I had an interesting weekend. My brother, his family and my sister went to see the NASCAR races this weekend in Ft. Worth, and my mom stayed at my brother's house to take care of my nephews. (2 of Elan's and 1 of Erin's) Anyway, I had to stay down here to take care of my mom's animals for her. I was so tired from all the running around that I had to do just to take care of them. Meanwhile, I went to our family reunion we had this weekend, and spent time with my aunts, uncles, and cousins. I had fun, but there were too many people to talk to. I only reason I went was to represent someone in our family. Besides, I think my dad would've wanted me to go. A lot of people asked how Mom was doing, and it was the usual answer. Taking it one day at a time, doing good, staying busy, blah, blah, blah. It just felt weird being the only one there, but it turned out okay.

One thing I definitely realized this weekend is that I'm going to have to lose some weight. Ever since I married Chase, (which will be 6 yrs at the end of May) I have steadily gained weight. And it's not like I'm fat, but I am overweight. So, I'm going to start walking again. Hopefully, I won't tire from that. I'm trying to improve myself, and I feel like I'm making a little progress. But, in order for me to feel good about myself, I want to lose 50 lbs. That way, I'll be as skinny as I was when I was in high school, and I'll be healthy. Also, I don't want to end up in the same condition my dad was in. He had diabetes, congestive heart failure, emphysema (what we thought was emphysema, turned out to be COPD), high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. I don't want to end up that way. So, I better bite it in the ass now before it's too late. Plus, I have hypothyroidism. I have to keep in shape because of that. I thank God everyday that I'm here, and I'm alive, but I want to improve myself drastically. So, from now on, I'm going to write about my weight loss, so I can deep track of it.

Gotta run! :) :)