2009 Update

Ok, so I've been largely absentee from the blogging world for a couple of months, but I really want to start blogging more regularly again. It's been a very busy 2009. I was nominated (by our Pastor) to serve as President for the ACTS (retreat) Core Team (governing body) for 2009!! Yikes. It has been alot more work than I had anticipated, but organization is one of my gifts, so I guess this is the right place for me. I feel good about the 2009 Core Team. We are on track to accomplish many good things this year!

I suffered two losses this year as well. The first loss was the miscarriage of our first baby, who was only about four weeks along. The second was the loss of my Aunt Doris (Sister Judith) in early February from pancreatic cancer. Her death affected me a bit more than I expected, quite possibly because of miscarrying at the same time, and also just realizing that my own parents are getting older...

But I'm recovering well, and I am very happy with the results of the CT scan of my lungs. In October, I had had two enlarged lymph nodes near my lungs. All blood results were normal, so the Specialist just advised me to repeat the test in 3 months. It has been 3 months, and the new scan was the same as last time, so the lymph nodes did not grow. This is good news! (although I was really hoping they would shrink back down). We'll have to keep repeating the scans every 3-6 months for awhile to make sure those nodes don't grow. (Any prayers you may have would be appreciated!)

I took a trip to Florida in February to see my sister Sharon...and really just to get away for a bit. We had a great time, enjoyed the beach, and did LOTS of shopping at her store (White House/Black Market). I LOVE that store!! It did wonders for my winter "blahs."

Dan and I have a couple of trips planned as well. In May, we're headed to Jamaica for five days of fun in the sun! I've never been to Jamaica, and we're staying at an all-inclusive, so I'm looking very forward to it. We also want to meet Sharon in Dewey Beach, Delaware over July 4th. I've been there about 6 or 7 times... It's a weekend filled with nothing but beach time, lives bands for HOURS on end, and Miller Lite... Good times!! We also want to camp alot this year, since we didn't get to last year with the wedding and all. We have a couple trips already planned, and a couple more in the works. Yipppeeee!