OH conference and so much love!! Lots of pics hopefully

I am sooo fortunate to have so many friends and have so many people who love me for who I am (crazy ass and all). It was a wonderful weekend with lots of hugs and laughs. It was unfortunate that my back took a major turn for the worse this weekend and I ended up having to go to urgent care for steroids and dilaudid, but hey, it let me kind of enjoy the Saturday night party. (that, and thanks to the best Jenn and John for the wheelchair rides!) I had a few drinks but couldnt drink too much and get too crazy, so im sure that was a little let down for everyone waiting for my crazy side to come out.

I just have to give a special thanks to Candy (sleeve girl), Summer (summer girl), Deenah (ravenbrown who ironically hates my last name Brown!!!) for the awesome slumber party, Jenn and John, the most adorable Linda (spencerella), Kim (kimbethin) for their unconditional love and friendship. I had a great opportunity to meet so many others - Vera, kathy, Elina (well, meet again anyways), the Waffle (aka the devil), Christina (helena), cute little Deb, and so many more that i cant remember off the top of my head (not bad for being super high in percocet).

So, the pics everyone has been waiting for. Im finally at a point where, despite my imperfections and less than total love for my body, Im happy to take pics and actually like them.

 

Jenn (shagdoll) and I 

 

 

 

From left to right:

Candy (sleeve girl), Deenah (ravenbrown), me, Kim (kimbethin), Summer (summer girl),????, on the end is Linda (spencerella)

Linda (spencerella), me, Deenah (ravenbrown)

 

Kim and I 

Me, Jenn (shagdoll) and Candy (sleevegirl)

Linda (spencerella) and I   (she should have totally won for the cutest costumer ever - I just love her!!!)

 

 

Jenn, Chris (waffle), me, Candy, Summer

 

 

Beautiful couple John and Jenn (bigJohn and shagdoll - i looooove them), me and Candy

 

 

 

I'm so glad y'all got to hang together at the conference!  Sorry that your back messed things up a bit. 

It was wonderful. No back pain will keep me from my friends!

You look so beautiful girl!  I was thinking about you all out there this weekend...looks like it was a blast!  Happy for you to get to hang out with all your friends!

Aww thanks - it was a much needed weekend. Hopefully I will get to meet you and more of my VSG family at future conferences. 

You all looked like you had fun! And all of you look so teeny tiny. If I didn't know better I would not have tagged any of you as WLS folks. Allison, look that black & red dress. Both you and Jenn keep saying that you are up a few pounds, bit I'm here to tell you that you all look great.

Awww thanks! Its fun to get dressed up and take pics now :)

Awesome !!!

All smiles !!!

frisco