Fun with beads and a milk allergy update

I had a lot of fun today in downtown with my fried Jen. We decided to make jewelry at a bead shop! I don't think I have done that since middle school. That is a picture of the necklace that I made. It is a great mix of blue and green, and I think I will have a lot of clothes that it will match with. It's nice to do something different for a change! The bead shop is connected to a pottery painting shop. We decided we'll do that one next time! Yay for a lazy Saturday with a friend. :-)

Now Greg and I are rounding off our Halloween with a "candy" treat of our own. We are heading out to get him a blizzard from DQ and me a pint of soy ice cream from the grocery store down the street. Yum!!

Speaking of DAIRY.....

My blood test came back negative for milk allergy!!!!!!! This is very encouraging news. On December 7th I will go back to my allergist to spend 2 hours doing a milk challenge. This is where I will try out progressively increasing my intake of milk up to 1 glass after an hour. Then I wait another hour to see if anything negative happens! I am nervous (blood tests are controversial in terms of accuracy) but I am so excited to know that there is a possibility that I have outgrown my allergy!

I also got my appointment with the best dermatologist in town moved up to November 24th from February 8th. This is extremely good news. My face is falling apart with all the wind, indoor heat, and weather changes we've been having. The humidifier in the bedroom is helping, but not enough. Right now I can't imagine risking a milk challenge knowing how bad the skin on my face is at the moment. But hopefully by December 7th, I will be in good enough shape to try it out!