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Still not smoking!!!!!!!!!! WoooHooooo!!!!! Only gained 6 lbs and I'm sure if I exercised just a little more I'd get rid of that but have been very busy lately at work and just haven't been able to convince myself to get out there and do it. I'd rather come home and drink a couple beers when I get home rather than go exercise :-) Here's some more good news though..... my cholesterol is down to 169!!! Last year it was 254……..so yes, I've done good……real good.... You might even say that I'm healthy!
My daughter's wedding on 31 January turned out wonderfully too. Jeff came up and attended it with me and we had a great time. We talked in-depth about our new friendship and decided to keep it platonic so that we don't take the chance of ruining such a good thing. It tis a good thing too……we even found that we travel well together and have decided to have future travel adventures together with each other and even as a group. We are trying to round up people that are in our age group that are single and love to travel. So far we have a total of 5. Jeff and I both want to visit Ireland and so far the others do too so maybe both are dreams will come true one day……
Here's a copy of an email I just sent to my very best friend Jeni....... it gives you a few more details of what's been going on in my life.
Hey Jeni,
I know all about life being CRAZY so don't worry about it........ everything with me is fine......actually it's been rather exciting lately.... you can read about it if you want to by going to my website... www.geocities.com/carol_ann39... the info is in my online journal. No, so far I'm safe from going to the Middle East because I'm the only one who knows my job right now so they (leadership) would be cutting their own throat if they sent me. Yes, my Mom is still with me.....it's been a year now and I do believe I can probably handle it for 6 more months and then I'm going to have to change things. However, the only way I can change things is by leaving here and the only way to leave here right now is by volunteering to go to an overseas location for a year. There are only 3 openings right now and two are in Korea and the other one is in Greenland. I don't have any desire to go to Korea so guess where I put in for? Yep, Greenland. I'll find out in a few weeks whether I got the assignment or not. If I do get it then I'll depart in Oct/Nov timeframe. At that point I'll move my mom to an apartment somewhere and then when I return to the States then she can join me again if she wants; HOWEVER, we will keep separate residences as I really need my own space and so does she. We both agree that we don't want to ruin the progress we've made in mending old hurts and building a relationship....... Well that about catches you up with me...... In fact, I think I'll include this paragraph in my online journal so if you see it again you'll know why it sounds familiar :-)
Oh yeah, Jonathan is doing great too....he's doing his internship up in Tennessee. He'll graduate this May and then go on to graduate school; however, he'll be on his own financially at that point. It's time to cut the umbilical cord....he knows it and I know it. He's ready though.......I'm sure of it.
By the way, I know I've probably said it before, but I'll say it again.... I'm so happy that you found your biological family and that you've accepted them and they have accepted you........ it's all about family and believing......... and speaking of family and believing........ you most of all know how much I've gone through and know that at one time or another, I didn't feel like I was wanted or even loved by my family....... shoot your family was ready to adopt me........ but check this out........ my brothers and sister are going to come to Atlanta on Mother's Day weekend to surprise my Mom for her 75th birthday.... I just have to get her up there. And if I can get my Dad up there too then we'll be having a full-fledge family reunion........ pretty cool, huh? :-)
Well, I must get busy with my day........
Take care my friend for life, love ya lots, and don't wait so darn long to write again.......just kidding.......I understand how busy life can get so write when you can :-)
Carol
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