Friday, May 30, 2008

I got a new bathing suit

So I'm not a size 10 (yet) but I bought a bathing suit that I'm actually excited about. I needed to get one asap because we're going to Hershey next weekend and it's supposed to be in the 80's so I would need it for the waterpark and the pool at the campground.

I dreaded going shopping for this item. I walked into the store and there it was. It's beautiful. It's black and has a skirt attached and on the straps it has a gold ring. The body of the suit is so stylish, it's hard explain, I will have to post a picture but the material is almost like it's "scarfed".

I tried it on in the dressing room.........That in itself is a huge deal for me. I love it, I can't believe that I'm at a point with my weight loss that I can actually accept what I look like in a bathing suit. Still a long way to go but I actually don't look like a sausage stuffed in a bag that's too small.

And it's very age appropriate. Not old farty looking at all.

Friday, May 16, 2008

New Haircut

new haircut

New Hair Cut

It's been forever since I got a haircut...mostly because I just haven't had time. But last night, I went and got a hair cut (all i've been able to do with it is put it up in a pony tail) so i got 1 1/2 inches cut off and layered.

check it out.....

Thursday, May 8, 2008

MOTHER'S DAY 2008

As I mailed Mom's Mother's Day gift this afternoon, I started thinking about how truly blessed I am.

I am blessed because I have a Mom to celebrate this day with. Though we are miles apart, still. . . I have her. I know she's there when I want to call when I'm upset or want to complain or to share a story she's there. I think about some of my friends who do not have their Mom and realize how lucky I am. My favorite times ever with Mom were all the times we stayed up late just talking. They still are. . . as I look forward to her visits home when she stays with us and still we will stay up late talking. Of course, then there all the shopping times. . .And the weekend we went to New York. All moments I will always treasure.

I am blessed because I have so many wonderful women in my life from aunts, cousins, sister in laws and friends. All of them help me to be who I am. I learn from the every day. I am grateful for each one of them and for all they do, for all the ways they influence my children.

And I am blessed because I have two of the most wonderful, thoughtful children that I've ever known. Without them, I would never have known that one person could hold so many jobs at the same time; nurse, teacher, chef, taxi driver, social planner, maid, personal assistant. I never knew I was that ambitious. But seriously. . . Having them give me the privilege to hold the most prestigious title of all -- MOM -- and
I would never have known how much love my heart could actually hold.

I wish all of you a Happy Mother's Day. To Lauren and Matthew, thank you for letting me get to be part of that elite group called "Mothers".