Long Time, No Write...

WOW!  I hadn't realized that it had been over a year since I had written...
So much has gone on in the past year that it would literally take me weeks and weeks to try to catch up so instead I will over time fill in pieces but mostly start from the here and now.

Okay, where to begin.  Well to get the poo out of the way, divorce was finalized on May 10, 2011.  I got full custody of Connor because of some of the things Nick had done and is still continuing to do.  The judge saw it fit that Nick was not responsible enough to make decisions for Connor and gave that right to me, thankfully.  He does have visitation though.  Having some serious issues with his girlfriend, my former friend, who is trying to control the childcare situation, because she cannot trust Nick...I know, big surprise right?

Had some seriously scary medical issues back in late July.  Found out that my birth control had caused bilateral pulmonary emboli...scattered blood clots in both lungs.  Was rushed to the ER early one July Saturday morning because I was literally suffocating to death...After 10 days in the hospital on 2 different blood thinners trying to stabilize my INR (blood clotting rate), I was finally able to go home but now am on a blood thinner regimen until at least January.  We keep trying to get the INR stabilized and in the right area but are having difficulty regulating it.  Once the 6 months are up I'll be tested to find out if I need to stay on them for life or if I will be able to come off of them *crosses fingers* Let's pray this isn't a lifetime thing...

But onto bigger and happier things...

Weight loss...due to the stress and depression that followed the long and arduous road since filing for the divorce, I didn't keep up with my weight loss goals :(  My accountability partner took a different position at work and we could not longer be accountability partners because of her new job position (conflict of interest).  Now that the dust is starting to settle and many other parts of my life are beginning to fall into place, I'm making that a top priority finally.  Mom, Pappy and I are taking Connor to Disneyland for Christmas this year...wanna be able to fit comfortably on the rides.  Also want to be able to walk the parks and not be dead at the end of the day or even half way thru the day.  I'm planning on taking Connor to WDW next Spring/Summer as well.  Another reason to get into shape. 

He's also 2 and 1/2...he's RUNNING everywhere currently and I want to make sure I'm right there with him to explore life.  He doesn't need 3 overweight parents...heh heh heh...so I'm going to be the one who's busting out of the mold...hot and sexy momma.  I remember in an earlier post I talked about the ultimate revenge...time to start living it.

SOOOOOO...as a present to my new self once I hit that goal weight...which is 100 lbs lost to begin with...I've decided I'm going to treat myself to a vacation that I have always wanted to take and one that I've put in the back of my mind that would never happen but I'm going to start planning and saving for this.  I'm going to take a 2 week trip to Australia when I hit that goal.  Travel to Sydney and see the Opera House, go dive the GBR and photograph it...oh to photograph it!  Also got some friends in Melbourne and Brisbane that I'd love to see.  I've been looking at some travel sites and it looks like Cairns has some great sites to the GBR.  I'll be sticking to the eastern coast and I think 14 days will be enough for sightseeing and scuba diving.  Been looking through sites all evening and I am thinking that I will either shoot for November 2012 or March 2013 as during that time is their summer.  Getting excited!  As the pounds come off, the savings for the trip will be going into the bank and that's going to be another reason to make me smile :)