Melissa's Trips

Is this thing still on?

2014-05-31T19:24:00.000-04:00

I am just not meant to be a blogger. I never remember to post here. Oh well...

My vacation in Senoia

2013-10-06T20:33:00.001-04:00

Day one in Senoia. Hoping to get some news about filming tomorrow... happy to see that the cast is getting back to Georgia now... Had a really nice dinner at Maguire's tonight... Meatloaf and Irish Chicken... yum!

Strike TWO

2013-08-15T15:03:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I was in such a rush to get back to work for inventory that I forgot to take my Camelbak bottle... Didn't drink enough water during the day I guess because today I woke up with another migraine... I really don't need any more proof that dehydration is a trigger for me... I cannot let this happen again!

Orion's birthday

2013-08-08T08:37:00.001-04:00

Orion's birthday is August 21, but his birthday present is scheduled for delivery today. I don't think he will have to wait the whole two weeks for it. :-)

Ugh!!!

2013-08-08T08:33:00.001-04:00

So, I didn't drink my water on Tuesday and spent half of Wednesday with a migraine... I can never do that again!

Orion...

2013-08-05T20:26:00.000-04:00

In just a little over 2 weeks Orion will be ONE year old... and that means he will have been with us for 10 months! Can't believe how much that little guy means to me. He definitely has my <3 his="" in="" little="" not="" p="" paw.="" so="">

60 days to go...

2013-08-05T20:24:00.000-04:00

Then it's walker stalkin' time! I am SO ready for vacation... and SO SO ready for season 4 of The Walking Dead! I really wish I could win even a tiny piece of that Powerball jackpot this week... I'd love to pay off my credit card and have a little cash with me on the trip... dreaming... dreaming... dreaming... Yeah, not much of a dream, but it's mine. :)

1st migraine in 10 days...

2013-08-03T20:20:00.002-04:00

Woke up with a migraine this morning, but I still think I am onto something with the dehydration thing... I believe this was my regular/usual migraine that could not have been prevented by an ocean of water. So I'm not necessarily going to count this one, unless I get another one before next month.

So ready for vacation...

2013-07-30T20:38:00.003-04:00

and it's just over 9 weeks away! So ready to get back to Georgia and try a little more walker stalkin' ... BUT FIRST... I'm still trying to get through the remainder of July without a migraine. This is day 6 since my last...

Hydrate - Hydrate - Hydrate !!!

2013-07-29T20:17:00.001-04:00

Today I bought myself a little gift to help with my daily hydration: http://shop.camelbak.com/eddy-1l/d/1038_cl_534 The 1L Camelbak Eddy water bottle. If I drink 2 of those a day I should be good to go. It's day 5 since I started drinking the extra water... no signs of a migraine yet (fingers crossed) and the kidney pain is barely there. Now I am just dealing with quite a bit of

Water - Day 4

2013-07-28T16:14:00.000-04:00

It's day 4 of my self diagnosis/treatment plan for the weekly migraines I've had this month. I'm now up to 64 oz of water per day and I'm finishing earlier each day. Today I finished it all before leaving work. That's pretty good considering the first day it took me 12 hours and it was only 50 oz. I really hope this works...

Day 1

2013-07-25T23:24:00.000-04:00

In addition to my usual cup of coffee in the morning and 2nd after dinner, I managed to drink a 50 oz bottle of water. Go me ! Got a call from the doctor confirming that my test results showed I do have a UTI. Starting on antibiotics tomorrow... the increased water intake should help with that too. I really hope this helps with the migraines too...

Headache test...

2013-07-24T20:42:00.003-04:00

I wonder if the reason I've had so many migraines this month has something to do with the heat... I know I don't drink enough water, never have... Maybe I'm dehydrated. Starting tomorrow I'm going to increase my water intake and see if it helps. I was supposed to do that for the kidney thing anyway... might be able to fix both things at once.

Migraine today...

