Transformers- The story of my life!
If you could see a glimpse of who you were 12 years ago, and compare it to who you are now...would you see a change?
These people mean so much to me. They were a part of who I was, before I became a husband, a father, and who I am now. I've worshiped, prayed, ate, played...you could name it! These friends were my family!
Have they changed? With a resounding answer I say NO! Have I changed? Maybe physically. But I am still the same person that I was then. It was the same as last week with the Santa suit. Once I put the suit on, I was Santa, maybe not as heavy as I was , but I was still Santa!
I guess the point of this post is this...As we (weight loss surgery patients) go through the transformations of who we are becoming, make sure you take the old person with you. Leave the fat guy behind, but take your personality, your laughter, your spiritual well being with you!
What did I learn from this weekends Christmas party? I'm not as young as I once was! In days past, this group has been known to roll the Pastors house, steal Halloween decorations from friends yards and hold them ransom, eat live gold fish, stuff 38 marshmallows in their mouth at one time (that's a whole nother post...right Michelle?). You name it, we did it, all in the name of good, clean, fun!
What was different this year? We all had children, and we had to leave a lot earlier than we did before! LOL!!! It was evident we missed quite a few from this bunch, and they were truly missed! I can't wait to see some of them as they travel in from Louisiana for the Christmas holidays!
Oh yeah, the picture at the top of the page is from Beth and my second date. It was at Greg's house on Halloween of 1995. It was also the same house we were at Saturday night! The other is the Christmas pic we had done this year!
So, have I changed...only with age!
These people mean so much to me. They were a part of who I was, before I became a husband, a father, and who I am now. I've worshiped, prayed, ate, played...you could name it! These friends were my family!
Have they changed? With a resounding answer I say NO! Have I changed? Maybe physically. But I am still the same person that I was then. It was the same as last week with the Santa suit. Once I put the suit on, I was Santa, maybe not as heavy as I was , but I was still Santa!
I guess the point of this post is this...As we (weight loss surgery patients) go through the transformations of who we are becoming, make sure you take the old person with you. Leave the fat guy behind, but take your personality, your laughter, your spiritual well being with you!
What did I learn from this weekends Christmas party? I'm not as young as I once was! In days past, this group has been known to roll the Pastors house, steal Halloween decorations from friends yards and hold them ransom, eat live gold fish, stuff 38 marshmallows in their mouth at one time (that's a whole nother post...right Michelle?). You name it, we did it, all in the name of good, clean, fun!
What was different this year? We all had children, and we had to leave a lot earlier than we did before! LOL!!! It was evident we missed quite a few from this bunch, and they were truly missed! I can't wait to see some of them as they travel in from Louisiana for the Christmas holidays!
Oh yeah, the picture at the top of the page is from Beth and my second date. It was at Greg's house on Halloween of 1995. It was also the same house we were at Saturday night! The other is the Christmas pic we had done this year!
So, have I changed...only with age!
Santa Scott
I really like this picture of you and Beth- it's fabulous.
Funny about this post- I was talking with a friend from church the other day and she told me when I had surgery not to lose my personality- weight yes but not my fun loving side. She told me Sunday that I had lost the weight my my personality had become so much larger. I took that as a compliment.
Have a great day and see you Thursday. Melissa
Funny about this post- I was talking with a friend from church the other day and she told me when I had surgery not to lose my personality- weight yes but not my fun loving side. She told me Sunday that I had lost the weight my my personality had become so much larger. I took that as a compliment.
Have a great day and see you Thursday. Melissa
Lovely, lovely post! I'm happy to meet you, Santa. Great pictures.
Having just found my way back to this board, and feeling like the new kid on the block, I hate to be the nurse and the nerd who has to point out Stuff, know what I mean? But people - mostly kids of course - have died from stuffing marshmallows into their mouths.
I know none of us will ever do this - all those empty sugar calories! But it would be good to let our kids know how very dangerous it is to stuff marshamallows into their mouths. If they choke on them, their fluffyness and squishiness akes them really hard (maybe impossible) to get back out of the airway.
Sorry. I tried not to, but I had to.
I was wondering what you meant by "roll the Pastor's house." I've heard of rolling people, but I think it's another word for rob. I know Santa wouldn't do that to a Pastor!
Dennie
Having just found my way back to this board, and feeling like the new kid on the block, I hate to be the nurse and the nerd who has to point out Stuff, know what I mean? But people - mostly kids of course - have died from stuffing marshmallows into their mouths.
I know none of us will ever do this - all those empty sugar calories! But it would be good to let our kids know how very dangerous it is to stuff marshamallows into their mouths. If they choke on them, their fluffyness and squishiness akes them really hard (maybe impossible) to get back out of the airway.
Sorry. I tried not to, but I had to.
I was wondering what you meant by "roll the Pastor's house." I've heard of rolling people, but I think it's another word for rob. I know Santa wouldn't do that to a Pastor!
Dennie
"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it. ~Julia Child"
No offense taken Dennie!
The marshmallow story came from a game we played with the teenagers at our local church. It is a game called "chubby bunny". The object is to place a marshmallow in your mouth and say chubby bunny. The next person in line does the same and so on. When you reach the end of the line, it starts all over. After each marshmallow, you must say chubby bunny. After a while people will start to drop out because of the melting marshmallows in their mouth. The young lady in question ended up with 38 melted marshmallows. I promise you it was a well supervised game and no one was hurt.
As for "rolling" the pastor. We "TP'd" his house, Or, rolled it with toilet paper. Once again, I promise, we did not "roll" the pastor, only his house.
Welcome back to the boards, and I hope you keep asking questions of things you do not understand. Myself or some one else will gladly jump in and answer!
And if you are out of line, we will tell ya! Like I said, No offense taken!
Santa Scott
The marshmallow story came from a game we played with the teenagers at our local church. It is a game called "chubby bunny". The object is to place a marshmallow in your mouth and say chubby bunny. The next person in line does the same and so on. When you reach the end of the line, it starts all over. After each marshmallow, you must say chubby bunny. After a while people will start to drop out because of the melting marshmallows in their mouth. The young lady in question ended up with 38 melted marshmallows. I promise you it was a well supervised game and no one was hurt.
As for "rolling" the pastor. We "TP'd" his house, Or, rolled it with toilet paper. Once again, I promise, we did not "roll" the pastor, only his house.
Welcome back to the boards, and I hope you keep asking questions of things you do not understand. Myself or some one else will gladly jump in and answer!
And if you are out of line, we will tell ya! Like I said, No offense taken!
Santa Scott
These are wonderful pics, to treasure, and I didn't know ya'll back when, but I know ya'll now, and feel as though I've known ya'll all of my life and realize, it 's a GREAT THING!!!! I miss ya'll, it's such a Blessing that God has put ya'll in our path of LIFE. God Bless You & Your Family during the Holidays.christmas.html">
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