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  Yup ... even for something as trivial as a costume I could not pick what I wanted for sure ... so I did the next best thing ....I chose two faves and had my DH snap my pics in them... then I texted my beautiful sista Finigan (who needs to get off the sewing machine and post something already (lol)  or allow me to share the ALL PRO COSTUME SHE MADE FOR LILY OMG WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT)...
So I texted Fini pics in both my costumes and had her help me pick because at first I was going to be Catwoman and then I wanted to be a cougar instead because at the first meet and greet in NY I had with some OH friends I went with my son and everyone thought he was my young boyfriend and I was a cougar robbing the craddle LOL that was funny and Heather and I reminissed about it at this conference ...

Anyhow both Fini and Hal and my Al liked the catwoman suit but when I tried the cougar and texted the pictures over we all liked the cougar best so that game me more confidence to wear the so over the top cougar costume on my old arse LOL and I had sooooooooo much fun with it....

These were my choices ...

Catwoman Martita



and I glad I chose the Cougar instead because I would have been in for some FIERCE competition with the AWESOME Catwoman sista who I met at the conference and can't remember her username...



So I decided on the cougar and my wear it again on Halloween night and the Catwoman did not go to waste ... I gave it to Marcia (MSW will not Settle) and she, like me, was having a boxing lesson not getting phobic under the one piece mask/hat/glasses ... I wanted to rib it off my face the minute I put it on LOL .... but Marcia had a plan ... that sista MADE a corset in zebra print and had a mane made in black and white yarn going down the back of it and she made hooves too as well as her headpiece with ears and worked up with black and white yarn too with an awesome zebra effect ...

We had tons of fun with it too...


Oh and check my nails out...I went totally cougar... I snapped a pic of my nails with my cell phone on the drive down and texted it to Fini LOL ... I was being totally goofy...


SO DID WE PICK RIGHT?CATWOMAN OR COUGAR? lol

Are you kidding me? after this AWESOME meet and greet and costume party... the excellent spread... the goodies added to our bags ,, the clothing exchange... the AWESOME speakers and EQUALLY AWESOME members and the list goes on and on and on ,,, if you are in the area or close enough DON'T MISS IT!!! WOW ... I HAD AWESOME FUN!!!!! 

CAN YOU IMAGINE? My OH friend Marcia (MSW will not Settle) and I drove to Long Island from Connecticut in 1 hour and 45 minute making excellent time ... we left a bit after mid day as Marcia had to have her chemo treatment for her MS and she was already here the day before having plasmapheresis ... so together we drove and TOGETHER WE ARE POSTING THIS.. Marcia took most of the pictures with my camera .. (disclaimer: I am not disclosing ANYTHING that Marcia is not telling me to write)... we made in a bit after check in and we settled ourselves ... we missed the last speech but we were able to register and I dropped off a suitcase of gowns/dresses and suits at the awesome clothing exchange.  Marcia got an awesome pair of silver sandals (heels) to wear to the closing tomorrow night ,,,they fit her like gloves....

Rested and refreshed we proceeded to don our costumes to go to the meet and greet that started at 7 pm where we met AWESOME PEEPS THAT WE HAVE MET ON HERE.....

Of course I, THE COUGAR and Marcia the Zebra snapped a few pics in our hotel room before meandering downstairs ....


We even sharpened our claws...


and we went downstairs and had nothing but tons of fun with the most awesome and friendly peeps all decked out in their costumes at the tables... others not in costume had equal amount of fun in this all inclusive event...

A few of TONS of pics taken...


Maria and I


Beautiful OH Sistas ..


Heather and her handsome fiance


Mr. & Mrs. Father Don


Mr. & Mrs. MM



Beautiful OH Sistas and AWESOME OH members and others having the best time...



I met this AWESOME sista who speaks FLUENT Spanish and we exchanged the most pleasant conversation



We took pics with OH sista username Hope and her son...


 Erin, Marcia and I


Beautiful Yvonne McCarthy and I


MaryEllen and I


There were sooooooooooo many awesome BEAUTIFUL sistas like this tiny beauty telling me how good I look... I told her how much more AWESOME she looks and she did too...

OMG OMG OMG WHO WOULDA THUNK? THERE WAS A COSTUME CONTEST .. THERE WERE THREE CATEGORIES AND OMG A COUPLE SISTAS SUGGESTED I COMPETE IN THE MOST SEXY CATEGORY TEE HEEE HEEEE MY OLD FART ARSE IS PUSHING 54 AND HERE I GO ... LIKE A COUGAR lol...

