I realized I hadn’t had a chance to visit my grandparents since I returned to the Midwest, so Sunday morning I hit the road and drove to visit them. My grandpa has been very ill with COPD and CHF, along with uncontrolled diabetes for a long time, all the time with my tiny grandma playing 24 hour nurse. It really took alot out of her, but she didn’t feel he needed to go to a home just yet. After falling a few times over a few months, my grandparents made the difficult decision to put him in a nursing home this summer. I think my grandma, who has been taking care of him full time for over 6 years, is feeling part-free and part-lonely. They have been married for 59 years, and it is hard for me to imagine her living alone after all those years. He actually LOVES the place because he gets to do all the things he loves to do: eat, watch tv and sleep in his chair. 
It was so great to see them both.
When I go to visit them, my grandma always buys TACO PIZZA for lunch. I frickin love that pizza and I can only get it at Happy Joes, and only at home. While it is probably 100000000 calories per slice, I only get it with other people and just a small so I can share it. I am proud to say I did not get my favorite lard-ridden tacos and 100% fat cheese fries that I normally get at another place (I have 3 places I usually hit when I go home- Happy Joes, Rudy’s Tacos – fatty tacos- and Hungry Hobo -like subway-)– it kinda made me sick to think about it, actually.
Before I left for my grandparents, I TOOK 11,500 STEPS IN ONE DAY and I was so proud of myself– then proceeded to sit on my @ss for 2 days and eat. But you know what? I enjoyed my grandparents, ate, but not what I normally would, and feel really good about myself.
That is what this is all about, isn’t it? Moderation; having fun; enjoying others; loving myself.
Tomorrow is a new day and I am excited to get up and work out at 6:30 am! Gotta get to bed!
PS: I also love my grandparents house because I slept for the first time in 3 weeks for 7 straight hours. I miss sleep!
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that sounds like a great visit!
so glad to hear you got some sleep!!
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