Yesterday, one of our close family friend got married. My Beautiful Wife, my Sis and I drove to the apple valley for the big occasion.. I wasn’t sure what thing about a Friday night wedding, but it was really great. Actually when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense, because now you’ve squeezed one more day in to the honeymoon. The honeymoon is of course the prize the bride and groom receive for the planning and going though with the wedding. Because after two months of the planning, the details, menus, guest list, seating arrangements, you need a vacation, and why not take it with the person you just got married to with you. 

So I got off of work early got home and got ready. We knew it was going to b be a long drive so of course a stop at Starbucks was a must. So we hit a local Starbucks and hit the road. The Friday night traffic wasn’t too bad at all, mostly, because we had each other to talk with. We got lost once or twice, but all and all a successful drive out to the Apple Valley.

We got there a little early and I am glad we did. I was able to visit with Brides family, which was fantastic, I hadn’t seem them in years. We all grew up together so we all have these great stories about each other, some of which are even true. I got to meet the Bride’s Brothers Wife for the first time, a lovely woman that have the fire extinguishers ready thinking that my brother J was going to be there. (She’s heard the stories that were true).

The ceremony was tasteful, simple and beautiful. The Groom's best friend did the ceremony and it was wonderful, funny and heartfelt. It was like a friend giving his newly married friends some good advice on marriage. Also the ceremony was just about  30 minutes long. Just the right length, much shorter and you’d feel like you didn’t get your money’s worth and much longer and people are fainting in the wedding party. So no really America’s funniest video clips are coming from this wedding.

The Bride looked beautiful in her dress and the Groom was looking pretty hunky himself. They both just glowed with the love they have for each other. You know when people goes, “oh that couple is so cute!”, yeah, that is the Bride and Groom.  They are just a wonderful compliment to each other.

The reception again was just beautiful, very tasteful, simple and beautiful. Being that the Bride’s brother and I are both car buffs, we loved the old 20’s ford that was in the dining area. Everyone was taking pictures of each other, and of course of the Bride and Groom. (After all it is there day, they should have a few snapshots of the thing). One of the my favorite things is that the Bride and Groom would go to each table sit down and talk with everyone. It’s there day and they are going from table to table to make sure everyone is doing okay and having a good time. That is just how they are, very sweet and caring. So you know they are going to take good care of each other.

One of the funniest things was not something I personally saw, but my Beautiful Wife and Sis did. You see the reception was actually held at an old folks home. Any interesting venue for such an occasion granted, but it was quite lovely nonetheless. Anyhow, apparent this places had some recent plumbing issues and in the womens bathroom there was a sign to help prevent the issue. The sign clearly read “Please do not flush your fruit”. Apparently, there was enough of a problem that it required signage.

In the best wedding I’ve ever attended category(your own wedding doesn’t count in this one), theirs took the cake. The cake of course was gorgeous. I loved the music note decorations.

Well it was time to go home, so a stop by the Drive-Thru Victorville Starbucks and we headed home.  Not a bad Friday night, we did one Wedding and Two Starbucks.

So to get my triglycerides lower the doctor has me on a medicine called advicor, as well as diet and exercise. My Beautiful Wife wants me off this medicine as soon as possible. It has a laundry list of side effects. So if I am going to get off this medicine I need to focus on the diet and exercise part. The diet part is going good, I have a support system at work, of people who will slap me in the back of the head (I hate being slapped in the back of the head) and take away the donut, and then cross there arms and give me the, “We are very disappointed” look. Of course my Beautiful Wife has been just awesome, like I said early she is basically eating or not eating all of the same stuff I am. In fact yesterday we had a phone conversation about how much we both craved sugar, and a coke. We talked each other down. Having someone that is going through the same thing  you are and being able to talk with them about it is so helpful. So the diet part is going pretty well.

