Hi guys, this is your "Angel" speaking =P
Three years ago a boy that I was quite interested in recommended that I watch a movie called "Das Boot," that he described as a "great film about submarines." Despite the fact that I knew nothing, nor really cared about submarines, my desire to impress him drove me to buy that movie, $33 for something I'd never even seen, and doubted I'd enjoy.
Three years later, that boy is now the man I'm going to marry, and that movie was probably one of the reasons he decided to ask me to be with him. Not only do I owe my relationship with the most important person in my life to Das Boot, it's pretty damn good film after all.
If you know Kapitan_Phillips, I'm pretty sure you know me. It brings a blush to my cheeks to read that ya'll call me "angel" and the thread wishing me well when I was sickest made me cry. I've never even met you people, but when I talked to my Richie when I was in the hospital, your words made me laugh through tears and grow to love all of you a lot.
So submarines turned out to be pretty cool! I can't say I've ever played any of the sims you guys advertise, but I'm sure I know as much about them (if not more) from all the talking Richie's done. I swear, we can't have a single conversation without a U-Boat update. He's also read me some of the detailed logs he keeps. Okay, I lied. Not several, all. And you can bet that the first night we share the same bed he's going to be running Silent Hunter so he can go to sleep listening to the engines.
So he's pretty much beaten sub-fandom into me. It's like living with a leper, I can't not catch it
Kapitan_Phillips is my heart, I love him more than anything in the world and I'd do anything to be in his arms forever. He's the sweetest guy you'll ever meet, although he often tries reeeally hard to hide it. I could type for hours about what a spectacular human being he is, but I'm sure you all already know it!
The main reason I've joined (aside from the constant prodding from Richie) was to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers during my time in the hospital. I know you guys might be wondering what was wrong, and I told Richie he could tell you, but I'm not sure he did.
I was admitted to a rehabilitation center for an eating disorder, bulimia nervosa. When I went in, I was 10 pounds underweight and dropping about 4 pounds a week. My heart rate was dangerously out of whack, and my asophagus (or however you spell it) was seriously damaged. I was in starvation mode, which means my body was trying to digest itself. I stayed in 24hour care for almost 3 weeks, and then continued with a day program for about 2 months. I'm happy to say I'm continuing in my recovery, and I know part of the reason I was able to get through all that was knowing that all of you cared about me.
I'll never ever be able to thank all of you enough, so just know that if there's ever anything I can do for any of you, I'm happy to do it!
Well I guess I'll wrap this up, I dont want to write a novel or anything! Hopefully I'll get over my chronic laziness to post every once in awhile
