First and most important is that Nancy and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary on June 11 (I know you "relationship veterans" are poo-pooing right now, but you have to crawl before you can walk). She has made my life so much better in the last year and it's the happiest I've been in a long time. I never thought that I would ever meet someone and the pressure to find that someone was screwing with my head (as if my head wasn't screwed up enough). I finally let go and asked God to take over and would accept His decision...whether or not I would find someone was okay with me (His will be done). Then Nancy came into my life and the rest is wonderful history. The work schedules get in the way sometime, but that just makes our time together more special. In fact, we went to San Diego in May (Thank you Hyatt Employee Rates). It was a "triple celebration" weekend. Nancy's birthday (May 10), our anniversary (May 11) and Mother's Day (May 12). Nancy has a daughter that lives in Washington, so I spoiled her with a weekend away. It couldn't have been a better time and I hope we can get away more in the future as she stabilizes her work schedule (I hope). She's in the restaurant business so her schedule is polar opposite of mine. We'll work something out I'm sure.
I finally pulled the trigger and had the hernia surgery I have been putting off...(it's been so long I was thinking of declaring it as a dependent on my Tax returns). On April 19 (Good Friday) I went under the knife and now have a bunch of scars in my abdomen. The best news is that I have my "innie" belly button back! I missed it. What I REALLY missed was six LONG weeks of no golf! But I played my first round yesterday and I'm back, baby! It was a little scary at first not knowing how I would play or if I would hurt something swinging the club, but I made it through with no injuries and played fairly well (75). Looking forward to a summer of golf as the prices go down, down, down and the temperatures go up, up, up! The invitation to come and play is always there...(planes fly West and contrary to popular belief there is water here).
The classic P.O.S. (1998 Saturn) finally gave up the ghost (by not being able to eclipse 30 mph on the way home from doctor visits). Driving with the flashers on and in the right lane for 18 or so miles was the last straw as the transmission finally s&*% the bed. It happened on a Thursday and when I limped home (by the Grace of God) I told Nancy we were going to the dealership next day. So Friday came and I rejoined the American Dream by going into debt on a 2019 Chevy Malibu. I was going to buy used again, but I figured why not have a car that I won't have to fix every other month. I was tired of driving other people's headaches and now I have a headache that's all mine! It had 3 miles on it and it is beautiful! Power everything, bells, whistles and I can start it with my phone...(what the heck is that all about)? I donated the P.O.S. to a local radio station and they towed it away while I was at work and they are happy and I am ecstatic. It served me well and was there when I needed a car desperately so all in all it was a decent experience.
And last but not least, thanks to having a job with benefits, I was able to retake a sleep study and was outfitted with a CPAP machine. The doctor said my apnea was not bad...it was terrible! He couldn't believe that I got any sleep at all and when they put me on the machine the results were fantastic. It took awhile to get used to the mask, but the results are undeniable. I have more energy and am sleeping through the night (without wetting myself....yet). Nancy is sleeping better now, too, because she doesn't worry about me stopping breathing and snoring all night. No more "zombie" days at work...(nodding off in mid-afternoon or driving home). And the machine is very quiet and communicates with the Sleep Center so they can track my patterns...(like Santa, they know when I'm sleeping and they know when I'm awake). I always liked sleep (even though I wasn't really sleeping) but now I love it. And my health overall is good and getting better with the tweaks now and then.
So there you have it. Busy few months and it was nice to return to the blogwaves once again. I hope this rambling finds you well and enjoying life...God Bless You all.
