The hardest part of the back and forth hearing then not hearing then hearing, etc. has been trying to have a social life. It seems like every time I actually have one, I lose my hearing again. Life has been pretty lonely, but this weekend was wonderful because I got to spend time doing fun things with people. (Side note: I'm still shocked that doing things with people is fun for me now. Amazing!)
Friday light, I met up with my brother's girlfriend, Selena, to go shopping and have dinner with a friend of hers. We went to Rosa's in Visalia, which has always been really difficult for me. The acoustics are terrible. It was really tough to follow conversation but I finally figured out that turning the ear that is facing the noisiest side of the room down in volume helps. I still had some hearing in that ear, but it cut out a lot of background noise.
Saturday morning and afternoon, Selena and I had a big baking day. We made pumpkin everything. :)
Saturday night, I got to go line dancing!! Obviously, dancing of any sort is NOT something deaf people enjoy. I would never have been able to enjoy anything like this before, but it was a blast!! I had no clue what I was doing, but it was so much fun and the teacher was fantastic. I was able to meet lots of new people and only had one really embarrassing moment in conversation when I misheard something. That's not too bad. I didn't get any pictures, unfortunately. :-(
Then today, my church had worship by the lake. It was freezing cold, but it was a beautiful reminder of how great God is and the incredible way He has blessed me. I am just so grateful!
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