So we finally decided on a name for the kitten. We named him Peppsi and he’s such a sweetheart. Bryan wrote a bit about him on his blog too if you are interested in some good writing because I don’t really have the motivation to write stories about him right now ….. because I will go on and on. When Bryan and I first started dating and I mentioned how much I wanted a cat, he made sad faces at me and told me he was very allergic to them. When I moved in with Jaime in August I warned him that she had a cat, and that I didn’t know if he would have a problem with the cat. At first, he seemed wary of her and was even afraid to pet her because she might make him sick. But her charm eventually won him over and now they love each other. After realizing that Bryan wasn’t allergic to Boo (Jaime’s cat), I chose to believe he wasn’t allergic to them at all, however he swore he was, and that Boo might just be ‘special’. Well of course she is special, but being hypo-allergenic, well I don’t know about that. So last week when I finally committed to adopting a cat, Bryan came along, and I was glad he did because I didn’t want to adopt an ‘unspecial’ cat. While at the Animal Rescue League, we saw many cats and hung out in the ‘play room’ and not one sneeze or sniffle occurred. Yay! My boyfriend isn’t allergic to cats, we can live happily ever after now! Anyways, I at least think I showed him that cats aren’t bad and that they are loveable and sweet and just awesome. I wish I could convince more people to love cats … they are really great companions.
In other news, I recently wrote about my visit to the doctor where I was told my blood-pressure was very high for a 25 year old – well for anyone. It upset me very much to think that I was on the road to heart-attack by age 40, so I have really been evaluating what I’m doing to my body. I don’t eat extremely healthy, but I am not a pig. I’m not obese, but I could probably stand to lose a few pounds. My weight at my height is considered ‘average’ but if I gain about 25 pounds I would be on the overweight/obese line. You know, when you think of obese, you think of someone who can barely fit through a door, or someone who takes up two seats on a bus, but at my height, I only need to weigh 160 pounds to be considered obese. Anyways, I have been monitoring my blood-pressure daily at CVS and my results have been pretty steady, in the range of 120-130 / 60-70. I think for someone my age, it would probably be ideal to have a blood-pressure of 110/70. At the doctor, my blood-pressure was measured to be 162/90 which is alarming. I have been nowhere near that since I’ve been monitoring. In fact, I took my blood-pressure at WalMart last Saturday and it was 95/60! So I’m feeling better, and reassuring myself that the nurse didn’t actually know how to take blood-pressure, or I was just more worked up than I thought -which is probably the case because I get really anxious about things, like going to the doctor. I have another doctor appointment next Friday, and I’m going to try my best to be very relaxed – and I’m taking my little chart I made with my daily results.
Tomorrow Bryan and I are going to see a movie (his choice) so I don’t know what we are seeing yet. Our taste in movies tends to differ somewhat so we take turns picking movies to see, but I must say I think we both always enjoy what we see, sometimes its just not something we’d typically watch without being ahem … forced to ;-). It is a good thing though, and I think we learn a lot from each other. On Sunday, I asked Bryan if he’d go to the Red White & Blue Thrift Store with me. Jaime just recently was there and bought this kick-ass pair of shoes for $3 and I’m very envious. Actually, it just reminded me of how awesome thrift-stores are and that I haven’t been very thrifty lately.
Last night Bryan and I had dinner at Kings and then we came home and layed on the bed and talked while Peppsi curled up in between us and slept. All I need in life is Peppsi and Bryan, and my comfy bed! I was thinking the other day, because I often think – not that much comes of it, but sometimes I think I make sense. Mostly, it is that I feel like a different person than I was a year ago, two years ago, or maybe ever. I can get upset on occassion and I still worry sometimes, but I really believe that Bryan brings out the best in me and makes me see a side of me that I wasn’t sure I had in me.
And I’ll end with that before I get into some kind of horrid rant about past relationships and why its everyone elses fault that I’ve been miserable. We’ll leave the past in the past and keep looking ahead 😉