Another milestone on my journey ...

September is a special month for our family indeed ... it is the month of celebrating the kidney that was flown via LifeStar all the way from Kentucky to safe my husband's life.... it is the month that we continue celebrating our anniversary of commitment and dedication to each other ... 25 years married, 29 years together and we make it last ... and to make it more special yet .... we HAVE ANOTHER SEPTEMBER CELEBRATION....

ON FRIDAY OUR SON EXCHANGED HIS OWN VOWS OF LOVE AND DEDICATION TO HIS BEAUTIFUL BRIDE ... the Justice of the Peace came to the house and in a simple lovely ceremony they were wed ... my little boy now a loving husband and responsible man ... YIKES he is 30 and I am old LOL.... ...They will have their wedding in the church in a couple months as we arrange for family on both sides to travel...

I am soooooooooooooooooo HAPPY .... I love to hear them plan and map their future out together ... two hearts that beat as one and a third one on the way ... my very own and very first grand... and yes I made that dress...

Wishing love and blessings to my Kenny and Emmie ... they have a long journey ahead and many many challenges to tackle ... I have love and hope and faith and as much love for them as they have for each other to wish them the best and give them my 100% support as long as there is breath in my body...

To think that my son was my ring bearer when I married my Al 25 years ago ... my son also walked me down the aisle at my vow reaffirmation ceremony 18 months after my RNY .... and I get to be the loving... goofy ... stern yet friendly and totally supportive mom ... 

I am forever grateful for my family and friends and for OH for providing the space where I could share and track SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY... I love my RNY .... I got to be a fat bride 25 years ago and a more slender bride at my reaffirmation ceremony 18 months post op...

Today I am in perfect health and fit and ohhhhhhh so looking forward to being a grandma ... I thought it would never happen for me and it did ... and I am ready ... 

This is me today... 7 years and almost 8 months post-op .... I am embracing Joy and making it happen to me .... Thanks for allowing me to share SNIPPETS OF MY JOURNEY!!!

What a beautiful story...i was so touched :) so happy for you...congratulations on everything

 Thank you!!!

Congrat's.  You have so much to look forward to.  Wishing you happiness, Grandma's are special women.

Thank you!!! Grandma's are special women indeed ... I can't wait to join the club...

Her dress was beautiful Martalinda! My wedding was much like theirs: in my mother in laws living room with my brother in law the pastor officiating. And it has lasted! Congratulations on being a grandma. You will be such a fun and active one now! What a lucky little one!

Thank you Karen.  They will have a wedding in the church in a couple months as our family makes plans to come up from Panama.  They start meeting with Pastor for guidance and counseling this coming Thursday. The ceremony at home was simple but lovely and I am certain and hoping that like yours it will last.... they are very much in love and are pretty serious ...it is like I watched my son grow up over night ... 

The JP is just awesome and is well known here in our town.  This is a video snippet that I taped https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjOXzz3uhQ&list=UUbAowqWy_7 yplA-szJopAIw

You are doing awesome...  Big hugs!

 Thank YOU Nancy ... big hugs right back at ya! 

Thank you so much for sharing such a touching celebration. You have so much to celebrate. In your wedding photos you are a beautiful bride. And btw it seems you are an excellent seamstress. The wedding gown you made is so pretty. Congratulations for all the good things in your life!