It is 2 days away from my "29"th Birthday! I am not to happy with becoming another year older and another year closer to 30! I guess in my mind since I was always the baby in the group, I always felt young! Not like I am much younger; only by a few months.

On October 8th, it will be 6 months of success! I have quit smoking and I am never going back. I realized that I am a true "NON SMOKER" when I was going through a seriously tough time this month and did not even think about smoking! The thought never crossed my mind.

So as for the Lap-Band; I am just a few more weeks away from surgery! I met with the surgeon last week and I have a few more tests that need to be done and they wait on the approval from insurance and I will be good to go! Wooo Hooo!

As for the things I Love...I realize more and more how much I love those around me, My husband and kids are the #1 reason I live today! My kids are the sunshine and happiness of my life. I have a wonderful support system with my mom and dad. Not to mention the life long friendship that is rare now a days! Trina has been my (Sister) Best Friend since we were 7 yrs old! Can you believe 22 years of friendship and I truly cherish every moment I can with her! Since we both had no siblings growing up we were more sisters than anything! Those are the things I love....

Mandy