OH Conference! (pic heavy)

I just love you and your husband.  You have such good spirits, and you are both beautiful on the inside and out.  Can't wait to see you again, and next time we're going shopping!

Oh the glorious life of a skinny ***** :)

I'm soooo glad I got to meet you. You are beyond awesome. One day I'm coming to steal your clothes!!!

Any time, *****!  You are more than welcome to steal my clothes :)  I really am so grateful we got to hang out because you are ******g fantastic.  Even doped up on painkillers or in extreme pain, you are beautiful and sweet and refreshingly awesome even if you like Gwen Stefani.

Great pics !!!

Love the retro look !

I used to think that Waffle was OK....... not so much anymore !!!

frisco

I'm an okay guy, Frisco. Everyone makes mistakes.

Thank you! 

Yes, I did have an AWESOME time with you and Summer!  I told everyone you two were like supermodels in that place. The men were lined up to talk to you two! Sorry I pooped out Saturday night but I will say again it was great meeting you in person Deena and I'm glad you had a good time!

I had a blast!  It's very rare I have the opportunity to get dressed up and dance, and there is nothing I like more than letting loose on a dance floor :)  I hope you had a great time with your kidlets on Sunday.

Dear Deena,

I must tell you that I felt very self conscious meeting you and Candy and Jenn and Alison and Summer, for the very same reasons you mentioned. I have always been outgoing ( maybe too much), maybe not always loud but always talk " too much" and always the nice girl who needed approval even when it meant putting up with bs .

I have never felt remotely pretty, or sexy, and now even as I'm calling it at goal... I see that my face has hand dog jowels snd actually looked much better 20 pounds ago !

the difference for me now at almost 50, is that I realize not everyone is going to like me, get me, want to get to know me, or want to hang out eith me.   And for their own reasons that I can make assumptions about but not really know.

i STILL go right to the head space that I'm socially awkward, or it's " me" but sometimes it's them... Their feelings about themselves, and nothing I can fix.

I'm posting this because I would never have guessed your insecurities... I saw a stunningly beautiful, self assured, smart, sassy, 

Woman, in the beautiful category not just " pretty"! 

I guess my point is... Under neath it sll, we are all more alike than different in this journey...and we have more power tigether, supporting, being real .... As I felt with everyone. 

I will never feel I have this beat forever, and no matter what size, what struggle, what regain.. I am honored and blessed to be in the ccompany of so many strong, fierce, amazing women! I met many Heros to me this weekend...and that is sincere!

And the saddest thing to me is to see that some of them cannot take in even now their worth or value because all they see is their skn or 10 pound regsin or stall. From goal ...

all I saw were champions! 

Td typos are why I never post...I really do care!

Christina

You are so kind and thoughtful and beautiful.  You do NOT have dog jowels,  That is crazy talk.  I saw nothing but a beautiful woman when I looked at you.  And screw typos, you should post more.  We, all of us, could do nothing but benefit from your support, encouragement and kindness.  That is absolutely sincere.  It was a pleasure meeting you.  And thank you.  Thank you for seeing that person because I am generally pretty self assured and I am undoubtedly sassy, but most of the time I just see a big geek.  :)  There is safety and strength in numbers.  We're all fighting this battle together, and I know I will never have it figured out.  We just keep plugging along, and I'm so glad we can support each other