I thought it was about time I shared some updates on my life.
The most significant thing that happened this last month was that my dad was in a bad accident. He was sorting cattle on November 19th. He went to pull the end gate off of the truck and the wind took the gate and brought dad down with it. He landed on his face and his arms went numb for a second. He was able to get up and walk around, but was in a lot of pain. In normal farmer fashion, he decided to not go into the ER that night.
The next day the pain was worse, so he finally gave in and went to see the doctor. After an x-ray and a CT scan, they determined that he had fractured his C2 vertebrae. (This is a HUGE deal. This level of the spinal cord can affect everything neck down, including breathing.) He got a helicopter ride to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha and they put him strict bedrest until they could do surgery. November 21, they did surgery to put a screw through the broken piece of the bone. He had a couple more days in the hospital and now has to wear a C-collar for 6 weeks. He can't lift over 20 lbs, drive, and has to take it pretty easy when doing chores, but compared to what could have happened this is nothing. We sure had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
On a lighter note, I just got back from a weekend in DC! It was great, but way too fast as always. We started the registering for gifts process. Once we got started, we had a blast! It's like a shopping spree, but you don't actually have to spend any money.
Patrick and I have had the worst time trying to find time to take engagement pictures with our photographer, but we found an almost-as-good substitute:
Who knows, this may be the only save the date we have. Thank heaven (haha) one of us lives where 7-Elevens exist!
Thanks for reading!
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