Finally!!!!!!! :) This last month has been all about slooow losing; at least it has been compared to the weeks before that. This morning I was thrilled to see that I had hit my first big mini-goal! 50pds!! Wow!! 278pds down to 228pds. Just typing it looks cool! I took my measurements a few days ago as well. See below:
On May 12th: (the first measurements I took after surgery)
Bicep: 17.25
Neck: 15
Thigh: 32
Calf: 19.5
Saddlebags: 53.75
Hips w/ pooch: 52
Waist: 44.5
Under boobs: 39
Across boobs: 47
On July 24th: (a few days ago)
Bicep: 16.75 - loss of .5
Neck: 14.5 - loss of .5
Thigh: 30.5 - loss of 1.5
Calf: 19 - loss of .5
Saddlebags: 52 - loss of 1.75
Hips w pooch: 48.5 - loss of 3.5
Waist: 41.25 - loss of 3.25
Under boobs: 37.5 - loss of 1.5
Across boobs: 46 - loss of 1
Total inches lost so far: 14 inches. Yay! .. I don't know what the standard is but I'm super happy about it. :)
In other news, it's been a really really really difficult, stressful, and hard week for me. Probably one of the worst I've had in a very long time. It seemed that every day something more horrible or painful was happening than the day before. Several nights I thought about writing in my blog about it, but I just didn't feel like sharing the negativity I was feeling. Thursday I slipped into some very deep depression, Friday I slipped out in order to help a friend in need. (sometimes things happen for a reason). A dear friend of mine lost her mother this week. Something I can't even imagine the pain of happening; quite suddenly the sorrow I had felt all week long didn't seem that severe any longer. The wake and funeral were on Friday and Dave and I attended to offer our love and support. I felt for her; and again, I can't even imagine. My own mother is one of my best friends and currently I don't know how I would survive losing her. The thought scares me horribly. I try not to dwell on it.
On a happier note. Dave and I got a (ton* of moving stuff done yesterday. It doesn't show when we look around, but it was all things that really needed to be done. We took about 5 bags of clothes/shoes, 2 large boxes, an old aquarium set, and some boooks to a Thift Store. We donated an additional box of books to a struggling Used Book Store that we love thats located near by. We sorted through 2 large boxes of paperwork that needed to be filed or shredded (that took forever and we still have some of it to do). We also went to our storage unit and counted our current boxes to have a more accurate total to give to the moving company. (many more boxes than initially thought which will drive the price up .. but it's better to know that now).
Today is the second Get Together for my Bariatric Weight Loss group from online. We're having a pool party at one of the gals houses and I can't wait! It's going to be a blast. We all met at www.obesityhelp.com, an excellent and very supportive website of friends. (although I'm not a huge fan of the name of the site). Anyhow, we need to run -- time to grab the few things we need at the store and head to the party! :)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Blah
I haven't felt much like writing these last couple of days. I thought I'd at least stop by my "blogger dashboard" and say that I'm very bleh feeling.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Emotional - what a day.
Today was a perfect example of how emotional I get sometimes. I will say that I had good reason. Dave and I's move to Florida is coming up quickly, right now the official date is August 26th. For the first time today I typed that it's only about 6 weeks away and writing it brought out all the fear feelings again and the sadness over leaving.
I've worked in my position at my office for five years now and I'm very happy to say that the company is letting me telecommute from Florida so that I don't have to leave the company. In my time at the company I've moved up the chain through 3 positions and met so many wonderful people. Several of which I've known for the full 5 years and have a strong attachment to. One of those people, I totally sweet gal I know, came over and left a silly note for me on my desk this morning. I laughed and went over to get her but on the way the sadness of it hit me; that there'll be no more silly notes on my desk, that I can't walk over to her and joke around, that we can't go outside for the occasional sneaky-smoke, that I can't go to the bar after work with her for a drink .......annnnnnnd the tears came on big time. Not a very easy thing to hide, deal with, or be comfortable with in an office with more than 3000 people when you're in a leadership position! My friend and I disappeared outside for a bit for hugs, sneaky-smoke, and a talk and afterwards I hid in my cubby-hole of a desk until I got my emotions back under control. Tomorrow I have a 1 on 1 with my boss and I'm going to make it fairly clear that I don't want a goodbye / see-ya-later party at work. I know for a fact that I'll do nothing but cry through the whole thing. I'm a total sap and when it comes to facing the fact that I'm leaving several friends and people I'm close to, I just know I won't hold it together well.
