Sunday, April 20, 2008

Dolphins, whales and turtles!!!!

I woke up this morning in a bit of a funk. Today is the 2 year anniversary of my boyfriends death but it ended up being a good day.
Thanks to my roommate I was able to go out on a Pacific Whale Foundation boat today with a friend. It was only an hour long, so I really didn't expect to see anything, I figured it would just be a nice boat ride.
Boy was I wrong. Within 10 minutes we had seen bottle-nosed dolphins fairly close to the boat. After we got further out we encountered a momma humpback whale and her calf. A male humpback ended up showing up as well.
On the way back in to the harbor we saw 2 turtles pop their heads up for air.
It was amazing. It reminded me why I live on Maui.

Nothing but time...

So the saga of my injured shoulder continues. My employer forced me to take a leave of absence until a doctor cleared me to return to work 100%. My doctor put me out of work for 2 months during which time I am being tortured with physical therapy twice a week. If that fails, we will try more cortisone injections. If that fails, than it is time for surgery.
It is week to of not working and it is incredibly strange to not have to go to work. To have all the time in the world to do whatever I want. I have finally been able to go to the beach, hang out with friends, read, cook, whatever I want. The first week I didn't know what to do with myself.
I have been stressed out about money. I am receiving temporary disibility but it is only 60% of what I normally make. But my sister has come to my aid and I think everything will be okay.