AND guess what???? Nope I did not win but better yet .... there was the line up... then five finalists were picked and guess what? surprise surprise I was one of them



my old fart arse was one of the five finalists LOL ... I was tickled pink ... and was not even bashful when we did the cat walk at the rhythm of applause ... so I grabbed my cougar tail and I sashayed




I even added a little shake of the tail ... LOL

and I clapped and rooted for the other finalists they were all awesome and beautiful everyone shone...and the beautiful sista dressed like a sailor won... there goes the beautiful winner in the center and I forgot her name ...


I am adding on to this thread as I go ... there are so many pics... I can't imaging being in the Fashion Show ... I did not plan on it .. .and encouraged by Fini and Yvonne and others I got to get in at the very last minute around 2 pm on Saturday when I went up to my room and pm'd my before and afters LOL ... and went fishing into my suitcase for the little black dress I bought for the dance afterwards ... and it worked ... here I go on the OH runway ... it was awesome and inspiring to see my before and afters on the big screen ...



Oh and I had soooooooooooooo much fun .. doing this ... at my age? AWESOME FEELING ...  an old fart on the OH runway LOL 



I shared this on my group Share-it! this morning... there are tons of pictures and too many to share ... so click on the link and if I have a picture that you want let me know...
 TOO MANY PICTURES TO PASTE ... IF YOU SEE A PIC OF YOU IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN COPY OR PM ME TO SHARE IT ...   THIS IS A SLIDESHOW WITH TONS OF CONFERENC PICTURES THAT I DID IN PHOTOBUCKET ... CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL... IT SHOULD WORK ... THERE ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER...




CLICK HERE...for direct link 
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh286/martitalinda/OH%20CONFERENCE%20OCTOBER%202011%20NY-%20LONG%20ISLAND/OH%20CONFERENCE%20OCTOBER%202011/?action=view¤t=f6f27e3a.pbw


Our SI sista BrownGathers (made her own belt and throw)


BrownGathers at the fashion show...


Awesome LIPO leaders..











 

He loves me to death ... he slurps my face and my hand and gives me the bestest kisses ... I love him ... wish I could  have him or one like him ...

loving his mohawk haircut too...

OHHHHHHHHH I sooooooooo want a doggie ... NOW... isn't he tooooo cute?
but I can't have him ... not with 8 little weasels ... one looking more like an otter each day ... I have my 8 beautiful ferrets and ankle nippers so I have a handful... and then some ... they are all house and potty trained so they are free to roam ... and get into tons of trouble.... 

Like being wayyyyyyyyy too quiet for too long ... I fell asleep in my hammock and heard someone hissing at me.  I thought for a minute I was back home walking down Avenida Central and was getting a few wolf whistles here and there LOL ... I jumped up in a daze and heard the pppppppssstttttttt pssssssssstttttttttt psssssssssst hissing again ... it was my 'lil guy Finibeau who got into the empty Cuisinart box and could not figure out how to come out....



He tried again and then 2 heads popped up...his and my albino ferret Caspar...


then another one ... my shy and sly ferret Slinky...


OMG I OPENED THE BOX AND THERE THEY ALL WERE ... MY PANDORA BOX FILLED WITH FERRETS .... MY LOVEY DUVEY 6 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS... 

Can you tell they are spoiled?


Because they are! as they are mine LOL...


Before and after I ALWAYS LOVED MY PETS!!!!


AND I ALWAYS LOVED ME!!!! LOVE, LIKE CHARITY STARTS AT HOME .... that does not mean that sometimes I did not 'like' me ... but the good thing about that is that with love, forgiveness and acceptance there are grounds for improvement ... one day at a time...

Today I am embracing Joy and make it happen to me ... because as my friend wrote to me once ... ..."there is misery and joy in equal parts in this world. Misery will find us if we make ourselves a target. Joy is just waiting for us to acknowledge it. I find joy every day in all parts of my life and I just let it happen to me. Misery is there but I'm sure as hell not going to invite it in".....

4 YEARS 8 MONTHS POST RNY GASTRIC BYPASS MAINTAINING SEAMLESSLY...
NO MORE GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
NO MORE CPAP FOR SLEEP APNEA
NO MORE HYPERTENSION
NO MORE DIABETES
NO MORE DYSLIPIDEMIA

NO REGRETS AND LIVING EACH AND EVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST ... Hope to meet some of you and meet some again at the OH Conference in Long Island....