why I have not posted

I know some of you probaly have wondered where I went to becasue I have not read anyone blog nor posted yet alone posted new blog of my own. Truth be told I have not been in the mood to do neither I just have not been feeling right well that is because I ENED up getting sick and yes over christmas I HAVE not been up to posting blogs I have tons of things that I want to post now that I'm getting better well feeling I WILL start to post and become more active!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2008
Originally uploaded by DAN MORRIS PHOTOGRAPHY

It's one week till Christmas!!! EKKKKKKK!!! I know it's been long time sicne I posted blog about anything but I have not been the in mood to blog I was kinda not feeling it I had tons of ideas to blog about but could not bring myself to type it. Well going to support group meeting last night help snap me out of whatever mood that I was in. Okay getting back to the whole Christmas thing after an expiation of why I WAS NOT HERE! This year the holidays are challenge for me since I was banded I must say though I'm doing great I did not put candy canes on the Christmas tree this year I have not had Christmas cookie. I did however have some eggnog but as far as holiday goodies go I have not had none if I do get some at work I give them to my residents to eat! This year the holidays seem to mean more to me then they did in the past and I'm not talking about gift giving I'm TALKING about how it's nice to get out to see people how much family can mean to you all year it's also great time to sit back and look at how far you have came this year, how much the end of the year means to me. I have grown so much this year esp in the past 5 months I have done things I thought that I would never do. I was dreading the holidays but I'm not now don't get me wrong it dose challenge me at times but that is okay if it went smoothly then I would know something is wrong right? I hope that this finds everyone well. As for the photo I just thought it was cool photo it added the right touch as well

Sitting watching people over eat

am eating at this plaxe with nana and karen the are pizza and deli i see peole pigging out. Im sitting here thinking thay was me almost year ago. Do i miss it no i do not at all and im great with it i feel great that i dont miss it I don't miss over eating at all I thought this holiday season would be harder on me Its not don't get me wrong sometimes it's test for me put I'm okay with that.

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How thanksgiving went

Black Friday at Westfield San Francisco Centre 2009
Originally uploaded by Steve Rhodes

As most people kicked off their holidays this was ----> shopping I did not go out in the Early morning hours waiting in lines to get into stores. I stayed home and went to work.

Okay as I posted in an earlier blog about scared of thanksgiving coming up since my WLS well I'm here to report that everything went great I did not over do it at all. Whooo hooo. The weekend even went great I will be blogging about that in another blog when I get home from work tonight. But I just had to share that my thanksgiving went great.

In case you are wondering I'm not last minute shopper I just don't get the point of standing in those line on black Friday I mean you get the same deals all the way up to Christmas eve.

I did not make not resulations this year

Most people come the new year make all kinds of resolutions about what they are going to this year no matter what! Get off you might keep them for month or maybe three if you are lucky! Yes you read me right! I for did not make no resolutions this year no did I last year I find that by doing this I don't let myself down I do however like to make plans on what I WOULD like to do! I know this kind of sounds nuts or like resolution but I tend to think that it's not because some of the things on my plan list have carried over so they are not resolutions at all. In fact I will share with you some of plans for this year and my continuing plans that I have carried over into this year. I know that you think that I'm nuts but it really dose work. I think that you might want to give it try for something different or not.

Lauren's Hope medical ID bracelet

Lauren's Hope Group Option #2
Originally uploaded by sparrowz2006

Most people are lucky they will never have to wear medical ID bracelet, in there life. Then their are those of us that have to, I know what some of you are thinking even though you have medical problem you don't have to wear it you chose to. Well they are kind of right we don't have to wear bracelet, necklace,or ankle bracelet saying that we have medical problem or some kind of condition. We wear them to help save our lives in case their comes times that we can't speak that some has to help us they can see the ID tag read it and know what condition we have. I bought one of these bracelets last night from Lauren's website not because I have medical problem but because I had bariatric surgery I had, I read on the forums that I got do that you should get medical ID bracelet in case something happens and I need medical attention and can't speak or something medical personal can see well rather notice I have it on read it and know that I had the Lap-Band done who my surgeon is in case they need to place call to my doctor. I never though twice about getting one till I had my WSL, now I see why it's important to get one. Think these are great idea even for people with allergies or other medical problem is issues. I love the styles this site has to offer they have something for every person every occasion as well they even have them for your pets! Yes you heard me right your pets. Children will even like the fun styles they have and will not have to worry about getting teased because they have to wear medical ID tag. Men they did not leave you out as well I encourage you to check out the site it's www.laurenshope.com it's really great site. I know what some of you are thinking how costly or how pricey is the site. Well it's not super cheap some of the bracelets are pricey some are what I think to be rather reasonable in price you just have to shop around on her site till you find something your like or can afford I will tell you that you can change the bracelets around! What I mean by this is that once you buy one bracelet you are not stuck with that one for the rest of your life if you are sick of the one that you have just go to her site and order up another one yes your read right they are interchangeable bracelets each time you want new bracelet or someone wants to buy you one all you have to do is go to the site and just order the bracelet, necklace or whatever it is you have and buy it. You can even order just tags from the site as well. She even offer gift cards as well if you are not sure what to buy someone. Shipping you can chose from options as well it's sent viva FedEx I will be posting another blog when I get my bracelet in the mail and show everyone how nice it is. I Redmond this site to everyone their is nothing to be ashamed about needing one of these. Also you can order charms for you bracelets as well the cost for them is 10.00 I do hope that this is helpful to someone out their.

Qestions I get asked about WLS &My life

Most people think that obese people are happy and all we want to do is eat. Well I have news for people we are not a

lways happy in fact I was not happy all the time in fact I was unhappy even had pain. This photo to the left is me the weekend before my operation I was on liquid and this photo I was actually happy because I was like two days away from something that is going to help me change my life, also because my best friend was up visiting me. You might ask why am I blogging about this well for many reasons I just want to share and I get tired of some of the questions like can I see how bad your scars? Are you losing your hair? Are you sick all of the time? Is it really helping you?

Well I'm going to answer some of your question and show you some photos don't get me wrong I'm not mad with all the question I'm happy to answer them it dose not bother me one bit I just hope that I'm able to help someone out their or something so here goes.

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How bad are your Scare?

Well here is the photo to how bad they are this is few weeks post opt. No I'm not ashamed to show them off in fact I'm happy to share with people I'm not at all embarrassed nor upset by them I'm proud of them they are apart of who I am now.

How many do you have? I have 5 of them the one you can't see if at the belly button.

These are my scars

Am I losing my hair?

Yes I have noticed that I'm starting to lose my hair I'm now 4 months post opt and this is happening I just ask my surgeon why I will have answer to this this week. I have read on other forums that this is because of the major shock that our bodies have went through and will stop and the hair will grow back.

Are you sick all the time?

No I'm not sick all the time in fact no at all unless I eat something that dose not agree with me then I feel sick sometimes I feel like I have weight in my stomach till it's done processing.

Are you sorry that you got WLS DONE?

