Well i am down another pound which brings my total loss to 26.5 pounds. i am happy about that, but i could be happier... if the number was a bit higher. I KNOW, I KNOW it is good to lose slowly and at my age what do I expect. But yanno how it is, right? every once in a while you just want to see a big number...perhaps my time will come again next week...or the week after. I will be patient.

i had my hair done this morning for the wedding. it's styled similar to how oprah wears it sometimes. you know when it is curly and pinned? it's elegant looking and hopefully it will hold up. we'll take lots of pictures and i will share a few with you tomorrow (i know you can’t wait…lol) it's raining here, but they say it will clear up by early evening. i sure hope so. this wedding is on a yacht that will sail down the east river to the statue of liberty. i am not quite sure if they will perform the actual ceremony before we leave the dock. i just hope it's not stormy. she is a farily young bride (she’ll be 22 in September) who has had a troubled past. it's my cousin's daughter and i was a very big part of her growing years. i love her so and wish her all the happiness in the world. her husband-to-be is from venezuala but was raised in the usa. most of his family is still in venezuala and there was talk originally about having the wedding there. but with chavez and the strong anti-american sentiments, his family thought it was best if the wedding was here. some of them couldn't even get visas to come to the wedding. i am glad the wedding is here though. i am not quite sure if i would have been comfortable going to venezuala right now. it should be an interesting wedding!

ok, so now what to write about? i am sitting here thinking about the gloom of the day and the new life emily and daniel (the bride and groom) are about to begin together and decided to write about the silver lining in every cloud. it may be rainy, but they will be happy. i may not be losing weight as fast as i would like to lose it, but i will still prevail. there may not be peace in the world today, but i have hope there will be someday...


clouds
bring the rain
and then the flowers bloom
storms
bring more rain
and then the drought is over

there is something good
in every day
in every gloomy day
just when we think
the sun won't shine any more
our heart's soar
with the promise of a new day
and it always comes

there is something magical
in a wedding
the expectation of
a beautiful bride
and the love she feels
on this, her special day
there's hope
that their joy
will last forever
there's prayers
that only happiness
will come their way
and there's knowledge
that the ups will come
with a few downs
and understanding
that true love
will see them through
it always does

there is something wonderful
happening today
despite the rain,
despite the ghosts
of gloomy days past
when i couldn't see the light
no, didn't want to see the light
because now
losing weight
eating well
walking in the park
basking in the light
i shine
and don't worry about
where i am going
because i am leading
the way

there is fighting
in many corners
of the world
it makes me sad
to hear the rhetoric
to see people die
perhaps for nothing
and why should they die?
somewhere in this world
there has always been a war
so it seems
always there is death
and fighting,
famine and disease
bitter battles
some worthy
the causes
others, driven by
greed or power or
hate
but still
i believe
like anne frank
what a beautiful child
in the goodness of people
and so i hold on
to the hope
and the silver lining
that these war clouds
will someday disappear


there's happiness
in every stormy day
you just have to reach
you just have to believe
you just have to trust
you just have to take control
and be your own best friend
and hold on tight
to the dreams you have
and fight to be all
you want to be
and you will,
because only you
make that possible

i am happy
on this gloomy day
because i can see tomorrow
and it is beautiful.

today’s photo: this was taken at ralph’s party. it’s me with my sister mary, her husband eric and my youngest niece jamie. my sister looks like me, only she is thin…lol