October 20, 2002

Hilton Head

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I just got back from an amazing trip with my folks. We, of course, stayed at Disney's Hilton Head Resort because that is what my family is known for: Disney!! It turned out to be a very yummy and cathartic vacation. Yummy, boy howdy did we eat well, and cathartic because well...after grandma's passing it was good to just relax in a safe place with my parents and talk. I wish J could've come, but he was doing marching band at the high school where he teaches, Mooresville High School to be exact. They hosted a competition this past Saturday.

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September 26, 2003

The Strangest Week

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I have had the strangest week. Personally, as you know already my health is being medically managed. I'm on a prednisone taper and prograf , which should begin to lower my AST and ALT.

It was brought up during my clinic appointment that my kidneys are not recovering from my continued use of Diflucan (aortic valve fungal infection prevention) and Prograf. Both are slightly nephrotoxic. They are switching me to Rapimmune, which should not affect my kidneys as much or at all. It should also help with the low grade rejection I've been having.

I am tired from all this changing and additional medication and it hurts my bones a little, but it will be okay.

In worse news, Dan's father has been in the hospital all week with a new diagnosis of cancer namely seminoma in his mediastinum. I've been in Charlotte popping my pills and translating and interpretting medical stuff. I feel like I've been a real help. He will start a BEP regimen on Monday. We talked a lot about diagnostics and my background in chemistry and previous neurobiology work helped there. We talked about side effects of chemotherapy so he will be ready for everything. He will be hit with everything too as far as my research can tell me.

This has been a great week in the fact that now both Lewis Fisher, Dan's Dad, and I are both on the road to recovery, but a very stressful week as well. Thank you to everyone who has included us in your prayers. It has been felt on this end. God is really watching over us and protecting us all. My love to everyone and God bless!!

I am returning to Chapel Hill tomorrow after Rosh Hashannah services tomorrow afternoon. I have a test to make up on Monday morning, my case study on Monday night, and the peds test on Friday. I'm a little happy to be getting all of this out of the way quickly, but a little shocked that I've lost so much time. Again, my love to you all!

Erin:)

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December 14, 2003

Catching up with old friends

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Recently, I have reconnected with my girls from before nursing school and I have never felt better or more in touch with reality. Yes, I still miss the news every day and only found out that Saddam may be captured because of my boyfriend's father. But, wow, the real world doesn't care about my grades or how this technique was taught. Refreshing.

I also got the opportunity to talk with an old friend from high school and find out that all his siblings (well, three) are at UNC-CH. I'm going to get coffee with his little sister Shana soon. I ran into her at Border's the other day. Coincidence? Or is the Ratner family out to get me?

I really want to catch up with Jenn and Sherida and Laura, so if you guys happen upon this site or this page contact me!

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July 29, 2004

wedding blues

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This is the first wedding I have ever planned and the first Jewish wedding I will attend, so one might say I easily get confused and lost.

At first, I was planning my wedding, which would be smallish around 100 people in a scenic and quiet space with snacks. Now I am planning Dan and Erin's wedding extravaganza. I am feeling a little overwhelmed at times because we chose a date sooooooooo very close to our initial planning meetings. I have yet to meet our Rabbi, but communication with him puts me at ease time and again. I have a lot of other essential early order things except for bridesmaids dresses, which may end up being made from sheets on Friday November 19th, ha! That made me feel better. They will really be pieced together far sooner than that maybe the 18th.

Key players in this fun time have been our parents. Both Dan's parents and mine have gone out of their way to try and make this day special and uniquely ours. They have been there to console me and counsel me on both party etiquette and nervous breakdown management. I am truly lucky to be this loved.

My MVP, of course, is Dan. I do not think we have had a conversation without me slipping in something about the coming nuptuals (sp?). He has helped me make the hard decisions like is it okay to have the bride leave after the ceremony and hide to picking out our ketubah and helping me shop for fabric for the chuppah. He is my best friend and I love him. YUK!!! I am getting really sappy.

I really feel for all of our friends. I talk almost non-stop about what flowers should I pick and what gifts should the groomsmen get. They also hear me rave about how wonderful and patient Dan is. I think I would hurl if anyone talked the way we do lately. Man, thanks guys, I am sorry, but I don't think I can stop until after the big day, November 20. Just bare with me. No, not naked...what word am I looking for? Who cares. Thanks.