What dose this photo tell you? No I'm not sorry at all the I chose to have WLS DONE!!! I'm glad that I made the right choice for me I'm feeling better I'm down since I started with Dr.Sawyn 43 LBS but I lost weight before I started with him so my total before Dr.S and now is 50 LBS I'm quite happy with everything it's not easy I do have my days just like anyone else who had this operation but then you snap out of it and realize you added years to your life!

4 Months post opt

3 months post opt

I think that these after photos speak for themselves I know that I'm not at my goal weight but here is what I look like so far only 4 months post opt I think that things are coming along quite well.

Scared about the holidys coming up

Happy Thanksgiving
Originally uploaded by Charlie is here

The holidays are almost upon us and to kick them off is Thanksgiving!! This year I'm little scared about it becaus I'm only 4 months post-opt, I know that I need to follow the rules of the band and all will be find. I know that I can't over do it I know what I can and can't eat I know that not matter how much my Nana loves me she is not always looking out for what's best for me in the long run. Family members don't have your best interest in their favor in fact they want you to fail! Yes that is right you read right stop and think about it you know what I'm saying is the truth and nothing but on that topic!!!!!!! I know that I should not have left over because that is not good either. I know this year the holidays are going be to challange becasue I'm not the same person that I was last year this time which I'm glad for! I know that I can get over this fear and come out strong I'm also happy that this is my first holiday banded as well! I will keep everyone posted on how things are going. I also had to share this photo that I came arcoss too I thought it was cute! Remember the only person that has your best interest in mind is you and the people that support you everybody else want to see us fail for some strange reasons so lets show them that we are stronger then ever.

Ganesha Remover of Obstacles

Ganesha Remover of Obstacles
Originally uploaded by Yadupati

While looking thought the many photos on Flickr I found this one of Lord Ganesha Remover of Obstacles,this photo spoke to me on so many word it's amazing how one photo or even person that matter can do that to you. For one thing the eyes get your attention right aways as well they are very beautiful. As many of you know I'm looking into understanding Hinduism and what it's all about, I have found some information online about it but I have been thinking if I should go out and read some books on it? Should I go to the nearest Hindu temple and talk to someone their about it? Yes at the moment I'm just little confused about where to go or what to do, right now advice would be good thing. When my mom was alive she tough me not to snub anyone or any religion she told me that it was okay to go out and learn about all religions she told me as long as you believe in God you will be okay to this day I still think that she is right. Her and I both believe in reincarnation as well, I tend to think that we do have more then one God. I'm very spiritual person I don't push no religion on no body. Now after that rant I will get back to this photo I do hope that Lord Ganesha dose remove obstacles I hope that he removes the ones that are in my way right now in my life. We will see. I will keep everyone posted on how things are going,.

Under Watch

Under Watch
Originally uploaded by Snaps.

Well this photo says thousand and one word about my next door neighbours this fits them to tee!!!! My next door neighbours can tell what is going on in the neighbourhood who went where who did what so on and so fourth,they call me Nana up and give her the daily report or she calls them looking for info more like gossip! To me I don't care what my neighbours do it's their business,I don't need reports on anything or anyone it's just not my thing, but for reasons I will never understand my neighbours call out house to talk to my Nana to give her reports on the U-HAUL truck that was sitting outside in front of one of our neighbours house, well this calling her to give her info/gossip on it get my Nana to start bitching and nagging when she gets off the phone for about the next two hours she will not shut up she says this neighbourhood is not what it use to be that these people just need to move so on and so fourth. Well of course the neighbourhood is not what it use to be people have passed on or moved one and new people have moved in some of them good some bad some drug dealers but this is how today's neighbourhoods are now. I keep telling my Nana you would be surprised to know what goes on in some peoples homes. None the less I can't stand people who have to be all up in other peoples business or the comings and goings of the neighbourhood what someone dose is their home is their business unless someone is Begin harmed then that is different. Other then that who cares! People should worry more about what is going on in their own lives, but I guess when you are in your 80's you have nothing else to do, I have an idea take up new hobbies!!!!!!! Don't get me wrong I'm friendly persons I say hello to my neighbours that is as far as it goes I could not tell you what the inside of their homes look like or nothing like that. This sings fits my neighbours to tee!

How the universe seems to work

It's strange how the universe works at times, like right now it seems to be pushing towards understanding Hinduism, along with finding new hobbies. I was one who was never into decoration or anything like that now that the holidays are coming up it seems that is all I want to do for some reason, also since I have had WLS done I have noticed that I'm into all kinds of things that I was never into before like hiking, picture taking, etc. I'm loving the new changes plus I think the universe has something to do with it as well. Things happen for reason. For expale my mom tough me how to crochet when I was like 8 I think I never took to it I think mostly because I was left handed and she was right handed so it was harder for me to understand so I just never bothered to keep up with it when I was kid, then I broke my arm well part of the therapy they did with me in Physical therapy was they used crochet I took little more interest then as teenage, but them lost it soon after. It was not till after one of my BFF came back into my life with his daughter that I wanted to pick up crocheting again,but another turn of even brought me back up to PA which got me more into this hobby! I saw granny squares I wanted to learn how to makes these my mom tried to show me but since was right hand ed and I was left we could not figure out how to do this, so she sent me up to the neighbor who is right handed she tyred but it was not working, so one day while I was sitting up with her trying again for like the 2oth time to get the square down that I realized if I flipped the image around in my head that I understood it, so I told her to hand on I took it up to the mirror looked at it start to crochet it, at first I was told it was not right so I told the neighbor to flip my square around to look at it on the wrong side which would make it right handed for her then she saw I had it right. I was so happy, how ever I did stop for while after my mom passed away then few months after she passed I picked up again now I can't stop I love it I'm learn new ideas etc. what also funny is since my WLS I just want to take photos now I want to go places and take pictures how strange is this, plus I have also go into bloggin as well how great is all of this. It's as if the univerise seems to know when things need to change or how you karma is at the present time or soemthing that it work in strange was.

people who live in glass house should not throw stones.

People who live in glass house should not throw stones!! Lately I have been getting tired of people talking about what is going on with neighbors or other people, or making comments like I wonder what their house looks like or I wonder how they live I would not want to be like them. It has has gotten to the point where I'm openly tell people hello we all have no room to comment on other people's lives!!! Look at our own!!! Recently one of neighbors her grand son took drug over dose he's currently in the hospital still with medical problems from this, people have been making comments about this, I could not long take hearing people make comments about every body's else lives so I had to open up! It was not just about this one person other people as well. I opened up and said this" Yes we know that house is drug house but the police will not do nothing about for whatever reason yes that kid over dose again but none of us have not room to talk about someone else lives we need to step back and look at our own lives, non of us are perfect we all have problems or issues we don't live like one another some of us keep our homes messy some keep them neat we all live different" I just got people looking at me after I made this comment some even looked at me like damn you, you just hit the nail on the head! My whole feeling is if we don't know person who are we to comment on their life or how they might live, if someone tries to kill themselves that dose not affect me I don't know they person or if they have mental illness that might have cause that it's not for me to comment on. Even at work people talk about other people and how they might life I tell them how to do you know they live you see them there sloppy but at home the might be neat freak or something. Me I don't comment on how other people are because you never know what it's like in their home and they don't know what it's like in my home so thus I think we all live in glass House and none of should throw stones because in the end if we do we might end up breaking our own home. None of us are perfect!

