Busy, Busy, Busy

I keep wondering when life is going to slow down, but it doesn't seem like it is ever going to. We spent this weekend in Middletown, MD for Rae and Justin's wedding. It was beautiful. Perfect day in Middletown Valley followed by a great reception. I've never been in a wedding before, and even though I was not the one getting married, there was a lot of pressure!! Rae looked stunning in her dress, and I thankfully had mine let out enough and will the help of Spanx, my dress looked very nice also. My parents and Jason came to the wedding and I met them at the reception.

After our plane was delayed in Baltimore we flew into a rain storm coming into Birmingham, getting in an hour and a half later than previous scheduled. Monday I had class, but didn't make it there until 6pm because we were preparing for a meeting with the university the next day. These meetings are always so stressful because our RVP comes in and you just don't know what is going into the report we will be presenting or what will come up in the meeting. This time however, it was almost enjoyable. I attribute this to the fact that we are doing well sales and customer service wise, and we have a new RVP who is much more laid back.

Right now I'm in the Hematology / Oncology lab at Kirklin clinic. This is my second to last lab and I'm down to 20 mg of prednisone a day. Huge steps! I decided since I hopefully only have a week and a half left on steroids, I will no longer be able to blame my increased weight on the dreadful drugs and really need to get back into a work out routine. I went to the REC pool yesterday and did laps for 30 minutes. While I was very tired afterwards, it was not overwhelming. That in its self was encouraging. This morning I got up and took the dogs on a short walk / run, it was really wet out and was starting to drizzle again, so I didn't want to go too far.

This weekend is the Birmingham Race For the Cure. Jason and I will be walking, as will Maggie and Bettis. They are all about breast cancer awareness. It's a 5K, so 3.1 miles, I don't think I will have any problems, but figure the worst thing that happens is I get tired and have to sit down for a bit or stop walking and go back.

At some point this week I also need to study for my midterm this coming Monday. Still not sure how I feel about this whole going back to school business. So on that note, I will spend the rest of my time waiting for lab results studying and re-reading chapters I only skimmed before.