Another Milestone!!

Hello again,
Well yesterday was a day that I have been waiting for since...well too long. Ever since my first surgery on October 15, 2007 I have been unable to make it into a grocery store to get even a couple things due to the pain from healing. I have made it into a couple stores like Wal Mart but only able to manage maybe a max of 10 minutes before being in so much pain that I had to go back to the mini van. Well yesterday.....drum roll (lol)... I went into the grocery store and managed to walk around a bit and lasted for about 20 minutes!!! You have no idea how big of a smile is on my face right now-trust me though, it's from ear to ear! I got to walk through the produce section and past the milk and frozen section and down a couple isles! It felt odd because in a way it felt familiar like I hadn't missed it for that long but so neat because I knew I had and the significance of it as well. Oh and things have changed a bit. First there are products that have new flavors I was not aware of which is odd because usually everything is advertised on tv but I guess some products arent. Second, I got to see what those new pay pass things look like. The pay pass came out after my first surgery-at least where I live anyways. It was a little frustrating because I still do not have the strength to even move the cart and anything heavier than a 2 litre jug of milk was too heavy but even with those issues it was amazing. At first I was reminded of how limited I still am with alot of simple tasks which was very frustrating but then I realized that this is a big huge step forward and remembered that I now have one less thing to conquer. It was still difficult in the sense that it was painful still (but a managable level of pain) and very tiring so I probably won't be doing this weekly. Though I know that quick trips to the grocery store are possible now and I have the option to go if I want to. I am still quite tired from my outing yesterday but I completely don't mind because it was very worth it. It is still a strange thought to think I have not been in a grocery store for almost 1.5 yrs! Well I can happily say I have gotten one step closer to recovering and living a normal life that has been out of my grasp for so long!