WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE

l AM SO GLAD THAT l WENT TO THE SUPPORT GROUP AT VlRGlNlA MASON TONlGHT.  l MET KlM, KlM'S HUSBAND AND FELLOW WLS TEAM MEMBER, JOHN, HELEN, JUANlTA, SEATTLEDEB AND SSEPV (l'M SO SORRY, l DON'T RECALL YOUR REAL NAME).  lT WAS A GOOD MEETlNG ON "HANDLlNG THE HOLlDAYS". 

HERE'S A PlCTURURE OF MOST OF THE OH MEMBERS lN ATTENDANCE - WE EASlLY MADE UP HALF OF THE ATTENDEES!  AREN'T WE LOVELY?



AMY

It really was a pleasure meeting everyone at the group! I am lookng forward to many more groups and pictures of slimmer and slimmer people... haha! If any of you are not yet on my friends list, lets add each other!

Amy

That is a good picture..what a wonderful idea you had bringing your camera.. The meeting was great! I cant wait for another good meeting. Or when WA Forum has a get together or something. Have a great day!

Kimber

That was fun last night!  It is always fun to meet th OHers in person!!

Helen

OMG  Helen I can't belive that is you in the pic!!  Oh the change, you look wonderful!

Omigosh, Helen, I second Jill's comment!!  You are looking awesome!!  Keep up the great work...  What fun to see the changes in everyone...  Take care.

I'm glad I got to go as well. Thanks everyone for the encouragement and for sharing your success.
Next month I'll be post-op at the meeting!!

I had a great time and it was very nice to meet everyone! I also look forward to getting together again soon.

Thank you Jill and Nancy... I am loving wearing a size 14-16! 

Re: get together.. I think I have a place for us to meet...on Mercer Island... one of the regulars at the Seattle Virginia Mason group ... has a meeting room connected with her condo.  It may be too late for December.... but January looks promiseing... and really .... what is there to do in January???

Helen

~NAMASTE~

HELEN:

GMTA...l RECENTLY PM'ED JUANlTA THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO GET AN "OH WASHlNGTON FORUM MEMBER ACTlVlTY" SCHEDULED FOR SOMETlME lN JANUARY!  WE SHOULD DEFlNlTELY TRY TO SECURE A SPOT/DATE  AS EARLY AS POSSlBLE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MARK THElR CALENDARS AND THEN WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THE PARTlCULARS CLOSER TO THE EXTRAVAGANZA!

l VOLUNTEER TO BE ON ANY PLANNlNG COMMlTTEE lF WE DEClDE TO GO FORWARD WlTH A JANUARY 2009 GET-TOGETHER!

AMY