On a happy note, my friend Barbara that I spoke about in a previous post is coming into Boston tomorrow for a visit! Hooray!!! I can't wait to see her. She's going to meet me at my office, we'll head to my place to change, and then it's into Boston for dinner and a couple of drinks. No big alcohol for me, maybe 1 Bloody Mary, for now that stuff is a big no no to stay away from mostly. Besides, we have to get up and work together in my office the next day. :) I don't think I mentioned in yesterday's post that Barbara and I met when I started training her as a member of my work team in the Windsor, CT office.
It's late and I'm off to bed.
I've worked in my position at my office for five years now and I'm very happy to say that the company is letting me telecommute from Florida so that I don't have to leave the company. In my time at the company I've moved up the chain through 3 positions and met so many wonderful people. Several of which I've known for the full 5 years and have a strong attachment to. One of those people, I totally sweet gal I know, came over and left a silly note for me on my desk this morning. I laughed and went over to get her but on the way the sadness of it hit me; that there'll be no more silly notes on my desk, that I can't walk over to her and joke around, that we can't go outside for the occasional sneaky-smoke, that I can't go to the bar after work with her for a drink .......annnnnnnd the tears came on big time. Not a very easy thing to hide, deal with, or be comfortable with in an office with more than 3000 people when you're in a leadership position! My friend and I disappeared outside for a bit for hugs, sneaky-smoke, and a talk and afterwards I hid in my cubby-hole of a desk until I got my emotions back under control. Tomorrow I have a 1 on 1 with my boss and I'm going to make it fairly clear that I don't want a goodbye / see-ya-later party at work. I know for a fact that I'll do nothing but cry through the whole thing. I'm a total sap and when it comes to facing the fact that I'm leaving several friends and people I'm close to, I just know I won't hold it together well.
On a happy note, my friend Barbara that I spoke about in a previous post is coming into Boston tomorrow for a visit! Hooray!!! I can't wait to see her. She's going to meet me at my office, we'll head to my place to change, and then it's into Boston for dinner and a couple of drinks. No big alcohol for me, maybe 1 Bloody Mary, for now that stuff is a big no no to stay away from mostly. Besides, we have to get up and work together in my office the next day. :) I don't think I mentioned in yesterday's post that Barbara and I met when I started training her as a member of my work team in the Windsor, CT office.
It's late and I'm off to bed.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Friends
I've been lucky to have several throughout my life. Many people who have made a difference by being there for me, helping me through a hard time, or just being that friend that is awesome to hang out and party with. Sadly some have been lost and even more sad is that some have been lost due to some form of extreme betrayal that I won't get into here - not now anyway. Happily, several I still have and I love and adore them all.
Sometimes you come across a new and very special friend that you have an immediate and awesome connection with, someone that just gets you, and tonight there's one specific person that I think about entirely when referring to this. Love ya B!
She and I come from very similar backgrounds, we share interests in the same things, I would swear sometimes we share the same brain, and from the first time we spoke we had an immediate connection that has only gotten stronger over the last couple of months. I told her within the first 2 weeks of knowing her that I felt like we must be soul sisters and I believe it now more than ever. I know I'd do all I could to protect her in any situation and I know she'll always be a person that I can laugh and be silly with. I know that if I need a shoulder to cry on some night or day she'll always listen and I know that if I just need someone to keep me company, even if it's on the phone, she'll always be there. I can only hope that she knows I would do all of the above and more for her at any time. Some might call me foolish to put that kind of faith in someone so quickly -- especially given my past -- but there are some circumstances you come across in life where you just know that it's the way it's supposed to be. This friendship is one of those things.
Tonight we laughed ourselves silly talking about TV shows, blogs, our work boyfriends(I'll explain sometime), pictures, etc. During one of those TV shows we were watching, we had moments of sitting in silence on the phone, just watching the show, and it was great! It's hard to explain - but I think I heard it said once that the way you can tell if you have a really really good and close relationship (with a friend / bf / husband / family / etc), is that while you can have an intellectual conversation with them, or a funny conversation when them, you can also sit in silence and enjoy just hanging out with each other.
