Talk About A Break!!!!

Well, well, well....Where in the heck have I been?!  I've been around, but man, have I been slacking in the blogging world.  I've been reading other blogs, just not paying any attention to my own.  I'm sorry for leaving you all in thin air, but I'm back! 

I have a lot to say, but I'm pretty sure y'all don't want to hear it all, so I'll start with the highest point.  For starters, I have passed my 1 year RNY surgery anniversary.  Actually, I'm almost 18 months out!  I can't believe it!  I'm down 118 pounds total and have about 22 left to go.  Some days it's 22, other days it's 25, depending on my scale and my eating habits.  My scale and eating habits are a whole different post!  So, moving on.

For my 1 year mark, I had one of my friends so a 100 pound photo shoot...it was so much fun!  I'll post some of the pics below.  We have decided that when I hit goal, we're going to do another shoot, so I can hardly wait, Kristen did a wonderful job!  I highly recommend if you have the funds or the time to so one of these shoots.  It doesn't have to be fancy and it was great visual motivation for me to be able to put the beginning, 6 month and 1 year pictures next to each other to see how far I have come.  So, without further ado...here are some pics! 

Is It Fall Yet? Or Even Better, September Yet?

Ahhh, Fall, my favorite time of the year.  About this time every year, I get the itch for Fall, and I just can't wait for it to arrive.  I love everything there is about about Fall...the colors, the pumpkins, Halloween...and most importantly?  COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!!!!  I can hardly wait!  As of September 1st, (if not a couple of days before) I will have my house all decked out to the 9s with Fall Decorations.  Every inch of of this place, from top, to bottom, to the bathroom, will look like Fall puked all over and I love it!  It's all I can do to wait for October 1st to decorate for Halloween. 

I usually take off Saturdays so I can watch me some FSU (Florida State University) and ISU (Iowa State University) football games, but this year I have Saturday and Sundays off, so bring on the games, baby!  Before I had surgery I used to make loads of snacks for the games.  Meatballs, chips and dip, taco dip, anything football.  So, this season should prove interesting since last year I had surgery in October and could only drink liquids or soft foods for most of the season.  It's funny how much can change in a year and for the better, but I'll save that for a later post. 

So, now I'm off to look at game schedules and to plan out my Saturdays.  I'm thinking I need to set up the TV in my sewing room and get some projects together so I can sew and cheer on my teams.  Go Noles and Clones! 

Housework Is Evil...Need I Say More?

This weekend has been hotter than heck and all I wanted to do was catch up on my sleep and just lounge around.  So, what do I end up doing?  Tons and tons of laundry.  Oh!  And to top it off, I decided it would be a good idea to mow the lawn at 1 in the afternoon.  Could it be any hotter?!  There's no shade, no breeze, no nothing!  Just me, trying to keep the sweat out of my eyes and trying to keep myself from busting into random dance moves while listening to my iPod.  I should have kept my butt inside where it's cool. 

So, now I'm sitting here, trying to cool off and putting off folding the laundry and putting it away.  Plus I really need to pick up my bedroom and I've been wanting to rearrange it.  Why is it we decide to do all of this stuff when it's 1000 degrees outside instead of just sitting back and relaxing? 

This Is How I Feel

This is how I feel after walking 2 miles this morning and then another 2 miles tonight.  Enough said!

WLS Facebook Group For The Midwest

Hello all!  I have decided to start a Facebook group for us Midwest WLS people.  I would love it if you all wanted to join as well.  It's not just strictly for people from the Midwest, but hopefully we get some others from the "area".  Anyways, it's just getting started so it's small and bare, so hang in there with us!

Midwest WLS Friends