One Plunge = 2 Bum Feet!

Yep, it's that time of year again! The midnight "Widow Dip"! It has become tradition, now that we've done it 2 years in a row, to honor Dave, Karen's late husband who died tragically 2 years ago today. As Karen puts it, "What man wouldn't want to be remember by a bunch of naked women freezing their tushes off in the water??" We had 2 newbies on board this year, and found that the dock seemed smaller..hehe. So, below, we have the photo of the dunkees..from left to right, me (duh), Heather, Chelsea, Karen and Alanna. After a lovely photo shoot, we thought, how fun would it be to get a photo of us all standing with our backs to the camera while in the water? So, the 4 girls all lined up and waited for me while I set up the camera and tripod and set the timer. Once I pushed the shutter, I realized I had about 10 seconds to get to the group, so what did I do? I jumped off the dock. That's fast right? Well, since it was dark, and since I ignored the 1 warning I heard about not jumping in there, I had no idea it was so shallow. Only about 2 1/2 feet of water. So ya, I landed, hard, on both heels into the rocks. Lucky for the sub-zero temperatures, it was like instant ice packs on my feet. Anyhow, my brilliant plan back fired cuz now I have a photo of 4 ladies shoulder to shoulder, and then me, in the bottom corner, crunched up and holding my feet. Where did that make me end up? Well..scroll down...
Yep, the emergency room. A kazillion xrays on both feet later, I got the news that I DID NOT break either foot, but I did badly bruise both heels, and found out I had a bone spur in the left heel, which makes everything all the more painful. The nice doctor gave me some Advil, wrapped up my foot, told me to keep it elevated and said "You're gonna need crutches, but sorry we don't have any here". So, they sent me out the same way I came, attempting to walk on 2 very painful feet. I had to rent crutches the following day, but am still having to hobble. I walk on my tippie toes, with the majority of my weight on my right toes..but this awkward hobble (even with the crutches) causes major muscles cramps in both calves! So, needless to say, I can't stand for very long, and driving a stick sucks right now. Especially last night, when I had to drive 5km/hour through a construction zone in bumper to bumper traffic (at 10:45pm!) to get to work. I try not to use my clutch too much, but that was ridiculous! Yes, I will be taking the back roads to work from now on! And work, well that's just a whole new adventure, having to transfer the clients and stand at the counter to cook..nope, not working to well! At least they have an extra wheel chair if I need it!

All in all, we made some memories, bonded like naked women do (very carefully, hehe) and shared many laughs. Until next September...WE LOVE YA DAVE!!