Merry Christmas and Happiest of New Years!!! For those of you who have been wondering or worrying about me, I’m fine! I have been held captive by a damn Kidney Stone but I’m slowly getting back! Yes, friends, the kidney stone from hell, Pearl, made its appearance. Here is how it played out. I had my friends for work to the house for a happy hour. We were enjoying the evening, when suddenly, I got a stabbing pain on my side. I thought it was caused by the way I was sitting so I started shifting around in my seat. No change. Then, I started to get this wave of nausea like never before. I kept taking sips of water (although my friends thought it was a cocktail!) and still, I thought I was going to lose it…literally! As they got up to leave, I felt myself swallowing over and over again, trying to keep from burping. As soon as the last guest, walked out the door, all hell broke lose for me. I don’t want to be graphic, but between the pain, the puke, and the fe...