"Well, that was a long silence"

Boyfriend said that to me on our second date when we went the entire 20-minute trip from the restaurant to his house without saying a single word.  It seems appropriate now, though, since I haven't posted in, oh, forever or so.  But you will be happy to know that we have finally purchased one (1) computer, (1) bigass monitor, and internet service.  Hopefully with these tools I will be able to merge onto the Information Highway a little more frequently.

So.  It is true that I am now married.  The wedding was wonderful, perfect, and you'll have to take my word on it being beautiful because as much as I would like to post pictures, I would more like to avoid being identified by any Creepy Internet Persons who may be reading this if we ever ended up in a grocery store at the same time.  You may now address me as Mrs. Limbo-Boyfriend because yes, I am one of those lame people who hyphenates their name.  I would be happy to address any specific questions about said wedding, but I will leave it at that for now out of fear of becoming That Girl That Won't Shut Up about Her Wedding. 

Oh, and speaking of things that are wonderful, perfect, and oh-so-beautiful I had the pleasure of meeting our good friend Louise who, hard as it is to believe, is even cooler than my imagination pictured her.  She mentions in a post that nearly made me cry that when you're with someone that has been through the same things you have, you can just kind of feel it in the air.  Which is true.  Consciously or unconsciously, I caught the first bus out of Cancerland in a ridiculously transparent attempt to Move On, but as I stood with Louise it hit me hard that crying after Boyfriend has gone to sleep and listening to Ani DiFranco on my headphones at work are not the same as coping, and I need this. 

In medical news, since the wedding I have been dropping pounds faster than the contestants on The Biggest Loser and now tip the scales at an astonishing 85 pounds.  My weight has not been this low since I was on chemo, and my doctor is understandably nervous.  I have just returned from having about 8 pints of blood taken so she can further delve into Just What the Hell is Going On.  Early wild guesses include some kind of Crohn's thing.  Will update when I know more, and by more, I mean anything.

And yes, yet more news.  I secured a new job at Ginormous Corporation at the end of July.  I won't go into exactly what I do, because it is not universally interesting, but I will tell you that I had to shake the dust off my security clearance, and they are currently building a wall around us so foreign nationals can't see what we're doing.  My office is two stories underground in an eerily silent basement inhabited by bugs, and I work primarily with two men that are so polar opposite that they could easily be mistaken for a sitcom comedy duo.  But things are pretty good so far, I finally am back to using my technical training, and I discovered a delicious thing called Flex Time, which if you don't know, means that as long as it adds up to 40 hours at the end of the week, it doesn't matter how you get there.  Which is the Best Thing Ever for someone like me, who has many appointments and sometimes just HAS to sleep in. 

Well, I truly hate these recap posts, so I had better get to posting more often.  Which is not a binding promise or anything, but I will try.

Comments

[Louise]

85 pounds!!! Good lord.

I have to email you. Much to talk about.

Drink lots of ensure. And eat a lot of butter.

[Jennysue]

I am so happy to hear your voice (read your words) Glad the wedding was wonderful, and I do want more details! You can be that girl to me, I won't mind. I missed you. Keep posted on what your bloods find, and for god sakes woman eat somthing!

[Tiffany]

It's awesome to see you back, Mrs. Limbo-boyfriend (man, that's a mouthful ;)

[Lauren]

Is butter a carb...?

...Yes.
Sorry I just finished watching Mean Girls. Lol

Congrats Rae! I wanna ask specific questions about the wedding but I dunno what girls ask in this sorta situation. I dunno anyone who's gotten (happily) married. Isn't that sad? Hey! You & hubby can be my 1st! (Sorta.)

Most importantly I'm glad you have some substantial good things in your life. You deserve it. And don't worry about whether or not you're "dealing" well. Just let yourself feel it. When its time to be "better" (whatever the hell that is) you'll be that on your time; not anyone elses. And we all must respect that.

We missed you Mrs. Limbo-Boyfriend!

[Noelle]

Congratulations! Tell us all about your wedding! I, for one, WANT you to be that Girl Who Won't Shut Up About Her Wedding. Hook us up with some pics... you can put big yellow smiley faces over your heads. :)

And yeah... 85 lbs! I'm with Louise, Ensure is the way to go. And if you like bananas, blend up the vanilla Ensure with a banana. Makes it taste better. Is it sad I know that?

[dee]

So glad you're back!! Congratulations Mrs. Limbo-Boyfriend! I'm with the crowd on this one- details and pictures would be wonderful! Also- congratulations on the new job. - and let me know where to send the Krispy-Kremes.. All I have to do is smell them and I gain weight.. Seriously though- thoughts and prayers that all is well...