2013-07-24T14:56:00.001-04:00

Woke up to it around 3 am... did not go to work this time. Very tired of them.

Pain in my side for 2 days...

2013-07-23T17:00:00.001-04:00

Went to the doctor... she thinks it might be kidney related... we'll see how it goes... Ow!

Wow!!!

2013-07-20T08:07:00.001-04:00

The Walking Dead season 4 trailer is SO good. But it has has put so many questions in my head... Does Sasha make it out of the prison? She is not with Tyreese in the car. Does the group split up? Or is there another vehicle following behind the car Daryl is driving? Did Carol, Rick, Carl, and Hershel stay at the prison? Where are Beth and Judith? Did Maggie and Glenn go off alone? What

pout

2013-07-19T07:49:00.001-04:00

I wanna be at Comic Con !!!

Another day another migraine...

2013-07-18T22:07:00.000-04:00

wow! seriously... ? Why am I getting migraines every week now? UGH... I am getting really tired of this. If I get another one within the week I guess I'll be making an appointment with my doctor so I can at least get a refill on my Relpax. Let's see just this month I had migraines on the 5th, 11th, 13th and 18th.

Photos...

2013-07-16T21:11:00.003-04:00

Just looking through a folder of pictures and wanted to share a few of my favorites. Pralines at Aunt Sally's in New Orleans Playing with DOF Miami in Black and White A shadow of myself. In the hall of the mountain king. Pretty yellow flowers on a wall in New Orleans. Broken tree brace on Coral Way in Miami. Really awesome cloud formation after the launch of Space

Strange dream last night...

2013-07-15T19:59:00.000-04:00

Last night I had a dream that I went back to the tattoo shop in Hialeah to get Heather to do my 2nd tattoo. Only when I got there it wasn't Heather, it was Ami James from Miami Ink. I never cared for him on the show and always said of all the guys there he would be the last one I'd want a tattoo from... lol Anyway... I'll be working on my next tattoo design soon, though I won't be getting the

Lazy day...

2013-07-13T14:57:00.001-04:00

I did not sleep well last night. Woke up a few times and checked on kitty because of rain. Felt like I might be going to have a migraine today. I was not wrong. Got up at 7:00 to make sure the cats got their breakfast and then fell asleep on the couch with Orion for THREE hours! Took the Relpax when I got up and went out to get breakfast at 11:00. The migraine is gone but the

My little monster...

2013-07-12T21:38:00.000-04:00

Orion has started doing something strange. Well I guess "started" is the wrong word. When he was younger, I noticed him grabbing at his tail now and then, but didn't think much about it. He couldn't really reach it, and he was adorable doing it. I knew dogs chased their tails but never thought about cats doing it... But, lately he hasn't just been grabbing at it. He can actually catch it, and

Vacation in 12 weeks!

2013-07-11T20:44:00.000-04:00

Time to start putting a little money aside for my trip to Alabama/Georgia in October. Ready to do a little walker stalking with my sister in Senoia, GA. But first we're going to do the Atlanta Movie Tours Big Zombie Tour 1 & 2. Tour # 1 is in Atlanta and covers filming locations from season 1 & 2 of The Walking Dead. Tour # 2 is in Senoia and covers filming locations from season 3. We

Florida Supercon 2013

2013-07-10T15:59:00.001-04:00

We had a great time at FSC last weekend and a good visit with my sister Vera ... On Friday we went in zombie costume and got lots of attention throughout the day. Melissa - Tom - Vera The people at FDSedano Arts even put us on their facebook page. Gentleman Baby Comics did too ! We got photos with Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs, Addy Miller, Theodus Crane

Getting ready for Supercon...

2013-06-29T10:28:00.001-04:00

Today we will be trashing our clothes for Supercon. I am very happy that Vera was able to find us some partially destroyed jeans at the Thrift Store... half the work has been done for us already. It's going to be a fun day! And then tonight we're going to Longhorn for steak!