Summer Update

There are 2 posts below this one which were my first in quite a long time. I realized after posting them that there are a few other things that happened over the summer. The best was that my stepson Dan got married on July 11th. He is the son of my ex-wife, but I think of him as my son too. It was a beautiful wedding and I am very happy for him and his new wife Kiley (who I like a lot). They have been together for a long time and I think they make a great couple. I was even included in the ceremony. Had to get up and do a reading. I was nervous, but quite honored.

The next weekend in July, my buddy Doc's daughter Rhiannon got married as well. It was also a lovely wedding. Made for a busy few days for me! Not only did I go to Dan's rehearsal/rehearsal dinner and wedding, when I arrived at Rhiannon's wedding, I was asked to do the videotaping of the ceremony (and some of the reception). It may have been a busy time, but it was also wonderful! They were both outdoors and the weather was great, as were both locations.

In the beginning of August, Murphy came up from Florida to stay for a couple months for some jobs he has up here. It was so good to see him again. He really is a great friend and I have missed him since he left a couple years ago. Below is a picture of him and Manny I took at my place recently. He is indeed a character, but an awesome dude!


Also, in the beginning of August, I got sick and went to the doctor. Turned out to be a viral infection, nothing major. But the doctor said my blood pressure was way too high and prescribed medication. I was sick last winter and she said the same thing, but this time she actually wrote a prescription. She wanted me to get a physical back then and I didn’t, so she said I better do it this time, along with some blood work. I put it off for a while, but finally filled the prescription last week, got the blood work done and have an appointment Wednesday for the physical. When she took my blood pressure I didn’t even ask what it was. When I went and got the prescription filled (finally) the pharmacist asked what my blood pressure was and I didn’t know, so they checked it. 183 over 114. Needless to say, I’m taking the medication every day since. I guess I was putting all this off because the thought of getting old was starting to freak me out. Don’t want to accept it, let alone have to change my lifestyle. Oh well, reality is here and I have now started to deal with it.

That about covers the major happenings. Hope everyone has had a good summer and I’ll try to update a little more often. Finding that blogging is very easy to put off, but will work on it.