Looking into understand Hinduism

I know that this might sound little nuts coming from me but I have been thinking of looking into Hinduism it has always interested me for as long as I can remember. I know for many of you that know that I'm Catholic you are thinking she nuts for leaving her religion well I'm not I believe in GOD I'm very spiritual person, so I kind of use different things from different religions the funny thing is that I have been thinking that I need to make changes in my life that I need to fully be happy don't get me wrong it's not that I'm unhappy it's just that I need to make some changes in my life per say. This is one of them to learn something new you could say to understand something! No I'm not depress or nothing like that I have been happier since I have had my WLS done then I have been in long time but since having my operation I have been making changes in my life to make sure that I'm happier healthier person, this is just one of the many changes in my life, in fact some one's blog that I read even snapped me out of this upset state that I have been in all week and made me realizes things. I have this in common with her Here is what she said in her blog "It’s a commonly accepted belief that you should pray to God or the universe for what you want. However, I’m not someone who often outright asks for things in my prayers. The problem is that I never know what to ask for, and my mind loves to throw forth limiting beliefs about what could be possible." By Diary of White Indian Housewife Sharell Their have been times in my life where it seems that the universe have done things or whatever you or however you want to say for me like watch over me when I got in car accident, made sure I got a job when I got out of school, Let see recently made sure I meet some really interesting people that I have things in coming with. Now I have to do something for myself this time I to understand life better.

For the love of hand bags!!

My love if things East and not I'm not talking about east Coast! My Best friend Jamie sent me this photo last week or so, I have been meaning to blog about this but was little down cause of work issue's but, I snapped out it so I'm blogging about this. She knows that I love my purses, hand bags and how I love Indian things, etc so while she was out shopping with my other Best Friend Crystal she stopped in this Indian store at the Mall. She sent me this in Text message saying I would love the store and the handbags, she said she knows what to get me for Christmas. Now I just have one problem what do I get her and Crystal for Christmas? When I saw this photo in text message Iwanted to hop the next flight out to Texas to shop at this store. I just wish I knew where their was Indian store near me to get things like this. Just looking at this photo and the ones I diary of white Indian housewife's photos at her site have placed me in better mood along with looking at photo's of other blogs that I read on here. I have more to say on this but it's getting late it's soon time for me to head off to work So I guess I will have to make this part 2 when I get home tonight

What's going on in my life this week

I have been thinking what I wanted to blog about this week I have had no Ideas well because mostly I'm having issues at my work Begin told I did not do something when I did so that kind of put me down little bit. So I though that I would kind of blog about my week or something like it, lets the weekend could have been better I work with someone who never worked 3-11 shift at the nursing home where I work so I was kind of doing double the work, and had to tell her what needed to be done. Then to make matters worse on Monday I got called into the bosses office she said I did not give someone shower when I DID she said the person said I DID not, that is all that I'm going to say on this issue because I can't give out to much info. On the plus side one of my best friends up dated my resume I ask him to look over it, he did and updated it make it look more professional looking, We are going to call him "Captain Kirk" because I'm not sure he wants me to say his real name on here. I told Captain Kirk thank you he told me what are Friends for, he said he wanted to make sure that no matter where I put into work that it look it's best. So yesterday I put three job apps in at 3 different companies we will see if I hear from any of them, however their is fourth one I would like to try to get into this hospital they have three or four phase process of hiring one of the times that I could go for the first phase is at 2pm and I have to work at 3pm so I'm going to see if I can find someone to work for me next week or the week after it dose not hurt to have four options on where I want to work the other three BTW are for cell phone companies. This morning I have to go see my surgeon Dr.Sawyna about this abdominal pain that I have been having my pcp dose not know what's causing it he just tell me I have not medical reason for it I think something is wrong with the band, so we shall find out if I have time when I get home I will write blog about it to let you know. Well must get ready to leave to go their. Hope this finds you well

our spring like weather in November

The weather here in PA has been strangely warm for this time of the year, considering that we are in November now. This photo shows three strawberries that I picked from my garden I was so surprised when I saw them growing and I picked them. Normally I would not even get strawberries this time of the year in fact the plant normally is dead till spring. In fact normally this time of the year the ground starts to freeze and we start to get snow or snow flurries here. I have not even got to wear my new winter jacked that I bought this past Friday. I'm not complain about that I don't care for cold or freezing weather I don't even like snow. I do hope that it stays this way all year long. Here in this photo you can see that my strawberry plants are alive and growing yet if you are not sure which on they are they are the green leaf things on the ground. My Nana's mums are still alive and gr owning too they as well would have died off all ready, so would the grass in fact for this time of the year we don't normally have green grass either but hey I will take all this nice weather while it lasts!! As you can see things are still alive and blooming yet here. I'm glad that we still have this kind of warm weather going for us right now this mean hopefully tomorrow I WILL be able to take that hike that I have been planning all fall! I have not been able to go on it because every time that I do it starts to rain on me. I just had to share this with everyone

My bedroom work in progress

I have slowly been redoing my bedroom into east theme, I thought that I would share how this is coming along for me. I was originally going to blog about what happened out in Killeen/Fort Hood Texas but I can't do that right now, because as I try to do this I start to cry thus this means that I'm not ready yet to blog about it. Intern I thought I would talk about something that I have been saying that I have been doing! It's not even close to done each pay I try to find something east to place in my room. Yes that is panelling on the walls I want to get rid of it I would like to paint my walls nice relaxing color I'm leaning toward nice warm yellow or maybe blue something that is calming. I found these `

` great clip on butterflies at "The Christmas Tree Shops" for .69 cents that I clipped onto the sheers, I have eclectic candle lights that my Nana got me last year that I placed in each of my windows for change, I have photo of my grandfather when he was child along with some things I collect. I thought this was nice change. Yes that is camel on top of my book case my dad got that for my when he was in Iraq or Kuwait he knows that I love camels so he got me one. I know my dresser looks messy I took this at 3am I just sat things their till the next day. That closet my grandfather built many many years ago. I know bad photo I took this at 3am on my iPhone could not use lot of light did not want to I photos of the whole house and post them on here. I know that it dose suck that my bed room is right next to the dinning room oh and that is my in the mirror . UGH as you can see the dogs don't listen when I tell them that they can't lay nor sleep on my bed!!!!!! So this is what my room looks like so far, I'm looking to add more things to it to redo it into east theme. If anyone had great spacing saving ideas to make my room look better let me know. Along with what color you think would look good to paint my room. I'm looking for ideas to help me.

trying to brighten the week

As I sit here thinking this has been one crazy week this with two nut jobs going on shooting spreas how sad is that one I still say is terriost but who am I to say that is just my opion. My thoughts and prayers to out to all my friends and family in Killeen/Fort Hood Texas I feel yall's pain. I can't sit here and talk about the sad I think we need to see some good talk about some good instead of bad all the time. so I thought that I would share some photo to lighten the week up or at least try to.

