What a busy week! It seems like we always had something going on in the evenings.
This recap is pretty long. You want to read it though, because there is a lot of random anecdotes that hopefully will make you smile and/or want to comment.
Monday - basketball practice for T, then I went shopping at Kohls because I had Kohls cash which expired that night. I had to use it! I bought gloves. I have a glove-thing going on this year. I think it's because I couldn't find any gloves when it first started getting cold, and my hands really suffered. They got so cold and dry that they started to crack a little in three spots. That hurts. Now I have like, five pairs of gloves or mittens. I even double my gloves up when I wear them so my hands are nice and toasty. You have to do that when it's about six degrees. More on that later.
Tuesday - the finale of "The Biggest Loser." Danny from Oklahoma was the winner. He lost 239 pounds. Holy shit! That's a person!! He didn't even look like the same guy. Both of the men in the final had incredible weight loss. Danny just barely edged out Rudy. Very cool. I like that show a lot.
I also have to say that on Tuesday we had a big snowstorm in the morning. My commute was dreadful. It took me 90 minutes to get to work - usually about a 25 minute drive. The bad part was that it snowed and then the temperature dropped significantly and everything froze, so it was icy and scary. Of course, when you're only going about 15 mph, you're probably going to be ok. It wasn't just me going 15, either! I was worried that if I stopped, I wouldn't be able to get going again, that my wheels would just spin. I watched that happen in the drop-off area of T's school. It was crazy.
It did stop snowing, but then the big chill set in and it was frigid the rest of the week.
Wednesday - dinner at Log Haven Restaurant with my work group. When you ask someone about Log Haven, the first thing they usually say is how nice it is. It is lovely. (check out the link) The restaurant is located about four miles up a canyon. It's dark up there. If you didn't know the place was up there, you'd probably want to turn around. I knew it was there, so MT kept driving. Anyway, our group was seated in a small room near a fireplace. It was cold in there, but we were told that when everyone got there and with the fire going, the room would warm up. The problem was that the fire kept going out. It was one of those gas fires and the pilot light kept going out, so we never really got warm. Our server suggested jumping jacks would get us warmed up. WTF?
The food was nice. I had swordfish with wasabi mashed potatoes, green papaya slaw and burdock root. Did I mention Log Haven has fancy food with some items you've never heard of before? Burdock root? What is that? On my plate it was kind of a reddish-purple sticky stick-like thing. I didn't taste it (no surprise) but MT and others did and declared that it tasted like a stick. There was some kind of sweet sticky sauce covering the root that I did taste when I picked up the root and put it on MT's plate. Ok, so the fish and the potatoes were good. The papaya thing didn't have much flavor to me. It was crunchy, though. The carrot cake we had for dessert was extremely dry. I had mint tea also which never really steeped because the room was so cold that my hot water got cold quickly, so the tea wasn't good.
The best part of the meal, aside from the company which was very pleasant and enjoyable, was the French martinis I drank. I had two. They were delicious. I've never had a martini before. The French martini has Chambord in it so it's pink and sweet. MMMM.
Thursday - puppy training class. I thought it was graduation night, but it wasn't. That's next week. There were only two dogs in the class, Osi and Bella. Bella is a little tiny Maltese. I really liked having the class with just two dogs. We practiced all the things we've learned so far and talked about the next class level. We'll be doing that. I like having a dog who will do what I ask, but she needs more training.
Friday - the Company Christmas party. It was held in a town a little north of SLC, and it took us about 30 or 40 minutes to get there. We had a couple of drinks (white wine for me) and a nice dinner, then we played BlackJack for a couple of hours for a chance to win raffle tickets for the fabulous prizes. Well, the prizes weren't exactly fabulous, but they were nice, however, we didn't win any. We had a good time, though. We got home at 11:30. Poor MT had to work this morning, so he was tired.
Today I've been busy busy busy. I was up early for cycling and the weigh in. (I gained .6 lbs; I was ok with that considering that I attended three parties from last Saturday to Friday and I ate and drank well at all three.) I didn't stay for the actuall WW meeting because T had an early basketball game this week, so I rushed home to change and get him to his game. His team won by so many points that the score was erased. The other team only scored one point, poor things. T has been on a team like that, and it really sucks.
T played well. No points yet. He was very good on defense and had a few steals. He was playing the two guard position so he handled the ball more than he's used to and he turned the ball over "every time I touched the ball" he said. I don't know if that's true, but that's how he felt. He's learning. I saw some improvement over last week, and I'm sure next week there will be improvement again.
