Let's start with the dentist..........First of all, I have been TERRIFIED of the dentist since I was a little boy, and that is because my mother, God bless her heart, has always told me that I should take care of my teeth, so that when I do go to the dentist, I don't get any "bad news." This is coming from the woman, who says that any type of cut, can lead to a brain or heart infection, thus, killing me. So when I had a toothache I OF COURSE did EVERYTHING I could to NOT have to go see the dentist. Unfortunately, I could not bear the pain any more, so I asked my wife to look for a dentist that is open after work hours. We found one, his name is Dr. Oh, his firm is Clopper's Mill Dental Care. I was EXTREMELY nervous, and I knew that is was going to be "bad news" like my mom always warned me.-Please understand that my mother loves me very much, but I think she has a LOT to do with my being a hypochondriac, as most Hispanic mothers to only children are, she is no exemption, but extremely over-protective. I love her Dearly-------So I sat in the chair, the staff was very very nice, reassuring, and the doctor did not make me feel ashamed for trying to take care of the pain or not going to the dentist in a while.
Well turns out that I had a bit of an infection, and the tooth had to be extracted. My brave wife, who also detests the dentist, sat with me in the room, and held my ankle while they were injecting my gums with anesthesia to proceed with the extraction. Folks I was afraid for NOTHING, to be honest my mouth was SO numb that I didn't feel anything and the tooth came out, and now I have a cleaning scheduled! I did promise Dr. Oh that I would follow his orders. And that's just it, I have realized that I need to just shut up, go to the doctors I need to go to, and follow their orders. After all, they are the ones up to their necks in debt because of student loans, they are the ones who graduated from medical school, and know how the human body works better than all of us, and that is why they are able to help. Not to leave it up to my mind to run wild, and think I have everything I see on Grey's Anatomy-A show that my wife has gotten us hooked on. She had the great idea of starting from the season 1, I say "oh yeah My wife watches it, I just hang out", but truth is there are LOTS of shows men watch "because my wife does" but we talk about it constantly with our co-workers-That was a bit of a rant, but man that show is pretty good!. Where was I?.............Oh yeah, thanks to Dr. Oh and his office, I am no longer scared of that frightful, comfortable chair!
I have learned from my experience with avoiding doctors, that it is not worth it. Clearly, if I had gone earlier, perhaphs a few years earlier, and gotten all the blood work done then, I could have prevented Diabetes from happening, and so I will always follow doctor's orders from this day on. I will NOT take any more chances with my health.
On to happier things. Last weekend my office put together a little day trip to Atlantic City, and it was A LOT OF FUN! My wife and I spent most of the time here........................................
We hung out with all the regulars, and by "regulars" I mean older folks with multiple gaming cards, oxygen tanks, caretakers, and HUGE gambling problems. Don't get me wrong, it very entertaining to watch-for like maybe 30mins an hour tops!- Then it starts to get depressing, you see these old people just holding their oxygen tanks, gambling and oh yeah-smoking.But then again It is New Jersey, I think it's a law everyone must smoke. They wear a chain attached to their clothing, which holds their casino card- THESE PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY HOOKED!. After winning about $2 we decided it was time for a change of scenery
So we went out to the boardwalk which was GREAT! The lady and I hung out with my friend and co-worker Mary, who brought her Hilarious Sister Lily, and cousin, Kim. These girls are a hoot to hang out with, we went on the boardwalk and into the fair.
This is where I got to check off an item off my bucket list. Have you ever watched any of those types of shows like "America's Funniest Home Videos" where they laugh at the reaction of the guy or girl who looses their $h!t when they go on that Sling Shot ride? Well I've ALWAYS wanted to go on that, ALWAYS. Luckily Lily, was all for it, since my wife dislikes roller coasters and all that ruckus . And it went a little something like this....
This is me, "SUPER PUMPED", alright, let's be honest, I was PETRIFIED! I kept trying to talk myself out of it. But Jenn kept reminding me that, "You Only Live Once" but you know the way Drake rapped about it. YOLO!
