Current mood:

calm

She's home!!!
This is a belated entry, actually. You see, mom was released from the hospital the DAY AFTER her brain surgery! How amazing is that?!?!?!?

Mom's doing really well. She's been resting a lot, which is key to recouperating. The doc is tapering off her dose of Decadron, the hard-core steroid that they put people on to keep the swelling down around tumours like her brain tumour. We're looking forward to her getting off the drug, cuz our grocery bill is HUGE as the main side-effect of the drug is a voracious appetite.

Ryan and I made the trip to Wasaga to attend Uncle Bob's funeral yesterday. It was a really pleasant service, with at least 200 guests in attendance. He was incredibly religious, so the service was very religious. The best part about the service was the laughter. People told stories about him, and his daughter Rebekah gave a really wonderful speech to introduce the slideshow she put together. It was really comforting to hear his wife (my aunt Lorraine) and daughter laughing the loudest throughout the service.

Afterwards we went back to their house for a quiet family get together. It was a way for the Barrett family to spend some time with Bek and Lorraine away from all the other guests. It was a really pleasant time and I'm glad that we went.

The drive back was good, as Ryan was the one at the wheel. We had great conversation on the way back, discussing religion and our feelings towards it. We seem to be on the same page there, which is good.

When we got to Guelph we made a quick stop in to see Ryan's parents. I filled them in on my mom's situation and they got to see that Ryan truly does exist as more than a distant voice on the phone or text in an email. We'll be seeing them again on the weekend at his cousin's confirmation.

So it's back to the grind for me. It feels a little weird to be going back to school after this week away. But it was sooooo necessary. I needed the time to spend with mom at the hospital, but I also needed the down time that the additional days off provided. I'm actually looking forward to returning to the grind and putting this term to bed. Can't wait to be done and on to new things in the new year!

Speaking of better things... I signed and submitted my contract and various other documents to RIM today! I can't wait to start co-op next term!!!