Good News....
To keep this short and sweet...My biopsy results came back Monday evening and they were CLEAR/Noncancerous. There will be no need for any further tests or worries. I am quite relieved and feeling a sense of being blessed. Things have been going so well for me and my marriage, that I was just praying that my results would be fine. Now we can move forward and focus on our future once again...Thank you for your thoughts and hope all of you have a great day...Very busy at work and cannot blog very long today!
Gosh.. I Hate Monday Mornings!
Reason being, this weekend flew by too quickly and the parents have since departed from Charlotte, on their way back to NJ..:0( This was probably one of the best visits I had with my parents and I was very sad to see them leave. Although, I was very disappointed how they are not losing weight as specified by Dr's & their lack of self-control when it comes to food. But who am I to say anything? They know what they need to do but they are obsessed with food and when they will eat next!! With Ben & I taking better care of our bodies and trying to get to the gym every other day, it is amazing how they don't realize they won't be here to see our children grow up, if they keep doing this to themselves. But I have to say I was proud of Mom getting up Sat & Sun to go on treadmill in morning, so at least she is wanting to do something about her body.
Anyway, we had a wonderful, stress-free weekend and it was not uncomfortable at all. Ben was very happy to see them and we shared sometime together Friday night and Sunday with him. We had the most perfect weather all weekend and not a drop of rain. It would of been nice to get the pontoon boat Sunday but we didn't have all day to spend on Lake. We ate at Sonny's BBQ Friday night after they got situated and Ben was home. Saturday morning, I met 'rents for breakfast and headed over to Northlake Mall to walk around and see what is there in the early afternoon. Since I haven't been before, it was pretty nice but nothing spectacular at all. Later that afternoon, Mom & I went to Target & Marshalls for small things we wanted to get for Neya and my sister. The 3 of us met up with Walter, his g/f Kathy and cousin Stephen. We had a delicious dinner/dessert at Harper's restaurant and afterwards headed home to meet Ben. Unfortunately, he felt obligated to helping his boss move their furniture and stuff into their new house that night, missing out on dinner with family.Sunday we had chance to sleep in and met 'rents for breakfast. We decided to have them come over to hang out at the pool and get some sun. We spent a good 3 hrs there and returned home. I got some color in the short time I was in the sun. It was the 1st day I was not wearing my boot for my ankle and it felt pretty good. Early evening, Mom & Dad came back to our place and drove up to Ciro's Italian Restaurant and ate some GREAT food. This place is located in University and we LOVE IT... We talked and hung out and had a wonderful meal, no complaints and even had some leftovers to take home. We said our good-byes, it was sad to see them go but all good things come to an end. This morning I actually timed everything perfect and met them in front of hotel to say good-bye again and see them once more. As I drove into work, I just felt very positive and know they feel good about whats going on between Ben & I currently. I don't know when we will see them again or if we can plan a trip up there for a few days but I def want to do so, in the next few months. It would be nice to see Atlantic City, Wildwood/Cape May, family/friends and spend time with Neya. I am anxius to plan some trips for next yr as we plan our time off for vacations. Well work is most important and making the most we can out of our time together.It is Monday afternoon and STILL no results from OB. I am pretty on edge over this and wondering WTF is going on? I was truly wishing I would know something by now, but I just called and left a message for his nurse to call me when the results are in. We will see..hope i hear back from them today.Be good and keep ya updated!!
Turn up the Heat Thursday..
HOT-HOT-HOT..yes this best explains the sex I had this morning. It was unbelievable and wonderful. I've been holding off since my biopsy on Monday but it was worth it! I plan to get on him some more tonight, especially if the Dolphins get some good play tonight vs Panthers in Charlotte. And with company arriving tomorrow....less alone time for us!!!
This weekend should be exciting to say the least. My parents are driving down to visit us tonight and will be arriving in Charlotte tomorrow. Mostly excited about seeing them, its been since March that I visited/attended my Aunt's memorial. The weather will be great (mid-80's and sunny) and it will be perfect for anything we decide to do during the day. Probably hang at the pool, do some shopping and hang out at our place, relaxing. My mom's brother lives in Charlotte and plans to have dinner with us one night when they are here. So big weekend of visits and some form of fun!!!
