A crampy cramp in my day...

Many small events seemed to make the day more enjoyable as my friend came over to talk to me for about half an hour. She had just returned from interning in New York, so it was nice to see her again. Such chats may seem like nothing, but it does a whole lot on relieving me from the stresses of the world, allowing me to focus on the smaller things.

Another big thing that happened today, occurred when I drove into the backyard of my house. Unfortunately... I went a little fast and slammed the car against the dog house... Good thing my dog was not in there... but she seemed very happy to see that I returned home safely. (The dog house is still intact and in one piece)

After having dinner, I was overcome by fatigue, probably induced by the food coma. So, I went to lie in bed, waiting for the food coma to either pass or fade away into dreamland.

However, it was not dreamland that I entered... but the land of nightmares! A killer cramp in my lower right calf had woke me from my slumber. Never have I had a cramp before in my calves... and my god it was PAINFUL. I was yelping in pain the moment it had woken me. Coincidentally, my brother overheard my cries of pain and came to help me massage my calf. It was such an excruciating pain. After about a minute, the cramping had stopped, but left me shocked and in fear. Why did I get a cramp? What is going on?!

I had risen from bed trying to walk, only to find the muscles stiff and locked in my calf. Frustration was overtaking me as this happened. But with the help and suggestions of going slowly, I made my way to the dining room where my family was. Sitting there, I was rubbing my calf and whining about it. Apparently, all of my family members have experienced cramps in their lower calves before. It came to me as a surprise.

Soon, my brother had explained to me that cramps were due to the lack of oxygen in that part of the body. So, cramps usually occur when your brain tries to move a certain body part, but there is not enough oxygen allocated in that area. Thus, that certain body part moves with the lack of oxygen, and the muscles start to cramp. I believe cramps also cause damage to the muscles, do to the improper amount of oxygen to function.

All I can say... is... WOW.... Cramps in the lower leg is a bitch!

Hopefully the stiffness in the muscle will subside. So, I can Salsa tomorrow. Charlotte! Watch out! Alastor's coming for some Salsa next weekend!!