Oh the whirlwind of life

Where to begin really...
You haven't heard from me in a bit because I have been, well, buried. In two senses of the word.
The week before last I was in Indianapolis training for my new job. It was a super intense week. I was up by 5:30 every morning and in bed about 11. The training was long and interesting and scientific and fun and hard. The crew that makes up the rest of my territory is wonderful. We spent a lot of time together and all wish that we were able to work together everyday. But, alas, it is me and my Impala hitting the road.
I learned so much about diabetes and became really excited about speaking with the doctors because, OH MY GOD!! This disease is insane. If it isn't under control, the havoc it can reak on the human body is horrible. I won't go into blood glucose levels and A1C readings and all of that. I am so happy to know that the two people I currently know who have to deal with this disease everyday ARE in control. There are 18.2 million people in the U.S. alone who are diagonsed with this disease. What is scarier than that number is the fact that there are 6.2 million walking around with diabetes who don't even know that they have it! To put that into perspective...that is the ENTIRE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS! This is no joke people!
I will get off my soapbox now, but, want all of you to know that I happen to know A LOT about diabetes now and am happy to share any information I have or can get with any of you.
This, people, is an epidemic.

Back to the buried...I finally was able to take a photo of the cars. Yep, plural, as I technically have two now which means I am really making up for lost time!



Ummmm, yeah, the first bump is the Audi, the second bump is the company Impala. And this my friends, is snow. This was about 1/3 of the way through the storm that we got last week and at this point the cars had both been cleaned off once already.
Here is some more for you...

This is looking one way down our street, you can see some of the other cars...


This is our neighbors, across the street. Yeah, this wasn't even 1/2 way through the storm! Needless to say, we got some snow!

This weekend was lovely. Much enjoyed for me after a crazy week of driving to see and meet doctors. AND, our friend Adam came to visit which means there was much merriment and fun for all.
I will try to post more often, I know I have been a slacker. Man, those docs take a lot out of you at the end of the day!

And, because they are beautiful and a nice way to end a post, I give you photos of the lovely flowers that were waiting for me when I got home from training...


Thanks Tim, you rock!

Sappy post ahead, look out!

In the last few months I have been privy to more than a few marital issues.
My parents were married for 36 years. My friend Tricki (name changed to save whatever) was married for 3+ years and my friend Bloz (name changed to also save whatever) was/is married for 1.5 years and on the verge of divorce.

So, apparently things change. I have been married for 3.5+ years, it will be 4 on September 26, 2007.

No one is perfect. Me included, I can say that about my self. I can be an immense pain, I know this.

Let me please just say that my husband can not breathe through his nose. Every morning I wake up and hear this loud breathing. IT'S LOUD! After that, he gets into the shower where he CLEARS HIS THROAT, several times, because he has allergies. He has allergies, that doesn't make the SOUND okay. I get it, I get why that crazy ass sound is coming out of the shower, he can't breathe, but man that doesn't make the sound less pleasant! But, when he gets out of the shower, he kisses me on the head and wakes me into the day and says "good morning", most of the time he doesn't even end it with "lazy butt, when are you getting up?" (but sometimes he does. He should read my blog more often, because then he would know that he shouldn't say that!)

All I am trying to say, or think, or whatever, is what Paul Newman said... He was interviewed once and the interviewer asked how he and his wife, Joanne Woodward, the actress, were able to stay together so long considering they were both in Hollywood. Paul thought about it and said "Every day I get up, I pack my lunch and I go to work". Obviously, he wasn't talking about his "real" job. I have always thought that that is a fantastic quote. A very poignent quote. I would also like to point out that Joanne went to work too. There has to be two.

I still consider Tim and I to be "newley wed". I try to tell him everyday how special he makes me feel and how much he means to me. I plan on continuing to do this until some sickness strikes me down so I can't speak (which will probably also be declared a national holiday)

I think that we have to look at all of the relationships that matter to us. Things do not happen without effort. All Things.

I really think that if we can all spend a tiny bit more time reminding those that we love, that are in our lives everyday, that they are special to us, and telling those that we maybe don't see everyday that they matter, and make a difference, perhaps the world would be a little bit nicer and really, isn't that the point?
No more marriages ending please. More time needs to be spent talking and caring and loving please.

Thank God it wasn't a Resolution

Blogging more regularly that is...I would've failed MISERABLY.