Otherwise my job transition is going well, training off & on, besides tackling over 50 files that have issues to be worked on. Luckily next week most of my associates will be here in Charlotte and I will get more focused time with a Assoc Underwriter.
Will update at end of weekend when everything comes to a slow halt, once again. Take care 'til then and keep smiling. :0)
Something About Tuesday....
It's been a whirlwind of fun, drama and good times. My weekend overall was awesome and just plain fun (as I can have with a walking cast). Saturday, I got a lot of laundry and small things done around the house, and did some shopping of my own. We went to Outback later @ night and had appetizers and drinks, then had a Chocolate Thunder from Down Under--YUMMY!! Sunday, we laid low and enjoyed each other (WINK~~), went to eat breakfast at our favorite diner. Came home to relax, watched some of our usual shows we DVR during the week and talked alot about things going on with me & our marriage (all good). We did some shopping & got more pictures hung up in house and did laundry. Getting things all ready for the parents to visit is a big pain but I just want them to like my place. We met up with our former neighbors (V & B) for dinner and drinks near uptown and had a blast. Came home to watch WWE Summer Slam and it was pretty good.This week started out pretty good and I did get the biopsy done yesterday and will have to wait on results til end of week or beg of next. I have to say it was painful and it just made me feel as if I was having a lot of cramps. Thankfully, I am doing a lot better and having company will keep my mind off waiting on the results..LOL yea right. Today, work is going well, just finished all my new/rush submissions and going to tackle some files that have service issues, so I need to email Brokers and let them know to contact me directly for any questions. Some more training tomorrow and thursday with two associates this week. Otherwise all is great, have a lot more freedom to add my own ideas to this new position and grow each day. I got a brand new laptop bag from work, they ordered small ones that fit me a lot better too; which makes me VERY happy. I have gotten in the circle of women I have wanted to be more friendly with and it seems to be going well too.
Well just a quickie update to let you know I am still around....until the weekend.
Hey Its Me again...
This week has been great and I am looking forward to seeing what new information about my job I will learn next week. As Underwriting Assistant, I am the go to contact for submissions from Brokers requesting coverage. There is a lot of info I need to look for in policy requests and I deal mainly with accounts that are looking for $1 mill -$10 mill policies. It is pretty detailed and it is something I can remain in and stay busy. The new girl Sarah is working out well as my replacement for front desk. I took her out to lunch yesterday afternoon and she kept saying she loves the job and enjoys the environment. We suggested hanging out sometime on the weekends to meet her uptown with her friends and have some fun. She lives uptown and has a sweet apt!
Anyway, I am getting nervous about my parents visit next weekend. My mom is so critical about things and I just want them to like where we live now. Yes, it is a bIG change from having our own house but this is a good thing for us. I am building rental history for future possibilities. I am being responsible and paying my rent & bills, so hopefully in a couple yrs we can buy another home of our own. It is a dream of ours once again, but time will tell as to what the future wll hold. This visit will be the 1st time we will all be together since 2003 Christmas visit to our new home. I just want my place to look nice and they will approve. The area of town isnt the nicest but it is safe, gated and secure. I have not heard of any crime within our neighborhood so I don't worry around here. With Ben home every night it just makes me feel safer. So next weekend I will see them and spend as much time with them as possible. I am hoping the weather will be nice and sunny and mild temps so we can do some fun things like put put and walks around uptown.
Today I am on a relaxed schedule at home, I don't have to go to gym til tomorrow, but I do want to rn out and see if I can find somethings at Target/Marshalls for our house. Just odds n' ends I would like to find before they come. I told Ben I would like his help with the garage this weekend so we can make it more accessible.. Who knows what we will actually get accomplished!
Well have a great weekend and I will update you next week with the job and my reults from Dr....
