Trucking right along......

It has been so long since I have posted! I started back to school in January. I am attending Kaplan University to receive my Bachelor's of Science in Health and Wellness. Even if I can never go back to work again, I have always wanted to have my degree and I am so interested in Nutrition I thought it would be a great choice. Plus, I like to stay hopeful and if I can go back to work, then I will be able to have a job where I can be of help to others. Jesse and I are doing great. We are actually celebrating our 4 year anniversary tomorrow the 10th of July. My heart has been doing well. I saw my cardiologist in June. I have been retaining more fluid than usual so my cardiologist increased my diuretic and in just a couple of days I was down 10lbs. I can honestly say that I am feeling much better! I can honestly say that everything overall is going quite well. I have my good and bad days but mostly I am just blessed to have my life, faith, Jesse, my family and friends! 

“Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise.

“At present we are on the outside… the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the pleasures we see. But all the pages of the New Testament are rustling with the rumor that it will not always be so. Someday, God willing, we shall get “in”… We will put on glory… that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch.

We do not want to merely “see” beauty–though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words–to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it. - C.S. Lewis

Update

It has been so long since the last post! Life has been quite busy! I am still following the Forks Over Knives diet. I do still eat meat every once in a while. At home, we don't cook any meat but if I have a craving for something I will indulge. My last check up with the cardiologist went great. I actually don't have to return for a year to get checked out! I was so excited to graduate to a yearly follow-up appointment. I do still have my pacemaker/defibrillator checked every 3 months and I have a box at home that is connected through the phone line and internet and it actually run tests every night while I am sleeping. Pretty cool, huh? So far I have not been shocked!! YAY, so not looking forward to that day, but I try my best not to think about it. 
Jesse and I moved into our own apartment in Conover, NC in November. We are close to shopping and Jesse is very close to work, which is great since he works nights. The dogs have acclimated to apartment living as well :-) Hopefully, within a year or so we will start the house buying process and get them their very own fenced in yard! They would love that!
I also started school in January. I have gone back to school at Kaplan University to obtain my Bachelor's of Science in Health and Wellness. I have always wanted to finish my degree regardless of if I can go back to work someday. I have become very interested in Health and Nutrition throughout the past year and if I can go back to work I would love to have my own Nutrition business. Right now it is a dream, but you never know what the future holds, so I'm going to do what I can to get the education I need in order to achieve my goals. 
I also am back to working out at the YMCA, which is another positive of our new place! The YMCA is literally 5 minutes away! I am taking yoga classes about 3 times a week and I am meeting with a trainer once a week for 30 minutes for 6 weeks (FREE perk the YMCA is offering) and they are showing me how to use the machines in the circuit. I do prefer classes but sometimes I can't always make a class to it is nice to know I can work out in the circuit and then do some cardio as well. Yoga has been great! It helps with weight loss, relaxation and my sleep! It is definitely a win win! I also started taking a warm yoga class about once a week which has been great as well! 
So things are going really well. I am very thankful for my health, family, friends and just life in general! 

" Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation." 
Brian Tracy