Here it goes...

All right, folks, let's do this!  I've thought long and hard what I want this here blog to be, and I can honestly say, I haven't the slightest.  I've decided to let it take its own course and see what the blog and I come up with.  I have, however, decided that Mondays will be devoted to my new (or not so new, though newly extremely serious) goal:  no longer being a fatty.  That's right.  I'm calling it Operation Button Up...mostly because I'd like to be able to button up my old, not quite so fat, pre-baby jeans.

Now, before you go rolling your eyes (I would.  I hate, hate, hate weight loss blogs!), I am absolutely not going to post pictures of everything I eat.  Nor will I bore you with accounts of hardcore workouts while sounding like some kind of freakin' Energizer bunny.  I will, once a month, post a photo of myself.  This is mostly so I'll actually stick to a goal and quit being such a fatty.  Hopefully, these photos get better over time.

I'm sure that a large part of this whole thing will be devoted to the one and only Parker James Moore.  He's cute and we hang out a lot.  How could he not make an appearance or two?  I'm also sure that I'll be unable to avoid lots of talk about being a military dependent or the spouse of someone who is currently living on the other side of the flippin' world.  Maybe it'll be therapeutic.  Religion will probably make an appearance or two  as church (and all that goes with it) have kind of a dysfunctional relationship.

Here's my disclaimer.  It's my blog.  I'm writing it.  I make all decision regarding content, theme, syntax, rhythm, order, appearance, blah, blah, blah...you get the point.  I have a tendency to say things that make people, um, feel strongly (like, I think the Duggars are totally crazy).  If this happens, you are more than welcome to disagree, question, discuss, or whatever; however, you are also more than welcome to shut the heck up and quit reading.  I'm not all rainbows and sunshine.  Sometimes, I'm a glass half empty kinda person (sometimes I'm not).  Deal with it.  It's all part of my charm.  I like to think I'm just honest and realistic.

I know this post is kinda lame.  I'm okay with that.  I feel like the blog and I needed to get to know each other a little bit before we just went full throttle.  I needed to wine and dine my blog a little before we just jumped into bed together (see, I know crazy people who would be offended by such talk...if that's you, I'm sure your 1611 KJV is sitting within arm's reach...pick it up and feel cleansed).

Here's hoping things go well, get more interesting and entertaining, and someone actually reads this thing.

Oh, and since it's Monday....

Totally humiliating photo of the beginning of "Operation Button Up"

Smiling didn't feel right, apparently :-)

Oh, and don't mind the nasty mirror...I just brush my teeth a lot (and vigorously, apparently)

Today is day 1 of 104.  Why 104?  Because I'm going to see Kevin, my darling husband, in August.  104 days is roughly a week before I plan to get there.  Now, before he gets vilified for wanting some waify wife, Kevin doesn't care if I'm 400 pounds or 140 pounds.  I just chose that time and him because it gives me a deadline, and I think it'll be fun to hang out with my husband closer to the size I was when we met (and way happier about the way I look).  So, there it is folks...all 214.6 pounds (Gross...I can't believe I just posted a nasty picture of myself AND my weight online!)  Oh well, it can only get better, right?

Shreese