1st Anniversary

1 Year ago...

It's been one whole year since we were married and we can't believe how fast it has gone by! There have been lots of good thing and not so great things (ie...Cody's sudden diabetes) but it has been a really wonderful year nontheless. To celebrate we did a whole lot of NOTHING! We literally sat around on the couch and took turns napping all day. It was nice. We did get up to take Ruby out for a walk and made it all the way around the building once before we decided to come back inside because it was too hot and Ruby was already panting! Later that night we got all dressed up and went out to this new restaurant called Atmosfere. It was really nice and very delicious! We were home by 9:30, watched Big Brother and were in bed by midnight. Re-reading this post just proves that we really are already an old married couple but we couldn't be happier! 

Also to celebrate our anniversary I got Cody this Fossil watch...

He hasn't had a nice watch for a while and has been through a lot lately so I really wanted to give him something nice.  Luckily he really liked it! 

For me Cody got this beautiful anniversary ring for my right hand...

I do love it! We are grateful for all we have and for the wonderful year this has been. We look forward to many many more!

In other news, our fish Larry died the other night. It was a very sad day but he lived a good life with us for almost 8 months. 

Diabetes For Dummies

This is sort of how we feel right now. Over the past 2 or so months Cody hasn't quite been feeling up to par. He has had unquenchable thirst, extreme fatigue and has lost over 30 pounds. I had a guess at what it might be and finally last Wednesday Cody went to see the doctor. He went back for a followup just two days ago and was diagnosed with just what I thought...DIABETES! I was hoping it would be Type 2, easy to treat with diet and pills, but no such luck. Cody has been officially diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, which means he will be on insulin for the rest of his life. It has thrown a whole bunch of other things out of whack as well but hopefully as he gets his blood sugar levels back to normal they will sort themselves out. 

Today we went to the Diabetes clinic and they got him all set up. These are pictures of Cody's new toys. He has to monitor his blood sugar at least 4 times a day and has to give himself insulin shots daily as well, which will eventually increase to around 4 times a day as well. It has been a lot to comprehend in the past 3 days but soon enough his diabetes care will become just a part of his everyday life!

This isn't really an exciting post but we are happy to know what's been going on with him and to be able to do something about it. We are also very grateful that it was something that he will be able to manage and not something more serious, so with that we will stay positive and happy and just go with the flow!

The Summer Thus Far...

First I wanted to say congrats to my sister Tiff and Chad on their new baby girl that was born just this morning! I am excited to come home and meet little Tacie Rae! 

Well it has been a LONG time since I have written anything, turns out blogging isn't really my forte! But I thought I would do a quick update on some things that we have been up to. This summer has mostly been filled with work but last month we finally got a new roof on our house in Magrath! It is so nice knowing that house will no longer leak when there is a morning dew! 

A couple weeks ago my mom and dad came up for a visit. It was a lot of fun and we did a lot of things that I might not have done had they not come. Cody took us out to the oil sand sites, as far as we were allowed to go, and we visited the Discovery Center which has all sorts of interactive activites to help you learn about the history and process of the oil sands. We went to Heritage Park and saw old buildings and learned about the history of Fort McMurray. And we did a lot of driving around and exploring the area. Here is a picture of some of the equipment that is used everyday in the oil sands

The trucks they use are huge! Much bigger than the biggest truck in Sparwood. We really enjoyed having company up here and were sad to see my parents leave!

On August 1 Cody turned 30! To celebrate we took a 2 night trip to Edmonton and shopped. He got a couple new CD turntables that he has been wanting for a while and has really enjoyed playing around with them! We also got a few new items from IKEA to make our home a bit more livable. We finally have kitchen chairs and can eat at our table! It is always super nice to go on a little getaway back to civilization, even for a night or two!

In other news I have been offered a Maternity leave position at the hospital and will be taking it. I don't know just when I will be starting yet because there are 2 different Mat leaves and I'm not sure which one will be mine, but it will be nice to have a set rotation and a fixed income for the next year.

Anyways this post is pretty long and probably boring, I am not very good at taking pictures. It is something I need to work on so my posts aren't so lame...But I will be back probably soon. We are heading out to BC in a couple weeks for a wedding and have some other things going on too so I will try my best to blog about them.