Dream .......

What dream (s) since surgery has become a reality? What dream(s) do you see in your future that will become a reality? One of my dreams was to be able to travel. Now with my weight loss I have been able to fly on a plane with no worry or embarrassment of whether or not the seatbelt would fit. Another dream was to be able to walk and walk and walk. What a wonderful reality that has been for me. My arthritis is sooooo much better, now Hal teases that he can't keep up with me. A dream of my husband and myself is to take a cruise to Alaska in our future. We met on a cruise to Alaska 19 years ago (in fact, celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary this month). Now I know that I can fly to Seattle or Vancouver and then go cruising. How about you? Mary

Happy Anniversary to you and Hal, Mary! One of my dreams was to be able to go snorkling... maybe in Hawaii or the Bahamas. I ended up in Hawaii in October and snorkled just about every day outside of our condo. We stayed at a condo that was located on a place called Turtle Cove. There was a family of about 5 sea turtles that lived in the cove and came out every morning and swam down the beach line of the cove. One time while snorkling, I came upon one of the baby turtles that was eating a fish.... I could have never done that before the surgery. One more dream was to be able to go out in public and not feel uncomfortable and out of place. I now just blend in.... The one thing that I'm still working on that I would love to be able to do is run for exercise. I've got to get my walking routine built back up again and try to incorporate some running into it. I plan on getting some good running shoes before I start that venture and reading up on how to go about running correctly. Wanda