Update

So, in the end, I decided to go home for the week and visit my Great Aunt Ruth (who is 94, not 96, oops). It was a whirlwind of last-minute-ticket-buying, and after an incredible deal on the tickets (I like to think that meant that I was supposed to go home), here I am. Well, I got to New England Saturday night and down to Connecticut Sunday morning, but I'm still down here.

She looks like she's doing well. I mean that big of a surgery at 94 years old, looking well is a big deal. She's making babysteps forward, and that's really all you can ask for, you know? Any progress is good progress. So, thank you for your thoughts and prayers - they're working! So, please, continue to keep her in them :)

And now, since I'm in the middle of doing work for school since I took the week off, I will leave you with an awesome song that you should love (there's only a live version on YouTube, but the one on iTunes is pretty amazing too). It's the perfect autumn in New England type of song.

"New Hampshire," by Jason Reeves.