An Award (From the Lovely Cara)

1.Thank you to Cara at http://carasquest.blogspot.com/ for this award. She is amazing, so if you haven't checked out her blog, you must. :)

2. Things I love:

My husband
My family
My friends (blog friends definitely included)
Central heating and air
Indoor plumbing
Scented candles
Bubble baths
Holidays (like today :) )
Living near the beach
Having the ability to move my body and having use of all of my senses

I am very blessed!

3. I know it seems to be a copout, but I have too many lovely friends to pick just a handful. I nominate all my followers. :)

Before and After Shots (Before I Take These Down)

I realize I haven't given you all a good before shot. I did one post earlier with my face blacked out, but while I'm revealing myself thoroughly, this is a picture taken the summer before I was banded (was banded in December of 2008). I no doubt gained some between then and banding...although I didn't weigh myself back then. You'll recall that I was a low-BMI bandster.



And now....