You're kinda fat.

I'm kinda fat, just a little bit, enough to motivate me to get moving, again. I had a doctor appointment a couple months ago, and my blood was drawn to get some tests done for my annual visit. I was waiting to hear back for the results when I got a letter in the mail telling me the doctor's office didn't have my current phone number, call them. The last time I went and got a checkup before this most recent one was at least two years ago. Go figure.

I called assuming they would say I was on the high end of a healthy weight like they had before. Instead, they dropped the cholesterol bomb on me.

"Cut back on red meat, and eat more vegetables and fish. Take two fish oil pills a day."

There are a few of problems with this.

1. I love red meat. Burgers, sausage, bacon, ham, ground beef. It's probably fifty percent of my diet, hence the problem. The fifty percent might be an exaggeration, but you get the point. I likes the tasty animals.
2. I love fish, but the Mrs. is allergic, and we're not sure to what extent. We know she can't eat seafood, but can its mere presence be enough to give her hives and cause her throat to swell up? Not sure. What we do know is that I'm not allowed to kiss her on the lips after I eat shrimp because it could be a literal "Kiss of Death", and we know that if she eats something that has been cooked with the same kitchen equipment used to cook seafood, it can cause problems.
3. I hate swallowing pills. I can barely swallow an Advil if I have to. I can almost swallow an entire slice of pizza, but if you put that little pebble of medicine in my mouth, my throat tightens up to the size of a soda straw.

I do like salad, though. I plan on eating more of that. Luckily I'm a fan of honey-nut Cheerios, too. I'm sure if I just move more than my hands on a keyboard, it would help this problem even faster. Gotta be healthy for those twin boys. Oh, by the way, we had twin boys.

My family, my friends

Happiness is abundant here. A week ago Melissa and I had an appointment to get another ultrasound, and we got to see our two little ones, again. They are doing well and growing strong. Melissa and I thank God every night for these blessings.

After our appointment, we headed to Andrew & Crystal's wedding rehearsal. Things were coming together well for their ceremony, but as the event drew closer, so did the stress and nerves for the members of the wedding party. I was confident everything would be fine, and I tried to relay my positive feelings to the others involved. Andrew chose me to be one of his best men, and I was going to do my best to help make sure his and Crystal's day would be everything they hoped for.

Andrew stayed the night at our place so that he would not see his bride before the wedding. We shared some video game time over a couple shots of Jaegermeister before we crashed for the night. The next morning, we spent the remaining hours of his bachelorhood playing some Battlefield 1943 and eating Thundercloud subs with the other groomsmen.

That afternoon, with some minor scheduling issues, everyone arrived at the venue, and the wedding went off without a hitch, er, with a hitch. Either way, they have been successfully wed. We welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Paynter into the reception with food, drink, and celebration. Michael, Andrew's brother and best man, started off the toasts for the evening, I followed, and Crystal's sisters finished. The night was grand.

The next day, the newlyweds took a plane to Hawaii. They are having a great time as Andrew has made me aware when he called me earlier today. I'll be picking them up from the airport on Wednesday and having some lunch with them. I'm truly blessed to have these two wonderful people as friends.

Blessings are plentiful here at the Graham residence. We have wonderful friends and an awesome family. This is a bit of a sappy post, but that's the only kind of post that sticks. Spread the love, and don't take anything or anyone for granted.