Wow What a Week...:0)
Can you believe it's Friday? My week sure flew by and being in my new position, I am loving it! I have learned quite a bit in a couple days, even though today I am not overwhelmed with work. I love my new digs and the fact I have my own brand new laptop! It is a pretty sweet deal and a pay raise soon to follow!!!
This weekend we will do some fun house stuff in prep for my parents visit in addition, I will be looking into a laptop bag that better suits my small body. The one they gave me is too big & I would rather find one that fits me better. I also need to buy a WEBcam & set up shop at home. Everything is finally working out for me AND my happy little life! I feel this job came to me for reason and I am truly happier than ever with a COMPANY I work for.
My procedure to biopsy cells happens Monday afternoon and I am VERY nervous. I am praying it will all work out and be ok per the Dr's results. Hubby is being very supportive thru all of this and I am grateful. My parents will be visiting next weekend and I am looking forward to seeing them after the last few months we have had. I feel it will be good for all of us to have time together and talk.
I am not really up for blogging much lately & I apologize for that. Hope all of you have a great weekend...Enjoy and party it Up...
Much Love & Peace
TODAY IS A DAY LIKE NO OTHER..
As of 4:30 pm Wednesday afternoon,
I have gotten a promotion within my Company. I will be moving from Front Desk Manager to
Underwriting Assistant under the Specialty Risk Division. I am soo happy and excited about this big career move! I was smiling from ear to ear all evening and the hubs is estatic for me too. He took me out for dinner last night to celebrate and tonight he said after we go to gym, we can go for drinks w/ my friends to cheer in the new job promotion. I will transition into this new job over the next two weeks since we have to find a replacement for the current position I am in now.
Boy this week has really turned around more than I could of imagined! Things are falling into place so smoothly and in an upward movement. I have prayed for somehting wonderfult o happen for my career wise and nwo my wish came true. This is certainly a BIG thing for me & my future with this Insurance industry. I will be in contact with many different people and growing with the position too. They said within 2 yrs I can/will be fully licensed and move into becoming a Broker which = more $$$ than I could phathom. This opportunity would of never happened if I did not step up and mention to the Division President that I was interested; he was very surprised and happy I did take the chance to talk with him and decided that this would be a GREAT move for me within the company.
So as you can imagine, I am anxious to start my new position and get the ball rolling with the new job. I guess I have found my new future career and this is definitely a great experience for me overall.
Much love....and happiness :0)
Needless to say, All is Well!
Man this past weekend flew by and now it is the end of day on TUESDAY! I have been pretty occupied with stuff in office and at home. We both are anticipating the visit of my parents in 2 weeks, prepping the house for parental company & enjoying ourselves too. This past weekend did not play out as expected BUT we were neither diappointed or bored. We relaxed all Friday night after work, cooked left-overs and hung out doing things together around the house. Saturday I did my few errands around town, went to gym for 1 hr and relaxed until Ben arrived home from work. Our plans for Saturday to hang out w/ our former neighbors didn't happen so we decided to make our way over to Ciro's Italian Restaurant in Unversity. We got caught in a terential down pour on the way and we had to pull over til it let up. Needless to say we made the best of that time...wink wink!! Upon our arrival, the rain let up enough for me to scoot into the place and get our table. Let me say, this place is our most favorite restaurant EVER and the owner who walks around playing the accordian to Italian music is such a bonus. We ate the most delicious meal and ended it with Spimone dessert. We took our time and enjoyed the night out (just the two of us) and came back home for some relaxation and intimacy.
Sunday was great, we actually slept in 'til 10am! We were pretty lazy most of the day, cooking breakfast, doing laundry, watching races, catching up on paying bills and then the big project--assembling the bookcase. It didnt take very long & after we had it all put together, I got my statues/knick-knacks and placed them on the top two shelves. The bedroom is really big and we hae plenty of room for more things, eventually a NEW bedroom set w/ dressers/nightstands and headbopard/footboards. I LOVE it. I am anxious to look for a new comforter/bed in a bag set. I want the room to look more put together & add some more pictures. So every weekend I go searching for accessories and etc for the house and room. I absolutely love living where I am now, it is not in the BEST section of town but hey, it is convenient to work for both of us. I am not saying it is a place where I feel unsafe, cause it is safe and gated.
