Clearing off the cobwebs

I was looking back and I have not blogged since 2011! Where did 2012 go? I have decided to pick this up agian as I think it is a wonderful way to journal and document my life. I'm sure I have ZERO followers at this point but I'm Ok with that. I will not waste time reviewing 2012. Let me just sum it by saying that I have the most amazing little girl in the the world and my life has been full of joy since the moment she came. I have a new adveture/transformation coming this year so I plan to spend time blogging about everyone's favorite subject... Weight loss. After struggleting with my weight for many years I have made the decisoion to seek sergical intervention. So on April 8. 2013 I will a sleeve gastrectomy. In simple terms, I will have 3/4 of my stomcah removed leaving me with a small puch for the rest of my life. I don't want to go into all the details or discuss my rationale for my decision. I just want to document my journey. The good the bad and the ugly. On Monday I started our pre-op diet which consist of 2 protien shakes, 2 protien bars and a small meal every day. Our meal consist of 5oz of lean meat and 2 cups of non-starchy veggies. Good news is that I have lost 7 pounds in two days of this diet. My goal is to loose 15-20 pounds before I have surgery. To my surprise I'm not hungry at all. I think it is because I have made the decsion and I know what it takes to be successful. Fir the first time in my life I don't think about cheating on a diet! AWESOME. I will post the dreaded before pictures this week.

Our Weekend

Our Weekend started like this

Ended Like this

Welcome Fall/Winter we have busted out the breathing treatments and plan to keep them up well into March.

Clearing the Cobwebs

I guess it is time for me to clear the cobwebs off this blog and attempt to start it back up again. To be honest I have been missing because there have been a few things going on in my life that I just have not wanted to discuss in a public place. Not anything terrible just personal stories that impact people I care deeply about. However I feel like I'm back at a place where I want to blog again. I will try to update the last few months. New job is going GREAT. I work with some of the most amazing people. I fell back in love with Marriott and the hotel business. Harper is growing like a weed. I want to hit the pause button and stop her from growing up so fast. Chris and I spent a fabulous week in Aruba some some wonderful friends. My sister Heather moved out of Craig Ranch and to Sherman. I miss her and her children terribly but enjoy the weekends when they come to visit. My sister Christy is in the middle of a divorce and it has been painful to watch her go through this. However I know happier days are just around the corner for her. Mom is doing GREAT and has fully recovered form her heart surgery. All My Children ended and it made me kinda sad. I have never admitted it in public but I was addicted to watching the lives of those in Pine Valley. Summer is Texas SUCK and I don;t know if I can make it through another one like Summer 2011. Harper is obsessed with a little boy named Calliou. I have found the Top Golf is my "happy place". More to come soon.....

Vacation all I ever wanted

I have been ready to take a vacation for a while. I need a little time to refresh and recharge. God news is that booked two vacations last week.

First up is a short family getaway to the JW Marriott Hill Country resort. My ENTIRE family is going. That includes 11 children, my two sisters, my brother and my Mom. We will be there for 3 days. I can't wait to see Harper and the water park at this place. I think the JW San Antonio is one of the best resorts in the entire Marriott portfolio. if you have not been there yet then you owe it to yourself to check it out.

Then in September Chris and I are headed out for a week to this place . I'm so excited to have one full week of ZERO responsibility. I just found out recently that the Real Housewives of New Jersey filmed here in February of this year.

Yippee for VACATIONS better late the never.

Skinny Dippin

This is what we do in the evenings at the Miazga house. I don't even bother with putting her in a swim diaper or a suit. She likes to go natural. I'm sure that all the walkers and the joggers that use the path behind our house think we are trash.

Livin La Vida Loca

To say that life over the last month has been CRAZY would be the understatement of the year. I have not written in my blog in well over a month and after reading this post you will understand why. Looking back at the last 30 days I give thanks to the Lord for he is what has guided me through this crazy life. I'm not sure where to begin so I apologize if I ramble on.

