Thursday was my first appointment with Dr. Bauer of Bauer Family Medicine, he was unlike most doctors and explained everything to a T. Was patient with questions and really just got to know me. He did a blood panel and while my results are available on-line (how cool is that??), I have another appointment with him this Thursday to go over what everything really meant (can we say information overload on the internet?) and I'll start my weight loss program that day! I'm excited and ready! Sure, I know I'll have cravings and miss certain things, but its only food. It's not a human and the only thing we really need food for is nutrition. Why I have an emotional attachment to food is beyond me, but when I'm stressed/sad/feeling a little chaotic it's the first thing I turn to. With that said, I'm really excited for Thursday and to get off of this roller coaster.
Ironically, Friday was our bake sale fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation! We raised $312 dollars in a 2 hour time frame, I was honestly overwhelmed with the support we received.
I baked a Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake and it smelled wonderful and baked beautifully!
This golden pineapple beauty auctioned off for $12.00!
I also baked an assortment of brownies and cookies for $1.00 grab bags and they went FAST! The hardest part of baking everything while being good is that I honestly didn't taste anything and was really worried about selling it off. However, everyone really enjoyed the brownies and cookies. Baking 6 dozen peanut butter and 6 dozen chocolate dunkers was definitely worth it. I'm going to love presenting the JDRF with the envelope full of money on April 12th and I can't wait for the 3 mile walk at Carowinds on April 16th.
Saturday the hunky husband went off to work and I cleaned and did laundry and treated myself to a $15.00 pedicure! I LOVE COUPONS! With all the rain lately, I was feeling a little bored all alone at home and decided my feet needed to be ready for spring. I do love a pedicure!
Sunday we met up with Daniel's Dad and his wife, QP (they are currently trucking their way around the US) and my brother in-law Chris, Lissette and their sweet beautiful girls (my nieces) Elizabeth and Eleonor. We had lunch at Lonestar Steakhouse (2 meals for $25 with an appetizer!) and then everyone headed back on the road. Daniel and I headed home for a bit and then went to my parents house for my Mom's delicious Yankee Pot Roast and some good family time.
We had something wonderful happen last week as well! The hunky husband is a full-time student at UNCCharlotte (GO 49ers!) and is earning his degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology so scheduling hours with R.E.I. was near impossible (5 hours a week just sucks!), so he's been interviewing here and there and everywhere and somethings finally clicked! He's taken a position with Southeastern Freight as a freight handler from 6pm-10pm M-F making some very decent money and it works with his school schedule, that's amazing!!! Also, he's been interviewing with Siemen's since November (his DREAM company and DREAM job) and had an interview with them again on Friday. So please, if it is your custom, keep us in your prayers. BIG positive steps for the Newbern household on the horizon! Daniel and I agreed I wouldn't speak of any of our BIG problems on here, but if any of you have ever had a spouse/partner in school full time and only one of you really working, you understand completely what good news all of this has been.
I can't wait to see what comes at us next! Hopefully our 2 steps forward will stay that way. Now, only if the weather would cooperate...
Till next time... J
I'm proud of your bake sale! My niece has Juvenile Diabetes and it runs in my family very badly so it's something I actually watch for signs of in Maddie. Its amazing how far research for helping chidren live with diabetes has come in the last 50years, and hopefully it will
ReplyDeletego even farther as technology improves/changes so quickly now too.
MB! You should walk on April 16th at Carowinds. It's free to walk and its only 3 miles. I'm sure the family would have a good time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support, its amazing how many people don't know JD even exists. Even bringing awareness is amazing, I just can't wait for the walk. It's always so emotional to see everyone and all of the children we have been working for. I don't know if there will never be a "cure", but I hope the disease becomes easier to treat.