It’s a pretty crazy world we live in
I started out the year fully intending on finding some quiet time once or twice a week to sit down and write a few entries. Just minor stuff, links I found interesting… social commentary… the usual rubbish. Looking at the archives, I managed alright until the end of March.
That is when we went on vacation. We had good time, but when I got back to work. Whoa… strap on the seat belt and hang on. April began with me leaving for San Antonio over the Easter weekend and Katie going to Vegas with a couple of her friends. She had a good time. I was working and it was extremely humid and raining in San Antonio. When Katie got back she complained about how crappy she felt when she was in Vegas… she took a pregnancy test and… we found out that we are going to be parents!
Well, so April and May blew by. I think I was busy at work. I can’t say that I really remember. June started with a short trip to visit Katie’s mom in Utah. During the trip we found out that my little sister, Anna, was hospitalized with shortness of breath and that an x-ray has indicated that there was a mass in her chest. Since Anna was in Italy she had to travel to Germany to have a CT scan and a biopsy to determine the true size of the mass and what it truly was. Anna went home (Italy) for a while and returned to Germany in the middle of July to start her chemo-therapy.
Meanwhile in Long Beach… At some point in May, Katie had thrown out her back. She had muddled through the end of May and made the trip to Utah, but when she got back she was in a bit of pain. She stayed home from work for a while on bed rest to let her back heal. She went back and forth to work, and ended up home on bed rest for Independence Day. I went back to work on the 5th of July, Katie ended up in the hospital. She had ruptured a disc in her lower back. After a few weeks in the hospital, Katie underwent surgery on July 26. The surgery was a success and Katie is recovering quickly.
Mom left for Germany on July 22 to take care of Anna. Mom is returning on Wednesday, Anna is arriving from Germany with Dorian and Wayne on Thursday. Dad is arriving from New Jersey on Thursday as well. Why is everyone convening in Southern California? My little brother, Ben, is getting married on Aug 26!
See, pretty crazy… and that is just the highlight reel…
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
Hey Josh,
Found your blog while I was trolling for wedding pics. It was really awesome to see you and meet Katie for the first time. I am so excited for you two to become parents and I know you both will be great at it [though probably scared shitless at first :)]. Anyways, I hope we can see more of each other in the future. Best of luck to both of you with the rest of the pregnancy. Please send me an email if you are ever in the Bmore/DC area and have any free time.
Take care and lotsa love,
Marga
April 6th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Josh,
You really do seem to have a bit of a crazy time (hope it’s better now), I like you have been in it for over 10 year’s running IT departments ect. but as I get older I’m findiong it harder to enjoy and keep-up with all the changes……get old
I enjoyed your blog and nice picture’s of your family.
Jim