Me is white Indian

I know that I'm few days late in post this blog about halloween but things got busy for me oh well that is life. Better late then never right? So as I said I chose to dress as white Indian for halloween this year well everyone that I worked with loved it I got told that I put lot of thought into my what I chose and everyone wanted to know where I found my moomoo. I had to educate everyone that it's not moomoo but salwar Kameez and then told them that I found it on Ebay few years ago. It's way to big on me now but none the less it still fit me well enought to wear, sadly I wasn ot able to get someone to take photo of me in my outfit so I took few of myself here they are. I'm also in cluding some photos that I took on halloween at wal*Mart too

Just little of this and that

Where did the month of October go? This month just seem to fly by wow it will soon be time to start Christmas shopping which I have not thought of yet! As I sit here typing this I'm starting with cough not fun and runny nose little bit I do hate the change in season it causes people to get sick and share their germs with the rest of us. Yesterday was trickier or treat night in both Jim Thorpe and Leighton, the nursing home that I work had had sing placed on the door that due the spread of H1N1 that we are not going to be letting trickier or treaters into the nursing home this year, so some people did not read the sing on the door and got pissed when we told them we are not giving candy out this year. I don't fully remember how the sing read but it's to protect the children and our residents along with us staff. I hope that the sing is still up when I got into work tonight because I will take photo and show you what I'm talking about. I felt bad for the residents beacuse some of them look foward to seeing the kids come in dressed up so what we did was for the ones that wanted to see them we took them to and sat the in front of the windows so that they could see them.

Re doing my bed room in East theme

I have stated that I wanted to redecorate my bedroom in east theme, which is true I do want to I just have to find all the right things for it now, I know that I can find good things on ebay and some in the stores as well. I hope that this dose not offend anyone but I want to put some Hindu god statues in my room to go along with Buddha! I love Sharell's sofa com bed I would like to put something at the end of my bed to store thing, I need to de clutter my clutter! HAHAHAH the photo the Sharell posted of how nice her living room looked for Diwali gave me more push to do my room in east theme that is good thing I'm even going to get rid of the horrible paneling in it and paint it nice color put some light, no I have not lost my mind. If anyone had any good Ideas what I can use for my east theme do let me know I'm open to ideas!

Questions people don't want to hear

Dose size of person really matter? Dose how big or small a person matter? Dose it matter if we are fat or skinny? Dose it matter if we are fat or skinny? Do we get treated differently because of this? Most people will avoid these question so not as to offend anyone or just don't want to face the truth about the answers some don't want to answer them for whatever reason but they know what their answer is though! To me the answer to all these question is YES how do I know the answer to these question is because I'm this person. some people will say that I'm in between but I will tell you that I'm this person THE FAT OVER WEIGHT PERSON that all or most of you like to stare at look at talk about make fun of! I know what some of you are say OMG I can't believe she just said that or is sharing this with people quick we need to shut the fatty up! WELL GUESS WHAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT NOT I'M SHARING MY LAP-BAND LIFE WITH THE WORLD AND EVERYONE WHAT LIFE HAS BEEN LIKE FOR ME BEFORE AND AFTER! I'm no longer going to hide this topic I'm openly talking about it to anyone because I have grown as person and learned that I talk about I might be able to help just maybe one person out there in the world, that is my hope maybe to help someone show others that you don't have to be ashamed, scared or whatever is that you may be feeling it's okay you are not alone. This was me me last year in December before I have my weight loss operation done on July 6.2009 I my weight then was 256 LBS yes I just shared how heavy I was, not that is not my heaviest, before you get to the next question was I happy I'm happy out going person but I was not fully happy I knew that I was making the right choice to have WLS done I knew then and I know now it's not quick fix but it's the right tool for me. No I'm not skinny right I am getting healthier though day by day, this is not easy road but I'm not sorry that I chose this road because getting WLS done has been opening so many doors for me that I never thought were possible for me. Now to answer those questions:

Dose size of person really matter?

A: In today's society yes it dose we base everything on weight and size we as Americans want everything bigger and better even out food which is not good, I think we need to take hit from our foreigner friends and start to cut our protons down eat more healthy exercise more and know that bigger is not always better. When we all look as people the first thing we all notice, is their size how big or small they are instead of noticing them as person or notice them just to say hello, me I no longer look as people by size but notice them as person someone can be skinny and be bad person or then can be huge person and be bad person it dose not matter. I think we need to stop looking at size and get to know one another after all we only get to life this life once who knows what the next will hold for us.

Dose how big or small a person matter?

A: To me it dose not matter if you are tall or short big or skinny but to the rest of society it dose matter, and it should not what should matter is how healthy we are!

Dose it matter if we are fat or skinny?

A: Simple answer is yes it dose just look at all the Ad's on Tv in magazine's then parents want to know why their children have eating problem. Also this can go for parents who just let their kids sit in front of tv hello let me go outside and play for while it will do them go outside play for while it will not hurt anyone in fact plan family days out

Do we get treated differently because of this?

A: I would like to say no this dose not happen but it dose happen we get treated differently most of the time it depends on where you are at.

I know that these answers are not shock to a lot of you and to some of you the truth hurts if this is the case sorry but it's so very true. I have even had people treat me differently because they know that I had WLS done and I have told them I'm the same person just changed little that is all their is just less of me and happier person that is all. I have learned so fair that it's just nice to get out of the house take walk or even take trip somewhere walk around see new thing etc. I want to walk one of the state park trails today but the weather was not on my side I was hoping to get some great photos but that will have to wait for another day. I have never let any of those questions ever stop me from doing anything that I ever wanted to do in life I'm just not the type of person.

My love chai Tea

This photo was take in NYC at Zebars where I decided to have cup of iced chai "that is tea for those that don't know what chai is" This is one of my favorite tea I love to drink it hot or cold for some reason, don't get me wrong this tea is not something that everyone will like once they try it, for some it's acquired taste the first time that I tryed it I feel in love with it. I do know that this drink is the drink of India! If I'm wrong on this account someone correct me and I will fix this blog! I love the smell when it's brewing in cup or even when someone is make it on the stove. In case you have not guessed it I'm huge tea drinker I like it hot or cold, some people can't stand it but it's all about choice for everyone but I do urge people to try chai at least once or twice in their life time. This drink seems at times to get me through nutty work day and the crazy place that I work at ,even at home when things get stressful just the smell from the tea calms me down. I did learn the hard way don't drink it late at I night like around 11pm I learned this the hard way I was up all night long and had to drink more the next day to stay awake.

foliage part two

I took this photo right before the rain came I wanted to get some great shots of the foliage before the rain came and took all of the pretty leaves away, I do wish the sun would have been out it would have made it so much better but I dealt with what God gave me this day. I tryed to get photo here of the whole town in one shot but could not do so. If you are wondering where I'm at taking these photos I'm on top of mountain at place called Flag staff you can eat their and also look down at the whole town it's great spot go their sometimes to be alone or just to think. I was asked what they name of the mountain is I have always known them as the Pocono Mountains the past 7yrs that I have lived here but if their is another name of the mountains that run through Jim Thorpe someone can let me know. I do have tons more photos that I have to upload from my digital camers this week. I'm planing on my day off it's it not freezing cold or raining outside to walk on of the trails that we have in town and get some more great photos.

