in B-town with Shawn

Yesterday was one very long day - started at Northwestern first thing in the morning for a blood draw, then on to radiology for a CT enterography.  As Shawn was filling out paperwork, the front desk handed him the order to take back with him.  Shawn glanced at it and continued writing, then stopped and looked again.  The date was 9/29 and it was for the CT done last month, not the enterography that is supposed to be done today.  We brought it back up to the desk, they checked and said that this what was sent down to them this week.  Lots of phone calls ensued - the doctor's office was closed, doctor on call didn't know anything about it.  This is where knowing Shawn's doctor personally saves the day - I called him at home, no answer; his cell, no answer.  So then I call his wife on HER cell and thank goodness she does answer - and Walter is there with her.  THANK YOU SHERYL!!!  A two minute conversation with Walter is all the lab supervisor needs to proceed with the test.  

After the scan, Shawn wanted to have lunch, having had nothing to eat yet.  He really likes a place in Water Tower, Food Life.  We thought perhaps it was early enough that it might not yet be crowded since it's just a little after 11, so we walk over to Water Tower.  We should have been clued in by the fact that it was so crowded on Michigan Avenue that we couldn't walk very fast.  Got to Food Life and turned right around.  

Went to Blackies instead for a burger / salad.  One nice thing about the day after Thanksgiving - the roads were empty, both the drive to Northwestern and the drive home were completely traffic free.

Shawn was intent on getting back to Bloomington on Friday, said if he drove on Saturday he'd spend the whole day sleeping and he had lots of errands to do.  So Dave and I decided to come to Bloomington for the weekend.  Shawn and Arie and I left last night just after 5, got here at 10:30.  Dave drove down this morning and we'll go back to Oak Park tomorrow morning.  

So here we are in Bloomington; getting ready to go to breakfast and then off to help with errands.  

Last night in the car we were talking about people being happy - I asked Shawn if he thought he was happy right now and his answer - with no hesitation -  was "yes".  That's something else to be thankful for.