B, if you ever read this, it may be cheeeeeeezy, but it's a blog all about you! You're freaking awesome and I'm thrilled beyond thrilled that we met! :)
Sometimes you come across a new and very special friend that you have an immediate and awesome connection with, someone that just gets you, and tonight there's one specific person that I think about entirely when referring to this. Love ya B!
She and I come from very similar backgrounds, we share interests in the same things, I would swear sometimes we share the same brain, and from the first time we spoke we had an immediate connection that has only gotten stronger over the last couple of months. I told her within the first 2 weeks of knowing her that I felt like we must be soul sisters and I believe it now more than ever. I know I'd do all I could to protect her in any situation and I know she'll always be a person that I can laugh and be silly with. I know that if I need a shoulder to cry on some night or day she'll always listen and I know that if I just need someone to keep me company, even if it's on the phone, she'll always be there. I can only hope that she knows I would do all of the above and more for her at any time. Some might call me foolish to put that kind of faith in someone so quickly -- especially given my past -- but there are some circumstances you come across in life where you just know that it's the way it's supposed to be. This friendship is one of those things.
Tonight we laughed ourselves silly talking about TV shows, blogs, our work boyfriends(I'll explain sometime), pictures, etc. During one of those TV shows we were watching, we had moments of sitting in silence on the phone, just watching the show, and it was great! It's hard to explain - but I think I heard it said once that the way you can tell if you have a really really good and close relationship (with a friend / bf / husband / family / etc), is that while you can have an intellectual conversation with them, or a funny conversation when them, you can also sit in silence and enjoy just hanging out with each other.
B, if you ever read this, it may be cheeeeeeezy, but it's a blog all about you! You're freaking awesome and I'm thrilled beyond thrilled that we met! :)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Catching up
I've been meaning to write more often, really really I have, but life has been incredibly busy and a bit stressful recently. I suppose the stress part would be all the more reason to write a bit more. :)
So .. I'm taking the time today to write quite a bit and catch up on a couple things that have happened recently.
1st - My weight loss:
Most know who are reading that I had a gastric bypass on April 21st, thats uhmmm, about 10 weeks ago now. As of this morning I've lost 37 pounds so far. WooHoo!!!! Everything else is going fairly well. I've had what some refer to as a 'grouchy pouch' the last couple of weeks, but this would probably start to settle down if I stopped trying to push some of the foods that my tummy just doesn't seem to except. For example, Protein bars: excellent source of my needed protein, some great ones low carb, low calorie, low sugar, low fat -- but my stomach hates them. I keep trying a few different ones and honestly I should really give that up. Roast Beef: *Any Kind* not just deli, but also cooked and sliced; who knows why but it makes me incredibly sick. Tummy hates it! .. I do fine with ground beef, steak, pot roast -- but roast beef -- the stomach will have none of it! .. so after the 3rd try I'm totally giving it up. (for now at least, maybe I'll retry in a couple of months - that's how the docs say to do it).
Part of this surgery is learning the different ways that my body will react and deal with things. Perfect example are the foods above. Another would be that I used to love to gulp down water, now I know that I need to drink it fairly slowly. Gulping water doesn't work when my little stomach can't keep up with draining the water out the other side.
I'm still very happy with my decision, even with the few struggles that I've had on and off. It hasn't been easy by any means, but I don't think any kind of weight loss is, no matter what way you approach it from.
2nd - Our move to Florida:
It's coming up and it's coming up quickly!!! The good news, a lot of my anxiety about going has gone away. In fact, I'm actually starting to get somewhat excited about going. (go figure) It's a new adventure, we'll be close to the boys, and the cost of living is going to be so much easier to manage! We found our apartment that we'll be living in. The complex has a site at http://www.waterchaseapts.com/ for anyone who's curious. We're still unsure of the floor plan we'll have as we need to wait until August to know the exact availability, but it will definitely be one of the 2 bedroom floor plans. Ideally we'd like the last one on the list, "The Royal Palm". I'm going to *love* having a washer/dryer in the actual apartment and I really like the layout.
Ok so not a super long post, but at least a couple of updates are provided.