After that we did a little grocery shopping and when we got home I made a really tasty meaty chili and let that simmer in the crock pot all day long. I served it over rice after I picked Jake, Linda, Aunt Jennie and Aunt Pat up from the airport. They were returning from their two week cruise that went through the Panama Canal. They said it was really wonderful. I thought they might stay the night, but they were anxious to get back home. I can't blame them. Once you get off the cruise ship, the vacation is over and you just want to go home.
I did other stuff throughout the day, too, but I won't bore you any more with the minor details.
I did watch the Jazz beat up on the Lakers tonight. I love it when the Jazz beat the Lakers! The Jazz had to redeem themselves for the beating they took in Los Angeles...when was it? Earlier this week, I guess. The Jazz only scored six points in the fourth quarter of that game. Yuck! That's not good. It was good to see the Jazz win and play well. They had a tough schedule this week: at the Lakers (loss), Spurs here (win), Orlando here (win), Lakers here (win)!! The team is about to head out on the annual pre-Christmas roadtrip which is always tough for them. The Jazz are not very good on the road as a rule. Hopefully they'll use the momentum they got this week to propel them to wins on the road.
One more thing to share. I had a little mishap with the bike in cycling class this morning. It happened when class was over and I was trying to put my bike away. Those suckers are kinda heavy and you have to tilt it toward you because there are wheels on the front of it, then you push it back up against the wall. Well, when I was tilting the bike forward, it kinda squished my ring-finger toe, just for a split second, but it was enough to bruise the toe pretty badly. Toes are so delicate. I don't think it's broken, but it's so sore and purple. :o(
That's all I've got for tonight. It's time for sleeping!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
#348 easily pleased
Another wonderful day! I didn't really do anything super-exciting, but I was busy and got lots of stuff done and just had a nice day.
My furry alarm dog (that would be Osi) woke me up around 7 am. She is all feet and nose! I got up and started talking to MT about stuff, then we decided to go shopping for a new tree. We wanted to get one of those pre-lit trees because everyone knows that stringing the lights is the biggest pain in the patoot.
We actually went to Wal-Mart - we rarely shop there - and found a nice size tree at a pretty good price. While we were there, we decided to do our grocery shopping. I have to say that I really liked it. Wal-Mart has a much bigger selection of products than the store I normally go to and the prices were quite a bit less on the same items that I buy at my regular store. I might have to shop at Wal-mart more often. I was pretty happy with my visit until it was time to check out. We had to wait in line for quite awhile. There was only one family in front of us, and it didn't seem like they had that many groceries, but it took what seemed like 20 minutes for their check-out to get done. It looked like they were splitting their order or something.
When we got home, I took Osi for a walk at the field by the fitness center. It snowed quite a bit yesterday and they hadn't plowed the path, so I just let her run through the fields. She had first tracks. It's kind of a pity to mess up the pretty snow, but it's so cool to watch her run through the snow. She loves it. She puts her nose down in it and shuffles along. I was all bundled up in layers of clothing and with my big snow boots and a hat and gloves so I was good to go. It was a nice walk.
We had steak and spaghetti (leftovers from the restaurant last night) for a late lunch/early dinner. It was delicious and filling. After that, we put up our Christmas decorations and trimmed the tree.
I finally sat down quiety tonight to watch a little TV, and that was good, too. Now I think I'm going to soak in the bathtub for a few minutes before I go to bed. I've got a busy week coming up. Let me tell you about it. On Monday T has basketball practice. Tuesday is "The Biggest Loser" finale (love that show). Wednesday MT and I will be going to dinner with some friends from my work. Thursday Osi, T and I will have our final puppy training class. Friday night is Granite's Christmas party. My in-laws will be returning from their cruise on Saturday afternoon. I think they're coming over for a bite of dinner and then driving to Pocatello.
I don't usually like to soak in my tub, but for some reason, it sounds really nice right now, so I'm going to do it. Have a great week. Be safe and be kind.
My furry alarm dog (that would be Osi) woke me up around 7 am. She is all feet and nose! I got up and started talking to MT about stuff, then we decided to go shopping for a new tree. We wanted to get one of those pre-lit trees because everyone knows that stringing the lights is the biggest pain in the patoot.
We actually went to Wal-Mart - we rarely shop there - and found a nice size tree at a pretty good price. While we were there, we decided to do our grocery shopping. I have to say that I really liked it. Wal-Mart has a much bigger selection of products than the store I normally go to and the prices were quite a bit less on the same items that I buy at my regular store. I might have to shop at Wal-mart more often. I was pretty happy with my visit until it was time to check out. We had to wait in line for quite awhile. There was only one family in front of us, and it didn't seem like they had that many groceries, but it took what seemed like 20 minutes for their check-out to get done. It looked like they were splitting their order or something.
