I got shot(s)!

I took Thursday off of work to get my shots for China. I had been researching the CDC website with the help of Megan telling me what I needed, so I made sure the doctor had them all before I went. Hepatitis A, Tetanus, and Typhoid. It was a big ordeal because none of my medical records are here in Tennessee, so when I had a copy of my Hepatitis B and Tetanus shots from 2000, they insisted that I must've had my Hep A shots along with the Hep B. I had to call my Mom who left work to run home to view all of my records. She faxed them over to the doc... no Hep A. They looked at my MMR booster also, so that wasn't needed.

I told the nurse practitioner that I needed Hep A, Tetanus and Typhoid, and she said I didn't need the Typhoid. I told her it was recommended on the CDC website, so she looked, and I was right. I got my Tetanus shot in my right arm, Hepatitis A in my left arm, and a prescription for a Typhoid pill vaccine that I have to take every other day for four days. They told me my arms would be sore, but I didn't know it would hurt THAT much! My right arm is STILL killing me 4 days later! Hopefully it'll feel better tomorrow... I tried to get my Typhoid pill at Walgreens, and they said they would have to order it, because it's not available (well, I figured people just don't carry typhoid pills around in the pharmacy) but said it would be there in about a day. They still aren't in, so hopefully they'll be done tomorrow before I get on my plane to Arizona!

Welcome!

I figured I would start a blog as I get ready to go to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics! As I sit here watching the 2008 Olympic Qualifier for the Women's Gymnastics, I just got so excited that I wanted to talk about it! Watching these is just so amazing what these girls are doing! I can barely walk on a balance beam, let alone to flips and handstands on them. It's going to be great to see these in person!

Why am I going? I'm going to China with my friend Megan, who I've known forever and a day! We decided that when we graduated from college we would go to the Olympics, and since this is the first Olympics after we've both graduated, Beijing it is! Sure, it would've been sweet to go somewhere else on my desirable country list, but 8 is a lucky number in China, and what better way to be going to the Olympics starting 8-8-08? That's a lot of luck right there. Plus, this is the last Olympics softball is in, so I'm REALLY happy to be seeing those games! Baseball too, of course. We've also got tickets to gymnastics, swimming, track and field, football (soccer), taekwondo, handball, and volleyball. Megan is leaving early for a tour, so she's going to try and purchase more tickets for us when she gets there. We didn't get as much swimming as we'd hoped for, so we're aiming for those! Also, opening ceremonies, but those are probably sold out... so we didn't get any of those either. We're going for the entire time of the Olympics (3 weeks) so we will be taking in a lot of sporting events anyway! Maybe we'll get lucky and find some opening ceremony or closing ceremony tickets when we get there...

Anyway, I'll be updating as I get ready for the big trip! I'm leaving July 30th from Los Angeles, so stay tuned!