The Holidays

Sorry, it's been so long. I have been working on my new blog which is linked with this one. It's the story of my illness. It's supposed to be good therapy and since I get so many questions, I can hash it out right here. Plus it helps me get memories back, too.

I went to the doctor last Thursday to check on everything. My blood sugar is behaving well, and he just wanted me to up the amount of insulin I am taking just a little bit, but keep checking back with him every week or so. We discussed my depression because since right before Thanksgiving, I was having terrible mood swings between really bad sadness and being pretty happy. I seem to feel like this at this time of year. We decided it was the time of year, and possibly hormones.

We also discussed babies. He said that if we want to start right away, he would send me to the specialist. But we decided that for the baby's safety as well as my own, we should wait until my blood sugar has leveled out for a while.

My 35th birthday is on Thursday, and Sans 34th is on the 22nd. I am wary of getting older. I am every year. I am one of those people that didn't think I would make it past my 25th birthday for whatever reason. So, every year, I get a little weird around my birthday. I think about things I haven't done, and how so many people are where I would want to be at a much earlier age. But then, I can step back and take a look at the big picture and realize that by waiting, I have found so much of my dreams.



On Friday, we leave for Chicago for a couple of days. It is a wedding gift from my best friend, Kevin. He works for United Airlines, and is flying us out for free. And he will be showing us around. Last I heard from him, he is very excited about us coming and all the things he wants to show us. We are really looking forward to it. I've never been to Chicago, and neither has Sans. Sans also hasn't been on a large plane before. We will possibly get to ride first class at least one way. It should be so fun.

On Monday, I am going to send in our order for the kids gifts on Monday, and I am also going to send out my Secret Santa gift. I can almost not wait for the Christmas season to be over. I hate crowds, so it makes it hard to shop, not to mention the money that we don't have to spend on each other. We have decided that between us, we are going to put off our own Christmas until January. We also plan to have a party in late January because I will be hitting my cure date. Yay! :-)

Sans is doing well, puttering on as usual. We have been laughing at the latest World of Warcraft ads with Mr. T and William Shatner.

If I don't get time to write, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday, no matter what you celebrate. And have a great New Year!

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(These pictures were taken for our first Christmas together in 2005)