Lets start with work...... I have blogged many times about the reorganization that my company has been going through this year. In May I was offered the job that I had been working towards for over 4 years. I was thrilled when the offer came but aware that this would lead to me working longer hours, being away from home more often, and spending less time with my family and friends. This is something that I wanted to much and have made the commitment to see it through. It has been a great decision and I LOVE my new job. However I miss spending time with friends.

Work leads me to my Family. Two weeks after I accepted my new job things were going great. Until one evening when I was outside playing with Harper and working with my Mom in the yard. My Mom was not feeling well and after discussing her health with her I decided it would be a good decision to take her to the Emergency Room. I thought she was having a heart attack. Thank you Lord for guiding me to make that decision because it saved my Moms life. Three days later she was having open heart surgery to replace a valve in her heart. My Mom is the only grandparent to my daughter. My father passed away 15 years ago and over the last 3 years we lost both my Mother in law and Father in law. I was in no way prepared to loose my Mom. She is also the primary care giver for my daughter. Without her I would not be able to work 60+ hours a week, keep up a house, and take care of a baby. I depend on her for so many things. So it was very difficult that her medical problems came on the very same week that I was packed full of meetings for my new job. I prayed to God to help me and boy did he answer. My super fantastic Friend Vadran read a post I put on face book and called me to see how she could help. Twelve hours later Vadran arrived at my house ready to rescue me and my daughter. She stayed for 10 days.(Yes you read that correctly.. 10 days). I don't know how I will ever repay her but she was truly an Angel for me and my family. She took care of Harper, cleaned my house cooked dinner and even went to the hospital to visit my Mom while I was at work. Mom is home for the hospital now and is doing Amazing! She is walking every morning and hopefully she will be able to sleep in her own bed soon. Bless her heart she has been on the sofa for the last three weeks. We expect a full recovery by the end of summer.

Speaking of family Chi rs and I have been desperately trying to grow ours. Throughout all of this circus I have been going through an IVF treatment. Good news is that I have been so very busy with everything else that I have not even had a moment to worry about eggs and embryos.

Here are a few things that have happened during this time.

I forgot my own Birthday. I was reminded that it was my birthday when I read a "Happy Birthday" email for the gym I belong to.

I had only 1 emotional breakdown where I just thought I couldn't take anymore. I owe a big thank you to my friend Colin and her husband Jason for going out to dinner with Chris and I that night and giving us a little break.

I have learned that I can function on 5 hours of sleep each night. With the assistance of 5 cups of coffee in the morning.

I have broken 1 printer and injured 1 laptop in the last 30 days.

My family is awesome and I have learned to lean on them more. It has brought me closer to my brother and my sisters and for that I am thankful.

I spend most of my free time dreaming about a vacation. Hopefully this fall will be slow enough that I will be able to get away.

Told you his post would be random...... Now that we are all caught up I will start posting fun things that bring sunshine and happiness into this world.

Freaky Friday

Last Friday Chris and I invited some friends over to enjoy a beautiful(windy) evening and hang out. The evening started off with Chris being stuck at work leaving me with all the entertaining and set up. thank God for great Friends who pitched in to help me out. Harper has been has been having trouble with her Asthma and allergies lately so around 7pm my Mom took her up to give her a breathing treatment. A few moment after that Chris comes downstairs to tell me that Harper is having trouble breathing and he was taking her to the ER. I just got our of my seat and headed to the car with him. leaving all our of guest at our house. I felt terrible but I was very worried about my little girl. things turned out to be fine with Harper. The Er doctor was able to give her a steroid to help open her lungs up and make it easier for her to breathe. We just started a new medication that that will hopefully help to reduce our need for rescue breathing treatments. Harper loves it because we sprinkle it on ice cream or apple sauce every night. I owe a huge thank you to Lori, Rhonda, Colin, and Haley for cleaning up my house. I'm so sorry we had to leave. Hopefully we can do it again sometime.

Here is Harper at the Hospital after she felt better.




And the morning after just as happy as can be.