When we got home, I took Osi for a walk at the field by the fitness center. It snowed quite a bit yesterday and they hadn't plowed the path, so I just let her run through the fields. She had first tracks. It's kind of a pity to mess up the pretty snow, but it's so cool to watch her run through the snow. She loves it. She puts her nose down in it and shuffles along. I was all bundled up in layers of clothing and with my big snow boots and a hat and gloves so I was good to go. It was a nice walk.
We had steak and spaghetti (leftovers from the restaurant last night) for a late lunch/early dinner. It was delicious and filling. After that, we put up our Christmas decorations and trimmed the tree.
I finally sat down quiety tonight to watch a little TV, and that was good, too. Now I think I'm going to soak in the bathtub for a few minutes before I go to bed. I've got a busy week coming up. Let me tell you about it. On Monday T has basketball practice. Tuesday is "The Biggest Loser" finale (love that show). Wednesday MT and I will be going to dinner with some friends from my work. Thursday Osi, T and I will have our final puppy training class. Friday night is Granite's Christmas party. My in-laws will be returning from their cruise on Saturday afternoon. I think they're coming over for a bite of dinner and then driving to Pocatello.
I don't usually like to soak in my tub, but for some reason, it sounds really nice right now, so I'm going to do it. Have a great week. Be safe and be kind.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
#347 have you wrapped your brain around that number?
Tonight MT and I went to the restaurant Buca de Beppo for our Credit Union Christmas party. I've never eaten at Buca and I was excited to try it. I thought it was good. I had a couple of glasses of Pinot Grigio wine that were excellent. The food wasn't bad either, except that I ate too much and now I'm overly full. I don't regret it, though. We had nice conversation with cool people and good food and wine, so what more could you want on a snowy Saturday night?
It's been a really nice day overall. This afternoon, MT did some touch-up on the painting around the house and I did laundry and cleaned up the downstairs rooms. Late in the afternoon we just chilled out, reading and listening to music. I loved it.
Today was T's first Jr Jazz basketball game of the season. He's playing a lot better this year, with a lot more confidence and skill. He took a few good shots, but they didn't go in. Still, they were quality shots and if he keeps taking those shots, they will eventually go in. He also had a couple of steals and rebounds. He did really well. Even better, his team won, so it was a fun way to start the season!
Of course I started to the day at the gym in my cycling class. Jose was feeling frisky today because his class was full and he made us work hard. I was dripping sweat within the first 10 minutes of the class. It was fun. Tiring, but fun.
I have to say, though, that even though the entire day was great, by far my favorite moment of the day was when I stepped on the scale at Weight Watchers and they told me I lost 1.4 lbs, bringing my total weight loss to 90.4 lbs!!! WOO HOO!! I made the weigh-in leaders give me high five, and I think I might have done a little jig.
One of the leaders, Sandy, said, "90 pounds. Have you wrapped your brain around that number yet?" It's kinda hard to put it in context. I can't really imagine carrying 90 extra pounds around. I mean, at the gym, I can barely lift a 30 pound dumbell. It's not exactly the same because the weight was distributed on my body, but still, you know what I mean.
MT was really excited for me, too. He said, "I've gotta be honest. When you told me you wanted to lose 100 pounds, I thought it wouldn't happen. I hoped that you would, but I didn't think you could do it. Now I'm absolutely positive that you will and that whatever weight you want to be, you'll totally be able to acheive it." Isn't that shitty and nice at the same time? Of course, as I've mentioned before, I didn't think I'd be able to do it either. I just pulled that 100 number right out of the air because is seemed so unobtainable, so big, so audacious, that it became the magic number. I'm gonna do it! It's gonna happen! OMG!
Of course I know that I'm not there yet and there will be some struggles (ie Christmas parties) along the way, but I think that I can reach the 100 pound mark by the time we leave for our vacation in mid-February. Wouldn't that be the best celebration? However, if I don't reach 100 by February 19, I'm still going to be ok. I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I want to keep working the plan, eating right and exercising.
I love Weight Watchers. I'm so thankful they are there and that their plan is so solid and do-able.
It's been a really nice day overall. This afternoon, MT did some touch-up on the painting around the house and I did laundry and cleaned up the downstairs rooms. Late in the afternoon we just chilled out, reading and listening to music. I loved it.
