dj you're my dj

silly things that dave says:

1. dj your my dj
2. the alberts' like this, the alberts' called us, anything with the alberts'

working out

So, I weighed myself today and it turns out that I've lost 21 pounds since my last weigh in at the doctors, aka the most I have ever weighed in my life!! This makes me feel really good. All that hard work is paying off!! I need to lose about 8 more pounds to reach my initial goal! :)

I worked out with my personal trainer today and he gave me a good routine to follow. I'm going to try it out starting tomorrow and we'll see how it goes.....He made me happy because he told me I was looking trim.

update on the family

So far my dad is doing alright. His heart is pumping at a normal rate, which is huge!! However, he does have a ton of blockage in all of his other arteries and will most likely need more stents. hopefully he will continue his new healthy eating and this will help reduce any further complications.

In other news, my bubbi Cyrille, is now in a rehab facility. Rehab is supposed to help her be able to walk a bit, and then she can go back home. She really hates her rehab facility, a lot! She has called all of my michigan family members and asked for a ride home and for them to get her out of there. I was able to talk to her today, and she sounded like she was miserable! she told me all she wanted was to go home, but no one will take her home. I hope that her spirits are lifted and she can get out soon!!

As for me......I've just been taking it easy this week. Nothing too exciting. Work is pretty boring. Went to happy hour with natalie downtown at a yummy new place downtown with FREE PARKING (YAY!). Also, Dave and I took Maureen out for a belated birthday dinner and ice cream. Both were very fun!

reality

Dave and I were married on may 24th. It was the most amazing day of life so far. It was beautiful and fun and went by in a blur. After the wedding we spent a day with family and were then off to the beautiful oregon coast. The oregon coast was also truly amazing and just a step out of our real lives, but of course the real world did call us back......

June 1st we came back to work and reality, so to speak. I was hoping for only good things in our lives together, but someone out there had another plan, and we made an emergency trip to michigan. My dad, after 52 years of not working out and eating only red meat, had had a heart attack. A major heart attack!! I would say other than my wedding, this has been a very hard year. Since we got to michigan we were travelling between one hospital and another. My dad was at henry ford in detroit and my bubbi at beaumont in berkley. Oh yes, my grandmother (bubbi) is still in the hospital, so it was not the happiest visit. Of course my father did not realize the severity and asked dave and I both several times if we had ate arabic food, and what friends we had seen. No to both questions dad, dave and I left work not to socialize and eat food, but to see you after your MAJOR HEART ATTACK....Oh, and by the way, no you are not going back to work monday, maybe the million hours you work every week helped aid in causing your heart attack.... Anyway, my dad kept saying he felt like a million bucks, and he must have been right, b/c he was released back home from the hospital on saturday (thank g-d!), but hopefully he will change his lifestyle...he has ate healthy one day, and that's a start, but it's hard to change 50+ years of unhealthy living. I will worry about him, but after I go and see bubbi today at beaumont (hopefully she's getting out soon too!!) ,and pack my bag, I'm heading back to seattle...
In a somewhat related word, I would like to thank all my amazing seattle friends for their offered help, airport rides, and amazing deli trays, Dave and I are just both so lucky to have good friends and family that care about us!