The "Usual"

Well, over the last few weeks, it has been pretty crazy around here. I apologize for being a "sellout" to Facebook and not updating my blog, but it really has been crazy around here. So let me explain myself and then you all can decide whether or not you forgive me.

About a week or so after I got back from Haiti I was at the beach with a bunch of the kids from Metro and Daytona and we were all having a good ol' time =D. We were basically just hanging by the pool at the Lightfoot's condo, walking on the beach, doing a little swimming, and eating hot dogs and hamburgers. Sounds like a good time right? Yeah, it was! At least until Nolan and I decided to go do some body surfing (not my best sport). We were out riding the waves for about 20 minutes or so and I decided I was going to go get something to eat. I tell Nolan: " hey bro I am going to ride one last wave in and get something to eat".......famous last words. That one wave totally thrashed me and sent me to the bottom in a very awkward position making it so that I landed right on the back of my right shoulder. Right as I hit the bottom I heard a very unpleasant "pop" in my shoulder. I got up and knew immediately that I had done something bad. I started walking toward the condo and as I was I tried to move my arm and as I did I saw that my bone was not where it was supposed to be :/. Luckily I just lifted my arm and gave it a little push and it popped back in, but it did continue to hurt pretty bad and swell up a lot. Long and the short of it; we had to go to Gainsville to get it checked out, because it was my throwing shoulder and this type of injury can end people's career. When we went to the doctor's they told us that they were going to have to do an MRI to see what kind of surgery I would need. Notice I didn't say "if" I would need surgery. They basically told us that the chances of it dislocating and not needing surgery to repair it are small at best, and especially for a pitcher if I was ever going to throw again I would probably need surgery. The MRI wasn't till the next day so we went home and we let some people know about what they told us and asked as many people as we could to be praying for me. By the end of the week I had a small army of people praying for me. I had people in my church, the metro church, the Titusville church, the Gainsville church, my sister's in-law's church (in North Carolina), and so many others that I can't list. I had so many people praying for me and a lot of them did not even know me, it was really amazing to know that that many people care and were lifting me up in prayer. So, as it turns out I go for the MRI and it goes good, but we won't know till the following Tuesday if I need surgery. So over the whole weekend we continued to pray that I wouldn't need surgery. When we went back on Tuesday the doctor came in and said "Well, I am really surprised. His MRI looks great he has no cartilage or tendon damage. He isn't going to need surgery at all". When he told me that I was like "really?". I couldn't believe it. God had answered my prayers and the prayers of so many others, it was an amazing experience! They did tell me that I would need to go through some pretty extensive Physical Therapy before I could go back to playing, specifically throwing, but that was WAY better than having to have surgery and then Therapy =). So that is the firs thing that has been going on.

The second thing has not affected my schedule too much, but I do want to tell you all that my brother Keith and his wife Aimee are expecting!!!! This will be their first child and we are all really excited for them =).

The third thing, which is the saddest of all of these concerns my other older brother Barrett. Barrett left day before yesterday for Texas where he will be working for a company called Galco Steel. Jason Link, who used to go to our church, offered Barrett a job in Texas working for Galco. He is moving out there to be trained to do what Jason does, which is the selling of steel. So Barrett is out in Texas now =(. Yes, I am VERY sad. Barrett is not only my brother, but he is also my best friend, and one of the biggest reasons I am who I am today. He is a constant encouragement to me whenever I am mad or frustrated, he is a seemingly never ending supply of Godly wisdom on basically any subject or any circumstance, and he is also just one of the best people to hang out with and be around. So, that's it guys. That's what has been happening at the Nugent house =). Again, I apologize for being a sellout (Kaylee) hahaha. I will be trying to post again soon. Don't give up on me yet! =D