I didn't go to the actual climbing part of the Hound Ears Triple Crown, but I went to the part that matters - the post climbing party where they give away free stuff. And they gave away so much free stuff. People were winning raffles all over the place, they were throwing free stuff at us from the stage, a guy won something because he ran up and begged, then a guy won a crash pad because he did a backflip off stage without warning; it was madness.
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| total madness |
In the midst of all this, winners were being announced. It was freezing but so worth it to wait and watch the awards be given out and to see my friends presented with awesome prizes that they worked so hard for! By the way, it was freezing. The high in Boone was 45 degrees, and it hit 45 at 6:30am when everyone was making coffee then dropped steadily all day.
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| Meira kept Rumi warm in her jacket |
It was an amazing weekend in Boone with awesome friends and awesome weather. Sunday at Blowing Rock was exactly what I missed so much about bouldering season (other than climbing). I got to drink coffee all bundled up in my puffy and watch my friends crush, and I was so happy to just be there with the people I miss so much in a place I still love, plus eat apples with peanut butter.
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| Oh right: torn labrum, awkward sling, lack of showers |
Back to my other life, I saw my Doctor yesterday and he gave me a really good checkup. My shoulder is exactly where it's supposed to be, and I only have five more weeks in the sling. Except that my fingers have been numb and tingly, which is not normal, I learned. Since my fingers are being weird I get to start physical therapy a week early! I'm so excited to be actively getting better, even if I'm not really supposed to be yet… And I might be able to get my sling off early, which means I could drive again! Not being able to drive is terrible, especially since I always want go to two different grocery stores in Knoxville because no store is as good as the Harris Teeter in Boone I lived by this summer. My roommates are so patient and nice to me about needing to tag along to the store, and what an awful job I do washing dishes with one hand. This surgery has shown me what amazing friends I have. Everyone around me has been so good to me, from my Mom standing outside the shower handing me everything to Ryan driving to Boone and sharing his pancakes, and all the little things people have done like helping me put on a jacket or not being annoyed when I move around all the time in the library because nowhere is comfortable in this sling.
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