Warning...MUSHY

Hi little OH family!!! Here it is December 24th. My favorite night of the year!!! I am being really reflective right now. I feel truly blessed and amazed at what has transpired in my life this past year. First of all, I began pursuing this journey in earnest. Then I met you great people on this MB and I have to say I have been so blessed with the relationships I have made on here. I truly hope I can meet all of you someday at an Ohio event. Many of you have e-mailed me throughout the year, I have come to know some of you better than others, but I consider each of you equally valuable in my life. Thank you for all of your encouragement and honesty. My prayer is that you would all be blessed with better health in the coming year, however you may achieve it. I can hardly grasp that I have lost 32 pounds in less that a month. I feel like I am dreaming. I know part of my success so far has come from the wisdom and encouragement I have received from all of you. I couldn't ask for a better Christmas gift! For those of you who share the joy I do in celebrating the Christmas Holiday, Merry Christmas. To those of you who don't, happy holidays, whatever those may be to you. Love, Jaimee

Awwww, Merry Christmas. This holiday sucks for me because I spent every penny i have saved on wls and I couldn't afford to buy christmas gifts this year. I'm trying to make the best of it all. I'm so very happy I made the decision to have surgery. I feel like having fun tonight, so my little brother and I are going to go out and dance. YaY. Merry Christmas, Tame

Aww Tame, I am sorry to hear you're so down! Keep your chiin up. Gifts aren't the important thing. You needed to give yourself the gift of good health. You're worth it. You won't look back 5 years from now and feel miserable about not buying gifts for one Christmas, but you would have greatly regretted not having this surgery having had your heart set on it. I am sure your friends and loved ones would much rather have you around on this earth longer than get a gift that will eventually wear out or break. We didn't have much this year either. We have had good years and not so good years. My oldest two kids got used toys for their first Christmas and they didn't know the difference. Had I chosen to be more concerned with those things, I wouldn't have made the comittment to adopt my daughter because it is so costly. We had just bought our first house and had a baby. The hospital bills were rolling in right around the time we brought her home from the hospital. After 7 years of having this beautiful child in my care I can honestly say I don't regret any of the sacrifices. At the time it really stunk not having money and having to accept help. I wanted so badly to spoil them on their first Christmas. Instead I was getting boxes of food from my church so we could eat. In the long run I know I received one of the biggest blessings in my life. Many times we don't see the payoff immediately, but nothing worth having comes without sacrifice on our part. I hope you have a beautiful day tomorrow. Maybe that dancing will get the happy endorphines going and you'll feel like a new person tomorrow. Hang in there and keep your eye on your goal. Sending big ol hugs your way, Jaimee

Awww, thanks so much. We had a lot of fun and now I'm soooo tired. I think I'll sleep for 10 hours or until the dog wakes me to take him outside. Thank you for the kind words..You're the best.

come here....closer....big huggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! merry christmas, jaimee!!!!!! love,margo

Thanks my ! I'll always take those hugs!!! Merry Christmas.

Oh Jaimee you said it so well, Merry Christmas to you and your family. You are doing fantastic and your outlook is wonderful. Blessed day to you all.

Thanks Darla! I hope you had a nice day as well.

Merry christmas Ohio board! We made it through another year even with this ice, no eletric(out 3 days) and frigid cold. I am truly thankful to see another holiday season and hope to be a loser by the next holiday season god willing. Deri

UUGH. I am so thankful I had power. Our house was one in the very small cluster in my neighborhood that did have power. I am very thankful. Most of my friends were without.