Well, Happy February anyway.
So, let's have a quick January recap, shall we?

Ohhhhh, where to begin.
I just looked at my calendar to see if that would jog my memory as to what the heck we did since I last filled you in. I had lots of meetings listed for the different volunteer activities I have signed myself up for. Let's see, the Universal Preservation Hall which I showed you earlier, the picture of the church, also the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Saratoga, I am helping to organize their annual fundraiser which is in August AND most recently, the Saratoga Arts Fest which is a weekend long arts event happening here in town in mid June with lots of various musical performances and art exhibitions. Tim has basically told me that I am not allowed to get involved in anything else! My favorite saying for a while is that I am the busiest unemployed person ever.

What a nice segue...so, not really unemployed anymore!
Yes, very exciting news. I have done a complete 180 and am starting a new path. I will be working with doctors in the area as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep for Humalog, a diabetes medication. Still in sales which is why I say 180 and not 360. I started home based training on Monday and fly out to the Eli Lilly Corporate Offices on Sunday for more training all of next week. So far this week has seemed like a crazy Biology class for me. But, I am finding the information really interesting.

Funny how things happen in life that you can look back on later and see how they impact you so much more now than they did then. 2 summers ago we had a family reunion at my cousin Paul's house in Vermont. (It was 2 right? Was it 3? Wow, time goes by quick! Aunt Bev, was it 2 or 3?)
While there, my Uncle Felix, who is diabetic, was testing his sugar. Several of us were very interested in what he was doing...did it hurt? what do the numbers mean? That sort of thing. Well, Uncle Felix proceed to test the blood sugar of all of us so we could see for ourselves. Man, do I have a better understanding of all of that now!

Even though this new position is dramatically different from things I have done in the past, it is a really exciting new challenge for me. It also comes with some great perks...I don't sit in an office all day, I get to meet with interesting and different people everyday, they pay well and offer some great benefits so Tim and I no longer have to cut off one of our arms each month to pay for our own health insurance. Oh yeah, another perk...I am about to get a 2007 Chevy Impala...my paid for company car.

Nice segue number 2:
I sold my car when I move to NYC. Got myself a subway pass and was happy as could be. The problem with that is that when we moved back to Saratoga, that flimsy little Metro card didn't seem to get me anywhere at all! Yes, we had the van (for those of you new to this broadcast, please see photos in September of VERY LARGE RED VAN) but I simply can not be driving that thing around to get groceries. Yes, I can drive it, but park it? PLEASE!
So, after 5 years of being carless, Tim and I decided it was really time for me to get a car. It is much too cold for my bike and, let's face it, I am a bit lazy and really didn't want to be biking all over town either.

We were able to find exactly what I was looking for in a car and traded in the van. Two problems solved! Bye Bye van...hello wheels for K!
Here is a photo of what we got:

Okay, this is SO NOT FAIR...Blogger is not currently accepting my attempts to load images, so, you will have to wait for an image of my super cute and fun to drive Audi A4 Quattro with heated leather seats and sunroof and all that plus a bag of chips.

The point here really is that I went from having NO car for 5 years, to getting a used Audi and the commitment of a new Impala within two weeks of each other! Not sure yet what we are going to do with the Audi once I get the Pharma car. I am not going to need it. The company even expects you to use your company car for personal driving as well so it isn't even that I need to hang on to it for the weekends!
When it rains, it snows, cars at least!

Ummm, what else...I spent 5 solid days between the couch and the bed last week. I don't think I have ever been so sick. Feeling MUCH better now. It is amazing how something small like being able to breathe through your nose or swallow a mouthful of water can really change your outlook!

Tim received golf clubs and lessons for Christmas this year and took his first lesson last Saturday. He seems to be pretty exciting about it. I am too. I took lessons many years ago and actually have my own clubs. (Once I find them in my Mom's basement!) I think golf is something that we will be able to do and enjoy together. Think about it; it is a sport, which makes Tim happy. It is a sport in which you walk through a beautiful park like setting while playing, you hear birds chirpping, the ball goes AWAY from you and you don't sweat like with other sports, all things I like!

Okay, for now that is it. I apologize for the delay in posting. I have been out driving my new car and looking for my clubs, what can I say!
Happy February everyone and may this month bring more posting!