Day Eighty-Five: Watermelon Margarita and Chocolate Pinata

Tonight we had dinner at Uncle Julio's, a new-to-us Mexican food restaurant in Grapevine, to celebrate me being freed from my knee brace after six long post-surgery weeks (and about four pre-surgery weeks). I had a delicious watermelon margarita, which was a new flavor for me. And, after dinner, we ordered the Chocolate Lover's Pinata, which was a very fun and unique twist on dessert. And that doesn't even get into the wonderful food we ate between the two! We had such a great time, and we are all so very thankful that my mobility is returning!

Uncle Julio's

Watermelon Margarita

Max loved getting to whack our chocolate pinata

The incredible contents of the pinata

Day Forty-Three: Knee Surgery

I finally got to the first I set myself up for back on day five, when I tore my ACL and meniscus trying to learn how to Ripstick. I can honestly say I didn't ever think about putting these things on my original list when I started planning for my Year of Firsts. But sometimes you've just got to go with the firsts you have, not the firsts you wish you had.

Sexy new accessories

Post-Op necessities: a hanger for scratching my foot, water bottle, ice packs, barf bag, pile of pillows, comfy clothes

Day Six: New Accessories

Apparently, sometimes I get to pick the first, and sometimes it gets to pick me. After my antics yesterday, my first for today ended up being the acquisition of some lovely new accessories. I can honestly say I have never owned a knee stabilizer or a pair of crutches before. X-rays show that nothing is broken, but the MRI tomorrow will tell the ligament story.

Accessorized