So .. I'm taking the time today to write quite a bit and catch up on a couple things that have happened recently.
1st - My weight loss:
Most know who are reading that I had a gastric bypass on April 21st, thats uhmmm, about 10 weeks ago now. As of this morning I've lost 37 pounds so far. WooHoo!!!! Everything else is going fairly well. I've had what some refer to as a 'grouchy pouch' the last couple of weeks, but this would probably start to settle down if I stopped trying to push some of the foods that my tummy just doesn't seem to except. For example, Protein bars: excellent source of my needed protein, some great ones low carb, low calorie, low sugar, low fat -- but my stomach hates them. I keep trying a few different ones and honestly I should really give that up. Roast Beef: *Any Kind* not just deli, but also cooked and sliced; who knows why but it makes me incredibly sick. Tummy hates it! .. I do fine with ground beef, steak, pot roast -- but roast beef -- the stomach will have none of it! .. so after the 3rd try I'm totally giving it up. (for now at least, maybe I'll retry in a couple of months - that's how the docs say to do it).
Part of this surgery is learning the different ways that my body will react and deal with things. Perfect example are the foods above. Another would be that I used to love to gulp down water, now I know that I need to drink it fairly slowly. Gulping water doesn't work when my little stomach can't keep up with draining the water out the other side.
I'm still very happy with my decision, even with the few struggles that I've had on and off. It hasn't been easy by any means, but I don't think any kind of weight loss is, no matter what way you approach it from.
2nd - Our move to Florida:
It's coming up and it's coming up quickly!!! The good news, a lot of my anxiety about going has gone away. In fact, I'm actually starting to get somewhat excited about going. (go figure) It's a new adventure, we'll be close to the boys, and the cost of living is going to be so much easier to manage! We found our apartment that we'll be living in. The complex has a site at http://www.waterchaseapts.com/ for anyone who's curious. We're still unsure of the floor plan we'll have as we need to wait until August to know the exact availability, but it will definitely be one of the 2 bedroom floor plans. Ideally we'd like the last one on the list, "The Royal Palm". I'm going to *love* having a washer/dryer in the actual apartment and I really like the layout.
Ok so not a super long post, but at least a couple of updates are provided.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
1st Mini-Goal / Father's Day
The day has been pretty good and this morning started out wonderful for me. I was determined when I set out on my journey of weight loss through bariatric surgery to set mini-goals for myself to make sure I felt accomplishments on the way to my last end goal. Well, this morning I hit my first big mini-goal! I'm down exactly 30 pounds. To be exact I've gone from 271 pounds to 241 pounds. It feels so good to type it. :)
My journey so far hasn't been without problems; however I've been incredibly lucky in having nothing major go wrong. Recently I've been having a lot of nausea on and off when trying to eat. I'm thinking I might just have a touch of the flu but I'm not entirely sure. It's only lasted for about 3-5 days so I'm giving it a bit more time before actually discussing things further with my doctor. I'm still getting in enough fluids and while my food intake is down I'm making sure the majority of it is protein.
Yesterday I got to meet several bariatric friends that I met on OH. (http://www.obesityhelp.com/) I've been organizing a picnic / bbq for the last couple of months and it turned out great. This is a pic of the gals who've had bariatric surgery. We ranged from all levels. 1 being preop, another being 1 week out, others being between 6-9 months, to 1 year out. What a wonderful group of people.
There were a lot of husbands, boyfriends, and kids there as well. It was so wonderful to meet everyone and share story and experiences. We're going to get together again next month at one of the gals houses (who has an inground pool!) .. I can't wait. :)
Today is also Father's Day and that part hasn't exactly gone off without a hitch. Dave's two boys didn't call him and when he called them they stated they had forgotten it was Father's Day. (not exactly true since they were celebrating Father's Day in PA with their uncle). It's been hard on Dave and he's been moody and upset most of the day ... understandably. We had dinner with Dave's Dad and enjoyed the company of family. Dad got a little bit tipsy on wine at dinner and I have to admit was really quite amusing. I thought of my father a couple times today but mostly in passing. July 2nd will be 3 years since his passing but I find myself unable to still think of him for more than a few minutes at a time. I loved him, he knew and possibly still does know this.
