Gall Bladder

On Monday, I received the call I had expected for 5 days... my gall bladder needs to come out. I have been to the ER twice in almost 2 months with severe abdominal pain. The first time, they assumed it was just a spasm. The second time, they thought it was my gall bladder. I went to my GI doc Thursday afternoon to confirm it. He took some more blood, which showed my liver enzymes were very high. So, out it comes!

I have no idea when this is all happening. It's not very comfortable right now. I can feel my gall bladder now. It just feels big. I tried to do yoga on Saturday, but had to stop, because it hurt. It's really made me have better posture, because when I slouch it aches.

So, I meet with my surgeon for the first time on Friday to figure out when he'll be taking my gall bladder out. It shouldn't be too big of a deal, but I can't wait for the threat of gall bladder attacks to end.

By the way, no one told me that loosing a significant amount of weight could make a borderline gall bladder go bad. It's true! Who knew? I guess if that's the only downside, then loosing my 45+ pounds is still worth it :)

Valentine's Day!

I have the most wonderful husband in the world!!! Greg is in Strattford, England, flying a trip for Continental. No matter the distance, he still surprises me on Valentine's Day. I just got these flowers delivered to my home, from him. He's so sweet! He remembered my favorite florist, and had them put a Gerber Daisy in for me.

I didn't have very good luck with Valentine's days before Greg. He had one HORRIBLE Valentine's Day. So, we try not to put to much into this day. We don't exchange gifts, but do small things to let the other know how much they are loved.

I'm just grateful Greg picked me. He is the man I never knew existed. He exceeds the standards I had for my "dream man." He makes me happier than I knew possible. He is my best friend in the whole world. I love him more today than ever before. I'm the luckiest girl in the world!!!

Adoption Update

I thought I should give you all a quick update on our adoption process. First, some background... We are going through a Minnesota agency (over 100 years old), and enrolled in the Domestic Infant program. Our profile goes into "The Book" for birth families to select families they'd like to meet. Then, after meeting with us, we all decide if we are a match and if so we work on completing the adoption process.

We started this process last March, and just got into the book 1 1/2 weeks ago. It takes much longer than I expected. It's also a tough process to experience. However, this will all be worth it if we are picked. Now, we are in a waiting game. It could be years before we hear anything. Patience will be our key to success.

I'll let you guys know if we hear anything. As of now, expect nothing for a while.

Winter wonderland?

Last weekend, Greg and I threw a spectacular Groundhogs Day Party! It was our 5th annual. We had 3 southern friends (Kari, Tina and Randy) fly up for it the day before. We had a great time catching up and playing games before the main event. The next day, we had about 25 people show up and enjoy the beautiful day and wonderful food. Greg really outdid himself with ribs, burgers and pulled pork.

On Sunday, we took our southern friends sledding down the Carleton College hill. It was so much fun! I hope they didn't hurt too badly when they went home. They took some hard falls. I can't wait to see them all soon, and to have them back up sometime next year for more sledding!