Special Edition: Seattle Trip #1 - Part 1

oh my goodness.... well our day started off around 730am && is just now winding down at 830pm. its been a long 13hrs..

so I packed up yesterday to stay the night at my moms lastnight && once I had everything in the car && dropped off Michael at his friends, when I was driving off I remembered that I hadnt packed my pulmozyme so I had to go back to him, get the key, drive back home, then head over to my moms. the night from there was calm but I didnt personally get to bed til about 2 && mom was up til 4. so I woke up at 730 && she was already ready && I just gathered what I needed && we waited for our ride to the airport to get the rental car. BUT we had to pick up my brother on the way so that he could get his car from downtown. me + my mom were in one car && my brother + his gf + my nephew were in another (this concluded the group going to seattle). so we get our car (black ford, fusion) && went to the nearest gas station. our first chore was to fill up (as the lady instructed). so we had a few hiccups w trying to find things on the car, like: the gas tank button, the fuel gauge, && the cruise control. once my mom started the pump, the nozzle kept shutting off almost instantly. && kept at it too. she just kept repeating "is it me? is it too sensitive?" && I'm sure some reading this are already thinking of the reason.. well we're women.. && blonde ;) soo anyways! we thought maybe it was just the pump that was sensitive, so we switched. turns out, the next pump did just the same && the next thing we know, the gas was spewing out of the tank onto the concrete.. so mom went inside the gas station to ask maybe if he knew anything about cap-less gas tanks, because we thought that was our problem. that we were just out of the loop from owners of cap-less gas tank cars. so I tried on my own && the same thing happened. mom comes back && remembers that regular gas tanks do that when they're full.... LADIES&&GENTS THE TANK WAS FULL! we hadnt found the fuel gauge at this time, so we were going off of this weird number on the screen behind the steering wheel. so we got some snacks && coffee at the gas station && we were seattle bound!

( found this lil gem written on a bathroom stall door @ dennys )

we stopped to eat at dennys around 2. next road-block, was some actual road-block - an hr's wait worth. on the pass over to seattle, there was some rock blowing-up going on && we think they're trying to widen the roads. which I found funny&&ironic. I (&& everyone else waiting) had to pee so bad that when we finally were able to get off of an exit w a gas station, there was a big line. didnt last too terribly long but still. another wait. I honestly debated just peeing in a cup in the car.. or in the bushes like this elderly lady did.. 
every road trip has some music right? we usually burn cd's for planned trips such as these, but I really didnt think about it. the stations of course went in&&out, but our favorite song of all time "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake came on at one point && it was video-worthy.. lets just say that :)

( tomorrow I will be here )

once we actually got into seattle, I made use of my 'Maps' icon/app on my phone && found our way to UWMC (University of  Washington Medical Center). there are so many highways there that its really easy to get lost without technology! so thank gawd! we drove all the way up there so that we would know where to go tomorrow morning for the appt. turns (once we found the right parking garage.. underground) that its pretty easy to find. so we went inside && even went to the transplant office. it was closed of course, being a sunday, && we just wanted to gather our bearings && get a tad bit familiar w its location. that place is SO nice that its gonna suck going back to my own hospital.... but for serious. && just getting to the cafeteria is like a labyrinth! weird I know, you'd think I'd like it ;)


after we got done looking around, we went past the medical center to the other side of seattle to look for lodging. we had an appt at the calegiana center, but only for tomorrow night. we ended up finding this cute lil town-like center of nothing but restaurants && clothing/home-furnishing stores. it was surprisingly nice for how I imagined the neighborhood to be like.. serves me right for judging huh? we ended up staying at a travelodge && getting dinner from a QFC, which I'd never been to before. its really big&&crazy.. but nice. so I think I'm gonna dry my hair from my shower, do my treatment, settle down, && try to get to bed earlier than last. night night!



good thoughts. good wishes. good vibes.
xx

3days!?

so the time has come.. this is my last post til my appt in seattle on monday!

I've been soo stressed the past couple of days trying to get my insurance to cover some expenses for our trip, but to no avail. basically we cut it too close && didnt have enough time to get everything together that we need to in order for them to pay for ga$ vouchers && lodging. we definitely can for next appt! but that doesnt help us now.. :/

omg my cat is being a lil terrorizing shithead!

this has been such a bad week for me. I'm actually not even looking forward to this appt atm. I honestly cant wait til its over.. thats how stressed I am.

I really need my girls night tomorrow w J Bish!

 

so I recently took up crocheting && I've been making a purple infinity scarf for one of my cysters. its actually pretty easy now that I got it down && its turning out great :)

I actually learned the technique from a YouTube tutorial. go figure right? where most people get their tutorials now-a-days. but if it works, it works!

I'm on row 8or9 (April) && my goal was september butttt I think I'm almost done :)

 

ah! so I created a facebook 'like' page last friday called Natalie's Hope && I already have soo much feedback on it.. it really blew up way more than I ever expected it to! sometimes I think no one even cares about my life, then things like this happen && I'm reminded all over again that there still are people out there who do :)

the only thing I dont get about the page is '89 people talking about this' because I've gotten a couple shares of my page, but 89 people are N0T talking about my page soo I dont get it, haha..

 so lately I've been torn between hanging on to certain relationships or cut them loose && the battle continues.. always w new people. this one really stings though && they dont even care. && part of me wants them to not care so that I'm reminded why I dont want to associate w that type of person. every aspect of my life is a contradiction && theres nothing I can do about it.

good thoughts. good wishes. good vibes.

xx

omgosh!

seattle appt in 10days.. got my iPhone.. think I'm gonna make it to my hospital goal..

life is good :)

alright so as you can see abo^e my seattle appt is in just 10days! I still have to call about certain details.. like pretty much all of em :/

so I'm planning on getting the packet from my mama tomorrow or something!

&& I finally got my iPhone! also as you can see from abo^e..

I'm already pretty in-tune to it, l0l. but thats just my generations fault ;)

these are the apps I have thus far:

so on monday me && Michael finally go to celebrate our 1yr anniversary :) this is the longest && best relationship I've ever been in! our day consisted of: the beach, pressies, the mall, bowling, playing in the arcade at the bowling alley, seeing The Great Gatsby, then dinner at a chinese buffet! we had so much fun. my favorite part of the day was either when we played air-hockey after bowling or seeing the movie. we got super into air-hockey.. it was great.

so I'm going to close this post w some ranting, so this is my warning if you dont want to continue to read this:

I've posted something kind of like this before on here back in april? but I feel like its something I'll always be voicing my opinion on.. which the opposite types of people will probably feel the same.

but anyways, I really dont get how people can just totally ignore everyones elses feelings && not care about one another anymore. our society is soo hypocritical. they get hurt && think its the worst when their feelings are crushed && things are said in a negative what about them, but when they bash others they think its okay? makes NO sense to me! why cant we all be nice? why arent we equal anymore? words hurt && more people need to realize that. soo many people are mean && just plain fake now-a-days that its just so hard to even trust anyone && makes all the "real" people stay at home && isolate themselves in their own little bubble. which makes it hard to find others who are real....

good thoughts. good wishes. good vibes.

&& so it is.

xx