8 months and counting......

Today is my Bandiversary. It's been 8 months since that warm August morning that I hopped in my sister's chariot in the wee hours of the morning and drove off into the darkness......to my new life. My Lapbanded life. So much has happened in those 8 months. Little things. Big things. Things I probably haven't even discovered. It's the undiscovered things I like the best. I like the little surprises along the way. I like knowing there will be surprises even more so. If I had to be totally honest and rank how I feel about all the changes---that might be at the very top. Outranking the weight loss and the smaller pants and the willingness to do things that I couldn't bring myself to do before. It's a change that began that August morning 8 months ago. Beyond the dashboard and into the darkness, the girl who I wanted to be was peeking out from the horizon. I couldn't wait to see her emerge. On August 10, 2007......I found HOPE.