It's been so long since I've posted anything! I didn't realize how long it had been! Life has been steady...Moving at the same hectic speed that it usually does. I realized today how late in the year we really are when I bought Christmas placemats and napkins. The fall is in full force. I've opened my windows and wore sweaters the last couple of days. Michael has a double header football game this weekend and I'm really looking forward to a fall afternoon at the football field. Seems almost idealic for sunny Florida. Other than just the usual, not a whole lot has been going on. When it does happen, I almost always forget my camera! :-)

What is about to change is pretty stinkin' big. Over the summer I was considering taking a travel assingment down in south Florida. But, my family, espcially mom, asked me to get healthy before I took on such a big undertaking. So, I started looking into what that meant for me. I ended up at a surgeon's office talking about lap banding as a means to lose weight. What they told me was not at all what I was expecting. They felt that the lap band procedure would not give me the effects I need for the risks involved in the surgery. Instead, the recommened that I have gastric bypass. To say I was shocked was an understatement! I went home and talked about it with my family and a few close friends and did a lot of praying and considering. When I decided that this is, indeed, what I want and need to do, I submitted a claim to the insurance company. About 6 weeks later, we heard back and things are now moving very quickly. I've seen a psychologist, had my gall bladder ultra-sounded, seen a nutritionist and tomorrow, I go for blood work. On Thursday, November 29 I go for pre-op day. Then on Wednesday, December 5 I go in for surgery.

I'm nervous about the surgery and I'm nervous about my own abilities to have the self-control to do this, but I am confident in Dr. Jawad, and I am confident that with lots of help I can do this. The fun part will be seeing my clothes getting too big and seeing the physical changes in my body. I am looking forward to going to Brazil this summer (God willing) and experiencing it without getting short of breath running across the airports and being able to be more mobile. I will try to post some pictures every couple of weeks so that ya'll can see the changes. I ask that ya'll keep me in you prayers for the next several months as I recover and adjust to this new lifestyle...

Happy Fall!!!