Separated at Birth?

50!

It's taken a whole year, and I'm not to my "goal weight" yet, but I finally reached the 50 pounds lost milestone.  Thank you to Zaide for introducing us to the "Abascal Way", and to my 4 companions on the weight loss journey --- Pia, Cara, Katie and Tony have stuck with me for a year of eating nothing that was part of our previous diet (RIP pizza, fast food, sugar, flour).

This time last year, I honestly didn't believe I'd ever be able to lose a significant amount of weight.  While my knees are still achy and limit my exercise options, I am thrilled with my progress.

Before:

That's me 3rd from the left.  Sorry I don't have a better "before" picture, obviously I wasn't too eager to get my photo taken.

After:

Oh, and the Rogaine is working!  My stylist couldn't believe how quickly my hair had grown in a month yay!

The B and Me

I have probably posted these photos before, but I came across them again today, and I love them so much I'm sharing them again:

I seem to have had a thing for plaid pants (that damn Sam Evans tore the ones in the top photo.  May he rot in hell 4EVER)  B-Z had a thing for "You Can Leave Your Hat On".

The End

Mama and Dad say that today is the last day for the "bibi". Maybe.

Exciting! Sssshhhh

At the jewelry store. Sisters have plenty of helpful advice and suggestions for brother. I'm just beyond happy to see this moment. 

Still Miss You, Dad

Doppelgängers

Glo-Lee is going to be celebrating her 80th birthday next month.  Peggy posted this darling picture of her on FB:

These twin travel beds look so much like her (maybe not obvious in these photos, but trust me, that nose, those eyes and those lips are exactly the same)