my cystic sister!

My cystic sister lindsay got her call. She is the lovely lady who updated my blog so faithfully during my transplant. I'm repaying the favour, and you can check out how awesome she is doing here http://laby-lol.blogspot.com. Click here for Lungs Out Loud.

It was a really emotional day yesterday. 
I didn't know whether to be ecstatic for lindsay or sad or scared.
One of my friends who has CF passed away yesterday, Jessica. She was 24 and from orangeville. She went in to the hospital with a sinus infection I believe and just could not fight it. She had been sick and on IV antibiotics for 2 years due to catching the bacteria cepacia. The infection coupled with the bacteria was too much for her and she passed away. I never met Jessica in person, but we emailed each other back and forth. She loved her boyfriend and family and friends very much. I could tell from her emails what a great gal she was. She was always so inquisitive, and just seemed like such a sweet girl. I'm so so so sorry to her family, to james, and to her close friends. What a loss the world has had. Rest in peace dear Jess. I know what a struggle it is to breathe and you my friend struggled for so long. CF warrior you were my dear. We'll keep fighting the fight for you. CF is not fair. Not fair at all.

Birthday

Tomorrow is my birthday. 22 years old.
I decorated my apartment with all my grandmothers old Christmas decorations. I cut down a little charlie brown type tree at my uncles farm for my apartment. My apartment looks so cute. I'm really pleased.

Christmas is so soon. It's funny how someone so important and such a huge part of me for the last five years is no longer part of my life...and how other people have just stepped in to fill the hole he left behind. Life goes on. I could not even stop it. New things have started happening to me. Life just continues on, it's truly amazing. I am blessed with so many great people in my life and all the new ones that I keep meeting and creating new friendships with. It's weird to think of what my life was like five weeks ago to what it's like now.

I recieved my first birthday present, and it sat under my christmas tree for a few days, but finally I opened it yesterday. It was the best present ever from my Cystic systa. Two margarita hand painted glasses, with recipes on the bottom of them, one is called Cadillac, with pretty pink cars all over it, and the other is called princess with beautiful princess theme all over it. They are actual margarita glasses, I am tickled pink, and cannot wait to have a margarita in them! Thanks soo much girl!

I worked out today, and my oxygen was great. It was fairly easy to work out today too. Last week I worked out four times...I know I didn't get my fifth work out in...buh. It seems the weekend I never am able to get the work out in. I really have to try to change that.
45 more minutes and I'll be 22...that seems so young, yet old.

I am excited to see this year be over. 2010, brings new and exciting things, I feel it.
Happy birthday to my older brother as well, he turns 24 tomorrow. My parents were blessed with two Christmas babies, two years apart. My older brother was not impressed the year I was born and mom was in the hospital for his b-day.
I'm off to bed, up early, as customers are still coming over to purchase jewellery, last minute shoppers! I also have tons of food to prepare for my birthday party tomorrow. 15 girls? chaos. muchos fun. Merry Christmas everyone! 36 more days till barbados!