I wish I lived close enough to join you guys! It would be so much fun. Have a great time and post some photos!

HEY OCTOBER SISTERS, HOPE EVERY ONE HAD A SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WE, COASTAL NORTH/SOUTH CAROLINA JUST FINISHED A THREE WEEK BIKE FEST, FIRST IT WAS HARLEY FEST THEN IT WAS THE SPORT BIKE FEST. WE SURVIVED, BARELY. CAN YOU SAY CONGESTED ROADS? IF ANY ONE HAS BEEN TO MYRTLE BEACH THEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE AREN'T TO MANY MAIN ROADS (2 TO BE EXACT) SO WHAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE 20 - 25 MINS TOOK UP TO 1.5hrs TO GET SOME WERE. THANK GOD THAT'S OVER. SO, THE ACTUAL PURPOSE OF THIS POST IS TO SUGGEST THIS, AS YOU KNOW I LIVE AS STATED ABOVE, IN COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ABOUT 30 -35 mins FROM MYRTLE BEACH, SC. TABBY HAS MENTIONED THAT SHE, HER FAMILY AND ANOTHER FAMILY WILL BE COMMING DOWN TO THE BEACH FROM JULY 12th THRU THE 19th AND WE'RE HOPEFULLY PLANING ON GETTING TOGETHER. SO, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PLANS AND JOIN US? ALL ARE WELCOME. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHORT NOTICE BUT ALOT OF YOU LIVE ON THE EAST COAST, NOT TO MANY HOURS AWAY. PRICES ARE RESONABLE AROUND HERE W/ THE EXCEPTION OF GAS, LIKE EVERY WERE ELSE. SO, HOW ABOUT MAKING PLANS AND JOIN US. IT GETS REALLY HOT AND HUMID BUT THE BEACHS ARE GREAT, EVERY HOTEL/MOTEL HAS A POOL AND ALL THE STORES AND RESTURANTS ARE AIR CONDITIONED. SO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THINK. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD ALL GET TO MEET AND SEE EACH OTHER IN PERSON FOR A CHANGE. IF YOU COME BRING SOME BEFORE PICTURES W/ YOU. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, DONNA, SFY

You are such a beautiful bride! Congratulations. I love your wedding gift to yourselves - Your bike looks like so much fun! Keep on enjoying this gift we have all been given. Life is so good!

Hi to all... Haven't been on the board in ages but life is good. Catching up on the 18 month questions. I am also still working on the last 30 lbs. I've lost 120+/- to date and feel terrific (which might be part of the problem with the motivation to lose the rest). I laughed at the post about shoe size going down because that happened to me also.. totally wild. I've posted some new pictures... Jimmy and I got married this April. He was with me before the surgery and has been my best support since it so we decided to do the committment thing. The best part..what a blast--dancing the evening away -- no shortness of breath, no achy legs, nada!! And our wedding gift to ourselves was to trike our motorcycle and we're taking a week trip to SC in July. Something I'd never have done at 300 lbs. Nothing is perfect but this has been pretty close for me. Hope you are feeling the same... Hugs... Pat

Hey holly, great to hear from you and thrilled you're doing so good. You look great in your pictures. You are oh so right, two years ago we would have all been sitting here at the computer or in front of the tv. Which, in fact, I'm doing right now as I'm not feeling so great. My sister and I took off this past week to do some work around the house. Well, since last Friday my asthma has been kicking up, so much that it's been waking me up in the mornings, short of breath, wheezing, fluid filled lungs, you get the picture. Can't figure out what's triggering it. Making me nuts. Hope you have a great summer and keep up the great work and keep in touch. Donna, sfy