fall foliage

Yesterday I took some nice pictures of the foliage here before they rain came and took all the nice looking leaves away. I must confess that the past few weeks I have not felt like me little depressed hate my job want new one, want to move out of this town, but something about the leaves changing and Diwali happening renewed something inside me woke me up changed the way that I was feeling and seeing thing. I don't know why but it just changed me even though I live in tourist town I no longer I the moment no longer hate living here in fact I'm looking all around to see what I can find that is different never seem before. I had some Arron's that I needed to take care of so while I was waiting for traffic to move in the next town I too this photo of the leaves from afar I found it interesting so I thought that I would share with all of you. I was glad to get these photos before the rain hit in fact it started to get cooler out while I was on top of the mountain getting some photos as well. Also our town have fall foliage every year in October for 3 weekends and people actually sell leaves that fall from the trees and people are crazy nought to buy them too! How nuts is that I mean come on people could just walk around and pick leaves off the ground and save some money but that is just me. This photo here is photo of my whole town from on top of mountain I tyred to get all of it in 1 shot but I did not but still came out off will post more on flicker

My second fill

I know that I'm two weeks late in posting this but things have been nuts for me lately and it's slipped my mind I'm not perfect. On October 8, 2009 I got my second fill in my band prior to this I had 5cc's in my band up until this apt, I also lost 10 LBS as well which the doctor was proud of me to lose that much in months times and so was I. He decided to add 5 1/2cc to my band which makes for total of 10 1/2 cc in my band now I can really feel it too let me tell you! I have also noticed that somethings I was eating before I can't eat now which I WAS TOLD could happen so I'm not mad, I just take these things as they come along try not to get up or pissed off about it because I knew all of this before have the operation. To was the first time that I ever got stuck episode it was horrible but I knew that if I kept drinking it would either go down or come back up, well it came back up, I must say that after it happened I felt a lot better and I did not eat the rest of my lunch either, I only took 2 bites of it too, I told my Nana to finish it if she wants because I cannot eat it. Prior to lunch I did not have nothing to eat nor did I eat anything after that what mistake I was in Barnes & Noble and my sugar got low thank goodness for Starbucks because I got cookie which I normally would not eat but needed something sweet so I got one took few bits and also got chi to drink as well my sugar did come but this tough me lesson even after episode like that I should eat something else as well so that dose not happen again. I must say that I'm glad for my second fill trust me you will know when you are do for fill

How my town is similar to India

I was Reading Sharell's blog http://www.whiteindianhousewife.com/ check it out it's great I love her blogs!!! Well as I was saying I love her blogs because I can relate to some of them in so many ways because of growing up moving all the time due to have father that was in the US Army so I have friends from all different back grounds cultures customs and countries which I totally love.
No I have never been nor lived in India yet!!! Just like Sharell I have always had calling to this country I don't know why but I have my mom would say that maybe in past life I was either Indian woman or have lived there. Maybe she is right in many ways one never fully knows what their past life was all about unless you are willing to explore it. No I'm not married to Indian man yet I'm still looking for MR.RIGHT well as close to that as one can get...........

I have found one of the many things that we have in common is that where I live the are not quick to move to do things or even get things done that even goes for where I work as well some days!!!!!! I do live in small town USA well to be more exact I live in tourist town which get tourist 365 day year no matter what!!!! This is not bad thing to me as I get to meet some interesting people along the way only because I get out of the house and play tourist myself just cause I can and want to I DON'T even have to use gas in my van to do this I just put my shoes on and walk to the other side of the town! hahahaha I know I need to get back on track so here goes well for one thing if we [I live with my dad and Nana yes I live at home yet which I do so cause i want to rent is cheaper and will till I get married] need handy man to come do something at the house for us which we one we use all the time he tells us what day he's coming well sometimes it's the next day or even week later sometimes he's even late and when he's don't he don't even clean up his mess!! Also he I don't want to use this word so lets engineers something or ghetto fixes something so that it works, I'm not sure what the right word would be for this so if I upset someone I'm sorry. I remember Sharell waiting for handy man or people to work or install something in her and the husband flat, we share that in common.
Also out plumier is not so fast to come some times it takes him hours,days, weeks to show up at out house, says that he's busy well maybe if he would write his apt down or send one of his helpers he might get things done I can remember one night we went without water UGH most of the time he tell us what time he's coming and dose not ever show up at that time I hate waiting all day and he never shows up nor answer his Mobile when we call.

Another thing here is sometimes nothing is ever organized or done timely manner sometimes one person dose not know what the other person is doing, that irks me.. Sharell talks about her neighbors Begin nosey rude even well I live in small tourist town where people gossip, are noise, rude, nuts etc! Here is the run down of the street that I live on: If you stand on our front porch you can see one the funeral homes next to it is nice house another house with apt building attached to it this BTW is to my left I will post photos on this blog soon of it like tomorrow, we live in half double home so next to us is the other half to my right is out neighbors one who an old noise couple who we call the neighbor hood watch cause they don't miss nothing next to them are drug dealers or whatever they are lets just say I can go on which is another blog. right across the street is BOB'S convent store/deli/restaurant which is own by great Indian family who my family love and respects I learn lots from them as well. We have people who will just drop by and are like hello call first or will call and ask how come they have not seen us out of the house in while or why they have not seen one of us or why are vehicle was not moved in day or two...
Now most people would not put up with this as long as I have which is 7yrs the only reason that I don't move back to Texas is because my Nana is going 85 she lost my mom 5years ago my dad and I feel she should not have to live alone at her age so we live with her help her out, don't get me wrong my Nana is not the typical old lady she drives, cooks,cleans, dose wash, goes on trip, even have part time job yet, she even keeps up with me you would not think she is going to be 85 next year! GOD bless her I hope she lives in good health and to be over 100 years old, I do help her out I do, do cooking cleaning washing yard work whatever she wants done but I also let her do what she wants to because if I stop her it's not good it will slow her down or something

Their are somedays that I think I have landed in some starange place and want to leave other times I just love it here, I must say that I'm coping with this place pretty good at times even where Iwork other times I want to quit leave move ect.....
Well that is enough for not I'm getting sleepy and rambeling on and on whcih is not good so I will write part two to this later on.

Kameez/kurta

Halloween is coming soon then I have realized it's one of my favorite times of the year. Here is what I have been getting from people : "So what I are you going to dress up as for halloween this year?'' My answer to everyone that has been asking me this is : " I'm going to be indie get looked at funny so I Say indian still get looked at strange so I say desi STILL get looked at strange till I say I'm going to be white indie or desi.'' So there answer back to me is this: " Why would you want to dress as that, when you can dress as anyone or anything that you could think of. My reply back to them is this: Well ths is what I want to dress as is white indian it's not making fun of myslef, anyone, anything,place, countrty ect. So why not if I can be anything for halloween why not white indian esp if I have always love they clothing that they wear and have always had calling to this country.

