Ok so I have made a goal for myself. I want to try and blog more. See, when I started my blog, it was because I wanted to keep everyone update on our lives, my cancer, and everything else that is going on. Last year was so crazy, and I cant believe that June will mark a year since my surgery. I was thinking about it this morning, that last year at this time we had no idea what was about to come! I didnt get really sick until April, and didnt go to the ENT until the end of May. So I was walking around with all of that cancer in my body and I didnt even know it! Things have changed so much in our lives, and we are so thankful that we are alive and happy and starting to live out our dreams. So bare with me in this post because I am feeling kinda mushy and emotional and so giddy about our lives and what is going to come for us!
Well, as everyone knows, or as I have said before, I gained some weight with the surgery and not having a thyroid and all of that fun stuff. I am starting to think that I have made that my excuse though, because really in the scheme of things, Matt and I were eating like crap! Seriously! We went out to eat at least 3 times a week and most of the time it was for happy hour bar food because it was cheap, and when we did go to those places we usually got a beer or a soda. Now I will say that after my surgery that changed dramatically because I was kind of hit with reality...But looking back on it, I was fat before my surgery! Having surgery just made it worse because I couldnt do anything physical for a while. Now I am sure that the thyroid thing has a little bit to do with it, but really its our lifestyle and the things we chose to do. So in January Matt and I decided that that was it! He went to LA fitness and got both of us a membership and we started to work out....so much easier said than done! Thanks to a family friend, I found out about these Zumba classes that were only 5 dollars a class, how could I say no to that?! So needless to say, I have been going religiously since the beginning of January (oops didnt go last night :)) and I have definitely lost some weight! Now, I am not seeing it on the scale, but everyone has been telling me how healthy I look, and that I look good! I am so excited! This morning I woke up and because Matt had a meeting, and I didnt have class I decided that I needed to go shopping. To my surprise I ended up with a pair of jeans, 2 pairs of jean capris, and a pair of cargo capris! The best part? All a size SMALLER! I feel soooooooo much better because I was really starting to get discouraged not seeing it on the scale...even though I know muscle weighs more than fat, its still hard to work your ass off and feel like there are no results. Matt has been trying to hit the gym as well, but with his editing job, he is so busy! Its hard because everytime I get home he has to take out his computer and work on stuff, so even though he his home he is unavailable because he has to work. I do love that he is home a lot more, even if he is working on stuff I still get to see his studly self :)
As far as my job and my career and school, I cant believe that I will be Montessori Certified in May! Crazy! And I was just telling Matt last night, that I graduated college 2 freaking years ago! I cant even think about that! I updated my resume, and have been sending stuff out, but so far no bites. I think it might be a little too early for schools to be thinking about next year. Bummer for me, but I know that God has a plan for us, and he will put me in the right classroom when the time is right. As far as summer school I did get offered to work as the assistant in the Kinder classroom for the month of June, and then as a lead in July. So I am pretty excited about that, and that I get the opportunity to prove myself as a lead teacher! I know that I can be so good, and that I am so ready to be out on my own with my own classroom. Its hard to be an assistant, but its nice in my case because I have a teacher that lets me do any of the lessons and really get practice and experience as being the lead. I really do love my job and enjoy going to work everyday. As far as Matt's career goes, he finished his first editing piece that he is getting paid for. His boss was really impressed with his stuff, and he was really excited! I cant wait to see what good things come for him and I cant believe that he is almost done with school as well!
Matt and I also have made a big decision about our living arrangements. We decided that if I do get a job working in my own classroom, that we are going to look into getting a house! We just think that the time is so right, and if we miss out on this opportunity then it will come back to bite us in the ass. Houses are so cheap right now and we could get a 4 bedroom nice house for less than what we pay in rent. We are going to meet up with my parents realitor and see what we can get approved for and all of that fun stuff. This is all pending on me and getting a job though. I really feel that our lives are moving in the right direction and I cant wait to see what else God has in store for us!
As for my blog goes, I promise to try and keep up on it. I am trying to make it all cute and what not, but I really suck at that! I mean I am sure you all are looking at my page right now and thinking man this needs work! I cant seem to figure out the cute headers and backgrounds and pictures and everything, so what you see is what you get for now! Maybe I can ask Matt to help me figure it out since he is so tech savvy.
Well, that is all for now. Ill try to post sometime next week!
Love, Em
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