thanksgiving :)

so this year bret and i spent thanksgiving up in provo with his family. it was tons of fun! no snow yet, soon, like tomorrow its suppose to snow. we will see lol.
went to my first BYU game, and they won! 26-23! YAY!
now its off to temple lights then tomorrow we head home. :) still sick, dumb cold.... lol

Kitty's Medical Updates

As some people know via Facebook, i made another trip to the ER last night. I've been having rather bad lower abdominal pain and couldn't keep anything down for a full 24 hours. And as i kindly posted, Friday i got 2 teeth pulled and not being able to keep anything, not even spit, down put my pain above the medical chart 10. The combined the pain was a 50. So after talking to Amber, mom, dad, and Laurissa it was decided that an ER trip was in order. Due to a vertigo mix up at Desert Banner, I refuse to go there, so that left one of two placed, Gilbert Mercy or Banner Gateway. Well, we decided to try Banner Gateway, it's newer, faster, (according to the Haws family, thank you, you were very much right) and a lot cleaner. Bret was at work most of the time i was in there, and mom was with her, the whole time. I wanted Bret there as fast as he could get there. Bret not having anymore time off for sick leave really bites when things like this comes up. Back to the story. me and mom arrived at the ER around 1:30pm. i was the 3rd person in line, 3rd!!!! Only 2 people ahead of me, and right when i was called, i immediately got a room. The nurses were extremely nice and sweet. They didn't get me an IV, pain meds and blood draws until about 3:40pm. They had to check my Urine sample, which was more than my little dehydrated body should have given up, but i did it. i got a pelvis exam, ultrasound and an inner-ultrasound. Took forever to get the ultrasounds done, and i swear i saw something on the screen, Bret told me i was right, i saw my body on the screen. Well, i got some anti-nausea,2 doses of Morphine, and 2 fully drained bags of saline solution. Ya, i was loopy. To prove it, Laurissa texted me, and i thought it was Bret!! Sorry Laurissa, you're a good person, but Bret's not you. lol After many tests, and many hours in the ER, we finally got a result. i had 2 Ovarian cysts, and 1 ruptured. Now if you remember back to July, The same tune was playing then. i have a number for a Gynecologist I'm suppose to call, they are suppose to talk to me about what may help and how to prevent and what not. I hope things go well. We thank everyone for their texts, phone calls, and messages expressing concern. We're far from out of the clear, but soon, we hope to be a lot healthier. Thank you again.

Love always,
The Woodards

The Doctor's Office...

Technically, it's a dental office, but same diff. Today, i got one of my LAST treatments done before all my teeth are fixed and finally normal cleanings can begin. I got 2 teeth pulled today, right next to each other... he pulled one out and the other FELL out! he didn't even need to use the "fancy" tools, nor give me stitches! Just pulled out one, and plop! the other came too. He missed his buddy i guess. So now, my right side of my face is swollen, my pupils are dilated due to the vicoden, and my stomach is growling... and i cant eat for another... well until i stop bleeding for more than 30 mins... it has slowed, in the past 2 hrs since they were pulled, my gauze have gone from being soaked, to just kinda soaked with blood. Nothing is numb anymore either, so yes, i hurt... BADLY! even with the vicodens and ibuprofens in my system, i still hurt.. it sucks.. cold pack is on my face for the swelling, but the pain!!!! AHH!!!! at least i only have to endure this once more... Dec. 4... the last tooth will be pulled, then in Jan. i will get my mouth guard for sleeping, apparently i grind my teeth and clench my jaw shut when i sleep, how Dr. Brenchly can tell that is beyond me, but i'll believe him. so if anyone has extra jello, soup and doesn't taste too bad when cold (cant have hot till monday, just to be safe, no stitches just blood clot) or anything else that doesn't taste too horrid when cold, and they love me enough to bring it over to the house, PLEASE DO!!!!! :D I love visitors, you may even get employed ;) just kidding... maybe...

at last, i keep having trouble with my eyes staying open, so i will end here and go to sleep. call/txt me if you wish, cant promise ill answer, but i will try.

