Lincoln Towncar
On Monday, we left Zillah for Rexburg. As we continue to family hop we move from my parents to Kaitlyn’s parents. Our current schedule is to be with them for the remainder of our summer vacation. We both really like Rexburg. We lived there for the past 3 years before moving to Alaska and have lots of friends to see. Since starting our summer vacation we have flown from family to family, which, seemed necessary because of time restrictions. However, as we pondered upon how to get to Rexburg, we came to the realization that continuing to fly would be very expensive, especially since Alaska Airlines doesn’t fly into Idaho Falls anymore (we have the most airline miles on Alaska Airlines, so we try to fly them most). We decided to simply rent a car, which surprisingly was much cheaper, even when adding on the one-way drop of in another state fee (yes, that really exists). When we got the rental agency, they said they didn’t have the car we wanted, so they upgraded us to a Lincoln Towncar. These are pretty sweet rides, I must say. Super plush and comfy. However, I noticed that it was nicer to ride in the Towncar than drive it. The driver seat didn’t conform to your body very well and didn’t leave very much room for your legs, but the passenger seats were gold!
LASIK Surgery
When we got to Rexburg, we had a whole slough of medical appointments to catch up on, namely the optometrist, dentist, and ear/nose/throat doctor. For the past few years, I’ve (Tim) been living with overgrown tonsils and a deviated septum. The combination has led to difficulty breathing through my nose and mouth. For those of you who enjoy breathing, you’ll agree with me that air is an important part of life. I saw the ear/nose/throat (ENT) doctor last year and he suggested a surgery to correct the deviated septum and a tonsillectomy to remove my tonsils. I didn’t have any insurance last year (just graduated college) so I scheduled it for the following summer, which is now. When I went to my pre-op appointment with the ENT, the day before my scheduled surgery, they told me my insurance company didn’t want to pay for it. This was quite a shock to me, since I’ve been planning on this for quite a while. Without getting into the bureaucracy of the whole thing, my insurance company wont pay for it until August 6, 2011 (one year after joining their insurance). Since that doesn’t work for me, I’m going to wait until next summer to have my surgery. L However, this story doesn’t have a totally unhappy ending. After accepting that I wasn’t going to get the surgery I needed until next year, I decided to go back to the optometrist and ask for LASIK surgery on my eyes. I had originally planned on having a nasal surgery this year and a LASIK surgery next year. Since I have to wait on the nasal surgery, I decided to just swap years and do my LASIK this year. I am currently scheduled to have LASIK surgery on July 14, 2011. I’m really excited, especially since I wasn’t planning on it. Fingers crossed that everything goes well!
Friday evening of this week, Gus and Cindy and kids came to Rexburg to visit, as well as to attend Gus’s 25-year high school reunion. We are super lucky they came up. We’ve been having a blast visiting and playing with them. On Saturday, all of us went to Rigby Lake and spent a few hours wading in the water, swimming, and just soaking up the sun. We just love visiting and spending time with family!
