Well, all is great here in Hawaii. I am so pleased with life right now

It's just nippy enough to wear a light jacket and snuggle under a blanket at night and it's been this way for a few weeks. Nice.
Last week I bought a pair of jeans that were a size 9 that are sooo flattering. They are not tight size 9 but
loose size 9
Me....Single didgits....somebody pinch me!
I also got my hair restraiten 4 days ago and I really waited a long time to get it done! I had these short bushy bangs that drove me nuts for months. Alas, it's strait and lovely and I am loving the mirror folks!
After years of looking in the mirror and

sighing about how I let myself go, it's so great to look and be pleased. Even the stuff I don't like does not get me down because I think to myself, "Oh well, I am taking care of that and it will be gone soon."
To make things even greater, Steph started texting me this new year little pick me ups through the day and who wouldn't love that

? Also, she got a friend to restart with her and she's doing well. Oh and Steph in in the 2teens!!!! She is less than 20lbs away from wonderland

.
Oh and I just finished reading Persuasion by the fantastic Jane Austen. I reread sections over and over and I have to say that the love letter at the end of that book is the

best love letter ever written in history

. Is anyone else out there in MF land an Austen nut like me?
Ah

, all is right in the world.
Hope everyone is doing as well
... off to sleep I go!