Things I am Looking Forward To

I don't know what has happened...but suddenly I feel like I am READY...wish I were having surgery tomorrow instead of a month from now.   With that in mind, I've been thinking about some of the things I am looking forward to and thought I'd share them with you.  Maybe I'll come back and edit this post later and check them off as I complete them?

1)  Putting on my socks/shoes without having to go through contortions.
2)  Being able to do regular activity all day and not have my knees ache at night.
3)  Being able to wear my seatbelt in the car without it digging into my body.
4)  Being able to wear a seatbelt on a plane (I'm too embarrassed to ask for an extension so I just pretend I have one on and put a book over where it'd connect...figure if the plane goes down I'm going to die anyways!)
5)  Being able to put down the tray on a plane.
6)  Being able to fit in an armed chair without the arms digging into me.
7)  Being able to go on amusement park rides with my kids.
8)  Being able to buy clothes in a regular store off the rack.
9)  Being able to live a more active lifestyle (go ziplining, join a softball league, etc).
10) Being able to ride my cycle (get on and off it) without hip pain...and ultimately to look like the woman in the bottom picture instead of the woman in the top picture.

What things are YOU looking forward to?  Or if you've already had surgery, what are some of the things you can do now that you couldn't do before?  Leave me a comment and share!