This week will be pretty chill as I see it. We watched WAR of the Worlds on DVD last night when the damn cable went out...Hummm. We cooked some good dinner and relaxed. Tonight, we will probably make it over to the gym after he comes home and make some meatballs and spaghetti for dinner. I plan to catch up onother DVR'd shows and just relax after the gym. I truly enjoy our down time together where we brainstorm and create such a peaceful home for each of us. We no longer fight, argue or cause much conflict; we have changed in so many ways and I am in love w/ my husband more each and every day.
Counseling has been going extremely well and I am making great progress. She has mentioned that I seem more relaxed, calm, comfortable in my body; big change from the first day I saw her. We are working on the trauma (rapes& torment of childhood peers) I have been ignoring and pushing deeper inside of me, without facing it head-on. She feels it will help a lot with my progress and how I view things in my life and mnake better choices too. I noticed I have pushed a lot of the trauma I have experienced deep down so I wouldnt have to face it but nowadays I realize I need to work thru it so it will no longer be that traumatic---thank god for insurance than covers this!!!
Well I am about to leave for the night, have a great night! CIAO...
PICTURES, PICTURES...HERE WE GO!!!
Here are some cute pics from the past week....hope you like them. I truly feel so blessed to have my husband in my life, who stands by my side and loves me unconditionally. I have witnessed too many times where love comes with conditions (especially with M--ugh that name just brings chills throughout my body) and I love that we are not like that. We truly values each other and have grown closer each day we've been together. I can't imagine my life any better right now, and with all changes I am proud to be a married woman once again!!! Ben & I have discussed renewing our wedding vows in the future and I am game for that! Any excuse to through a party works for me. But that is not for a while, so I can at least daydream of what we would plan to do for that event.I took the plunge last night and got another TATTOO!!! I am soo happy with it and since I am all about keeping things simple and focus on what makes us happy...I got the Kanji symbol for "Happiness". Needless to say I need to get a pic taken and post it up here as well this weekend. I had it put on the back of my neck right where my spine starts so I can cover if needed and tie my hair up and show it off when I want to. I love IT!!!! My g/f M came with me to get her ink done last night. She had a "humble fairy" inked on her right ankle; it came out soo great and has so much detail too!!! We were two happy chics last night afterwards to say the least. SO that was the big thing going on this week along with getting the walking cast on my left ankle. I am feeling a bit better, less swelling but still alot of weakness and pain when I attempt to walk on it without the cast thing. I still have two weeks before I go for a follow up with Dr and we will figure out what's next for me. I will be having a procedure on the 21st of this month. I am a bit nervous since I got the word from OB about my pap coming back slightly abnormal. I automatically fear that it is the Pre-Cancerous cells I dealt with 7 yrs ago..but no one is sure til they do this procedure. They will test and scrap and see what's going on. I just hope it is nothing and can proceed with my life as usual. On the other hand, I am worried this could be something I didn't think about until I had my pap, it has to do with Matt. As mentioned in much earlier posts in yr, he had "H" and I was always worried I would get it...We will see soon enough I guess and then figure stuff out.Anyways, plans for weekend consist of definitely heading to V's new place in uptown Saturday nt, lots of drinking & shooting pool with the fellas! It is expected to be a blast and just FUN. Other than that I may hang out with other g/f's this weekend and relax, chill with Ben & do house stuff Sunday afternoon. Since we bought a bookcase, I want to set it up and arrange house better..get some cleaning/moving furniture around, etc... All the fun things!!!TGIF...its been a rough long week but at least I can sleep in tomorrow, then head to gym before any other activities to tackle thru weekend! Hope you all have a good weekend and enjoy yourrselves.TGIF....TGIF...TGIF!!!