Now my only problem is that I'm looking for Kameez/kurta I have been looking online for one that is casual that I can even wear after halloween is over but some of them cost lot of money I know thatI can get some that don't cost over 50.00 if anyone know any great websites where Ican get some let me know please!!!!!!!!!!!! Where I live in small town PA their are not shops that sell indian clothing nearest city is Allentown I don't know that their are store that sell indian clothing and I really don't want to drive to philly

redoing my house and bedroom

Well all this talk of Diwali got me thinking about everything which is good thing. I have decided that life is to short don't stay mad at anyone it's not worth it, also that it's time for me to still keep looking for job no matter what because I need to get out of what I'm doing. Also that at least 1-2 days week I should spend some time with my family, along with get out more to travel see the world!!! I'm even going to redecorate my house in east theme esp my bed room something about east theme is just so relaxing to me I don't know why but it is so I will be looking for items to redo my house in east theme. If anyone knows where I can look to buy some of these please feel free to tell me. I will be adding soft looking light or more light to my bed room and I think dining room as well diwali the festival of light is one of my fav ones IDK but it just is I think because of all the light and how warm it is.

My trip to NYC on Saturday

This past Saturday I went to NYC on gourmet bus trip, let me tell you it was real disappointment to me along with the rest of the people the went with me up their. This photo was taken not fair from Zbars bagel place, we got to tour all 5 boughers in the city viva our tour bus we did stop off at different places to tour and check out the food. Let me tell you for someone that just had WLS done three months ago it was real challenge for me but I did great in fact I hardly ate thing!!! One of the places that I happen to like was Grand Central Station it's great people watching place along with shopping esp if you are waiting to get train or even is you are waiting to pick someone up, or even if you just want to go to the market their. I was very sad that we did not get to spend that much time their we did not even get much time to sit and have good meal I did not even get to sit down to have supper in fact I had to grab something to eat on the bus on the way home. Very up setting next time I go to NYC it will be with my own Vachel I will pay to park and take public transportation go on my own for the day or something. I did enjoy the walking that I got in it was not to be around people I forgot how nice it is to be in the city for some reason I don't seem to be cut our for small town life at times I have so much trouble with it.

Anyways back to my trip, I did get to go to China town and little Italy which I enjoyed even if I did not get to spend that much time their after that we ended up going to Union Square which I did like it was nice to walk the park see their farmers market it was nice to people watch their as well, one disappoint was this chocolate place we went to I thought it would have been something great it was huge let down it was another place to eat!!! By the third place we went to that had to do with food I was like come on I WANT to go see something else besides food, maybe about year ago this trip would have been the greatest thing since sliced bread but this time it did not appeal to me at all. How ever it was nice to get away for the day I did end up making my own fun I found ways around the whole food thing I just started to walk around to see things I did not buy nothing on Saturdy. All in all I did have good day. I do know that I will never pay 60.00 to go on trip like this again!!!

want to travel

I know that n my last post I said that I was not happy with my job that is so very to. I also have this longing to do something fun with me life something better I wish that I had job where I could travel more get out to see things. I am going to NY this weekend with my Nana and friends of ours on tour normaly this would not appeal to me to go on tour of city b- but I need to get out of town for the day do something other then go shopping whcih by the way is not my fav thing to do my nana dose she thinks this is something to do on weekend. Not me I like to hike walk trails travel to other towns place see things.



As I sit here I wonder what I can do on my weekends off where can I go on them if you have ideas please share them with me. Even idea of jobs where I can travel LOL!!!!



This is one thing I miss about my dad begin in the army we got to move and travel different place even where we lived we would to the next cities or towns to see things. I guess that I'm just tired of going shopping or sitting at home I need to get out see the world or something like that

FanFic or rather story I have come up with it's not real

October 7



It's hot and sticky here today in Mumbai which it fine by me at times but at other times I do wish that it was little cooler out, but this is where I chose to live for the next 6 months of my life! Remind me why I chose to come over here again self? Oh that is right because I wanted to work abroad for few months because I felt calling to this country, not that I'm complaining self.



All I got in the mail today was few letters from people that I work with at county hospital in the states wanting to know how my first few weeks were going, HA you have to love the US mail system that was over month ago! I got tons of emails from dad and bffs everyday for the past month wanting to know everything, well I told them what they need to know the rest I'm not telling.

It's not easy living here but I think tht for only beging here month that I'm getting use to things around here, I lerned that you have to clean like almost everyday, neightbors just come knock on your and come right in look around you flat even the kitchen the frige too they see what you have even the cabberts as well it dose not bother me they can snoop all the want as long as I'm happy that is that matters to me all though I do wish that they would not knock while I'm trying to sleep sometimes!!! GRRRR I do hate that I will have to work on that one.

I am going out tonight to night club with some of the girls that work with it should be fun considering I have never been to one here at all I will have to write about it when I get back from it. It's call Old Bombay club they say it's the it club to go to we shall see I wonder if it's different from the clubs in the states.


well I better go get ready then.

Got some new fall/winter clothes that are smaller to fit me

Yesterday I went shopping not because I was board or cause it what woman do I went because I no long have fall/winter clothing to fit me, all of my fall/winter clothes are to big on me. It felt so strange but yet at the sametime so good to be able to go into stores and not have to go to the puls size section looking and hoping that they will have something to fit me. family friend and her grand child went with us yesterday the oldest one like to shop in Areo so I went along in with them, I really had no intentions of looking for something for myslef because I did not think that there would be something in that store to fit me boy oh boy was I wrong about that! I was able to find 3/4 sleeve shirt that I like no jeans yet to fit me but they will in time. I feel like at first that they would tell me to get out we don't have nothing in here big enough to fit you, but I know that is not true they did have items in their that fit and will fit me in time to come. Another place that I found that had items that I like it Old Navy I was able to get two shirts and pair jeans in their to fit me it felt strange begin able to go in their and find jeans that fit me esp in short leganth since I'm short, it dose feel good knowing that I'm becoming healthier person then I was in fact I'm healthier person then I was this time last year that is good feeling to know this!!!!! I'm only going to become healthier as time goes on and smaller to! Don't get me wrong I'm not going nuts and buy tons of new clothes right now just enought to hold me over since I will just keep losing weight! I do hope that some of these blogs that I write about my WLS journey dose help or at least inspire people out their that are thinking about it or wanting to know what things are like.

fall and WLS

I'm sitting here reading some blogs and looking at Face book, My Space people are talking about fall, fall projects what they do when fall comes along etc. This got me thinking that maybe I should start some fall projects, go more places see more things, I think that it would be good for me to get out experience even more new things that I have not done before, because I let my weight stop me from doing things. I would like to go to pumpkin patch or apple orchard something like that just to see it maybe pick some apple and pumpkins to bring home, I guess I will have to look online for the nearest ones to me which is fine by me it might make for great day trip somewheres something to see even some great pictures to take since I love to take pictures of everything it seems like! I wonder what else I could do or try I'm open to ideas as well. As much as I hate the cold weather that is coming upon us here I have to come realize that it's much needed change since my WLS I have noticed that I'm changing as person I'm not the same person that I use to be I take more chances now I want to see the world I want to travel I even to realize that I don't even like where I work anymore! So since fall is about change I'm going to change with it as well I feel it's much needed to do this to make me even more healthier of person.
Having gone through WLS it's not easy on anyone let me tell you even your family they have to deal with the changes that are happening to you as well as yourself I know for me it's not that easy at times for my family or even for me but I know that things have to change in order for me to be the best person that I can be and healthier one at that!