My journey so far hasn't been without problems; however I've been incredibly lucky in having nothing major go wrong. Recently I've been having a lot of nausea on and off when trying to eat. I'm thinking I might just have a touch of the flu but I'm not entirely sure. It's only lasted for about 3-5 days so I'm giving it a bit more time before actually discussing things further with my doctor. I'm still getting in enough fluids and while my food intake is down I'm making sure the majority of it is protein.
Yesterday I got to meet several bariatric friends that I met on OH. (http://www.obesityhelp.com/) I've been organizing a picnic / bbq for the last couple of months and it turned out great. This is a pic of the gals who've had bariatric surgery. We ranged from all levels. 1 being preop, another being 1 week out, others being between 6-9 months, to 1 year out. What a wonderful group of people.
There were a lot of husbands, boyfriends, and kids there as well. It was so wonderful to meet everyone and share story and experiences. We're going to get together again next month at one of the gals houses (who has an inground pool!) .. I can't wait. :)Today is also Father's Day and that part hasn't exactly gone off without a hitch. Dave's two boys didn't call him and when he called them they stated they had forgotten it was Father's Day. (not exactly true since they were celebrating Father's Day in PA with their uncle). It's been hard on Dave and he's been moody and upset most of the day ... understandably. We had dinner with Dave's Dad and enjoyed the company of family. Dad got a little bit tipsy on wine at dinner and I have to admit was really quite amusing. I thought of my father a couple times today but mostly in passing. July 2nd will be 3 years since his passing but I find myself unable to still think of him for more than a few minutes at a time. I loved him, he knew and possibly still does know this.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A Trying Day
The day didn't start off to bad. I woke up on time, found an outfit that I liked that fit better than it did last week. Discovered that I had lost another pound in the last few days ... overall, a great start.
Work was a disaster. This last weekend they installed some upgrades and patches to our main claim processing system and since then it has been a mess. Yesterday wasn't so bad, we only crashed once or twice. Today -- it was a nightmare. The system went up and down at least 20 times. About every 15 minutes to 30 minutes. This resulted in me trying to calm team members, trying to find places for everyone's work (and not succeeding since all offices went down) and redirecting team members to other things they could work on other than just claims. *sigh* .. by 4:45pm I was more than ready to leave not at a walk ... but at a run. Tomorrow the back log will be there and we will once again work our asses off to catch up lost ground. Tonight I'll just pray that the system actually works tomorrow!
After work we got together with a couple of friends for dinner and a movie. That went well and we enjoyed ourselves. However, after the movie I tried to discuss some things that were frustrating me with Dave and that went all kinds of wrong. Whoever originally said marriage is hard work, was right in every way possible; and I've only been married a year!!! (as of June 16th). We never finished talking. I dropped Dave off at home and drove around for about an hour alone talking to my newly found great friend, Barbara. The discussion with Dave was around procrastination and feeling like I'm having to remind him of his responsibilities all the time -- where as he doesn't feel like I am or need to. I suppose the answer would be to just stop reminding him or doing things and see what happens?? ... I don't know. Sometimes I just don't have the answers. Maybe tomorrow some insight will come.
The day hasn't gone all wrong .. but it's felt crappy enough. I'll look forward to trying to get some sleep and hopefully I actually will.
Work was a disaster. This last weekend they installed some upgrades and patches to our main claim processing system and since then it has been a mess. Yesterday wasn't so bad, we only crashed once or twice. Today -- it was a nightmare. The system went up and down at least 20 times. About every 15 minutes to 30 minutes. This resulted in me trying to calm team members, trying to find places for everyone's work (and not succeeding since all offices went down) and redirecting team members to other things they could work on other than just claims. *sigh* .. by 4:45pm I was more than ready to leave not at a walk ... but at a run. Tomorrow the back log will be there and we will once again work our asses off to catch up lost ground. Tonight I'll just pray that the system actually works tomorrow!
