California

It's a very long story, and even you kind die-hard readers that read most of the drivel I post on this blog will want to be spared the details.  Basically, I had planned to go to California for a few days to visit a doctor with my cousin.  Wendy has some of the same headache-every-day type things I have, and her friend recommended this hormone specialist.  I had decided that since it had been a while since I had seen any kind of doctor for my headaches that I would go with her.  Worth a try, maybe?

But, then I had a follow-up with my ENT regarding a nodule on my thyroid that was found at the Mayo Clinic, and it had doubled in size.  It was decided that the best possible option (especially with my Dad's history of thyroid cancer) was that we should remove the half of the thyroid where the nodule is.  (Surgery is Wed, Dec 28th.)  So, with that likely to throw my hormones out of whack for a bit, I decided not to see the doctor in California.

However, I already had my ticket, and we were staying with my in-laws, so I went for fun anyway.  And we had a good time.  We visited the Los Angeles Temple, the doctor, Cal Poly (where we met Susan Egan and saw auditions for the production of Once Upon a Mattress at Cal Poly), yummy restaurants, Dreamworks Studios (where we met Wendy's cousin, who is an animator there, had lunch, and saw some really cool stuff), outlet malls, and the outdoor hot tub in my in-law's backyard (in December!)

I had fun just visiting with my mother-in-law and cousin, inherited some cool jewelry from King's grandmother, and finally found a winter coat--I just had to go to Southern California to get it. :)  It was a good trip, and even though I was exhausted when I got home, I'm so glad I went!