Just as I was about to re-clycle ... well not really but to loan my gown that I wore to my vows re-affirmation ceremony in 2008 18 months post WLS.  I shared on here how I procrastinated and sewed my gown and made my flowers the night before and I got to re-affirm my love and commitment as a slender bride having done so as a fat bride years prior ...

My friend's DD is going to be having a very small fiesta quinceañera that I am hosting as a family dinner due to her financial constraints at the moment.. I will make the 15 dolls plus the cake and the dinner and host it at my home .. The young lady fell in love with my gown that I wore at my reaffirmation and she loves the color and the style and the fit on her ... she asked could she wear it and I saw no problem with that ... I am always giving away my stuff or loaning it out I don't care however DH said NO! not that gown ... you made that for our special day PLEASE do not give it away.... I told him to chill I was just loaning it and he said NO ... that gown is special and he is looking forward to me wearing it again to a special occasion with him some other day? SERIOUSLY??? LOL I don't even like the gown all that much and I do not get attached to clothes but it made me feel good that he noticed ...

I also made a powder blue gown for myself on a special occasion over a year ago... my friend's DD likes this one also but the waistline is too narrow for her and there is no room to let it out as I made it form fitting for me... so I PROMISED to SEW A GOWN FOR HER ... YIKES .... her b-day is the first week of JUNE ... and I am making 15 quinceañera dolls ... hope to find the time ... which I will ....

So today once again I put on the very same gown that I wore back in 2008 18 months post op at my lowest weight for a perfect fit 6 years and 3 months after ... and was about to recycle and pass it on for someone else to wear when DH said NO! that IS our special gown..

So instead I offered up this powder blue gown that I made over a year ago ... 

and I got to pick my gown that I will be wearing later to an event with DH and friends... I don't need to worry about wrinkles in this one should it rain again later ... so green it will be ... the gown I started to make the other day was fodder for my doggies the brats...

I loved love loved trying on my gowns ... the first two I made with my very own sewing machines and serger and to be able to fit them today just as I did at my lowest weight post WLS .... 

This is what makes that 1st gown special for DH and it was the best Mother's Day present to know that he noticed ... that and my bfast in bed and a rose and an awesome card and an awesomest gift...

Our before and after bridal collage ... I got to be a fat bride and a thin one on the re-affirmation ... he got to have an Afro...then a Fro.. and now that he is bald he has an "O" .

2008

YUP AL IS RIGHT ... I AM KEEPING MY SPECIAL GOWN ... OUR SPECIAL GOWN...

This is my 7th Mother's Day Celebration since having RNY WLS on 2/5/07.  I am enjoying my journey for life embracing JOY and making it happen to me ... it works too .... 

Thanks for allowing me to share Snippets of my journey....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL WHO HAVE LOVED AND NURTURED BIOLOGICAL OR NOT NURTURING  MOTHER'S ROCK!!!

FURRY BABIES MOMS ROCK TOO!!! YIKES... this was yesterday coming from the groomer's ... 

Looking fantastic, girl! All the gowns were beautiful, but I can see why the one you wore to renew your vows stands out. It is gorgeous.

Thank you! I renewed my vows in 2008 and stayed up the night before sewing my dress ... it was awesome to put it on again today for the same fit even if to take it back off and hang it up again without loaning it out as I had planned ... it is special indeed ... it took DH to remind me how much LOL... Needless to say I also sewed my big gown that I wore on my wedding.

This was me back in 2008 sewing away...

Simply beautiful!!!

Thank YOU my beautiful sista!!!!

The gowns are gorgeous, and so are you.....I agree with hubby.....save that special gown......you are so sweet and generous, my goodness! 

Six years out from WLS, wow...........what suggestion would you give newbies that you didn't know before having WLS?  I am in the pre-op stage and hope to have surgery in August.

Thanks!

what suggestion would you give newbies that you didn't know before having WLS? 

My suggestion would be Research, Choose and PURSUE!!!!  Thoroughly research ALL options available to you ... choose the best surgery TODAY that will suit YOUR needs and that you can live with.  Once you get it ROCK IT and WORK IT! Implement lifestyle changes by addressing all issues leading to this path ... and LIVE IT! it is a lifelong process ... maintenance is for life...

You're dresses are beautiful as are you.  If you are not in the dress designing business you should be!!!