Friday, April 25, 2008

Hasta la pasta

Friends, I'm outta here (for a week, anyway). Time to get some last-minute word done, pack, and go on vacation!

Oh, how I need a vacation.

For those of you who didn't see my added stuff yesterday about my liver MRI test results, I heard from the doctor. There are no definitive answers. They suspect this is a typical not-of-concern hemangioma, but they don't know for sure. Now they're sending me for a Nuclear Medicine Scan. That'll have to happen after I get back from vacation. I'm going to do my best to not think about it until I return, too. I need a vacation from that mess as much as I need a vacation from work!

Although work is kicking my arse right now. I found out there's a big presentation the day after I return. Um, no, I can't have those analyses ready for that meeting, folks.

I can't wait to sit on the beach with my wonderful hubby of 5 years (happy anniversary to us!), relaxing, listening to the ocean, and forgetting about anything and everything stressful. Yay!

Have a wonderful, on-plan, healthy, active, run-like-the-wind kind of week. I'll be back around May 5th or so.

142 comments:

Paul said...

Enjoy yer vacation! I'm more than a little jealous. :)

Kate said...

Enjoy your vacay!

Hanlie said...

Have a wonderful holiday! We'll miss you! And don't worry about work, tests, etc!

Kristy said...

Enjoy your stressfree holiday :)

Da Doo Run Run said...

Have an awesome vaca!!!! I'm so jealous.

I looked up the one hour runner link. I'm so doing that one. Starting next week!

Cammy@TippyToeDiet said...

Happy anniversary and happy vacation!

Caroline said...

Have a fabulous vacation! I'm jealous since I don't get any vacation until August. So have a great time for me!

Manuela said...

Have a fantastic time.

I just have to let you know that I did the 20 minute run! Thanks for sending me the post again--it really got me believing that I could do it!

I wrote about it on Saturday, April 26. THANK YOU!!!!

healthy ashley said...

Happy Anniversary! You deserve the vacation!

Paul said...

Haha, thanks for the example dresses. I see what you mean by "feminine dress."

So, did you go with the whole skull number as one of your two dresses? ;-)

I'm glad you enjoyed the photo of my daughter.

Roni said...

HAVE FUN!!

Miss July...not...yet said...

Hope you are having a WONDERFUL time!

Ready Maid said...

We're headed for the beach July 12. Catch some rays for me while you're gone.

I'm holding good thoughts about your test results.

We'll be here when you get back.

MomOf4 said...

Have a wonderful and relaxing time!! Happy Anniversary to you two!!

sauchagirl said...

I'm sure you are sitting on the beach right now! Enjoy!

Nicole said...

I hope you're having a lovely time!

TexasTesla said...

So glad I found your blog! Fun, nice...and great to see another science-type dealing with fitness and diet.

Fingers crossed on your next scans.

Anonymous said...

Happy Anniversary! And I hope you have a wonderful, beautiful, relaxing vacation with no worries at all. :-) (Little Douglas Adams reference there, sorry.)

Definitely hoping for great results on the scan and that you won't think about it too much between now and then. :-)

V.

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hi, i just found your blog. i'm doing the couch to 5k and have an event on 6/20. i hope i'm ready by then! i'm on week 6. have fun on vacation!

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Chanda (aka Bea) said...

Have a fabu vacation dahling! You deserve it. I can think of nothing better than soaking up some sun with someone you love.

Paul said...

Alright, it's May 5th! You said you'd be back around May 5th or so, but I assume you meant you'd be posting by the crack of dawn today, yet we're half way through the day and no post. I was patient enough to give you time off, but enough is enough! :-)

In all seriousness, I hope you and hubby had a grand vacation. It's often hard when it comes to an end. Hopefully the transition back into routine won't be too traumatic.

MomOf4 said...

Just checking in on you! Hope your vacation is wonderful!

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Also - sorry to hear about your health worries, I hope all is ok. Your body has got to be a lot healthier now you are at your goal weight, that has got to work in your favour. Ive got my fingers crossed for you.

Paul said...

So... gotten those test results back? Feeling amazingly better? Found that you just needed a little sun and fun? Or maybe you decided to stay an extra week! Wouldn't that be grand?

I'm not trying to rush you or anything -- just wanted you to know I was thinking about you, and wondering how things were going.

Hmm, this might be a bit too sappy. I'll work on that.

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Ok we have hit "or so" on the date lol. Hope you are doing well! Update as we want to know how you are and how it went ok!!

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sauchagirl said...

Hey! Where are ya!? Did you decide not to come back?

Paul said...

Posting another comment under the theory that you were waiting to post again until you got your 28th comment on this thread... ;-)

C'mon back!

healthy ashley said...

Where did you go?! I'm worried about you :(

Ready Maid said...

I'm holding good thoughts about you while you're on vacation; and we'll all be here waiting to hear good news when you return.

P.S. We miss you right now.

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sauchagirl said...

Hope you're feeling ok and things are going well!

Da Doo Run Run said...

I'm hoping your silence simply means you are busy and nothing more sinister. Good thoughts coming your way!

Paul said...

Hey, stranger. C'mon back.

Chanda (aka Bea) said...

Wondering where you are. Did you decide to never come back from vacation? I can't say as I would blame you. I hope all is well.

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Dani Spies said...

Okay, I'm a little late on this...but it's well past May 5th...where are you?

healthy ashley said...

I'm really worried now. We don't know Happy's real name, so we have no way of making sure she's okay. I know she loved us all too much to just leave.

Come back, Happy! :(

Nicole said...

Hey! I worried about you. Please update, honey. Please.

Paul said...

I haven't forgotten about you, HBC. You would like to update us. Really, you would. I can feel it.

It's going to be really embarrassing if a bunch of us manage to track you down, only to find that you were just tired of talking to us!

Paul said...

We're coming up on the 2 month anniversary... Come back!

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MomOf4 said...

Just checking back in! I hope you are OK. If something is wrong, please know that you are not alone. There are a lot of us here in the cyber world who miss you! Big news at my place if you are interested!

Brightcetera said...

Hi! Just adding to the "Hello, where are you & is everything ok?"
I miss you, too!

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Hellllo? Anyone out there?

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Is everything okay, BlogChick? We're all missing you!

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Still alive out there Happy? We miss you!

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Alright, HBC, one last nudge. C'mon back. I miss ya.

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Just another Where Are You? note. We're worried :( Hope all is well.

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