Happy Birthday, Louie!

As I've blogged recently, my husband has been working extremely hard to eat right and exercise to improve his health.  As an encouragement, our friend Louie challenged Wade with a friendly wager to see which one of them could get the scale down to 195 first. It was a fierce but friendly battle, which finally ended last week with Wade breaking the 195 barrier. Graciously, this weekend, Louie along with his lovely bride settled the bet by taking Wade and I out for a wonderful dinner.

For us wives, it was great to watch the challenge as the guys both lost weight and worked out hard trying to outdo each other in their weight loss. Although they didn't work out together, they did keep each other updated on their progress which really kept them going. As we were leaving dinner the other night, the guys realized that challenging each other was fun, motivational and it helped them to more quickly reach their goal. So, being competitive men, they considered the next challenge, which they decided would be — the first one to drop enough weight to wear a Speedo. Louie's wife and I both shuddered and we all had a good laugh.

Today, we wish for our dear friend Louie a very happy birthday, a year filled with many blessings and no matter how low the scales go, that you never wear a Speedo.