One is at the end of May and it is slightly Top-Secret, so no details. Suffice to say it's a cocktail reception to honor an award recipient. Plus it's the end of May, when summer is (hopefully) starting. I want to be toned, tanned and happy! So that is the first goal/checkpoint.
The second is a trip back to my "home" land ... hahaha. I am headed east to visit friends, family and strangers and to celebrate an 80th birthday and a new marriage. I couldn't be more excited. However, these are folks that haven't seen me in several years and again, I wanted to be as toned, tanned (in a non-Jersey-Shore way) as possible.
There's a third, too, I guess...I have lived in this city for coming up on four years and I have not once participated in a river raft adventure. This year, my friends, this year. Basically, everyone in the city - once the temp hits about 24 - grabs their nearest flotation device or reasonable substitute, jumps in to the river and drifts lazily along through to Downtown. It's a big deal, everyone does it; everyone raves about how much fun it is. Almost every Monday morning from May Long (weather permitting) to Labor Day, the answer to "Whadidya do this weeked?" is
"Went rafting"
I have never been. Mostly because I have never felt comfortable enough to get in to a bathing suit in front of my acquaintances.
I see several possible ways to rectify this situation:
- Lose some weight, build some muscle, buy a killer bikini and rock it
- Build some relationships and make some friends that aren't going to care what I look like in a bathing suit and whom I will feel comfortable around.
Thus, today marks day one of Operation: Hot Body.
I will let you in on my trials, tribulations and victories....which there will hopefully be many..!!
Elsie P
PS - do you think that if Cool Whip has 0 calories it's okay to eat the whole tub???
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