New Wheels

I got a new car last Saturday, it was also my birthday on the 7th so it was an early present to myself. But I'm quite impressed with it as well. I got one hell of a deal on it too! This is just a net pic but the exact same car mine is just dark blue.

THE DEAL
-2008
-2 miles on it
- lower payment than previous car
- $52 lower car insurance payment
- 0% interest for 60 months (my loan is that long so I'm never paying extra)
- It's in my favorite color (dark blue)
- 32 miles to the gallon on Hwy
-28 miles to the gallon in town
- 4x4
- Yes I can drive it in the snow!

The Summer Reading List

Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter & The Sorcerers Stone

Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Askaban

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter & TheOrder of the Phoenix

Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

The Scarpetta Series- Patricia D. Cornwell

Postmortem

Body of Evidence

All That Remains

Cruel & Unusual

The Body Farm

From Potters Field

Cause of Death

Unnatural Exposure

Point of Origin

Black Notice

The Last Precinct

Blow Fly

Trace

Predator

Book of the Dead

Patricia D. Cornwell

At Risk

Portrait of A Killer- Jack the Ripper

Lauren Weisberger

Devil Wears Prada

Chasing Harry Winton

Everyone Worth Knowing

Carl Hiaasen

Skin Tight

Skinny Dip

James Patterson

3^rd Degree

4^th of July

Judge & Jury

London Bridfes

Sam’s Letters to Jennifer

You’ve Been Warned

The Jester

The Quickie

Michael Connelly

The Closer

Laurie R. King

Touchstone

The Dark Series - Christine Feehan

Dark Magic

Dark Prince

Dark Gold

Dark Desire

Dark Secret

Stephen King

Hearts in Atlantis

Bag of Bones

Stephanie Meyers

The Host

And this is just the ones I've remembered to write down... Well over 50 books read this summer. Oh I guess I should clarify this though; I listen to the narrated audio books so still the same book only someone is reading it to me. I listen to them in my car on the way to work, while at work, and on the way home from work. I listen to them while I work out and when I'm just sitting in my room getting ready for the day.

Disappointment, Tears and Delay again

August 2^nd the pre-op appointment: I am anxiously waiting in the lobby ready to meet Dr. Belnap again in a final weigh in and check-up before my surgery on the 15^th

Reading the latest Newsweek and sitting on a plush large black couch in the private room; reading about how the war is affecting us all and what a horrible thing it is… (what’s new really?) When in walks the Doc and begins the physical exam; prodding my stomach in the area he intends to operate on.

When he pulls back and looks down at his chart “hmmm” and a frown appears on his face. I immediately know ‘not good’ “How much weight have you lost?” He asks “28 pounds.” I reply. He flips through my chart again. “I need you to lose 25 more. Because this a laproscopic surgery I prefer my patients to have quick weight loss before the surgery so that when the fat cells pull away from the organs I have more wiggle room.” Sigh “okay.”

I held it together till I got to my car then a slew of profanities came out and then rushed in the tears. I called Ronda, Belnap did the same thing to her; she knows how I feel.

So once again I am waiting for my turn to have my surgery done. (sigh) just have to eat more veggies than I am now ( feeling like a rabbit) and work out more going from 5 days’ a week to 6 days a week. I will lose this weight and have my surgery.

Handbags!!!

I will have more pictues uploaded soon of the new fabrics I have and also the new WAY cute journals and matching pens up too.

The Let Down

The past 7 months I have gone to more than 20 appointments had to attempt to sleep through the night with a million wires connected to me for a sleep study and pay nearly $1000.00 in doctor’s bills.

The insurance requested another blood test (H-pylori) to see if I have bacteria in my stomach or had and acid reflux problem. It came back positive so they made me have an Endoscopy; knock me out and put a huge tube down my throat looking and my throat and tummy as well as burning off two ulcers.

Making you jump through every hoop finally they approve my surgery. The doctors office calls you to schedule pre-op exam and the surgery.

August 4^th was to be the day that I turned the proverbial leaf over. Beginning a new chapter in life heading towards healthy living; I was excited, nervous and shocked that it was finally going to happen.

This morning 7/18/08 Amber from my Surgeons office calls to say, “Doctor Belnap is going to be out of town that week I need to reschedule you.”

I… was… crushed.

Beautiful Skies

5:50 am the morning as I was driving the canyon headed for work. I spotted one of the most beautiful skies I’ve seen in a while.

The moon was setting just above the western mountains, full and heavy in the sky with a romantic red hue; reflecting the rising sun. The skylines milky blues and lavenders with a crust of cloudy baby pink. It was incredible!

Cellophane Sisters

Today my best friend Jessica and I did probably the most embarrassing thing in our entire friendship! (9years)

Jess had been nagging me to go with her to get a body wrap done for the past month or so. Well it sounded like a great idea, but there is the one small detail of having to get naked!!! Okay so you have on your bra and these little cloth/paper thongs but pretty much naked. I was not to keen on the idea of it but my friend said that most come away with a 7-13 inch loss. That sealed the deal for me I said okay.

To prepare for the body wrap they have to exfoliate the entire body. So the two girls grab a fruity smelling scrub and begin to rub this stuff all over. Now when I say all over I mean ALL over aside from the few covered places they scrubbed every inch of bare skin from the neck down! That included my posterior! UM HELLO!

Well after the very friendly rub down the girls applied the cream that helps detox the body. Once said cream is applied they wrapped us up in cellophane. They wrap us up so tight you can’t really move except to waddle over to the bed where you lean against then they put you in the bed. We looked like Cathy Bates in Fried Green Tomato's when she asked her husband Ned what he'd do if she answered the door wrapped only in cellophane, She looked considerably better in it than we did as her's was wrapped enough times you didn't see anything!

Then you incubate as they called it. 45 minutes sweating in a small room with my best friend. She so owed me for doing this with her! NO pictures for that event.