Family

Today while I am home dealing with an upset stomach it gave me time to sit and write some thoughts down.  It's been since last week that I have blogged. Many things have been going on to keep me active and away from the computer which is a good thing, but I also need some time to sit aside to write down my feelings/thoughts.

My Grandmother has been on my mind alot lately.  This is a picture of my mom's parents with me. This picture is old (I was a senior in high school) and it's not the best picture of me but none the less this picture is posted on my corkboard above my computer desk because, well no reason really, it just is.  Maybe there's a higher reason for that that I just don't know about.  I hadn't planned on going out to see my grandparents this summer because I wasn't sure how timing is going to work out.  Haven't seen her or Grandpa in about 3 years now.  I do talk to them at least once a week on the phone.  I have the best relationship with my grandma.  I can talk to her about anything just like my mom.  She is a great lady and I love her dearly with all my heart. Anyway, I am glad to say I will be going out to Missouri to see them in June for about 4 days or so while my mom is out there visiting.  I am excited!

On another note, I will be down today for the count exercise wise, so I am trying to keep my food intake down today but that's okay I need my body to rest and get well.  This mostly discourages me because I was very much looking forward to Zumba tonight to help with my weight loss for the end of the week number.  I have to remind  myself there are other weeks and this is a journey, not a race to get it all off real fast.  I constantly have to remind myself of that.  The first 8 pds came off so quick, but I am struggling now to hit my first milestone of 10 pds.  I have great motivational friends on loseit.com that keep me going and remind me of that every day.  Now I just need to keep remembering that.  :)

I saw a great thing the other day while I was walking that I didn't expect to find surrounded by office buildings in a grassy hill.  It was wooden steps, laid out in a horizontal way.  It reminded me that sometimes the path we are going may seem dark and hidden but it is there.  We have to push through, remain strong, and find ourselves along the way.  That is what is going on with me right now, even though I know my path, it seems dark and jaded and not always clear, like these steps, but it is there. I must travel it and push through.