected so much of his mobility. The dog kept him steady, and picked things up for him when he dropped them. He seemed a very kind man, and held himself so well. He, too, was happy to be alive.
These two people got me thinking. Life sure does throw us curve balls once in a while. It's so funny to think about my accident and what has happened with my life since then. Oddly enough, I would say it's been one of the best experiences of my life. Weird, I know. I got in a major car wreck that broke 14 bones and it was so amazing! Not so much like that. But the people that I've met, the service I've received, the lives I've touched, the pure love and charity of good people in this world....that is the best. Keeps me smiling. And laughing. And knowing this is a good life. Heard this quote yesterday that sums it up: "Don't fight the frustration. Let it be the catalyst for whimsy."--James Vietch
I'm walking the SLC Beat the New Year 5K on New Year's Eve this year. I might be crazy, but I mentally need it. It has been very motivating. And people are rallying for me all over the west! I can't believe the outpour of support that has come in with people buying the Unbreakable shirts. I just get choked up. And I'm so excited to see the pictures of my friends and family all over the country wearing these shirts and running/walking/hiking/biking in my honor. It will be so incredibly helpful and motivating for me to do mine that night.
And check this out, I was on the news--
And this song!! Possibly the most darling cover of this song I've ever heard. And appropriate for my feels right now.
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