Yesterday is gone yet not to be forgotten... SNIPPETS

Yesterday is most definitely gone but in its wake it leaves golden moments, memories and experiences to be held in remembrance.... I will hold on to all those that empower me ... keep me strong and focused and bring me joy.... yesterday is gone but most definitely not forgotten.... 

6 years 1 month post RNY on my monthly surgiversary yesterday ... I am holding it together ... maintaining seamlessly despite life's challenges... 

I will hold yesterday in remembrance ... of my before and my now ... as in TODAY ... because my BEFORE encourages me and empowers me to focus on my NOW and on the future ... I am glad I have picture memories of yesterday that I can compare to today...

and that my yesterday's before pictures encourage me to stay on track .... 203 pounds lost ... and staying off 6 years 1 month after....

I lost my dearest sister on 2/22/2013 going on two weeks on this coming Friday .. a blow much harder to deal with than I could ever imagine... and I am still trying to seek normal ... she was my angel... my support... my cheerleader ... my elder sister that I could ALWAYS run to ... the pillar of strength of our family and I miss her.... I will always remember her words to me "there is better than food for comfort" and I will carry on ... she left AWESOME memories of sooooooooooooo many yesterdays that I will cherish for-ever .... she will never be forgotten .... She would look up my goofy journal entries and my collages of my WLS progress ... as I tracked it all in a digital journal ... A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches Away ... together we would laugh at our goofy style and our habit of putting our hands on our waist LOL ... As I am seeking normal ... this is my journal entry today ... because a picture a day does keep the pounds and the inches away ... I can see it... I can feel it ...

Me yesterday and me today...

I am treasuring all my yesterdays and enjoying and living to the fullest my todays ... because tomorrow is not promised ...

I am soooooooooooo happy for all the picture memories .... just a couple months ago here is my beautiful eldest sister Mela embracing my niece on the day of her pledge of love in matrimony..... I will cherish her smile for-ever ... it is the same smile that graced her face when her heart no longer beat ... RIP my beautiful sister...

I am soooooooooooo glad I have tons of pictures shared throughout the years of my family and friends and pets and events ... because yesterday has treasures that can never be forgotten....

The next picture is my beautiful youngest sister Rosita bringing her daughter, my niece Iriana to the altar to pledge her love in matrimony ... I am so glad Mela had this moment to see our niece on such an awesome and memorable day.... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my youngest sister's red dress... she rocks!

I love sharing and looking at pictures ... Unedited they bring wonderful memories ... of days gone by but not to be forgotten...

This has been a very very difficult time ... it is hard not to be saddened by the permanent departure of someone so dear ... I am trying so hard to respect her wishes of not to cry but to remember her happy ... I AM remembering her HAPPY ... but it is so hard not to cry when she is so terribly missed ... thi****s close to home ... this is my sister ... and now that I am the oldest I fall so short from all the things she used to be.... I LOVE YOU MELA!!!! She too was a poodle lover ... there go her poodles being held by my baby sister while she stands beside my youngest niece Ariza....

I am counting my blessings this day ... and will continue to cherish my memories while living today to the fullest.  I started my day with furry love from my ferrets and my poodles .... and once again Chip... my pocketbook poodle tried to come along for the ride in my pocketbook... LOL... I just saw him sitting there as he did earlier this week and that tiny gesture brought a smile to my face and a wonderful memory of my poodle loving sister too...

Of course this is another goofy thread .... but it brought me great happiness to be able to share SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY ...A Picture a Day .... THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE...

Pictures ... an awesome memory of yesterday and TODAY .... I will never forget where I came from ... of the times I could not climb the stairs ... shortness of breath, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea and GERD ... all in remission... my joints are supple and before coming to work this morning I ran 5 miles and had energy to keep on going ... 

THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE... I am rocking my extensions/pieces as my sister loved my goofy hair posts ... and I do too ...

Love Reading your entries...I can't imagine how hard the loss of a sister must be...I am happy that you are keeping to your word and just remembering the happy times! You are in my prayers and thoughts in this most difficult time! Keep up the amazing work 6 years AMAZING!!!!

Thank you! 

Don't think of it as a permanent departure - we'll catch up together again one day IMO, although that's hard to remember.

BTW your niece looks very cute in her wedding dress.

Thank you for sharing. I lost my older sister many years ago and still remember her with love. I hope your memories help you through this difficult time.

Memories are all we really have in the end, I have the pictures running through my head of my deceased family and people from my past whom I loved dearly and lost.  Sometimes the memories are too hard to think about, but I fear the day they are gone.