Surgery is Over, and My Break is Here.

David R.

December 17, 2010 - 3:54 PM

I had a great time with my mom this last weekend, because she was able to get my mind off of the surgery I had on Monday to fix my hernia. My mom came in on Sunday afternoon before my surgery on Monday, and helped me to forget about the annoyance of not being able to eat all day on Monday. She took me and a few of my friends to P.F. Chang's down Coburg road, where we scarfed down a hearty meal before making our way to Prince Puckler's to get a taste of Eugene's best ice cream. If you've never had it, you're missing out on what could be the greatest ice cream in the world. My mom and I made multiple trips while she was here.

Monday was surgery day, and I made it through just fine. The hardest part was not being able to eat all day. I had to stop eating at midnight and couldn't eat again until the surgery was over at around six p.m. I was starving by the time surgery came, but preparing for the operation helped to take my mind off of my hunger. I went to sleep and woke up after what seemed like only a few minutes, but the 40-minute surgery was over and it went great the doctor said.

After leaving the hospital my mom drove directly to the Domino's down Willamette so I could grab a delicious pizza, all for me. I annihilated it on the way home and I called my dad to let him know how the surgery went. I have been a little sore for the last few days but I seem to be healing up just fine. I had to go into work this morning to try to crank out the rest of my work so I had enough time to come home and cram my suit case before I leave Eugene.

I'm finally going home to Colorado tomorrow. My flight leaves Portland at about 10:30 and arrives in Denver at around 3:30 after making a stop in Spokane. I haven't been home since the end of August so it will be nice to finally get to spend a few days at home. I love Eugene, but all of my friends are at home, and I already wasn't able to be home for Thanksgiving while everyone else was. This is officially the longest I have ever been away from home. I can handle it just fine, but sometimes it's tough when everyone else gets to go home. It will be great to see all of my friends again, and my uncle from Florida is flying out on the 26th and were all going to the mountains for a few days to ski. The break will be a blast but I still have a lot of shopping to do before Christmas. I still need to buy presents for my family, and lord knows the mall is true hell during this time of the year. I know what I'm going to get them, I just need to endure the mall madness and get it done.

This first part of the break has gone by fast though and I still enjoy working at the games. It's fun to be a part of the action and I can't wait until the basketball team moves in to the new Matthew Knight Arena. There are only three games left in McArthur Court until the basketball team finally plays its first game in the new arena against the Trojans of USC. This new home for Oregon basketball will be incredible, and it might just be the new beginning the Ducks need.