GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL :)

We had an amazing Christmas! I can easily say this one was one of, if not THE, best Christmas I've had yet. We had such a great time, and it was just a million times better having our little blessing to share it with! :) Griffyn was definitely more interested in the paper than what was actually IN the packages, but she enjoyed it all the same. lol We had a great time watching her explore everything and just take it all in. After she opened presents we went to church and I sang. :) It was wonderful to have Justin, Griffy, Heidi, Jarid, my dad and my brother all there to support me. :) It always means so much to me when they are there. After we that we came home and got things ready and went to GB to my parents house. Griffyn got a lot of great things there, including a walker and a Jenny Jump Up. She loooveeessss it! It was a fantastic Christmas. Makes me excited for next year and the next year and the next year as she gets older. I think it's only going to get better and better. We are so incredibly blessed.

In other news..... I am at goal #2!!!!! I had to capture it because I am sooooo excited about it and I am so proud of myself that I stuck with it and MADE IT! Here's a picture! :)

S-E-V-E-N-T-Y  F-O-U-R   P-O-U-N-D-S DOWN!!!

There is FINALLY a ONE in that first column, again!!!! Can you believe it?!? I don't blame you if you can't, sometimes I honestly can't either. But it feels sooooo good. I feel so good. It's amazing how much better I feel, emotionally & physically. :) Now! I can officially start the New Year heading towards goal #3!!!!! I'm sure that one will take awhile. Especially if my hubs starts working out like he says he's going to. I may be chasing that one for awhile! (It's to weigh less than him, for those who don't know or forgot!) We shall see!! :) But I'm super pumped! It feels like a  huge weight (lol ok so I guess that's ironic) has been lifted! I'm really looking forward to what 2012 will hold for me! :)

My little brother Dj is staying with us this week! Pretty excited and happy about that. It's the 3rd time I've gotten to see him this year!! Griffyn & I went and picked him up yesterday and we'll take him back either Fri or Sat. I'm so thankful he's been able to come and hang out with us. I think he enjoys it, too. :) 

Not really much else to update on. We are looking forward to the new year and all that it will bring us! Other than that, we are just enjoying life and how incredibly blessed we are.  On that note, I just have to thank all my friends and family who have always been there for me, through everything. I seriously, honestly could not and would not have started this weight loss journey, continued it and come as far as I have, without all of your support. I really appreciate all the people who encourage me, who send txt messages, or comment to me in person, or write on my fb, or simply just "like" my status when I update on how it's going. It really means a lot to me to know I have so many people behind me. I love that so many people are just as excited about it as I am. That people are proud of me. You have no idea how much it really, truly means. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 

I hope you all were as blessed as I was this Christmas! I hope you are looking forward to wonderful things as I am, for the New Year!!!! :) As always, thank you for reading!!!

1. I am thankful to have had one of the best Christmas' of my life this year.

2. I am thankful that my little brother asked if he could come stay with us and that we were able to make it happen!

3. I am thankful that I have so many incredible & loving, supportive people in my life. 

Love