Nice sock.

Four years ago we spent Valentine’s Day at the Winter Park Hospital. James wrecked the scooter in our “How to Drive a Scooter” class and injured his knee. The first photo was taken from the ER; they put a brace on but we of course had no idea what was wrong with it at that point. It actually only hurt when he tried to stand up, but when sitting down he felt no pain at all.

Nice sock.
Nice sock.

After hours of waiting and then finally x-rays, we learned he actually shattered his knee (orthopedic surgeon called it “kibbles and bits”). 🙁xray

Unfortunately, this resulted in reconstructive surgery (a plate and 6 pins) followed by several months of recovery and rehabilitation.24356_1354044899225_3029869_n

After about a month he was able to start putting weight on that leg. The doctor issued him a walker, which I added a few mods to. 🙂 26422_414104352316_696830_n

Needless to say, James is no longer interested in scootering. He ended up selling his brand-new Midnight Blue Vespa 150LX. It was a  beautiful scooter.24887_379173687316_134047_n

So it was a pretty shitty Valentine’s Day, but the good news is we’ve had lots of great ones since then.

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! <3