Selfish...Selfish... Selfish!!

For many years I whined and complained through life.  I had problems with my back, my joints and basically my whole body.  I felt tired all the time and I could hardly breathe.  My dear sweet husband, rubbed my back, fetched my medicine and provided as much comfort to me as possible.  Its a year later and I feel Good. Actually I feel DAMN GOOD.  I can move, I can breath and I have hardly any aches and pains at all.  My poor sweet husband woke up this morning feeling dreadful.  Tummy bug of some kind. I have tried to be sympathetic but honestly I am selfishly annoyed. Its Christmas Eve and I should be ashamed of myself.  The poor guy feels like crap, and all I can think is... "We're going to be late!! There is so much to do!!"  He keeps worrying that he is ruining my Christmas.  I really need to slow down and remember all the times he put up with my complaining and my aches and pains.  He doesn't mean to be annoying.  So I am going to breathe... Relax and count my blessings... After all I don't have the tummy bug!!!!!

Me... after 1 year!!

So this is Christmas...

Well its Dec 17th, and I believe we have finished shopping except for a few odds and ends, Today I plan on wrapping presents.  I started a vegetable soup in the crock pot for the pot luck tomorrow. I hope it tastes great!!
Christmas feels strange this year. I have had moments of the Christmas spirit and then other times where I have had to listen to music or watch a movie to find it.  I keep running across people who seem to be experiencing despair over Christmas this year.  I guess so many feel that don't have enough money to buy what they want that they feel Christmas is not happening this year.  I beg to differ. I have had very meager Christmas's that were filled with the Joy of Christ's Birth and the love of my family.  I think so many times we forget that it is His birth. That the one who many times was alone, or persecuted. the one who depended on the kindness of strangers. The one who healed the sick, raised the dead, and loved the sinner is the one we are celebrating.  He understands our frustrations and our sorrows, so we need to turn to him and find the true meaning of Christmas.
We can feel His love and His Peace, especially at Christmas.  My prayer is that all may find this peace.

Festival of tree's

When I began this weight loss journey I made a list of over 100 things I wanted to be able to do again, or even do for the first time.  One of those things was go to Festival of Tree's and walk the whole route.  Well we did it yesterday!! We had to stop and rest our feet a few times, Berrett's shoes were giving him trouble.  He also wears out quicker then I do. It was such a gesture of love for me too, for him to go.  He really didn't want to, but He knew I did so he got discount tickets through work and off we went.  I think he enjoyed some of it. It was cool to see Amy and Katherine's  Gingerbread houses.  Also The Taylor family had a Christmas tree.  It was really fun!!
 We came home and both pretty much sat around the rest of the evening resting our legs and feet.  It was an incredible feeling for me to be able to move and not feel out of breath!!!
I love my new body!!  Oh yes, Berrett told me yesterday he loves my new Bottom,  He says its Tighter!! LOL!!
how's that for a compliment!!