You guys are the BEST!!!
Hey Chryssie,
First of all belated Happy B'day!
I soooo know the bummed out b'day thing, and that's why I run away on my b'day
Jamaica here I come!
My mom passed away 19 yrs ago 8/28/85 (one week before my 28th b'day), and b'days were never the same after that. Then I lost my dad 7 yrs later...so now, it's just a couple of elderly relatives and my friends (which I am totally blessed with). So I don't wanna celebrate age anymore, so I just make sure I do something really really special for myself on that day. And now with the surgery and a rebirthday, I'll get 2 special days a year.
You are the best! You're a terrific person, and on your way to paradise on the loser's bench! 
Keep the faith girlfriend, and don't worry about that *^&(* scale!!!
xoxoxoxox
JA