I am Worth $315.50
How much are you worth? Add up the dollar amounts for the statements that are true for you. I challenge anyone who does not admit to the $0.50! And no, I am not telling you which ones are true for me.Smoked pot-- $10Got drunk, passed out and dont remember the night before-- $20Went skinny dipping-- $5Had sex in a pool-- $20Kissed someone of the same sex-- $10Had sex with someone of the same sex $20Cheated on your g/f or b/f -- $10Cheated on your g/f or b/f with their relative or close friend--$20Done oral-- $5got oral-- $5got oral in a car while it was moving --$25prank called the cops-- $5Stole something-- $10Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars--$20Had sex with someone 10 years older-- $20Had sex with someone under 21 and you are over 27--$25Cried yourself to sleep-- $5Cried during sex--$20Been in love-- $25Been in love with two ppl or more at the same time --$50Said you love someone but didnt mean it-- $25Went streaking-- $5Went streaking in broad daylight --$15Been arrested-- $5Spent time in jail --$15Peed in the pool-- $0.50Played spin the bottle-- $5Done something you regret-- $20Had a crush on your best friend--$5Had sex with your best friend --$20Had a crush on someone at work --$5Had sex with someone you work with at work --$25Lied to your mate --$5Lied to your mate about the sex being good --$25THIS IS TOO FUNNY---GUESS WHICH ONES I SAID ARE TRUE???
Too Hot Tuesday!!!
Today, is going to be one of the hottest day we are expected to face all Summer (100+ degrees) ~~~ Lucky Us!!I know I have done the updates on what's going on in my life, but I have been neglecting the fact my best friend of 6 yrs has been non-communicatative in the last month. Yes, we agreed to take a break and about a week or so later, emailed about getting together for lunch or such but we have yet to communicate thru a phone call in over 4 weeks!! I have been dropping her emails and voicemails at work & cell phone over the last 2 or so weeks. I have gotten 1 email stating she was out of office for a week earlier in month and has been SOOO busy that she hasn't time to spend with me to discuss our repairing of friendship and personal emails were frowned upon at work, so I stopped immediately. I resent her for what has happened and how it all came about but I feel I got a lot off my back in regards to issues I had with her during our friendship that I was unable to say before. Honestly, I have not lost any sleep over it and frankly, if she will continues to ignore my messages and all, I will throw in the towel and walk away, as planned!! I am being very patient and hope one day in future we will be able to be friends, but on a different level; I do plan on discussing boundaries and guidlines. I am quite disappointed as this has been the longest and most devastating experience with her for the last 6 yrs. She has always been part of my life and NOW she is not; which was HER decision. My life has been constantly in the upward motion in the last two months and it's only getting better. I am so happy, energetic, outgoing and looking for the same in friends--don't want any alcoholic, drug-using adults in my life...and thats how I feel. I honestly can move on with my life without her, I am making new friends & becoming even more outgoing and open to new people in our lives. I want to be surrounded with positive people and couples who are on the straight and narrow, for the most part. I want to have a g/f who I can confide in, share memories with and just be... No strings attached and nothing more than general involvement. I have learned a hard lesson with g/f's cant trust them as far as you can throw them. I am true believer in second chances but this is getting out of hand...How many times do I need to sit back and wait for her to come around??? Maybve this is just a sign, this won't be worth the wait or worth saving ??Anyways, everything else is going well. I am hobbling around and managing with the soreness of my heel/ankle. I hope to see the Dr in 2 weeks for my appt and he will give me better news. Ben & I have been discussing the possibility of renting a boat this weekend and invite S & M and maybe V & K for the ride and have a great afternoon with our friends. I figure we would pack a picnic lunch, bring blankets & drinks and chill out on Lake Wylie all day, if we can manage to get everyone together...hmmmmm If not, I do plan to do some shopping for running sneakers this weekend since it's tax free weekend for school supplies and accessories--YEA. Last night I did go to gym and talked with some of trainers about my ankle and continued to do my upper body workout & abs and helped Ben with his routine weight machines. It is much better having a partner who will work with me to achieve my goals and weight loss. Well not much more to say at this point, may update later if necessary...but until then.....
