Long time, no talkie!

Hey Guys!

Sorry for being MIA....Alot has happened over the last little while...

Let's see here's the list....may not be in order, but I will def try to keep it in order!

• Loosing 16 pounds! 
• Mom going through a series of trials through her Gastric Bypass surgery. 
• We headed up to Sacramento to help Justin's brother, Will move.  
• Growing my relationship with my hubs! 
• Just feeling strong and coming to terms with my life.  

Let me just focus on one at a time.   Since I joined Jenny Craig a few months back, I have come to learn a lot!      Back in May or June, we really weren't able to afford it any longer, so I made the choice to really try it on my own.  I lost the first 10 with jenny, and now I've done 6 on my own! I couldn't be happier.  I have learned how to eat healthy and smart when I can't eat so healthy.  I've really come to terms with exercise.  I actually love it. Overall, I feel really good.  Justin has been a huge support for me.  As well as my mom and dad and my best  friend Kathy.  Everyone is really encouraging, and I know I can actually do it.  I think my problem all these years has been instant gratification and over thinking everything.  I made it to be something that was so intangible, that I just didn't care to do it.  Now I know what it takes, and it's so EASY! 

My mom made the decision to do gastric bypass a while ago.  She did the research, talk to people who had it done, prayer tons about what God wanted for her life, and had an overall peace about her decision.  I couldn't have been more happy! She originally went in a month ago for the surgery.  We were all waiting in the waiting room when the Dr. comes out after an hour and tells us that they can't do the surgery.  WHAT! my heart sinks! Apparently the anesthesiology made an error that really could have really hurt my mom if not killed her. He basically put a huge hematoma on my moms stomach right where they had to do the surgery.  Needless to say she was not a happy camper, but she made it through just fine and recovered well! A week later we were back.  Since I was the one staying with her over night and all that, I was mentally prepared, but exhausted.  I can't really recall where I was or what happened for the 2nd try.  But once again it failed, she was throwing PVC's which is basically her heart skipping all over the place.  Her heart rate dropped during the beginning.  She would eventually be put up in a room and we would try the surgery again for the 3rd time the next day.  Everyone came....we got calls from the nurse twice while she was in surgery, she did beautifully! 

She is now 3 weeks out from her surgery, but on Sunday she was having some really really bad pain in her stomach.....She called that night to the Dr.  and he told her if it persists to come in and he would meet her at the hospital.  Monday morning came and she was going into the hospital!   holy cow! I was really freaked out! She had a CT scan and everything came out great.  She just had gastritis.  She did have to stay in the hospital over night....I was once again, her sleeping buddy.   Over all she is doing awesome and she is down 26 lbs! I'm so proud of her and excited that she will be getting her health back! 

On the 4th of July  we headed up to Sac to help Will and Sam move! They were moving just a half an hour south, but we had to move them from two different places: storage unit and her parents house.  We got it all done so quickly and their new house is absolutely adorable! Everything came together so nicely and it was so great to be able to hang out with them for 5 days! 

I'm finally feeling like i'm in a really great place and knowing I am the one who is loosing the weight on my own.....its a freeing feeling! I know i am a lot stronger than I give myself credit for.  I have always never taken responsibility for myself....(that's a whole different topic that probably would involve a therapist, so we won't go there) but I am actually feeling like I have so much control! And I like it! lol.  Life is good, God is great, and friends are amazing.  I'm so thankful for having such a full life.  It feels beautiful! 

That's it for now, and I'll definitely be keeping up more..  

loves, for now