2 Years! Can you Believe it? I almost can!

Yup, yup, yup.. me and the Lisanator have official made the 2 year mark. Well, I should qualify that - in about an hour or so we will have made the 2 hour mark, as our wedding started at about 11 am and I would guess the knot was officially tied about 30 minutes in. (Oh God I hope I got the time right.. oh well if not, that's what the EDIT button is for, right?).

I can't say that it has been a particularly easy 2 years, nor can I say that it has always been a pleasant journey, as Lisa and I have, shall we say, conflicting personalities. However, I can say with certainty and assurance that it has been an entirely worthwhile endeavour, and one that has made me quite a different person in many ways.

Let us recap the last 2 years in brief:

April 5, 2003: Well, we got married. High Jinks Ensued. Oh did I mention that neither of us had a job?

April 14, 2003: I started working at West Corp. To start with it ws the best paying job I'd ever had. Which is sad because it was like $9.00 an hour to start. However, as Lisa once predicted from a dream she had, the job has opened doors for me.

May or June something 2003: Lisa started working for Dr. Laidley. While there have been some definate ups and downs for her, I certainly feel this was a blessing and also a daily lesson for the both of us. 3 or 4 years from now, when Lisa is an RMT, I'm sure we'll both agree this job was largely responsible for her inspiration to actually do it.

August 21 2003: Lisa organized a killer surprise birthday party for me at the Keg, with like 3 million people. It was awesome. I don't think we even paid for that prime rib.. MMMMmmmmm.

August 25 2003: I was promoted to "Performance Assessment Specialist" at West Corp. This has been a truly great job for me and I have excelled at it, thanks to the good lord!

(Oh lord this is taking too long - let's skip ahead a bit)

December 25 2003: Our first Christmas together. I think this was the year I got the "I live with fear everday, but sometimes she lets me play golf" T-Shirt from Fear's.. er I mean Lisa's Dad. Actually maybe that was the year before.

February/March 2004: Doctor Shit-Head diagnoses me with Type 2 Diabetes. Turns out all this time I thought I was just "husky", I was actually quite obese. The photographic record also supports this hypothesis.

March 2004: I fling dung at Dr. El-Stupido-Retardo and opt out of taking deathly diabetes medication. Cynicism about the Western Medical system sets in. Flying in the face of modern medical treatments, I set out to get better, instead of worse. I stop eating sugar and refined carbohydrates and not excercising and start eating vegetables, natural foods, walking and working out regularly.

Juneish 2004: I'm well on my way to getting better.. lost a lot of weight.. blood sugar starting to return to normal levels. I jog for the first time. This is a big day.

Julyish 2004: I am jogging on a regular basis, continuing to lose weight and get better.

August 21 2004: Lisa holds another killer surprise birthday party with a ton of people, outdoors at Elk Lake. Unexpected torrential rains kill most of the party guests, but on the upside I got to see a killer magic show by Kernel Popcorn!

September - October 2004: We move into our current residence and adopt our 11 year old German Shepherd, Baron. I have my first hemoglobin A1C test since I was first diagnosed. The test comes back well within normal range. Yay! Eat that, Dr. Shitface! Oh and thanks to our new doctor, Dr. Gary Nielsen for being a stand-up dude and helping me through all of this!

Now flash forward to today. I'm a totally different person. I've lost a total of 80 pounds, am regularly active and just better. Sure I've got emotional problems, but hell, these days who doesn't??!!

Seriously though, 2 years is a major accomplishment in the marriage arena - most people don't make it this long without a mass-murder/suicide or some kind of gas main explosion. We're on our way!

Love you Lisa! Here's to another 2 years!