carol....i had to laugh when i read the part about the ...not shoes or purses...haha...oviously you watched TBL too! Nigel laughed and said, sooooooo is that why you have so many shoes and purses?? hahaha I never really thought about it before but its true, purses and shoes always seem to fit! I say to you....go out and buy yourself something fabulous....something you've always wanted...or something you never thought you'd ever pick out for yourself. I normally reach for dark colors...Nigel said, gee susan, is that all you ever wear??? Don't you have anything red or yellow?? haha Well, I know it was black, but the dress I got for our night out on the town was so elegant. I hae never allowed myself to dress up because I always feel so uggg and fru fru...but I felt like a lady that night. I am a LONG way from where I need to be, still, I am gaining confidence each week. Before, I would NEVER ever....have worn a dress out in public that only had tiny straps and NO sleeves! Nigel said that we need to "own" our femininity. Who made him so smart! haha I know how disappointed you are right now with that blasted scale. I wish I could just come over and heat you up like a candle and melt away that one pound just to get that blasted three off that digital screen. Just KNOW THIS....IT WILL HAPPEN!! IT WILL. Keep the FAITH!
Bernice, so sorry about your cell phone. That is nuts about the insurance but my son had a similar experience, and he kept calling and complained t each "higher up" personel and they finaly replaced his at no charge. It is frustrating. Thank you for your kinds words. Read below for the story of the night! It was amazing!
awww Walrus...I must have missed that you broke your leg! OUCH! So glad you are healing well. I'm sending you some energy over the net in hopes to help you get those projects done on time!! Good luck!
heather-dw...
Sandra...thank you for your kind words. Nigel and I love to do surprises for each other. We are good at keeping secrets...and we don't pry when we suspect something is going on! I knew he was up to something! Going out shopping is something I have never enjoyed but I have to admit that after several specialty plus size stores, a trip to the mall, and then a few other places, I was exhausted but in the end, I love my dress. It is the most elegant dress (other than my wedding dress) that I have ever owned! I just don't do dresses! He had made reservations at the Hotel downtown charleston, called The Elliott House Inn, which is the first hotel we stayed at when we first came to visit charleston upon our decision to relocate here. This date was the one year anniversary to the night he proposed to me. We dined at the same restaurant where he proposed at the exact same table! It was so cool. The restaurant is about 10 blocks from the hotel, so when we were dressed, and went outside, he stopped us to take some pics, (unknown to me, delaying us a few minutes) and then I was wondering why we weren't going to the parking garage to get the car...and I was thinking, oooh crap, I can't walk that far in these shoes!! Nigel loves to walk...I hate to walk! Nigel is british, and in europe everyone walks just about everywhere! haha Well, then here comes this Limo pulling up in traffic and I jokingly said, oh look, there is our ride! haha And he said, Glad you approve! Then the Limo stopped and the drier got out to open the door, and I was standing there with my mouth hanging open! I said, OMG....are you serious! So we hopped in, and off to the restaurant we went. After dinner, the Limo came back...it was the coolest experience...and I can't even imagine that before losing 39 pounds I would have even had the confidence to know that people were starring at me...but this night, I didn't care....I felt like a celebrity! So we drove down to the "battery" which is the park were we were married, and again we got out, and went up to the gazebo where we were married...and had a slow dance. He sang while we danced...You are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker. Yes I cried. Then we hopped in the Limo again and went to another park of downtown that has these swings like huge porch swings made for three or four people. And we swang in the moonlight looking out over the harbor and the river and you can see the huge suspension bridge from there and the USS Yorktown ship, and it was just romantic. Then we hopped back in the limo and went to a place called wet willie's for a frozen drink called sex on the beach...but they wouldn't let us take it out...so we left. Then our Limo driver said, where are your drinks and we said, they said we couldn't take out the open containers...so he wheels around the block, goes in and comes back with our drinks! I declare, I said to Nigel, this is what rich people must feel like! Just "snap" your fingers and get what you want! haha Then our driver drove out to the beach, and we walked on the beach and of course I had to take off my shoes because I love feeling the sand between my toes! It was quite breezy but I didn't care! After that, we rolled up the privacy window in the Limo, and while I am not a member of the mile high club...as if I even could in those teeny tiny airplane bathrooms, I must say that there is a LOT of room in the back of a 10 person Limo! haha <blush> After we got back to the hotel we slipped into the hot tub for a relaxing soak and I felt like Cinderella the whole night. We had breakfast the next morning in our room, and then walked around town a bit, and then after lunch Nigel brought me home and then went to work! I'm still pinching myself. I love surprises!
ps...I'm so gald you are feeling better
Julee....woohoo on the poundage lost....every little bit counts you know! Keep smiling and know that you are looking amazing!
Nancy, thanks for your sweet PM...and for your kinds words. I know exaclty how you are feeling right now, as you "flirt" with the concept of gaining a new relationship....I pray that you find that one man who makes your heart go pitter patter! Trust your instincts! YOU are one amazingly intelligent lady and so your instincts will steer you in the right direction. KUDOS for your awesome workouts!!!!!!!!!!
Anne, WTG on the taxes...and being so organized. I need to be more organizzzzzzed! haha I will try to add a close up of the dress...it is so elegant to me...I am not at all a girlie girl! I wish i was!!!!! I'd like to be! I have just always been....according to my mother, the smart one, while my sister was the pretty one....funny how we never forget some words that are uttered....one day i so long to be the pretty one.
heather_dw , 03-20-2008 09:42 AM
rainbowsmiles , 03-20-2008 10:53 AM
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