After work we got together with a couple of friends for dinner and a movie. That went well and we enjoyed ourselves. However, after the movie I tried to discuss some things that were frustrating me with Dave and that went all kinds of wrong. Whoever originally said marriage is hard work, was right in every way possible; and I've only been married a year!!! (as of June 16th). We never finished talking. I dropped Dave off at home and drove around for about an hour alone talking to my newly found great friend, Barbara. The discussion with Dave was around procrastination and feeling like I'm having to remind him of his responsibilities all the time -- where as he doesn't feel like I am or need to. I suppose the answer would be to just stop reminding him or doing things and see what happens?? ... I don't know. Sometimes I just don't have the answers. Maybe tomorrow some insight will come.
The day hasn't gone all wrong .. but it's felt crappy enough. I'll look forward to trying to get some sleep and hopefully I actually will.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
A Quick Post (kinda)
I've been telling myself every day I'm going to post again because I have all kinds of things on my mind; however, I'm currently sharing my laptop with Dave (husband) as his computer's motherboard decided to die a miserable death. We're hopefully that we'll have this problem of sharing a computer fixed in the next couple of weeks.
So .. random thoughts.
Three things I want to write about but I'm sure most don't know about me.
1) I lived homeless and on the streets (by choice-long story) for 6 months when I was 21.
2) I have a 7 year old son who was adopted by a wonderful family when he was born in June 2000.
3) I'm opinionated and I stand up for myself, but I used to be that girl that hid in the corner, avoided talking to anyone, and was mostly that way until 2000 - 2001 when my life began to change drastically for the better.
The basics:
I'm 32 years old, just turned it on May 25th.. eek!! I have 1 birth son who was adopted when he was born - I have a great relationship with his parents. I'm married to a man that I moved over 3000+ miles for after meeting him once and speaking with him for 3 months. We've been together for 5+ years and we've had our ups and downs. Our 1 year anniversary is June 16, 2008. I have two stepsons from my husbands previous marriage. My passions include writing, the outdoors, swimming, all animals especially horses horses horses. There is nothing quite like the bond you can form with an animal - especially one that you have to put your trust in as fully as they trust you.
Okay - so it wasn't a super quick post.... but it was a super quick run down of some info. Need to let that great hubby have the computer now. :)
OH .. one more note (rant): For GAWDS sake work people - if the printer is jammed - UNJAM it!! .. Don't walk away and use another one and leave it there for the next person to deal with.
So .. random thoughts.
Three things I want to write about but I'm sure most don't know about me.
1) I lived homeless and on the streets (by choice-long story) for 6 months when I was 21.
2) I have a 7 year old son who was adopted by a wonderful family when he was born in June 2000.
3) I'm opinionated and I stand up for myself, but I used to be that girl that hid in the corner, avoided talking to anyone, and was mostly that way until 2000 - 2001 when my life began to change drastically for the better.
The basics:
I'm 32 years old, just turned it on May 25th.. eek!! I have 1 birth son who was adopted when he was born - I have a great relationship with his parents. I'm married to a man that I moved over 3000+ miles for after meeting him once and speaking with him for 3 months. We've been together for 5+ years and we've had our ups and downs. Our 1 year anniversary is June 16, 2008. I have two stepsons from my husbands previous marriage. My passions include writing, the outdoors, swimming, all animals especially horses horses horses. There is nothing quite like the bond you can form with an animal - especially one that you have to put your trust in as fully as they trust you.
Okay - so it wasn't a super quick post.... but it was a super quick run down of some info. Need to let that great hubby have the computer now. :)
OH .. one more note (rant): For GAWDS sake work people - if the printer is jammed - UNJAM it!! .. Don't walk away and use another one and leave it there for the next person to deal with.
Monday, May 26, 2008
New Beginnings
How odd is it to create something new and then discover something from your past. I went to start this blog today and discovered that I already had one... from 2002!! .. I can't for the life of me remember the password to get into it (and my email address has changed) - so I had to create a new one. However - what an interesting thing to come across.
I've been meaning to start (restart) a blog for sometime for many reasons. I need a place to ramble, to write, to vent, and to remember. I've got one of the world's worst memories so it's good for me to write often.
I tend to be a fairly blunt person so this is my one fair warning to all those who read this that sometimes you may not necessary like what I write ... but it's coming from my mind at that moment ... sooo this is me saying take it with a grain of salt and an open mind ... or don't read it.
