Dedicate this to my other half..

No one has really asked this yet, 

but

this blog is SUPPOSED to be about

US. 

As in me AND my husband. 

I guess I've pretty much taken over this blog, 

and posted things that

yes involve us,

but 

I never really give a complete shot out to the man behind everything. 

As we met in 2004 but started our relationship in 2005

this man has pretty much 

been my everything. 

We've experienced so much together. 

College, Classes, Projects, Europe Trips, 

Different Apartments, Graduations,

Diabetes Diagnosis, Mumps, Jobs, 

Wedding, Buying our first home, 

making new friends,

just to name a few....

We've learned so much about ourselves, about eachother 

and today, 

as he is in Chicago with his best friends, 

and I'm here, taking care of myself, our Kahuna bear, 

and the house (stuff)

I think a 

i.love.you.you're.the.greatest.thing.ever.to.happen.to.me

is in order. 

With out him, I wouldn't be me. 

Rather, it's our husbands, our wives, daughters, fathers, mothers,

sisters, nieces or nephews...(the list could seriously go on forever)

it shouldn't take much for us to 

thank them for all the things they do for us.

both big and small. 

Well this is a big THANK YOU

to my dear husband. 

My life is WONDERFUL because of you. 

In another way of saying how much he means to me, here's some photos

of us throughout the years.. some old, some newer..

 On our wedding day, dancing together.. silly as always..

 Us after a late night working for me, and in our first apartment together.

 Us in 2007 in  Venice, Italy on one of our trips. This was only a few months before

my Type-1 Diagnosis. You can't tell here, but I was already getting sick, and losing weight

in part of the class symptoms. Okay enough about me, more about him.

 Check out that handsome man... This was on the top of the Eiffel Tower

 Us on a date night, here in our 1st home. 

Handsome... 

Thank you Kid (this is OUR term of endearment)

for all you do for me... 

I love you.

BIG THANKS (Update)

I am elated. 

I knew trying to get more involved in my

current community with

diabetes

would bring different emotions.

Mostly "coming out" if you will,

putting myself out there for people to label me 

as a diabetic. 

Not that I haven't been diabetic 

for almost 4 years now

but i'm putting myself,

my diabetes, my diabetes management 

out there for people to read about

and 

even if I am nervous about it

I'm happy. 

Why?

Well today I saw something I haven't felt before.

I logged into my

JDRF walk page to find

I have now raised $707!!!

That is exactly $200 MORE than 

my goal. 

I'm blown away at the support, 

not just financial, 

but the people that WANT 

to make a difference. 

The people who took time, to look at my blog,

to read and look at my table with information regarding Diabetes,

or who asked me my personal history with

Type-1.

I'm excited to know, people care and want a cure

just as badly as I do. 

I was in pump class today, preparing for it by learning all this

stuff, most i already knew. 

(Thanks to you fellow Pump/DOC bloggers)

And after feeling being ripped apart lately by CDE's, 

Dietitian's or other medical staff

I felt happy to know 

I'm working at keeping my 

A1C down and my numbers in good check. 

I know I might have a few weeks yet to see my results of the 

hard work I have been doing, but we're shooting for under 6. Cross your fingers. 

But really, THANK YOU

to all those Type-1 supporters. You're not only helping

ME, personally

but all of those who live with it, care for it and

are scared of it. 

Together, we can fund for the cure. 

-Cassie