Another thing about fall coming is that I have realized that I my fall/winter clothing no longer fits me any more! It's not what most of you are thinking that just read this they are not to tight or small on the in fact it's quite the opposite they are all to big on me now since I'm not as heavy as I use to be! I'm tryging to figure out weather I want to keep using the shirts that are huge one me till next year or if I want to just ahead and start to buy fall/winter clothing that fits me now? I'm not sure what I should do I guess I will have to figure this one out on my own or something. It's great feeling to know that my clothing for the fisrt time in my life are way to big on me! It's great to wake up not having knee back or hip pain! I love the fact that everytime that I step on the scale it shows that I'm losing weight! It's even better to look at myslef fully nude in my mirror and see thatI'm losing weight I use to hate to look at myself nude but now I'm starting to like what I see for the first time in my life!

I will not lie when I look at myself nude I see lot of work that needs to be done yet but I know that I will get there it take time, I have also noticed that my body is starting to fall into place the way it should look at well one thing I hope that I don't lose to much of is the girls!LOL I don't mind if I lose little but I don't want to lose alot of the LOL!

I do have some problems I am starting to ge boxes and boxes full of clothing that no longer fits me I don't know where to go with them all so I'm just going to start to sell them viva fall yard sale and Ebay or if anyone wants to contact me about buying some of my clothing please feel fee to do so.

little history in christmas

This blog came about thinks to Mikessmail and Diva Dan they were talking about how they are going to celebrate Christmas this year not in the religious sense of it tough. Like they said on their video we as people have taken Christmas out of Christmas and turned it into nothing but no I can out beat you in decorating my house with 500 blow up snow globes or no I can buy better gifts then you can. Not their exact words just summing up in my own words on that one. I agree with them thought we have turned Christmas into nothing more then gift giving day! Christmas is one of the holidays that our churches are filled with people who only go few times years to church just cause it's holiday or they are still with family and just because they are staying with family, also this is the time of year I noticed where people can become really mean nasty rude people as well some even become depressed and try to kill themselves for whatever reason weather it's because they don't have the money to buy people what they want or they just fell pressure that they have to keep up with everyone else or the holiday just makes them depressed.

Many of us don't even know they real meaning of how this holiday came about, well for those of you who don't know how this day came about I'm about to shae it with you give you little history lesson on this holiday. Again religion is going to be mentioned in here I'm not going to push any ones religion on you these are just facts that I have found online.


Christmas: Is also know as Christmas day or eve it's holiday celerbrated December 25th every year commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts tweleve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 is not known to be Jesus' actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival or the winter solstice. This was taked from Wikipedia if you want to reffure thier for future reading.


If you want better understanding of this here is link to the history channel which gives good explation of Christmas histroy http://www.history.com/video.do?name=christmas&bcpid=2647858001&bclid=1675979322&bctid=1586348684

It is true that christans did adopt some things from pegans in order to get them to convert to christanty thus is how we got the chrismas tree. Most people do think of Christmas as when Jeusus was born but we don't know that for sure if you read it dose not give date in the bibe that is all I'm going to say on that. To me Christmas is a time when you spend with family celerbrate life with them take part in activites that you would normaly not do when it's warm out I think of Christmas as festival or winter solstice anyone can celerbrate it! As we all know winter can be dark long cold time of years and this day just might brighten someones life or many peoples lives it's time to reach out to people that you might have for gotten about during the year.

As far as gifts go I tell people you don't have to buy me something because odds are it's going to be something that I have don't want or will use. I tell peopke either give me card come see me have dinner with me. give me gift card or better yet make me something.

To me as crocheter I love to make gifts for people because it's something that they can always use or might even need in fact people love hand made gifts more then anything because it shows them that you took the time to make that for them or that you put alot of thought into what you gave that person.

Now onto the lets see who can out decorate who come on people that just get tacky after while but I must amit it's nice though at times when you can go see things like nature in lights or winter/christmas light shows. I do like to decorate for christmas but I don't over do it when the time gets closer I will be posting another blog on christmas showing what I did to decorate me house.

Stop fighting about religion

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU MOVE ONTO THE REST OF MY BLOG! I'M NOT TELLING ANYONE WHAT RELIGON TO BELIEVE IN OR WHICH ONE IS RIGHT FOR YOU SO ON AND SO FORTH! I'M JUST STATING MY OPINIONS AND FACT THAT I HAVE FOUND ONLINE IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I HAVE POSTED OR WHAT YOU HAVE READ THEN STOP DON'T READ NO MORE AND JUST LEAVE! I'M NOT PUSHING NOTHING ON NO ONE.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The reasons that I'm writing this blog today is because two people got me inspired to write about something that has been on my mind that I have been thinking about for few years. It started right before my mom passed away her and I would have lots of talking about everything from how we feel about something right down to death, it has been almost 5 years since my mom passed on I wish she was still alive today but this can't happen I know that she still with me not in physical form but is spirit form. One of the many things that we talked about was religion we our Catholic by faith but this did not stop us from keeping an open mind to all religions, my mom happen to believe in reincarnation that we all lived past life and will also live another life as we pass on from this one, yes I know that Catholic church dose not look highly upon this but that is what she believed in she also told me that no matter how you look at it all religions are the same we all believe in GOD[S] we pray,we go to church or form of one, we practise religious ceremonies,etc etc.

Over the next few years I just kept all these thoughts in the back of my mind going over and over them as issues with the Catholic church keep coming out along with issues in the news with radical religions who want to kill people because they don't like them just cause of their religion.
I have kept these thought quiet in my mind because not everyone see everything the same way I was not ready to share what I have been thinking also because I think I was too worried what other people have thought, but this has changed thanks to many new people that I have meet viva online, in person.

Another person that came into my life viva crocheting is Mikessmail I came across him Vivia YouTube.com I was looking for help crocheting high top baby booties and found his how to help make high top baby booties from the first time I saw his video I knew that he was someone worth watching more and getting I don't personal know him or his partner Diva Dan I only know them thought YouTube and his website on Face Book.com, from what I have gotten to know of the both of them I have learned that it's great to be different from everyone else in the world it's okay that I'm not perfect I'm not every one's definition of normal, it's okay if some people view me as freak or something. They help me see that it's okay that I have my own option in this world, don't get me wrong I have always been out spoken never cared what other people thought of me how they viewed me etc it was just in the past year leading up to my weight loss surgery that I worried what everyone thought of me how I LOOKED etc because when it came down to it I was not happy with the person that I was I need to change this person for my health my life my own Begin! I actually came across these two people after my weight loss operation which helped me lot!

I know that I'm starting to get off topic here but I must share this because it's all part of this blog! After have my WLS done it changed me 360 degrees I learned how much I matter how I can change things in my life help other people etc!! It also taught me it's okay to questions things it's okay if I get something wrong I'm not perfect person!

Another person I found that struck my interest was Elizabeth Gilbert the writer of Eat Prat Love I must add it's great book must read for everyone, she tell the story of her own life how it went from worse to good how she even found GOD along the way in many different forms and it's okay!!

