Driving the MiniVan

The road trip we take to California each year is fast approaching. We leave in four more days! YIKES!  lol  I gave back my parents small car that they had been letting me use and began driving my minivan once again to make sure I got used to it.  I am SO SO glad that they let me use their smaller/easier to drive car after my surgery because it obviously made all the difference.  Now when I drive my minivan I it doesn't hurt at all.  At first it was just too painful to pull that big steering wheel like I had to...but with the smaller car it was so much easier and it enabled my muscles to heal up so much faster.  Now I can drive the van easily and I feel confident that I will have no problems at all driving to California.  SO thankful.  :)  

Still healing up really well and getting in some light exercise too.  Going on bike rides (not going fast though, just cruising along) and taking walks to keep myself active.  I can tell it is helping me heal and stay in shape and I hope I find some time to do the same while I am in California too.  I just wish we could bring all our bikes with us there, but that just isn't going to happen.  Anyway...so healing up well...staying active...and just enjoying life in general.  I call that SUCCESS!!  :)