Well the exercise is the thing I need some work on. I really don’t like to exercise just  to exercise if you know what I mean. I love playing sports with the family. However I’ll never be a gym “person”. I’ve tried, I’ve joined a gym and figured that the amount of money I was paying each month would help me to go more often. I went three times that year. So I have to find something I love to do for exercise. Well, I love cycling, so I have started do that again. Again my Beautiful Wife being the amazingly supportive person she is, has bough me a new mountain bike. It’s really nice and lets me ride in a more upright position so my back doesn’t hurt so much. The bike I’ve had since I was 17 doesn’t fit my 32 year old, 225lb self as well as it fit 17 year old 165 lb self.

 This morning was the first of many morning rides to come. I got up and 4:30am  and finally talked myself in to getting dressed  around 4:45am and actually riding at about 5am. It was quite nice, riding down quiet streets, hearing the buzz of the tires against the asphalt and feeling the brisk fall morning air on my face. Being that this is the first ride I’ve done in a while I took it easy and decided to only go for a couple of miles and to say on well lit streets since I don’t have a light setup yet. It was a nice ride only has hard as I want to ride, I had to keep reminding myself that it was only me and there was no need to go faster, to just spin a good cadence and I get back home when I get there.

This whole life style change of diet and exercise is something I wanted to do but felt I didn’t have the time do do before the doctors visit, however after that doctors visit, I realized I didn’t have time not to. My family means to much to me not to do it.

Officially I started my new diet Saturday morning. Friday after finding out about the ultra high triglycerides thing, we did what anyone would do when faced with a complete dietary change, we went to Disneyland and had Fried Chicken and a Root Beer.  Next day it was oatmeal and water.

Well now I’ve not had a soda in 5 days, I’ve only had one cup of coffee and as little sugar as possible. Apparently with these dietary changes it’s not the third day that is the hardest it is the fifth. I’m sure I’ll say it is the sixth tomorrow, but for right now it is the fifth. However I kept at it with the water and that is the only thing I’ve bought from the vending machines here at work.

The guys here at work went out to lunch, and I stayed here and ate my Amy’s Vegetarian Lasgana. Another day in the datamines

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So I found out Friday that my triglyceride levels were well, a little high, and by a little high, I mean very high. Apparently normal triglyceride levels are about 150. Mine however were a little higher. In the first blood test their were around 709. Of course the doctor thought that was high enough to be a mistake so I took another blood test, the day before that one I drank lots of water. The triglycerides were around 569. Kind of high. So I am on a medicine and a complete diet change. No more sodas, sweets and I have to watch the fats. Well those of you that know me, know I have a sweet tooth a mile wide. So that is going to be a little tough. Coke-Cola flows through my vains I drink so much of it, so that well be a little tough too.

So as I said, the whole diet thing has to change. Gone are the days of the "cheese plate" at Grandas for lunch. But that is okay. I am taking to the new "diet" (lifestyle) pretty well. Mostly because My Beautiful Wiffe is amazing. She is so supportive as always. She is even making the transistion easy and even promised to eat the same stuff I do. So this morning we had oatmeal with apples instead of bacon, eggs and toast. She even smiled while eating the oatmeal, is she amazing or what? I would be so lost without her.

So why change the whole diet thing over a few triglycerides? Well, once they move in they invite some friends that I'm not ready to live with like, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease (CHD). Being that I am only 32 I am not ready to live with these guys just yet.

Here are some links I found while doing some homework on the whole triglycerides.

http://www.henryfordhealth.org/11659.cfm
http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/triglycerides.html
http://www.healingdaily.com/conditions/triglycerides.htm
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4778
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1085
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=531
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1104
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/nutrition/triglycerides.htm
http://www.healthgoods.com/Education/Nutrition_Information/Nutrition_and_Health/diet_lower_triglycerides.htm

I've had it for two days now, and I just love it. My Beautifufl Wife bought me something that I've wanted since before it came out. Infact I watched the webcast of it's product release never thinking that I would have one. So what is the new toy. Welp, it's a Video iPod. Yeah I know I can't believe it either.

It is really nice, the video look good on it and as usual the sound quality is amazing.

And yes I have the Wiggles loaded on it as well.