Awww, thanks girls... that's so sweet.
However, I do have to point at that photo is a couple years old, and while I'm not too far off from that, I have about 10 lbs to lose to get back there-- and that's my goal for my wedding!!! I have seen pictures of both of you and you are both beautiful and could TOTALLY be on the boards with pics of you in bikinis!!
That was actually a significant photo for me because that was the first time I let myself be seen in public in a bikini in a LONG time. I had a lot of health problems in high school and in college, and I actually had over 20 operations during that time. Most of them were brain surgeries, but I had a couple of back surgeries and I had a few abdominal surgeries as well, so I have this huge unsightly scar on my stomach, and never would wear a bikini. All the scars make me super self concious. It was stupid though, because I was so used to having people stare me between times when I had no hair, when I was using a walker, etc. It was crazy, but until DH2B started dating me I wouldn't wear any shirts where my stomach could be seen or wear a bikini.
He told me I was the most beautiful girl in the world and everytime he saw one of my scars it just made him remember how much more beautiful I really was because it reminded him of how strong I was and that I should never be self-concious or care what others think.
That was very, very early on when we started dating. And I had to have a few operations after that in the first year we were dating too. Anyway, we took that trip a couple of months after I had my final brain surgery (number 24). That was my "get well" trip. Anyway, I haven't been in the operating room since, and I always wear a bikini
The moral of the story is, all that matters is on the inside, and that you have wonderful people in your life that love you. Don't let anyone dictate how you should feel about your body. You are both beautiful, inside and out.
Sorry, I didn't mean to go on and on like that, but for some reason that photo always makes me think of that story and that day.
Oh, and when we have our get together in Charleston we are all going to wear bikinis at the beach and take a picture together