I went to my new ward this Sunday. I only went to Sacrament Meeting, so I didn't get a chance to introduce myself to anyone until after the meeting. As I was sitting in the meeting it suddenly occurred to me that this was a completely new situation for me. No one in this room knew me at all. I could be anyone I wanted to be. In the past I used to have everyone call me Buffy except at work as it was easier with legal paperwork and such to have people call me by my legal name "Carla". When I moved to Salt Lake about 10 years ago or so, I moved in with someone I had met at work and so I was introduced at church and everywhere as Carla. For the first time in 10 years, I have moved somewhere where no one knows me at all. So on Sunday, I decided that it was time for me to reclaim Buffy! So that is how I introduced myself. It was oddly liberating.
Now I do find it interesting that today, the day after I reclaim my identity, I have to go to the doctor because I have a massive infected cyst on the side of my face. And have gone to work with a hole in my face covered by a 4x4 gauze bandage and tape...boy am I a sight! One might wonder if these two events are connected somehow. It would appear that the boil on the butt of humanity has now moved to my face! Such is my life I suppose. This time however they want to send me to a plastic surgeon to remove the cyst after the infection is gone....I wonder if I can get any other work done while I am at it...any suggestions? :)
4 comments:
Bigger boobs are always nice!
And..... How was your new ward, was it as awesome as good ole' McKay?
I'm so sad you're leaving... and DeAnne... and the Parkers... :(
I love your posts because I always feel like I have a comment for you! First of all, I feel your pain on the name thing...I'm constantly trying to decide if it is worth the battle at the doctor's office to go by Kathy...and I usually give in to Mary. Secondly, your boobs are big enough, so don't even go there. But feel free to ask if that boob offer is transferrable to a friend or say, a sibling?
Thirdly, don't feel bad about the gauze...I'm doing a presentation to about 100 of my fellow teaching colleagues on friday with chipmunk cheeks from my wisdom teeth extractions!
Hoov!! You crack me up! I agree with the boob thing, but I will see if it is transferrable...sorry about the wisdom teeth...you may have more than chipmunk cheeks, you may be flying high during that presentation as well. :) Good luck!
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