Shock and awe

I bumped into somebody today who I haven't seen since mid- to late-2008, when I looked like this:

She was totally shocked to see me now looking like this:

It was really great to have somebody who hadn't seen me in years notice this huge change.  It's one thing when friends who maybe see me monthly notice, but she was so shocked and complimentary that I walked away feeling really great.

Now to do this to my siblings at Thanksgiving.  :)