On the road with Monica

Monica B.
on 4/29/06 11:46 pm - Emery, SD

Good morning friends. John & I are in lovely central PA in the little town of Selinsgrove. We are really enjoying our stay here and we decided that the mad dash to Florida is silly now. Our original plan of action was based on our decisions of last fall, when we put the house on the market and wanted to travel south away from winter. Well the house did not sell until late winter/early spring, a month ago. Now we are in beautiful spring time weather and the need for warm temperatures is happening all around us. We love this area, the fishing is wonderful, the people delightful, and we are very comfortable......so we decided to just plain stay here in Selinsgrove until the beginning of June. The campground is accommodating our request and will find another space for us to stay in. John and I take day trips to various streams and places of interest. I am happy and so enjoying the RV, our new home. Each day brings small and large surprises and delights. I still can't find many items that I have packed away into the many, many nooks and crannies of this large RV. Figuring out where I put something is like a scavenger hunt. I look for one thing and find many other things that I did not know were put in this or that place. My scale has not moved now for a while. However my clothes are getting bigger and bigger. I am doing so much walking, lifting, and enjoying of life. If I did not have WLS I could never have attempted this new life. Thankful for everyday I am! John & I have always loved trout fly-fishing. This has been our special time together. However for the last 4 years fishing has been difficult and almost impossible for me. The last trip to PA for fishing in 2003 was such a hard chore on me. Walking was painful and I had such shortness of breath. I pooped out quickly and did not enjoy myself. Now with 130 lbs gone I can walk, wade in the rivers, throw my fly line, get up, get down, put on my waders, tie my wading boots, and do this for hours at a time. I am thrilled. I am catching fish and doing so well. John & I are meeting such great people, and no one knows that I used to be morbidly obese....that was another Monica, a prisoner, someone who looked at life but did not really live it to the fullest. Hurrah for me and this exceptional surgery and this web site filled with such great, caring, devoted, knowledgeable people. Hope that you all have a lovely Sunday. Remember to be good to yourselves, follow the rules, take your vitamins, and enjoy your lives. We are all so lucky. Hugs Monica