Today has been such a great day. Well let me back up, yesterday was a great day too. I went to lunch with my friends from work Rebecca and Shanna to this place that was amazing. Shanna drove us to North Reading to this cool new place. We all got burgers which was awesome since my mom is on a vegan kick. After lunch we went and got ice cream and got to catch up. It was so nice to sit with them and just act like a normal person again. It made me forget what was going on medically and everything. So thank you so much you two for making my day so much fun. After I spent the night with mom which was awesome, as much as I love Tommy it is nice to have some Mom time. I went to CVS ALL ON MY OWN with mom waiting in the car. I was able to finagle my way around inside getting things with my arm crutches and holding onto things so I could pay. It was awesome! Then we went to whole foods where I proceeded to drop numerous things on the ground including my arm crutch once when dad called. But hey I am learning how to use them still. So we went to whole foods and got stuff to make this vegan pizza (gross) but it was actually pretty good! Mom did a great job. Then I sat with grammy and mom and talked for a while which was really nice. We talked about some possible plants for me for the future like where I am going to live and whatnot. Pretty stressful stuff so I am taking it one day at a time. We did have a little medical issue yesterday that still has not been resolved but after talking to the doctors hopefully it is nothing to be worried about. But it was pretty scary.

Then today, mom was gone all day so I spent the whole day with grammy pat. My one goal of the day was the make two people smile. That was it.  I have decided to take on a new thing each day to make the world a better place. That sounds so cheesy as I write this. But after this experience I have realized that I have been given a second chance, and with this I am going to help change for the better what I can. So I am starting small. My first smile was when I saw my cousin Livvy when she got home from school. She was so excited to see me when she came through the door. The other was when I was trying on shoes today at Macy’s the woman who was helping me (Donna) was asking about the henna on my feet. This conversation always leads to my SJS because of the scaring on my feet and legs, and this was no different. She wanted to hear my whole story and then after she hugged me and smiled and told me some encouraging words. It was so cool. A complete stranger wanted to hear my story, which I made sure to say I would never have made it through without my family and friends. I think about my life right now and seriously, I want to do whatever I can to share the love and joy I feel daily from everyone. Anyway, grammy and I went to the Salem Mall and I returned something and we went to a few stores. We got lunch and then went home. The most important thing from this is that I used my arm crutches the WHOLE DAY! I walked up and down the mall twice! But I am certainly paying for that right now. Every muscle in my body is shaking when I stand and even sitting here typing my arms are exhausted. But the way I see it is that the further I push myself every day the quicker I get better. Or something like that right? After we got home my friend Laura came over and hung out with me for a while which was so nice! I am so lucky to have friends that will come and see me like that.

Have a great night everyone, depending on what happens tomorrow I will blog, if not I will blog Saturday. I love all of you, take my challenge too. Make two people tomorrow smile. For no reason at all, pass it on.