Guess who’s back!!!

I know, I’ve been away a while.  Things have been really busy in my life.  I believe I told everybody that we’d moved to South Carolina.  Well, we did one better.  We bought a house in South Carolina…specifically, Goose Creek.  And have I been having fun!  I finally have everything we own unpacked.  When we first moved to SC, I didn’t unpack everything because I didn’t see the use in it, the way we’d been moving around.  Well, now I don’t have to worry about that.  This is home!  And I’ve been decorating…something I’ve not bothered to do in the past.  I’ve even enlarged and framed some of the photos I’ve taken and hung them on the walls.

We’re in town in a very nice subdivision, but we have a full acre of land.  Our house is 1650 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths and a den.  But that’s not the best part.  You’re not gonna believe this.  Now hold on…here it comes…we have a 16×32 ft. inground pool in our back yard!!  And guess where I’ve been spending most of my time!  You got it…in the pool.

 Ok, here’s the skinny…I gained back every pound I’d lost since first starting Buddy Slim.  But since I’ve been swimming almost every day, I’ve lost 22lbs of that, so I’m within 8 pounds of my lowest weight on here.  I can get in the pool and exercise my heart out, and it doesn’t hurt me!  And if I’m hurting more than usual, I can get in the pool for a while and the pain eases.  Oh, and another benefit…my psoriasis is gone!  I mean completely gone!!  No more itching!!  The pool?  the sunscreen? the sun? a combination of all three?  I don’t know.  It just disappeared, and I’m not even gonna try to figure it out.  But the pool has been so beneficial to me that Micheal is planning on installing a heating system for it and enclosing it so I can swim when it gets cold!

 Can you tell I’m happy?  You better believe it!  We finally have a place to call home that’s all ours (well, ours and the mortgage company’s), the weight’s finally coming off again, the pain has eased up, the psoriasis is gone, I’m getting brown as a bug and I’m having a blast!

 I’m gonna try to get back on here regular.  If any of my old buddies are still out there, give me a shout!

3 Comments so far

  1. Lori @ September 1st, 2008

    Oh my goodness!
    WOW
    WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!

    I’ve often wondered how you were doing.

    Wow you really got to unpack everything this time?

    You sound so happy Mary and I am so happy for you.
    I am jealous though of you with that pool.
    How awesome for you.

    Its way cool that you are using it and losing weight and not in pain doing so.
    Terrific.

    Wow you are just so full of great news.
    I am just thrilled for you and Michael.

    It sounds like you are well on your way again with your weight loss.

    CONGRATS
    I am looking forward to hearing more from you
    Lori

  2. kamaperry @ September 1st, 2008

    Wow! Welcome back and congrats!! Sure missed you! Sounds like things are going well for you! Lucky you with a pool too!! Glad you will be here!

  3. nikki @ September 1st, 2008

    Well, I knew I recognized that gorgeous woman in the picture!! I think we have telepathy…we’ve been friends for too long. My email isn’t working (sign-in page is down) so I’m sorry I haven’t written. Still, I’d love to have you here with me Mary….and I know you know but just so everyone knows MARY ROCKS!!!! You’re not only one of the BEST BUDS on this site because of your caring soul and gentle heart BUT BECAUSE YOU’RE WORKING OUT 3-4 HOURS A DAY if not more so what an inspiration you’re going to be!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!! YES!!! MICHEAL SHOULD PUT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM FOR YOU….just wanted to put my 2 cents in since my email is down. :)

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