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lunch WAS fun! I'm so glad you were there, Jennifer. And the 18th is just 4 days before your big day! Hope your car troubles are fixed by then, but if not, let us know. I could swing by, too, if you need a lift.

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I too can offer a lift, don't know how close I am, but being where I am in charlotte, I'm pratically in Gastonia.

I forgot to ask if any of you wanted to borrow the ps1 dance dance revolution, or the xbox one. Let me know, I can always meet up to get you the game to try if you want.

Melissa

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Oh I have dance dance revolution already for the xbox. It's too umcomfortable for me to play currently. I do plan on working on it after surgery though.

Ugh, I don't think our car troubles will be over for a while. We basically need a new one and don't have the $$ yet. We have a tenative plan for my husband, he's in grad school. We are carpooling (he's a substitute teacher) and he's gotta find his own way home. This leaves daycare for me, to and from. Traffic is so hectic in the afternoon.

I figure there's no rush with surgery coming up. That should buy us an extra 4 weeks, however, I'm reading people are returning work way sooner than 4 weeks out.

I will let you guys know if I need a ride. I do live close than goodness I'm not out in the stix.

Kathy - you seemed so firmilar to me. I don't think we've ever met before but it seemed like I knew you.

Jennifer

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Kathy - you seemed so firmilar to me. I don't think we've ever met before but it seemed like I knew you.

Jennifer

hmmm...maybe? Perhaps we have a mutual friend? I'll try and think how we might have met. Here's some hints?

I attend church in Huntersille, I have lived out this way since I was married almost 9 years ago, so for as long as you have been here.

My MIL is in a nursing home in Stanley.

My daughter is 6, in the 1st grade, but we talked enough about kids and schools that we'd have found a connection, I'd think.

I used to belong to Curves on Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd at Rozzels Ferry.

Do you know anyone who is mentally retarded? Seriously! I used to work for an agency in Charlotte and have met a TON of people all over town.

I have a friend who used to live in Gastonia. Her hubby is a pastor, and used to pastor a Presbyterian Church in Gastonia. She's the friend who used to teach at Piedmont Charter.

hmmmm...keep thinking!

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Jennifer it was so great to finally meet you. I hope you enjoyed yourself so much that you want to keep coming back month after month. :)

Also please keep us up to date on how things are going for you....We are here for you.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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