I want to be an AVATAR!

This Friday our friend Crystal B. took Ryan , Lyndsey (Ryan's sister) and I to Olympia to watch AVATAR in 3D. It was the BEST movie I have ever seen. The producer of the movie James Cameron is an on screen genius! He puts so much thought and detail into his work and makes you really believe in this place called Pandora where the Na'vi people live. It took him 14 years to write, create, and finally produce a movie he couldn't so many years ago due to the lack of on screen animation/special effects.

The best part of this movie besides the stunning visuals, was the connection between the Na'vi people, their animals, and plants. It was beautiful to see everything come full circle. Becoming one with nature so to speak :) Avatar brings us as close as cinema ever has to actually visiting an alien world. The beautiful enviorment, the exotic creatures and incredibly lifelike natives of Pandora arrest the senses, visually, aurally and emotionally.

It will be a long time before we see any movie of this magnitude. Go out and see it soon. If you do I highly recommend to watch it in 3D or even at the IMAX!

Its only been 5 months!

Well, its only been 5 months since I have last posted a blog. I think that's far too long :) So many good things have hapend since this summer that I don't even think I have enough room to type it all in detail so I will briefly list them.

* I'm ENGAGED :) (Will def. post proposal story and pics next)

* Emily is now 4, and my mother and I took her to Disneyland for her birthday

* I moved to Central Park with Ryan aka: the love of my life

* My health has stabilized, I feel better than I have in a couple years , I have increased my oxygen intake in my lungs by 1/2 liter :) HUGE SUCCESS.

So there you have it..... all great things.

They started me on a new medication which has made it possible for me to live and enjoy life again. I can grocery shop with Emily, clean my house, and do other fun things WITH energy and not feeling like I'm ready to go to bed at 11am after just waking up for my day at 7am. Because of this my o2 level has increased which makes it possible for me to just wear my oxygen when I'm working out. SOOOOOOOOO Happy about that one! By no means are my lungs good or will their ever be, all this means is that I am able to hold off on transplant until I start to show signs of shortness of breath to the extreme at which it was. They will check my progress with PFT'S (Pulmonary Function Tests) every 3 months and determine where I am at. I completed the whole transplant workup process which took 3 months and a TON of appointments. They said that I would not have to go through the entire process again but things like blood work and pft's would have to be re done when I'm ready to be listed for transplant.

Overall , I enjoy life more now than ever. I'm so thankful for my Christmas wish come true. I just wanted to be able to breath. God is good!