Moving on .. the biggest change in my life right now is that I chose to and had a RNY Gastric Bypass on April 21, 2008. I have no regrets in the slightest way. I've run into a few problems along the way - but that's to be expected after any major surgery. I'm currently about 22 pounds down with about 90 pounded left to go for me to reach my goal. I've gotten many questions from those around me since my surgery, some of which I'll likely be addressing here over time.
In other news - yesterday was my 32nd birthday. Yikes. I think birthdays stop being fun after the major fun ones. You turn 18 and you can legally buy smokes. You turn 21 and you can legally buy alcohol, get into clubs, and bars. I also had a fabulous 30th birthday that a few of my friends put together. I've realized as each birthday afterwards approachs - it's not much but the knowledge that yup .. I'm getting older. Now that's not so fun ...
I did have a good birthday though. The husband (Dave) did very well. I woke up to a couple of very large bouqets of flowers on either side of the bed. (he gets up a lot earlier than I do). We went out for a long walk in the woods where I took several pictures - very nice and relaxing. He took me out for lunch at one of our favorite Mexican places - On The Border.
Additionally, his family made me a wonderful dinner and got me several gifts -- they're very thoughtful and kind. Karen (sister-in-law) got me a book all about dogs, some bubble bath, and a really nice black stretchy tank that I'm a big fan of. She also picked me up an old-school metal top. Ya know the kind from when we were kids with the push down spinner? Super cool. Jim (brother-in-law) got me a puzzle (obsession of mine), and a Starbucks gift card. (even bigger obsession of mine). Dad (father-in-law) is picking me up a gift card from Macy's or Talbot's -- always a big hit. It was a good day.
Today is Monday, Memorial Day, a day of rememberence and lets be honest - a day to relax and get some things down around the house. I've been a bit moody today, but that seems to be the norm recently for me. Ups and downs of moodiness. I'm beginning to think that's just part of the territory of being female.
It's another bright sunny day, I'm thinking another walk and a trip to Starbucks is in order.
I've been meaning to start (restart) a blog for sometime for many reasons. I need a place to ramble, to write, to vent, and to remember. I've got one of the world's worst memories so it's good for me to write often.
I tend to be a fairly blunt person so this is my one fair warning to all those who read this that sometimes you may not necessary like what I write ... but it's coming from my mind at that moment ... sooo this is me saying take it with a grain of salt and an open mind ... or don't read it.
Moving on .. the biggest change in my life right now is that I chose to and had a RNY Gastric Bypass on April 21, 2008. I have no regrets in the slightest way. I've run into a few problems along the way - but that's to be expected after any major surgery. I'm currently about 22 pounds down with about 90 pounded left to go for me to reach my goal. I've gotten many questions from those around me since my surgery, some of which I'll likely be addressing here over time.
In other news - yesterday was my 32nd birthday. Yikes. I think birthdays stop being fun after the major fun ones. You turn 18 and you can legally buy smokes. You turn 21 and you can legally buy alcohol, get into clubs, and bars. I also had a fabulous 30th birthday that a few of my friends put together. I've realized as each birthday afterwards approachs - it's not much but the knowledge that yup .. I'm getting older. Now that's not so fun ...
I did have a good birthday though. The husband (Dave) did very well. I woke up to a couple of very large bouqets of flowers on either side of the bed. (he gets up a lot earlier than I do). We went out for a long walk in the woods where I took several pictures - very nice and relaxing. He took me out for lunch at one of our favorite Mexican places - On The Border.
Additionally, his family made me a wonderful dinner and got me several gifts -- they're very thoughtful and kind. Karen (sister-in-law) got me a book all about dogs, some bubble bath, and a really nice black stretchy tank that I'm a big fan of. She also picked me up an old-school metal top. Ya know the kind from when we were kids with the push down spinner? Super cool. Jim (brother-in-law) got me a puzzle (obsession of mine), and a Starbucks gift card. (even bigger obsession of mine). Dad (father-in-law) is picking me up a gift card from Macy's or Talbot's -- always a big hit. It was a good day.
Today is Monday, Memorial Day, a day of rememberence and lets be honest - a day to relax and get some things down around the house. I've been a bit moody today, but that seems to be the norm recently for me. Ups and downs of moodiness. I'm beginning to think that's just part of the territory of being female.
It's another bright sunny day, I'm thinking another walk and a trip to Starbucks is in order.
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