Family is Family

It's a miracle. I spent five days away from home, attended a family reunion built around food, and continued to loose weight!

This never would have happened pre-surgery. I would have come home with at least five pounds of 'road weight'. Instead, I am down a total of 56 pounds and continuing to lose. I am excited. I am motivated. I am off to the gym.

I am learning food doesn't have to dominate my life. We have to eat. Food is the fuel that keep us going. I don't do a happy-dance every time I gas the car, and I'm learning every meal doesn't have to be an occasion. The people I'm with are what's important, and this weekend was important.

We live a long way away from Michelle's family. It's the way life works. Work, marriage, opportunity, crisis; all conspire to put distance between us. Several days of quality time with some quality people has left me wishing for more time with Michelle's side of the family. No family's perfect, but family is family.

Thank you, Beery Family, for a wonderful weekend. 


PS: No scale in Tahoe!