MIA Checkup

Hey everyone I know I have been missing for about two weeks now. There has been kind of a lot going on. First of all I just wanted to thank everyone for all of the thoughts and prayers that were sent our way. My grandma's surgery went better than expected. They were able to remove all of the cancer and last week we were told that all the pathologies that were taken were not cancerous. We are so grateful for this outcome. This morning we found out she will be getting out of the hospital this week. My grandma is so much stronger than she lets on and we are more hopeful looking toward her recovery.
On another note I am missing Javi everyday, it has been five weeks now. I have to say I am loving my video chatting, it is much easier being able to see each other while we are so far apart. It seems like me and Javi are going through very similar situations right now. As my grandma is getting out of the hospital his will be going in. She is having a problem with her lungs and will also be going through surgery. We will now be sending our prayers back down across the border. It is so hard to be so far apart and not be able to hug each other during these tough times, but I think everything that is going on is just making us stronger and more appreciative of each other and everything that we do have in our lives.

Lastly I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Early Halloween. Hope everyone has a safe and great holiday. I will be leaving you with two creepy photos.

Prayers needed. Thank you

hi everyone i am not able to get to my computer but thank goodness i have my kindle. i just wanted to ask everyone once more for their thoughts n prayers for my grandma. she goes into her surgery bright n early tomorrow morning. they say she will be in surgery for 7 hours if everything goes well. we are all just trying to stay positive and keep her spirits up. thank you everyone i will keep you updated and we all appreciate all you prayers.

30 pounds down and 9 weeks to go

I cant believe I have been here for a week already.  I am planning on staying for about two months this trip and heading back before all the holiday traveling. I know it will fly by and I am going to enjoy my time here as much as I can. Being away from Javi is tough, but I am so thankful that I installed  the video chatting on our laptop in MX. Of course it is not the same as being there with him but it makes it easier being able to see his face. I did have to give him a little lesson on computer basics before I left and make him his own email address, but at least he is able to do everything on his own now.

Since I have been back I have been able to visit with my moms side of the family and go to a couple doctors appointments with my grandma. Speaking of my grandma she is still being a trooper and it is getting closer to the day of her surgery. We have finally been given a date and it will be in early October, so not to much longer. Poor thing is so nervous, I could not imagine how she feels, we have decided not to tell her what the day is until she is only about a week away, because what is the point in making her stress out more. There is nothing she can really do to prepare anyway until a few nights before. So until then we will figure out some fun things to do to keep her busy.

In other news, lol, I have been able to keep up with my workouts while I am here. When I left I was finally able to run a full mile and a half without stopping. I could not believe I was able to get that far without having to take a brake. So I have been keeping up with my three miles on the treadmill in the mornings at least three days a week. It was so hard getting back into that mode where I actually wanted to work out, but I am so thankful to be there. I have also started drinking my protein shakes again. This is actually what I did to start my whole weight loss program a year ago. The protein shake makes me full throughout the day and it helps me build muscle while I work out. Only bad part was seeing the affects on the scale. It takes about a week for the protein to get into my system and kind of even out before I can start losing weight. So in the meantime I have gained three pounds since I have been back as a result. Oh well just have to keep it in the back of my mind that I will eventually see results again. I am very proud to say that I lost 30 pounds!! It took me a year but I did it. My first goal was 20, second 30 and now I want to lose about 15 more pounds to get to my big goal, but now I have the confidence to keep going. Yea!!!!!