Love always,
The Woodards (Kat)

Home!

So we are mostly moved into our home. Thank you everyone who has helped thus far.
Sadly some illness has plagued the house. Bret and i are sick... no im not pregnant! so dont ask that. We dont know what it is exactly... but we both hope whatever it is goes away... FAST! thats all for the update...

"And the battle rages on"

Okay, It's rant time... bare with me. Just remember, NEWLYWED, i will rant forever until I'm placed in ground cold and dead.. at the moment I'm half there... it's too cold to be called Arizona...
I am officially tired of the home buying process..
I'm officially tired of being poked with needles at school only to give up a quarter vial of blood EVERY TIME!
I'm officially tired of the cold weather.
I'm officially tired of having nothing to do because i don't know what's safe to pack and what's not.
I'm officially tired of people saying "Obama this" or "Obama that" crap.
I'm officially tired of AHCCCS calling me telling me i need to get my "yearly exam" done when it's been done since JUNE!!!!!
I'm officially tired of being tired.....

At least i tried the freeway last night.. scariest moment of my LIFE! i was stuck next to a big rig for a quarter mile before my exit came up... I drive a Semi's poop... they CAN'T SEE ME! So yes, i was scared out of my wits driving next to one. Then it got worse... I peeled out on the off ramp BY ACCIDENT because i first stalled and had 4 cars honking and yelling at me.....

If you hadn't already guessed, we are back in the air on when we are signing on the house.. could be today, tomorrow, next week, 5 years.. WE DONT KNOW! And it's really starting to bug me..

On top of everything, my jaw is killing me... literally. the pain wont go away! i already took 2 vicodens, and still, it hurts.. There better be a HUGE lesson i learn at the end of this or else the Lord has one funny sense of humor....

Moving on....

Moving on, a term normally used when forgetting or getting over something else, but as for the Woodards, it's all about moving out of our apartment, and into our house!!!!
Today around 3pm we are suppose to sign on our house, finally! We are very excited that it is finally happening, but yet very scared, because that means we really have to buckle down and scrum this apartment clean! EWW!!!!

But we will be moving nevertheless before this saturday, we HAVE to give up our keys on Halloween, and yay! I'm excited! No more elephants upstairs making racket, dropping ashes on my head when they smoke, and best of all, I DON'T HAVE TO TOW ANYMORE CARS!!!! :D Ya, I'm excited. :)

On another note...

I made a chicken and potatoes dinner yesterday night before i left for school, and it was YUMMY!!!!! I'm really happy we have the food network channel, because I'm learning and writting a lot of recipes down and cooking them! :) I'M COOKING!!! YAY!!!! lol

OK, that was all the good news we have.

Until next time,
The Woodards

Being 20...

So yesterday was my birthday, and it was AMAZING!!!! The night before i get home and the apartment smells like cake.. yummy... and bret wrapped presents and such for me! so i opened them and cried like a baby cuz of the card to gave me.. i swear he likes making me cry ;o)

Then we went to bed... i passed out lol

I was rudely awoken by the smell of bacon and eggs and bret saying "kitty... wake up.. why are you sleeping!!!" lol i got breakfast IN BED!!! WAHOO!!!!

then bret went to school, i went back to bed, eventually woke up and did a little cleaning and got all cute. when bret got home he took me out for a late lunch early birthday dinner, to olive garden :) then it was back to change for school...

well, i was in school a total of 10 mins before the teacher kicked us out, she had nothing for us to do, and we were too far ahead the other classes to continue laying vampires. so we left. bret came got me and i changed clothes, again and then we went and got massages at Apollo college!!!! it felt amazing!!! I STRONGLY suggest getting one there! they are so good and man is it cheap!!!! $25 :) then bret takes me to moms and poof, a surprise party!!!!! that was way fun to have the kids al help blow out my "candle" it was really a match lol. then we came home, and passed out. and now, IM 20!!!!!! :oD