After a little coaxing from my wife, Mary, Kim and Lily, I was feeling a a little more willing. I gotta tell you though, watching the people go in front of us and hearing them scream, was well-challenging.
So you get in this ball looking thing , and we were strapped by a guy that did not look very qualified, and stunk like alcohol and stale cigarettes, but then again so does Atlantic City, Well New Jersey as a whole ( I love you Angie). We tried joking with him, and he was NOT HAVING IT. Then we get tilted up, this is where you feel like, "this is going to be awesome" Mostly because you can't see anything but up, and the sun is blinding. We could not see those coils in the background, those are hydrolics that are about to launch us to our deaths-I mean straight to fun! We waited for what seemed forever but before we knew it, we were off!!!!!!!!!!!!It felt like we were shot out of a cannon straight to hell. Alright I jest, however, the feeling of being up in the air for about 5 seconds before the ball catches on the sides, you know the "floating" part, was pretty scary. Then you spin and spin and you feel like this is it, "I will puke all over this poor girl, and it will land on everyone below" but before I knew it it was over, and it was AWESOME, and so I have to give a little shout out to Mary, Lily and Kim. Thank you girls for spending the day with the Matheus. We had a lot of fun, and we will have to hang out more often! Game night what?!
Speaking of The Matheus. Last Sunday marked our 2 year wedding anniversary. Two years ago I was privileged with Ms. Jennifer Bailey becoming my wife. I was the only "Matheus" for a very long time since my father passed away when I was 11. And now I have my partner, my better half, my everything. She is the only woman I have ever loved, and will ever love. When Jenn and I got engaged, we were of course thinking of having a "small wedding". That is how they all start-"an Intimate occasion with our closest friends and family"- WELL..........That "little wedding" started getting out of control REALLY FAST. I mean we met with a wedding planner, and we chose a place, a date, and Jenn went to try on dresses, you know the "DREAM". Well about half way through we realized that;
1. We are not rich, and so who was going to pay for this "dream"?
2.Why do we have to spend so much money for 1 day? Are we really wanting to start our rest of our lives off in debt?
That is when we decided that what we wanted was a marriage, a life full of special days, and a life together. We did not need the big party, and all the hoopla that goes along with it. So we went to the court house where I now work, and decided to Elope. This was by far the best day of my life. I was really really nervous, but extremely certain that I was irrevocably in love with this woman. It was a small affair, just 3 of our closest friends and my mom. And it was very emotional, we cried, we laughed, but at the end of that day, I had my wife. I had the piece of the puzzle that was missing. Since that day I have been complete.Sure, it would have been really nice to get "the day" and I promised Jenn that one day I will give her just that. A day with our closest family and friends to celebrate our love.
Although our wedding was pretty simple, it was full of love, and at the end of the day that is all that matters. I have been to ridiculously lavish weddings which end in divorce about a year later, ours was simple, but it was for us. I woke up very very early Sunday morning to sneak out of the house and get my loving wife some flowers and a card. There is no sneaking out of the Matheus household, Kai and Neko make so much noise! But I was determined! I shut them up with snacks and went on my way.
In return, Jenn got me the equivalent of "man Flowers", in my case that is a trip to the Apple store! I got a pair of the new ear pods, and I was very very happy. (That is until my new iPhone 5 arrives this week). We have one tradition and that is to go to Houston's in Bethesda every year for our anniversary. It was the first meal we had, just the two of us as husband and wife. Every year it is just perfect.
We have been together for almost 5 years. And I will say it is true what they say, time flies when you are having fun. I am not saying that we have not had our "trying" times, but we have gotten through them together. We talk about everything. We support each other, and have grown. Being diagnosed was very scary, but this woman has lifted me up, and together we can conquer the world.
As I mentioned we have been packing most of the weekend, work has been hectic, but great. As for today, we spend the day with these two............ One day there will be additions to the Matheus Family, that will spend a Lazy Sunday on the bed with us. But for now our 4 legged sons will do just fine!!!!Until next time friends....................
you two are too cute!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete