My Dream

I have long dreamt of owning a Bed & Breakfast overlooking the ocean....somewhere in the United States. I am hoping this dream turns into a reality sometime in the next 20 years. I think about it often and picture what the house will look like. I hear the roar of the ocean as I lay in bed at night. Right now, it's a distant dream. It won't always be, I hope.

So in the meantime, I am landlocked. I live in Colorado by God's direction and honestly, He has made me love it here. I love the beauty of the mountains, the dry clean air, the 315 days of sun per year. I love the fact that my hair can be straight here without frizz! (That won't be true when living next to the ocean!) I know this is where God wants us so that makes it a blessing to be here.

God has also provided a vacation for our family this summer. We were not going to be able to take a vacation this summer just like last summer due to lack of finances. I am so thankful that I can stand on a beach with the sand in my toes this summer! It is all I can think about now that we got our plane tickets! I am so excited! It is amazing how much you appreciate something when you haven't had it in a while! In this case I am referring to a vacation to the beach.

I am also thinking about food because I'm back on the 500 calorie diet! When I was on the maintenace plan I did not gain any weight and enjoyed my food like you can't believe! I think I am on the path to understanding how to live and eat healthy for the rest of my life. It is a blessing to have discovered this diet! It has really transformed how I think about food. According to my "goal weight" in my mind I am only 5 lbs. away from that but I think I will wind up losing more. I really just want to be back in a size 8 and I will feel like "myself" again. That is the size I wore "pre-baby". I think it's as it should be.

I will post the before and after shortly! Thanks for reading my crazy rambling thoughts! : )