Why I disappeared...

Hey all. I am sorry that I disappeared for the last week or so. Truth is that I've been in the Enterprise hospital for the last week. Yeah! Two and a half weeks ago I began having food poisoning symptoms that worsened with each passing day. Finally Jacob became concerned enough that he MADE me call the doctor. Dr Hayes scheduled me for a EGD and colonoscopy and sent me home with a bag full of meds Wednesday morning. By that afternoon I was vomiting up each sip of water, so I was admitted to the hospital. After 5 IVs, 12 tubes of blood, 1 colonoscopy, 1 hydascan, and 1 EGD test; they determined that I have 2 problems. I have several hundred ulcers in tummy that were bleeding and my galbladder was functioning at 23%. This morning (Sunday) the doc decided to take out my galbladder b/c he thought it was most of my problem. I had the surgery at 2pm today and they FINALLY allowed me to go home. I would not reccomend lying in a hospital bed fpr 5 days to anyone. You get no rest at all (despite popular belief) b/c they constantly poke and prod every 2 hours. Although I feel as though I have lost a pretty nasty fight, my nauseua is not half as bad as it was before the surgery. I will be on bed rest for another few days and then I should be back to my normal self and be able to pick up with wedding planning (ps- 41days). You will all be happy to know that I have the bestest future hubby in the world b/c Jacob gave me a blessing and has not barely left my side the entire time. Heavenly Father has surely blessed me with the most caring, loving, compassionate man as my eternal companion. I am so very lucky to be marrying him! So keep me in your prayers that my recovery will be speedy. No matter what, I will be at my Bridal Shower this coming Saturday (even if in a wheelchair)! You are ALL invited and I hope to see you there.

God Bless,
Crystal M Center "Krausz"

Bridal Shower Info:
Enterprise Ward Building
May 31st
4-6pm
The theme is provident living so church materials, dvds, emergency prepardness, and food storage.

Please Pray for my Cousin Kellie!

Hey there everyone. Happy late Mother's Day to all those wonderful females out there. ;) I am writing this blog to ask all of you readers to send up a little prayer to Heavenly Father for my cousin, Kellie. Yesterday afternoon she was on the lake with her family 'tubing' when she flew off the tube onto her hubby's shoulder (slamming her jaw/head) and landing unconscious in the water. She was airlifted from Florala to Dothan last night and seems to be doing 'okay' and have no visible broken vertebrae. Today they were supposed to be performing more tests on her (MRIs, etc) to check for internal damage. She is a mere 19yrs old and is super-scared so PLEASE keep her in your prayers. Also pray that Heavenly Father will provide funds for the hospital bills since they have no insurance.

My best friends: The Skyline Drive!!!

Okay. So these guys are seriously some of my best friends in the world. They are amazing artists along with being such awesome Christian people. Take a look-see at their video and I know that you will love them too. <3 Crys

987,762 Things to Do...

As the days until the end of school and closer to the wedding get fewer and fewer, I find myself getting more bogged down into the 987,762 things that I have to do. The good news is that I normally perform better under large amounts of stress. My only concern is, "Will I be sane by the time June rolls around?"

On the lighter side of things, wedding plans are progressing well. We met with our coordinator for the ring ceremony and everything seems to be great. Jacob and I have begun temple prep classes which are quite enlightening I must say. Pretty much all is gravy baby (I am still freakin out though for some reason)....