It's Been A While...

Sugar sculptures by Chefs Andrew Manchester & Jared Danks at the Gallery.

I know, I know- I didn't plan to abandon everything and everyone, but something unplanned, unexpected, and unignorable (is that a word?) came up. I haven't been around because I have been very, very sick. I'm happy to report I am much better, though still recovering. Being online, in the community, and actively growing Gabe's Gurl is very important to me, and it has been sooooooo hard to deal with this situation. Everything happened very suddenly, and the pain was excrutiating, so I was very heavily medicated for most of April. I could do nothing. NOTHING. After an ambulance ride, a blood transfusion, three surgeries, an iron infusion, numerous IVs and needle pokes over two weeks in the hospital, and countless visits to different doctors, I think it will all be over soon. :)

Though I won't bore you with all the ugly details, I would like to stress the importance of knowing yourself, knowing when something is wrong, and not ignoring your "symptoms". I'm one of those who was constantly on the go, and brushed off every ache and pain as stress, or would say that the extreme fatigue I was feeling was "laziness". Not so, and I'm very fortunate to even be alive right now, according to my doctors. The aches and pains are talking to you, and it's up to you to hear your body and handle that immediately.

Don at Donald Yeager Photography sent me the pics from the Gallery, and I was so excited to finally be able to see them. I've gone thru hundreds of images, literally, and hope to have them posted on Gabe's Gurl and some on here in the next couple of days- it takes a while, and I'm moving slower these days, but, hey, at least I'm moving, period. :) I did manage to get some uploaded at Sugar Social, so jump on over there to take a look.

It's time to get started on Gallery 2... where does the time go? We'll move on to that shortly.

Enjoy dessert tonite... maybe something cold and fruity. :)