A week of high highs and extreme lows

On Monday, May 12th my grandmother had her knee replaced. The surgery didn't last as long as I expected it to. She went in at 7:30am  and was out and in recovery at around 9:45am. We didn't get to see her for a while afterwards because no one notified us that she had been moved to a room. After seeing her settled into her room I headed home to grab lunch and get to work.

Mondays are usually hectic and I had plenty to do to keep me busy. I take care of the paperwork from the weekend and any labels taken out must be replaced. I handle our Cintas uniform rental stuff and then get both the customer service stuff and accounting stuff taken care of. I'm usually back to my desk after 5pm. That evening I checked my email and I found a message from Myfitnesspal, which is my smart phone app that I used to track my meals.

Dear Yvette, 

My name is Olivia and I work for MyFitnessPal. I am reaching out to you today on behalf of our team to both thank and congratulate you on your impressive weight loss success. Having just watched your piece on CNN we are all touched by your journey and thankful your inspirational story is getting out there to help others on their journey. 

We would love to send you a small thank you gift; would it be possible for us to have your mailing address? We will only use this information for this purpose and will not share it outside the company of course. 

Congratulations again on your success! 

Kindly, 
Olivia 
MyFitnessPal Community Manager

I was shocked to say the least! I jumped on that email, I think, faster than they had anticipated LOL Thank you smart phone email app. What really got me excited was 

OMG I made CNN! I'm so afraid to check the mail now LOL 

Tuesday was nice because Bill got home within an hour or so of going into work so I could go see Gram at the hospital. I was really worried because she didn't seem to be doing to well. Leaving her there was so hard. 

On Wednesday Bill and I went grocery shopping at Woodhaven Meijer after dropping my van off at the Crest Ford dealership on Gibralter in Flat Rock. I think the most exciting thing that happened all week happened there. I MET KATIE FOSTER!

I was headed back to grab a tube of toothpaste and she just walked by me! I turned after it clicked and just said, "Katie?" She turned, and OMG, she said, "Yes?" I ran into a celebrity! After I told her how she had inspired me I asked if I could get a photo, which she graciously said yes to! You can see just how excited I am here LOL She is such a lovely person to meet! Thanks Katie! I spent the rest of the day on cloud 9.

On Thursday I took a trip up to see Gram. She had been doing much better day after day. Bill took the boys to get fruit and left me at the hospital. Gram was being moved that day to a rehab center so when we left I took the balloons I had gotten her. Mylar, not my favorite. Work was ok, I got plenty done but I was anxious all day about Gram's move that I missed what was going on at work personally. 

On Friday I got my workout in and was feeling really good about what I got done at the house before work. I got the boys off to the sitters and made it to work on time. I was rather stressed but I managed to get through the first hour. After that everything, my week, my emotions, all of it, went down hill like an avalanche of the deepest darkest poo from Hades. 

I stopped off at my first stop, checking in with Teri to drop off orders. She seemed rather distraught. I thought it was a family issue the way she clung to her cell phone. She told me she was waiting for word about Mary. Mary had called in Thursday ill, saying she had a headache and that she'd be in late. She said it was unlike Mary not to come in or call and then be a no call no show to work on Friday and that Lisa, our executive secretary, had gone to check on her. I tried to shrug it off and be optimistic about it. I didn't know Mary well enough to make a judgment. So, I told her to keep me updated and went on to accounting. 

The ladies in accounting were worse. Both were on and off the phones and were telling me that the police had been called in to find out why Mary wasn't answering the phone calls etc. Her car was found in the garage, but there was no response. Within a few minutes our human resources director came in to tell us what had been found. Mary was dead. I had prayed and cried for God to please be with Mary, but it would seem that the best course for God was to have Mary with Him. 

The rest of the evening was hard to say the least. I had really liked Mary. I felt so cheated that I hadn't gotten to know Mary better. She was funny, thoughtful and she brightened up a room. 

Mary (left) and Lisa (right) on a trip they shared to Hawaii in October, 2013 Waikiki Beach. 

It's so hard to believe that someone who's smile and laughter were SO infectious is gone. Like that. No goodbye. No obvious reason. I can't get over it. All the memories, the funny conversations. Gone. It's just so hard to take. I pray your family does your life justice Mary. I pray that you have found your mother in heaven, and that you have seen the face of our heavenly father and he has smiled on you. I will miss you friend.