Thank you, everyone, for all your nice words. I think I've been living off the "buzz" of my shopping trip all weekend!

Mary - definitely try the pants on ... even if they don't fit, it'll give you a good feeling to see how much closer they are to fitting Besides, I would have sworn I should be buying 22's, and there I was with the 18's... I still keep taking them out of the closet and holding them up - they still look way to small to be mine

Wynter