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Blogmas Day 7: It’s my birthday 🎂

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Happy birthday to me 🥳.  It was important to me to get back to being me.  I set a goal to be back at a certain weight by my birthday and I’m so proud of myself that I did it! Yay me!

St. Croix USVI

After my dad passed away, I began to comfort eat and gained about 20 pounds.  Many people said the extra weight looked good on me, but I personally did not feel comfortable.  When I got engaged, I lost 15 pounds by the time I got married.  I actually felt comfortable even with the still extra 5 pounds.  Then our fur baby passed away over a year ago and I became sad again, amongst other things.  I gained back the 10 pounds.  I really became unhappy with my body.  This was the heaviest I ever been in my life.  I was lonely in the house, as there was no more Wally.  My husband was working those long shifts as a nurse.  So all I did was work.  And my commute to work was long and stressful. By the time I arrived home, the first thing I would do is get a snack because I was starving.  I would eat late because I wanted to eat dinner with my husband.


So my husband hearing me complain about my weight suggested I rejoin the gym mainly to get out of the house. I did and that started my journey back to becoming me again…
Btw, this is definitely a new me.  I would have never posted a picture of myself in a bikini.  Another… Yay Me!

Blogmas Day 4: Birthday Trip

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So my hubby took me away for my birthday to the most wonderful place…where I was born.  St. Croix

I thought it was the most beautiful and thoughtful idea.  I was born in St. Croix, but was raised in New Jersey since the age of 3.  I’ve only been back to St. Croix once when my great grandmother passed away.   I think I was around 7 or 8 years old.  So I don’t remember anything about my place of birth.

It’s going to be an amazing trip.  I love that I still have family here to give us a personal tour and show me things that I would not experience with paying for one of those tours.

My Fur Baby, Wally 🐕

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Let me tell you about my Fur baby, Wally.  My husband, whom I met in 2021 (a story for another day), had a beautiful chocolate Labrador.  Wally was his baby, as he had Wally when he was 5 weeks old.  I’ve seen photos and Wally was the cutest puppy.

I was always scared of dogs. When I started dating my now husband, I felt I was in a dilemma.  I didn’t want to go to his home because I knew he had a dog.  When we became serious, I told him he had to make a choice between me and his dog.  He couldn’t make a decision and asked me not to make him choose.  I could tell this dog meant a lot to him, so I asked to meet Wally.  I told him to bring Wally to my house so I can meet him in person. 

First dinner with Wally

Needless to say, I became obsessed with Wally.  I immediately became his dog momma!  I loved that dog so much.  People would tell my husband that I love Wally more than I did him.

I could go on and on about this special dog.  For now I just want to say…

Happy birthday in rainbow heaven to my yoga partner, breakfast buddy and protector.  If you ever had or have a dog that you are close to…then you know.

They are super loyal, lovable  and will always be by your side.  I could count on Wally to get up at 6:30am and lay at the end of the hallway every morning waiting for me.  That was our bonding time.  And when I would go into the office, he knew on those days to get up at 5:30.

There will never be another Wally.  Unique and one-of-a-kind…the best dog ever ❤️