I really just wish it was the twentieth tomorrow and all this worry would simply end. Hmmm...it will be quite a party.

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November 19, 2005

Holiday Wish Lists

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Dan's Wish List:
  • whirled peas (world peace)
  • New Balance gift certificate
  • Amazon.com Wish List
  • subscription to Scientific American
  • subscription to Harper's
  • jeans 36 x 32 ( no pleats or tapered legs please)
  • Mr. Show 3rd season DVD
  • itunes gift certificate
  • peanut butter blossums
  • Sky Blue beer from Carolina Brewery
  • seven layer cookies
  • 4 - 300GB hard drives
  • IPOD
  • Wild Wing Cafe gift certificate
  • UNC-CH basketball tickets
  • Border's gift certificate
  • Lego Mind Storms
  • Star Wars Episode III
Erin's Wish List
  • Death by Chocolate Decaf from Fresh Market
  • Victoria's Secret Midnight Blue slip with little ruffles
  • Victoria's Secret Light Carolina blueish collection
  • Kate Spade Gramercy Park China (see Belk wedding registry)
  • Handsome Dan Pictures
  • Nambe heart bowl, vase, or butterfly bowl
  • small geometric stained glass (ask Dan)
  • Caribou gift certificate
  • short sleeve Life is Good tee blue daisy med
  • short sleeve Life is Good tee yellow hammock med
  • plain black socks without elastic tops
  • Crabtree and Evelyn Almond or Jojoba anything
  • Yankee Candle "Clean Cotton"
  • "Live 8" DVD
  • silicon baking mat
  • nonstick pizza pan
  • Bath and Body:
    • C.O. Apothecaries Lip Formula SPF 15 No. 1053
    • Tutti Dolci Apple Torte Body Cream
    • C.O. Apothecaries Lemon Body Cream No. 005
  • Mary Kay:
    • brown liquid eye liner
    • "cocoa cream" or "cream and sugar" lip gloss
    • Oil Free Hydrating gel
    • hand lotion


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December 03, 2006

Shopping

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Dan and I went Holiday shopping last night and neither one of us yelled or lost patience. I think we might be done shopping for family gifts now and have started some ideas for friends. Dan's fave moment was sitting in Barnes and Noble, drinking his half caff. and listening to Hannukah music. I kid you not, they were playing actual Hannukah music. Dan said, "Now I'm beginning to understand why [they play all that Holiday music]."

We ate at CPK and also discussed my fave topic of finances. What a lucky man Dan is to be married to someone always thinking about how to retire early. Dan did bring up a good point though. If I retire early, where will the health insurance come from? So, I need to have twice as much in savings to also afford private health insurance. Great.

In other news, I still want to be like everyone else and not a drug dependent chronically ill person. No big change there except that I'm making my peace slowly with my new transplant lifestyle since I'll live most of my life with this lifestyle.

I'm thinking of a career change too. Bedside nursing is very nice and fulfilling in many ways. I really do feel like I make a difference. Too many MD's are saying that I am cerebral lately. Some of them are a little puzzled that I chose nursing because it is a little instinct driven. Some are appreciative that the person caring for their patients is thinking of more than a paycheck and that I look for interdisciplinary solutions. We'll see what happens.

I still love our house. I was telling Dan that I'm glad we are not completely furnished yet because the house still feels new to me. It is nice that nothing is set in stone. I think that the bedroom color really needs to change because it is just too pink so it will be a dreamy blue soon and then we can decorate our bedroom with wood furniture. Hooray! We saw a neat piece in the Pier One catalog yesterday.

Lastly, Dan tells me that McCain might run for president. I actually like him. I feel that he is honest and really tries to do what is best for America. Now if only he'd agree to a woman's right to choose.

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November 25, 2007

Holiday List

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So because I couldn't agree with selecting specific things, here is a list...

-a teapot or electric kettle
-learn to garden (indoors)/ take care of your lawn
-how to weed. when to weed/ shrub care
-basic home improvement stuff
-Grammies CD
-watch with alarm for meds
-make Dan Paint the Earth with Erin
-art to decorate our house with
-non-cutesy stickers of letters, places, things for scrap-booking
-glass or gem beads
-fast paced workout music
-your favorite book or one you'd like others to read
-any of our china Gramercy Park Kate Spade
-pictures of family having fun or eating, eating is fun

That'll do for now.

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