YAY!

Well I have accomplished my first big step with the surgery process. I finally got my doctor's referral letter! This is a letter that my primary care doctor writes to my surgoen stating that based on my current health issues and the steps I've taken to try to loose weight on my own, he thinks I would be a good candidate for this surgery. This letter is required by the insurance company before they'll pay for me to see the surgeon, so this was important! Now I need to mail off my surgeon's packett that includes the referral letter. Once the surgeon's office receives my packet, they will submit the paperwork for insurance approval!!! This could be fast or it could be the longest part of the process. Only time will tell.

I also wanted to share what my accomplishment for January was. In January I successfully completed my bucket list. Now it's all in writing and each item is waiting to be checked off. I am going to really put some thought and effort into checking off a few big things and a few little things every year.

February's accomplishment is already done! I learned how to color highlight on black and white photos! I absolutely LOVE this technique and have always wanted to learn how to do it myself. And now I do :) Please see a sample of my work below :) The first one is kind of hard to tell, but the color highlighting is on our eyes, so it's a black and white photo w/blue eyes. The second is just our flowers and the rest b&w. The last is just me and Kristopher w/a b&w background.