I Overdid It Yesterday

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Yesterday I went out with my sister and parents to check out the 50 percent off Memorial Day Sale at the Goodwill. I got a pile of books for only $7, but man was the line long. It wrapped clear around half of the store. I was in my walking boot and using one crutch to help me along, and I'm glad I had both of them because we ended up standing in line for an entire hour. My ankle was killing me by the time we got up to the register to pay. Afterwards I went over to my parents house for some barbecue, and my youngest brother and his girlfriend also joined us. I took my boot off and walked around in my socks for most of the afternoon, but I stuck to using the crutch so I wouldn't have to bear all of my weight on my right ankle. I ended up being over at their house for way longer than I intended. My mom was nice enough to give me a foot rub because my poor injured foot/ankle was barking. When my boyfriend finally picked me up around 10 p.m., we had to run to Walmart to grab some wet cat food, as well as do some grocery shopping. Thankfully I was able to ride one of their scooters, which made getting around the store a lot easier. Unfortunately, we saw my boyfriend's biological dad roaming around the store, so we had to dash in a different direction to avoid being seen, as he will yack your ear off for hours if he catches you...and he is always drunk and incoherent, so you just end up standing there nodding without any idea of what he's actually saying. Although we ended up running into an old family friend who works at Walmart, and stopped and chatted for a good half an hour, anyway. It was nice seeing her, though (can't say the same when we run into the boyfriend's father, ha ha.) Then my boyfriend started getting hangry so we hurried and got our groceries and headed to the front of the store to pay. There was only one checkout lane open and of course the line stretched a mile long. We didn't get home until after 11:30 p.m., and by then I was really hurting. So today I have been trying to take it easy and not put too much weight on my ankle. I've walked through the apartment a couple times without my crutch, but other than that I have been using it. I don't want a setback when things have been going so well. Last night I felt pretty depressed over how much pain I was in, and I started wondering if I'd ever be able to resume my normal activities without feeling any pain. Maybe I will never be able to walk long distances again without my ankle acting up. I love walking around town with my sister when we have our outings, and the notion that maybe I won't ever be able to do that again without suffering the consequences really got me down. I am glad I got out of my apartment yesterday, though. It's depressing sometimes to just be holed up here, unable to do much of anything. It's been nearly 3 months since I fell down the stairs and fractured my ankle in two places. I thought I would be all healed by now, since I was told it should only take 6 weeks to heal. I guess I need to remember to take things slow. And try to avoid long lines at the store.