Mikessmail was talking about him and Diva Dan are going to celebrate Christmas but not in the religious form and weather Mike should even be aloud to call it Christmas, they got talking how we have taken Christmas out of Christmas that we have for gotten the real meaning of what it is! It's not hey I want this and that and this for Christmas we have turned Christmas into commerical Holiday for all the companies and stores to make money that is what we have done. I agree with Mike and Diva Dan how Christmas is not Christmas any more it's more like gift giving day! Well will talk about this in another blog as it's another story all together which I WOULD like to share with everyone my thoughts on.

Getting back to Religion when you think about it we all believe in a GOD[S] we all to some form of church everyday or every Sunday we all pray to them we all take part in religious ceremonies that pertain to our religion in one way or another. I'm not going to sit here and try to break down every religion their is out their in this world because their are tons of them, however I will say this, why do we have to fight over which GOD[S] are right? Why do we have to chose which religion that we want to be? Why can't we just respect what someone else believes in?

Me I have been to different churches have friends that are different religions then me and have gone to church with them and kept an open mind about what they believe in and I respect what they believe in as well. We don't fight over who is wrong and who is right we respect one another choice in what we believe in. I have even know people who are saintliest and worship the devil are they wrong for doing this? Most people would say yes they are me if that is what they believe in so be I don't fight with them over it and they have never brought me harm or forced their religion on me either in fact people that I knew who worisped the devil some of them were the nicest people that I knew even very generous giving people who would help you out in minute if you needed it. That is more then I can say for some people out there in the world who say they are Christan's who want to help people in need but when it comes time to put into action they find some reason out of doing something.

I'm going to take some religions here that I know of off hand to use as some examples of how each religion has borrowed or is using today in practice to show are all religions reflect one another and are based on the same things.

The information that I'm presenting here can be found here at these websites :http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm

Hinduism: According to historians, the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5,000 or more years that is really long time! The word Hindu means is derived from the name of River Indus, which flows through northwestern India. Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder, a specific theological system, a single system of morality, or a central religious organization. It consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE." Hinduism has become the world's third largest religion right after Christianity and Islam it claims about 837 million followers that is a lot of followers if you stop to think about it. That is 13% of the world population if you stop to think about it. It is the dominant religion in India, Nepal, and among the Tamils in Sri Lanka. According to the "Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches," there are about 1.1 million Hindus in the U.S. The "American Religious Identification Survey" is believed to be more accurate. They estimated smaller number: 766,000 Hindus in 2001. Still, this is a very significant increase from 227,000 in 1990. Statistics Canada estimates that there are about 157,015 Hindus in Canada. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning momotheism,polytheism,panentheism,pantheism,monism, and atheism, and its concept of God is complex and depends upon each particular tradition and philosophy. It is sometimes referred to as henotheistic (i.e., involving devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of others), but any such term is an overgeneralizing.

The Hindu scriptures refer to celestial entities called Devas (or devi in feminine form; devatā used synonymously for Deva in Hindi), "the shining ones", which may be translated into English as "gods" or "heavenly beings".Hindu practices generally involve seeking awareness of God and sometimes also seeking blessings from Devas. Therefore, Hinduism has developed numerous practices meant to help one think of divinity in the midst of everyday life


Judaism:Judaism is a momotheistic religion based upon principles and ethics embodied in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), as further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts. according to Jewish tradition, Judaism begins with the Covenant between God and Abraham.


Islam: The word Islam is a verbal noun originating from the triliteral root s-l-m, and is derived from the Arabic verb Aslama, which means "to accept, surrender or submit." Thus, Islam means acceptance of and submission to God, and believers must demonstrate this by worshipping him, following his commands, and avoiding polytheism. The word is given a number of meanings in the Qur'an. In some verses (ayat), the quality of Islam as an internal conviction is stressed: "Whomsoever God desires to guide, He expands his breast to Islam." Other verses connect islām and din (usually translated as "religion"): "Today, I have perfected your religion (dīn) for you; I have completed My blessing upon you; I have approved Islam for your religion." Still others describe Islam as an action of returning to God—more than just a verbal affirmation of faith. Another technical meaning in Islamic thought is as one part of a triad of islam,iman (faith), and ihsan (excellence); where it represents acts of worship (`ibadah) and Islamic law (sharia).
The Qur'an states that all Muslims must believe in God, his revelations, his angles, his messangers, and in the " Day of Judgment". Also, there are other beliefs that differ between particular sects. The Sunni concept of predestination is called divine decree while the Shi'a version is called divine justice. Unique to the Shi'a is the doctrine of Imamah, or the political and spiritual leadership of the Imams. Muslims believe that God revealed his final message to humanity through the Islamic prophet Muhammad via the archangel Gabriel (Jibrīl). For them, Muhammad was God's final prophet and the Qur'an is the holy book of revelations he received over more than two decades. In Islam, prophets are men selected by God to be his messengers. Muslims believe that prophets are human and not divine, though some are able to perform miracles to prove their claim. Islamic prophets are considered to be the closest to perfection of all humans, and are uniquely the recipients of divine revelation—either directly from God or through angels. The Qur'an mentions the names of numerous figures considered prophets in Islam including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, among others. Islamic theology says that all of God's messengers since Adam preached the message of Islam—submission to the will of God. Islam is described in the Qur'an as "the primordial nature upon which God created mankind", and the Qur'an states that the proper name Muslim was given by Abraham. As a historical phenomenon, Islam originated in Arabia in the early 7th century. Islamic texts depict Judaism and Christianity as prophetic successor traditions to the teachings of Abraham. The Qur'an calls Jews and Christians "People of the Book" (ahl al-kitāb), and distinguishes them from polytheists. Muslims believe that parts of the previously revealed scriptures, the Tawart( Torah) and the Injil (Gospels), had become distorted—either in interpretation, in text, or both.


Christianty : The history of Christianity goes back into Jewish ancestry and revolves around the 300 prophecies in the Old Testament which reveals the upcoming of a Jewish Messiah who would be a Savior of humanity. Around 2000 years ago this prophecy was fulfilled by the birth of Jesus from the Virgin Mary in the town of Bethlehem in the land of Israel. In spite of the ban on Christianity in Rome during the second century, it kept on growing. In third century, the Emperor Constantine stopped the harassment and encouraged the growth of Christianity. The differences between the Greek East and Latin West churches began to grow with time on the issues of use of icons, nature of Holy Spirit and day of Easter celebration. As time progressed, Christianity divided into three major branches. The Roman Catholic branch of Christianity is the successor of the church established in Rome soon after Christ's death. It traces its spiritual history to the early disciples of Jesus. The Pope, or spiritual leader, traces his office's lineage back to St. Peter, the first Pope, one of Jesus' disciples. Roman Catholicism was originally predominately practiced in Ireland, Poland, France and Spain. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ookay enough about that thought here are some of the many things that we have in common with different religions we agree that we have God! We love our religions we want to share them with each other and if we stop to think about all if it the kind of reflect one other in some ways! What I'm trying to say when it comes to religion stop fighting we are all right in some kind of way or fashion! None is wrong and none are right in ways! In this crazy world of ours we share everything from breathing seeing talking dieing to religion we even share that in fact all religions have things in common!