Weekend Wrap
Friday night Nat and I made a trip to Lake Wylie to take in a restaurant we had both been wanting to get to, The River Rat. The food was excellent. We were celebrating a number of things, Natalie received an outstanding review at work and a generous bonus to boot that will pay for Tucker's training. I'm really happy for her and I truly enjoy the fact that she loves her job so much. I was also proud of her. At first I thought that was odd, being proud of your spouse. But why? She's an outstanding person and her co-workers and friends adore her, why not be a little proud that you chose to spend the rest of your life with her? I got over the awkwardness of it quickly, but I reflected on it nonetheless. In the end I realized I'm simply her biggest cheerleader and pride is a natural outcome of that.
We also, kind of quietly, acknowledged that I had been seizure free for 6 months. While we acknowledged the obvious part indirectly satisfying state requirements for driving again, it was more simply a note of thanks. That Saturday in January was a wakeup call for me. And something that I'd have to be mindful of for the rest of my life. Everyone is capable of having seizures, the only thing that varies is our threshold. But, I'm one of a significant minority in this country that dropped below that threshold and thus has a greater risk than most. That said, we have a pretty good idea of what caused it and to state the obvious, I won't be recreating those conditions if I can avoid it. The farther away I get from Jan 21st, the less likely I am to have another. But even that is an illusion. Probably the most disabling thing about this whole experience is the complete lack of control I had during that time. I still do. I know I have influence over it, but control is illusory. As it is with most things in life, I've found.
Saturday was pretty eventful. I returned to WW meetings up in the University, in spite of the drive I face in doing so. The Gastonia meetings just weren't doing it for me and I needed that inspiration to get back on the horse and keep my weightloss going in the right direction. I'm glad I went.
Natalie called during the day from the barn with the exciting news that Tucker had a rider for the first time. She was so excited, as was I. His training won't be far off now and before I know it she'll be riding him regularly. The fact that things went so well did relieve me a bit. I know horses can be a dangerous experience for folks. I have faith in Natalie and her abilities but with the animals you just never know. Tucker did very well and I suspect after training he'll perform even more so.
Saturday ended with us attending an opening of Lynn & Al's clothing store downtown. It was a pretty amazing (and incredibly diverse) crowd. The rain was a major issue for most of the time, but in all the opening seemed to go really well. I hope the store does well, they've both worked so hard for this.
Sunday was a blessing of sorts. Softball rained out, which left us with next to nothing needing to be done. Which is what we did. We tended to the pool a bit. We watched Brokeback Mountain in the evening. I don't get it. It was a decent film I guess, but kind of disturbing. I guess I didn't see all the fuss. Oh well. We're gonna see Clerks II tonight, that should be fun.
Doc
We also, kind of quietly, acknowledged that I had been seizure free for 6 months. While we acknowledged the obvious part indirectly satisfying state requirements for driving again, it was more simply a note of thanks. That Saturday in January was a wakeup call for me. And something that I'd have to be mindful of for the rest of my life. Everyone is capable of having seizures, the only thing that varies is our threshold. But, I'm one of a significant minority in this country that dropped below that threshold and thus has a greater risk than most. That said, we have a pretty good idea of what caused it and to state the obvious, I won't be recreating those conditions if I can avoid it. The farther away I get from Jan 21st, the less likely I am to have another. But even that is an illusion. Probably the most disabling thing about this whole experience is the complete lack of control I had during that time. I still do. I know I have influence over it, but control is illusory. As it is with most things in life, I've found.
Saturday was pretty eventful. I returned to WW meetings up in the University, in spite of the drive I face in doing so. The Gastonia meetings just weren't doing it for me and I needed that inspiration to get back on the horse and keep my weightloss going in the right direction. I'm glad I went.
Natalie called during the day from the barn with the exciting news that Tucker had a rider for the first time. She was so excited, as was I. His training won't be far off now and before I know it she'll be riding him regularly. The fact that things went so well did relieve me a bit. I know horses can be a dangerous experience for folks. I have faith in Natalie and her abilities but with the animals you just never know. Tucker did very well and I suspect after training he'll perform even more so.
Saturday ended with us attending an opening of Lynn & Al's clothing store downtown. It was a pretty amazing (and incredibly diverse) crowd. The rain was a major issue for most of the time, but in all the opening seemed to go really well. I hope the store does well, they've both worked so hard for this.
Sunday was a blessing of sorts. Softball rained out, which left us with next to nothing needing to be done. Which is what we did. We tended to the pool a bit. We watched Brokeback Mountain in the evening. I don't get it. It was a decent film I guess, but kind of disturbing. I guess I didn't see all the fuss. Oh well. We're gonna see Clerks II tonight, that should be fun.
Doc