Weekend Visitors

Steve is in Austin, Texas for a conference. Pepper is at Jeff's until Steve returns on Tuesday. And, I am in Seattle missing my favorite guys. However, I had a good weekend since I had some visitors - Michelle, John and Elizabeth.

Michelle and John helped me with a few things around the house since my foot is still a bit sore. Michelle vacuumed for me and John raked leaves. (Thanks so much!!!) Elizabeth and I had fun playing in the leaves. :)

I made an appointment to try on my wedding dress so that Michelle could see it. Elizabeth and John tagged along too. Elizabeth was really cute. She said, "Look at you, Aunt MB!" She had a huge smile on her face. She was giving me opinions on veils and asking questions about how I was going to wear my hair, if I was going to wear a tiara, and what jewelry I was going to wear. The woman at the store got a kick out of her. I did too.

Bum foot

I fell during my Pilates workout Friday morning. I was doing the exercise pictured above, except that my front leg was bent, so I was in a lunge position. My front foot slipped off the bar and into the well where the springs are. It wasn't a big fall and I didn't think that I hurt myself at all.

After my foot and toe started to swell and turn a lovely shade of blue, then purple, then black, I decided to get it looked at. Steve and I spent 3 hours in the ER/urgent care yesterday. They x-rayed it and I have a small break in the bone below my fourth toe (the one next to my small toe). It's aligned, so they expect it to heal quickly. I have crutches for now since it really hurt to put weight on it. But, I hope to be off crutches in a few days. I also have this lovely shoe thing that I have to wear for at least a week.

It's really not a big deal, just an inconvenience for a week or so. It should be healed completely in just six weeks. I'm most upset about not being able to work out for a while. :(

Our Hero

We celebrated Halloween at my house by dressing up and handing out candy. We got Pepper into the act too. Our hero: Super Pepper!!