in case you missed it.

so, in case you haven't noticed, it's been quite a while since i last posted. actually it's been almost a month. but most of you probably have some clue as to why i've been absent lately...

shortly after my last post, i started PTA school and got completely overwhelmed with schoolwork, but that's to be expected. then austin and i decided to take our long labor day weekend as a mini-vacation to go visit lindsy and rj in memphis.

they took us to see the ducks at the peabody.

and gus and lucy hated that we brought juliet were so happy to see us.

and then, well, things took a drastic turn. i will spare you having to read all the details, but i will say that austin ended up in the hospital in memphis and was eventually transported to vanderbilt, where he was diagnosed with two very rare syndromes and had a defibrillator implanted into his chest. needless to say, our fun trip to memphis didn't go as planned.

but the good news is that we are back home, austin is back to work and i am back to school and things are {slowly} getting back to normal. we're still seeing doctors on a regular basis to try to get austin's medications straightened out and keep his blood levels normal. so if you've got a second throughout your day, send him some positive energy, he sure could use it.

if you'd like to, read up about brugada's syndrome and gitelman's syndrome. and then think about how rare my austin is to have both of these. i always knew he was one-in-a-million. :)

also, i want to take a minute to thank all of our loving friends and family for being there for both of us through all of this. we got so many texts, emails, facebook comments and phone calls while austin was in the hospital. even though i may not have responded to each one {things were crazy, to say the least} i appreciated each and every single one. to know that we have so many people who care about us is amazing.

i also want to thank momma and timmy for making the 12+ hour drive through hurricane weather to be there for me. it's good to know that even though i'm an adult {sort of} and off on my own that my parents will always be there when i need them.

and lindsy and rj, as well. the two of them were there when everything happened and i don't know what i would have done without them. but next time, you guys come visit us, we may not be making it to memphis anytime soon.