Made it to Alabama, via a stop at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and a night in Nashville with my younger brother. Last minute shopping was insane in Nashville, and I didn't even attempt to hit any stores this weekend here in Huntsville... not that I have many things left to get anyway.

The best (and most *important) purchases I made were for myself: pants that fit. *Important because all the pants I owned only stayed up if I wore a belt, sagged in the butt and bunched up at my feet from hanging so low at my waist. So, hooray for a new (smaller) pair of jeans and dress pants!

Now, if I can just make it through the holidays without gaining anything back. I need to drop another 1/2 pound to reach my first major goal of losing 50 pounds. It will be a miracle if that happens.