~ Colour Me Happy: Aruba 2011 ~

This photo is all types of awesome. And here’s why:

1. Because I’m on a beach and NAKED. OR AM I? I’m not. OR IS THAT A LIE TOO, HMMM? Fooled you again, I’m really not. OR AM I?
2. Because where does my chin end? Where does my neck start? That’s one secret I’ll never tell, xo xo Gossip E
3. My arms look chubby here. I have a version where they appear skinny, but in a shocking turn of events, I’m choosing the REAL photo to show y’all. I’m going to try and do that more often. Look at me being all confident n’ shaz.
4. It has pretty colours in it.
5. I photo-shopped MS Painted my eyes in, as they were originally closed,  now they look weird funny.   

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Student You: Pick me! Pick me!
Teacher E: Yes… you at your computer over there… the one eating the pickles.
Student You: Will there be a formal Aruba update?
Teacher E: Yarrr, I’m just a lazy blogger lately, but will soon. Scout’s Honour.

Amazing how small the world is. This was less than 48 hours ago.

Tonight? I run.

Goodbye Little Blog!

I’ll catch y’all on the flip (tanned) side! I’ll probably sneak onto The Twitter a few times when I email my Mumsy, but except for that, I’ll be Internetless for the next week.

Here’s a list of some of my favourite posts from the last two years; they all mean something to me, whether I learned from them, admitted to something, or just love the photo…

In no particular order,

• It Was Worth Every… 
• My Life in Weight
• I Just Ran a Marathon!!
• Binge Eating and Bulimia 
• My Las Vegas Marathon recap 
• Bed Napping Good Times
• I Believe… 
• It’s me. On my blog. In a bikini. Whoa. 
• All Halloween Posts Ever
• My Prom dress (it’s way too big now)
• My favourite picture I’ve ever posted. 
• I Believe I can Fly
• So, You Wanna Lose Weight?
• First time I liked my legs
• Being myself
• My Word Dialect video 
• Nobody to blame but yourself 
• Losing Weight For Dummies
• A run I’ll never forget
• A post about how I don’t “do exercise”
• My first 1/2 Marathon!
• Dear 16 Year Old E

 Enjoy and Happy Easter!! xo E 

Don’t mind me… I’m just packing for Aruba, which naturally means I’m trying on everything I own.

In 2008 I went to Dominican - I weighed 200 pounds.
In 2009 I went to Cuba - I weighed 190 pounds.
In 2010 I went to Dominican - I weighed 165.
This year? Aruba - I’ll weigh 146 (yay!!!).

It’s so easy packing when everything fits! I actually get to choose what I want to bring, as apposed to ‘just-the-things-I-can-squeeze-into.’  Losing weight has been one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life. [Whatever, it’s true.] 

Happy Friday, and of course, Happy Easter!! xo E