Update #153

With so much going on over the past week, it actually seems cruel that I haven't posted. Please believe me, though, when I say that the short update I posted last Wednesday was the only free time we had between when Dave moved home on Tuesday and this morning. Let me try to fill you in...

The move Tuesday went really smoothly. We got all of the new "toys" (hospital bed, shower chair, crutches, wheelchair, etc.), supplies, prescriptions, contact numbers and advice that we needed on Tuesday morning and early afternoon then headed for home. On the way, we stopped to get Dave's twelve medicines and some necessities for life outside of the hospital (including a vibrating lumbar support cushion for his wheelchair - okay, not a necessity, but so comfy!), then drove to the house, where Dave's dressing immediately exploded all over the living room - welcome home!

The next two days were filled with dressing changes, unpacking, dressing changes, doctor appointments...did I mention dressing changes? Replace each of those "dressing changes" in that last sentence with "laundry that resulted from dressing changes" since Dave and I don't have a washer and dryer yet (guess what our first major purchase will be?), and you'll understand how Den and Cherie spent Dave's first week at home.

Oh, and by the way, did we mention that we got married on Saturday? For anyone who missed the post in the blog a ways back (and who has since gotten on Facebook and felt utterly confused at the photos of the wedding you missed), Dave and I decided to bump up the wedding to this past Saturday so we could start our new life together as soon as he got out of the hospital (okay, so he moved a few days early, but we were close). If you missed that post, though, you also missed the fact that the ceremony was very small and quick, and we are still planning a HUGE party for June 6th to celebrate the wedding and Dave's recovery, so please don't feel left out.

So back to the update... Add to the dressing changes getting a marriage license, meeting with Steve and Bryan (who married us), getting Dave's hair cut, picking out clothes, ordering food, and TWO CHRISTMASES (since neither of us got to celebrate Christmas with our siblings), and we had a pretty busy week.

Friday was Christmas #1 (Heckel) and Christmas #2 (Lund), as well as some time with my matron of honor and her family, and - you guessed it - more dressing changes.

Speaking of, Dave just woke up and needs his dressing changed, so I'll finish the update later. If you want to see some pics from the wedding that I'll tell you about later, go on Facebook and look at my profile (Kendahl Lund) - our friend Jennifer already has some great snapshots up.

More coming soon!