Lulu's Christmas Party!

The Christmas Tree....so bright and pretty!

The presents for the exchange...


The Hosts


Just Jay!

Stefanie, Katrina, Me, Jeremy and Ceejay


Lulu and Zoey!


Jay and Lu

Lu, Stef and Ceej



Me and Katrina

Lu with Reindeer Ears and Ceej

Hannah and Lulu

Melissa and Hannah = Sisters


Beth Anne and Lu (I am so mad at the camera flash glare in the window!!)
My girlies and that darn window glare!

Jeremy and I hosted a very small Christmas party at my place with our very close friends. We held a gift exchange at the party and everyone brought a gift that did not exceed $15. It was a ton of fun! The most popular gift was Stefanie's lotto tickets. I was the last one to pick my gift and I stole it from Ceejay, who had just stolen it from Melissa (Hannah's sister). I was pretty excited to find out that after it has been stolen twice, then the gift is dead and therefore all mine!! I scratched off those tickets too quick to talk about! I won $7 and two extra tickets. Fun, Fun, Fun!

I am going for my two month check-up with Dr. Burrowes (my gbp surgeon) tomorrow with Hannah. It will be nice to see my total weigh loss recorded in my file and discuss some issues I have had post surgery with the doctor. I will definitely put an official update on my weight loss...so be on the lookout. I think it is aorund 80 pounds....which is just so insane!

I am also extremely excited about this weekend!!! It's my thirtieth birthday on Sunday! I cannot believe that I am going to be thirty!! It is just so crazy how quickly time flies bye. I am a little sad to be leaving my twenties...but know that my thirties are going to be so much better being healthy! I have been obese for the last decade. It is quite exhausting carry around all that extra weight. I am optimistic about the next decade and hope that I can find true happiness in this new body.

Hannah, Ceejay, Jeremy and Beth Anne are throwing me a party on Saturday at the hair salon at night. It's a themed party where you must where a costume. The details of the party are a secret...all I know is that I have to be dressed up and show up at the party at 8pm. The theme is "the year you were born in" so it's a 70's / 80's party. I was born in '79 so my costume will reflect that era....which is my favorite one! I am super excited, but still haven't found the complete costume yet. I am going shopping all this week....so wish me luck!