I promise to take more vacations . . .

I am back from Cancun. Land of sun, sand, gorgeous pools, tequila and great food. I think I was mostly good; my serious over indulgences were on sun, mango margaritas and laughter! My friend Mary Ellen is good for my soul. This past week I have laughed like I haven't laughed in a long time.

I am so thankful for my friendship with Mary Ellen. She calls me on my BS, as I call her on hers. We both have a love of Bravo TV, Cracker Barrel, good food, good drinks, family and laughing until we are sick. She is the perfect person to spend time by and in the pool, talking, reading and sharing cocktails. She helped me keep pretty close to my diet and if laughter burns calories I know I burned more than I took in. I hope she had as much fun as I did.

We all need to give ourselves permission to enjoy life, relax and not take the whole diet/exercise/work thing so seriously. While I am not going to go off my plan to eat healthier and life a healthier life style, I am not going to beat myself up, feel guilty or allow others to make me feel guilty if I enjoy a meal or an occasional cocktail. The people in my life who truly love me, love me for the person I am, not because of my dress size or how many calories I don't consume in a day. If someone is going to base their opinion of me as a person based on my weight I suggest you look in the mirror and determine the real reason you want people to love you and ask yourself does Teresa or anyone else in my life love and want to have a relationship with me because of my heart or my outward appearance. I hope you know for me, it is because of your heart and how you treat me and others.

Life is too short. Before I left on vacation someone told me I needed to relax and have a life. "True that!" 

Thanks for all the encouragement and support. Blessings on all of our respective journeys!