2011 already?!

Well the holidays have come and gone, and here we are about to start the second week of January. Seriously where has the time gone????? Life has been wonderful so far this year, I feel amazing and I love living with the love of my life. What could be better?!
Christmas was awesome as usual. We went to Disneyland the week of Christmas where it rained like crazy the first two days there! We loved every single bit of the rain, because of course we never get any here. It also was good because Disney was kind of dead the first day there. We did not have to wait for any of the rides and we got to splash around in the puddles and just be silly. They cancelled the fireworks the first night, but the second night we got to see them so we basically got the best of both worlds. Also, on the second day when the sun started to come out we went to California Adventure. It was crowded but not as crowded as Disney was....DIsney was absolutely insane! When we went back that night to get something and to watch the fireworks we were walking around like sardines! We were so happy that was our last day, because at that point we were so pooped out and ready to go! We also were told that the next day and the few days after we left Disneyland had to shut their gates because there were so many people there. Thank goodness we were able to get in!!!!! We left California on Christmas Eve early in the morning because we had to be at my brothers house for Christmas Eve dinner. We got back at like 2 in the afternoon, took showers and were at my brothers house by 4. They made such an amazing feast!!! We had fun just talking and laughing as usual and exchanging gifts. My mom also surprised Matt and I by bringing Sadie (our baby girl) to my brothers because we missed her the week we were gone. After we did Christmas Eve at my brothers, we went back to my parents..did a couple of gifts there (we got a GPS this year :) ) and then went home to pass out cause we were exhausted! Then the next day, Christmas Day, we got up early again and drove up to Flagstaff to spend Christmas with his family. That was soooo much fun! His mom and stepdad made the best food (of course) and we just hung out and exchanged gifts and played Monopoly...oh yeah...Matt was a sore loser this time :) I love going up to Flagstaff and spending time with his family! There was also snow on the ground which made Christmas more Christmas-y. After our wonderful weekend up in Flag and our fun filled week in Disneyland, it was time to pack up and head home for reality. That next week at work was easy though because it was only a 3 day  work week. New Years flew by and we had a good time hanging out at Dani's house with her family and friends and playing games.
Now here we are in January. Its crazy to think that it is already 2011 and come this May I will have been out of high school for 7 years...that 10 year reunion is coming up quick! We have so many things to look forward to this year, we have baby Kendyl's birthday in February, Allisons wedding in March, and Erin and Jake's wedding in June! We are also already talking about our annual San Diego trip in July. I cant wait for that to get here!
As far as my health goes, I am feeling sooooooooo much better! I have started to do Zumba three days a week. I started last week and I cant even begin to explain the change I already feel...I have a better attitude, my stress is practically gone, and I just feel amazing! I am going to keep this up and my goal is to lose 15lbs by March for Allisons wedding.
My thyroid stuff is doing ok as well. My calcium levels are totally stabilized, but my surgeon still wants me to stay on the calcium until March because my parathyroid is still low. He thinks its because I am taking too much calcium and its suppressing the parathyroid, but he wants to be sure. Plus taking all of this calcium is really good for me right now so why not. I went back to my endocrineologist also for the first time since September and since he switched my medication. He told me some stuff, that I think I always knew but never wanted to say out loud. He told me that my cancer can come back and that I have to get an ultra sound and a body scan every year for the first 5 years. It makes sense, but it scared me a little bit. He also said that my Thyroid Globuliun level has to be a negative and so does my scan. Right now that level is at a 5. It was a 7 back in Septemeber, and it could be lower now. They are taking my blood this week and will call wth the results. I am praying every single day that it goes down into the negatives and that this stuff is really all gone! I am trying to just push all of this stuff into the back of my mind and not worry about it too much. God knows what he is doing and he has something planned for me. I trust Him in that. Oh and I was also told that with my Thyroid Globuliun level that it ususally takes about a year to go down to the negatives..so the fact that it is already at a 5 is good news :)
Ok well as usual this is a really long blog. I feel like once I get typing and going that I cant stop! I love writing, and it really helps me cope with some things. So thanks to all of you who actually do read this :) I love all of you guys! Have a great January!
Love- Em