Parents, a princess and a pirate

Cha-cha-changes. That's whats going on now in my life! I finally did it. I got LASIK surgery on my eyes. It was kinda a fast process. I was planning on waiting till August when our vacations were over and dad was able to come to help. But I wanted the eval done now so I could get an idea of the prices. So I went for the eval on Monday and they said I was a perfect candidate for LASIK, not the more painful PRK like Josh had. So I told them that I wanted it done in August and explained why. Turns out that you only have to stay out of the water for 1 week instead of two, which was a major bonus for our long weekends at Kings Island and other swim time fun this summer. And they had appointments available for the next day (they lose money by not having the dr in surgery) so they gave me a $1000 discount!! So that sealed the deal.
Sharon drove me and the kids up there on Tuesday for the surgery. She and Dick hung out at the mall with the kids while I was having the procedure. They re-examined my eyes and then I waited and watched some other people have the surgery done. They had an all glass wall in the surgery room so you could watch all the other people ahead of you having their eyes done. That was weird. I watched for about 30 seconds and decided I didn't want to see anymore!
The actual surgery went very well. They gave me stress balls to hold on to, which I used! And I had a Valium about 30 mins before but it hadn't kicked in yet. Turns out its more to force you to rest afterwards, not relax beforehand. They numbed my eyes with eye drops and then taped my eyelashes up. Then they took these metal things that pried my eyes open. That kinda hurt a little bit. Next they put this plastic thing with a circle cut into it over my eyeball and suctioned my eye. That was uncomfortable. The whole time I'm looking at a red light. Then it goes black (they warn you that it will happen), then you see the light again. Then the laser starts and you hear a click, click, click as it's zapping your eyeball. Then all of the sudden the flap gets put back and the red dot is in focus. Then they do the same to the other eye and then you're done. I sat up and could see!! It was watery, like i was looking under water but I could still see.
Sharon drove me home and took the kids back to her house for the night. I slept for 2 hours, ate dinner and watched some TV. I could already see better but knew it would improve overnight. So this morning, I woke up and the first thing I saw was the ceiling fan - in focus!!! It was crazy. I went to my follow-up appt at 8 and I'm seeing 20/20 already.It's amazing. I'm so glad I had it done.
I have a f/u appt next Wednesday and another one in a few months. Then I just need to keep up with my yearly eye exams to keep the warranty intact. Very cool.