birthday party/life

[hypatia42]

I enjoyed myself at a birthday party this evening. I actually got to wrestle, honest to god. This guy was 5 years younger than my, trained by the army and still very strong. I was almost able to fight him to a draw. I feel pretty good about that. Had to call it quits when he popped me in the nose accidentally though.

All of this cause he wanted a fight. He stole my glow stick. I won tow of them fair and square. I would have even given him one if he'd asked but Nooooo, he had to prove he could take it. So we tousled. It was fun.

Took my cordials to the party. Everyone had their own favorite. The crabapple, despite being the least sweet actually had fans too.

I was told that snowboarding would be bad for me and that I shouldn't try it. This bothered me. More than I expected it to. I guess it feels like other people think they know better than me what is good for me and will presume to tell me what is good for me. I get this insane urge to prove them wrong. I mean, does this mean that I can never surf? Or do anything physically taxing again? Am I not allowed to make these decisions for myself? *sigh* The Honey agreed with them on "selfish grounds" cause he doesn't like dealing with me in pain. He told me he wouldn't stop me from going though. Smart man I married. Knows how to deal with a stubborn woman.

Why does this bother me? My need to prove them wrong is probably more of a need to prove myself wrong. I know it has been a thought/fear for me that I may never be able to do things that others take for granted being able to do. I can accept that on my terms but for someone else to tell me that I cannot? Give me info, sure. Help me make an informed decision, sure. I'll take that. But I have worked long and hard to know what is within my boundaries and what isn't. Don't presume to tell me what I know better than you.

The Honey is going out to the club tonight. I'm not going out this evening cause I have class in the morning and an ice pack on my face right now. Left over cupcakes in the kitchen will go with me in the a.m. along with some grapefruit. Great combo huh? S'all good. There will be other things there.

Plans for next weekend are slowly shaping up. Me not having two minutes to put together to work it out is not helping it move smoother. Not having contact info for everyone involved is not helping either. Coping will happen.

My face hurts. Hehe, I surprised him. I didn't give up. I was a better fighter than he expected. :)

Comments

[theslice.livejournal.com]

Keep reminding me to never tick you off ;)

[nkcmike.livejournal.com]

I can identify with the "selfish grounds" sentiment. If my Sweetie ever gets dumped from a horse again, she'll probably spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Does that stop her? No.

Terrifies me.

[buckyduckman.livejournal.com]

The day after my 48 b-day, I went ice skating for the first time in about 33 years (surely I haven't been on ice skates since I was 15, maybe earlier). Scary at first, but then my body slowly decided, "Hey, I remember this and it's fun!" Only fell once, nursed a bruised knee for a few days, but I'm still smiling about it all. Don't care how young or old you are, go for it, any of it.