Current News

Hi all. Lisa and I continue to be well. I know this is a bit quick to post but hey I have two items of news to post.
The first news is I had my first interview for the position of Ambassador/Trainer. I call it my first because it was for Ambassador since it is tradition that I do this for the lucky few who get me to teach them how to do various things in the warehouse and survive the Christmas peak. The fun part was It was not just my Manager doing the interview for it. The three people who will be interviewing me for the Trainer position were also there. In did my usual routine where I said OK here are the questions I know you will ask and here are the answers. Big Jim laughed, the two that will be part of the next interview looked amazed and so was Kristy, my department manager. New I was ambassador before I stepped into the interview. I also have the same feeling about the Trainer position. It will be for night shift but Lisa and I are ready.
The second bit of news is the fact that I, Brian Dobkins, am down to a size 34!!! I had to really rack my brain to think when the last time I was wearing a 34 waist and It had to have been back when I was a freshman or Sophomore in High School. Just to make sure I did try several different 34's from different brands and everyone of them fit comfortable. Well that is it have a good one.

Lisa's Test

Yesterday I took Lisa over to her Doctors office so she could get a test done. It was to see how her triglycerides were. The last time she had gone tot he doctor she had lost enough weight the her doctor wanted to see how she would do off of her medicine.
Well it worked. Lisa had a blood test yesterday and got her call back today telling her she was doing fine off the medicine her tri's were back to normal. Great Job Lisa. She is also down to 128 lbs so that is good. I am down to 159. This morning I maanged to do 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. My goal is 3 miles in 30 or less so just need to keep working at it.

Birthday

Yesterday was my 41st birthday. Had taken the day off from work. Woke up too early but when you consider I usually wake up at 4-4:30 I guess I slept in when I woke up at 6. For my birthday I did get a book from Lisa. Last month mom got me some new clothes. I also ordered a few books from Amazon.
Once I got moving I did go to work out. Did a mile in 10 minutes and 15 seconds. so close to my goal of a mile in under 10. I also managed one pull up and five half pull ups. Felt good to be able to do that.
When I finished that I went up to the house and sat in the hot tub. After the hot tub I came home and cleaned up. I ended up going to Deseret Books because I needed an oil vial. On the way home from that I swung by Supercuts because I had the itch to get my head shaved but when I saw it would cost $15 I thought no way that is too much for what I wanted done. So I came home and did it myself. Yes I shaved my head! Lisa was neutral about it. She figured it was up to me.
In the evening Lisa and I met up with Dad at IHOP. Dad had apple Crisp pancakes Lisa had popcorn shrimp and I had a BLT.
In the weight loss news I am down to 159 lbs! YEA!!! That was my birthday.

Vacation Photos

Here are some pictures from the Vacation trip. Thesse are teh things we enjoyed doing.

Update

Hi all I know we have not posted in a while. Lisa and I had a wonderful vacation at Tahoe. It was great to spend a little time with family and getting to play with the niece and nephews. Lisa enjoyed some time catching crawdads (spelling?). Me it was fun to go out on the kayak and cruise the lake for a while. Then when we were together we loved spending time in the pool. It was fun to watch Hunter spalshing water and one day Ansel even had the courage to jump to Uncle Brian in the pool. Overall it was a wonderful time. Sorry we did not post the photos.