New Year! New You?

So many people start a new diet for the new year, or they set resolutions that usually burst before the first week of the new year. My weight loss/diet isn't new for the new year. I'm still working on what my doctor set in motion last summer!  

Last time I posted about my weight, I mentioned that I was hoping to be down another 10 pounds (from 193) by Christmas. Well, I didn't quite make that by Christmas day, but shortly after, I did hit 183 lbs, which is where I still sit at the moment. The holidays weren't as hard as I thought they would be, but they made the weight loss a little harder... or maybe... slower? Anyway, I'm still on that journey, but the new year has brought a few new journeys as well! 

 

Joel, (my husband of 23 yrs) and I, finally made it legal. Yes, we've been together for 23 years, and as many will point out, in the state of Texas we were legally 'married' after 6 months. However, we both felt the pull to make it legal, and did so on January 10th. This is Judge Joe Fauth III, a brother in Christ, as well as a wonderful friend, who married us in the beautiful, old, historic Grimes County courthouse in Anderson, Texas. 

Just look at the beautiful tin ceilings! The photo below is in the downstairs foyer, but those ceilings run throughout the courthouse. 

It was a small, casual, family ceremony; with family consisting of almost all of our children and grandchildren (with just a few missing because of work or school responsibilities), as well as church family. It made us both very happy to have them in attendance. The picture below is just Joel and I with the kids and grandkids.

My oldest daughter and my wonderful bonus daughter decided my oldest son should "walk me down the aisle" at the beginning of the ceremony (Joel and I were just going to stand up with the Judge), so, we entertained their request. Before my daughter and granddaughter started "Dum, dum de dum" singing the wedding march, my son said to me, "This is the last time I'm doing this." I told him, "That's ok. It's the last time I'M doing this!" 

That wasn't the only giggle releasing quote during the affair though. When Judge said, "If there is anyone here who objects...", just the quote sent giggles through the kids. I said under my breath, "I hope I don't have to kill someone." Joel and the Judge snickered, and thankfully the ceremony carried on.

Joel and I have had our ups and downs as any couple will, but we've had a good relationship throughout, and as my second son told me when I first invited him to the wedding, " Ya'll have been good for 23 yrs, I think ya'll will make it." 

So, my year got off to a wonderful start. Tell me about yours! Did you set a new resolution? Are you also trying to lose a few pounds, or starting a new chapter in your life? I want to hear about it!