Today was T's first Jr Jazz basketball game of the season. He's playing a lot better this year, with a lot more confidence and skill. He took a few good shots, but they didn't go in. Still, they were quality shots and if he keeps taking those shots, they will eventually go in. He also had a couple of steals and rebounds. He did really well. Even better, his team won, so it was a fun way to start the season!
Of course I started to the day at the gym in my cycling class. Jose was feeling frisky today because his class was full and he made us work hard. I was dripping sweat within the first 10 minutes of the class. It was fun. Tiring, but fun.
I have to say, though, that even though the entire day was great, by far my favorite moment of the day was when I stepped on the scale at Weight Watchers and they told me I lost 1.4 lbs, bringing my total weight loss to 90.4 lbs!!! WOO HOO!! I made the weigh-in leaders give me high five, and I think I might have done a little jig.
One of the leaders, Sandy, said, "90 pounds. Have you wrapped your brain around that number yet?" It's kinda hard to put it in context. I can't really imagine carrying 90 extra pounds around. I mean, at the gym, I can barely lift a 30 pound dumbell. It's not exactly the same because the weight was distributed on my body, but still, you know what I mean.
MT was really excited for me, too. He said, "I've gotta be honest. When you told me you wanted to lose 100 pounds, I thought it wouldn't happen. I hoped that you would, but I didn't think you could do it. Now I'm absolutely positive that you will and that whatever weight you want to be, you'll totally be able to acheive it." Isn't that shitty and nice at the same time? Of course, as I've mentioned before, I didn't think I'd be able to do it either. I just pulled that 100 number right out of the air because is seemed so unobtainable, so big, so audacious, that it became the magic number. I'm gonna do it! It's gonna happen! OMG!
Of course I know that I'm not there yet and there will be some struggles (ie Christmas parties) along the way, but I think that I can reach the 100 pound mark by the time we leave for our vacation in mid-February. Wouldn't that be the best celebration? However, if I don't reach 100 by February 19, I'm still going to be ok. I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I want to keep working the plan, eating right and exercising.
I love Weight Watchers. I'm so thankful they are there and that their plan is so solid and do-able.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
#346 I don't want French food
After posting something every day in November, it was a little strange to just stop on December 1. It's not that I planned not to post on Dec. 1. The computer was all fired up and ready to go, but "The Biggest Loser" started and ended an hour later than normal, and by the time I went to the store, made dinner, cleaned the kitchen and watched TV, it was bedtime, so I just shut down the computer for the night and was glad it wasn't still November. Not that I had anything really interesting to say on Tuesday, I was just used to saying something.
Last night we went to T's parent-teacher conference, except here we call them SEP conference. I think it stands for Student-Educator-Parent. I like that the student is involved and listed first in the letter sequence. As I mentioned in an earlier post, T is on the honor roll with a 3.8 GPA. His reading levels are very excellent. He takes a Dibbles (I don't know if that's the right spelling) test to see how fast he can read. He's always had really high levels in all his grades, and he continues to excel; he's way above the standard. Not only can he read quickly, but he understands what he's reading. He took another test to find out his reading retention, it's called the Star test, and he reads at a 12th grade level. He's in sixth grade.
I'm really proud of him. He seems to be enjoying himself and learning this year and he's not literally pulling out his hair. That all makes me happy. :D
I finished reading the book "Julie and Julia" tonight. It was a good enough book. There were times when I giggled out loud while I was reading it, and other times that I thought, "My God! This woman is a nut! Why would she do this to herself?" I have to say that nothing about the book made me want to cook every recipe in any cookbook, much less "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." (I don't even think I want to eat any French food. All that butter! That's a lot of Points!)
What I did like was the thought of finding something to do, just for the heck of it, just because it's there, and then doing it in the timeframe you've allotted yourself. I guess my weight loss journey is a little like that, except I haven't put a deadline on when I'd like to have all the weight lost.
I did set some timeframe goals for myself once, but when I didn't hit the first date, I kinda got down about it, and down on myself. Losing weight is hard enough without putting pressure on myself to do it by a certain day. After that, I just went back to taking it one day at a time, and doing my best each day. I see the results on the scale each week, in the way my clothes fit, and in the way I can push myself a little more each time I go to the gym. That's enough for me.
So, happy December everyone! Let the Christmas countdown and the parties begin!
Last night we went to T's parent-teacher conference, except here we call them SEP conference. I think it stands for Student-Educator-Parent. I like that the student is involved and listed first in the letter sequence. As I mentioned in an earlier post, T is on the honor roll with a 3.8 GPA. His reading levels are very excellent. He takes a Dibbles (I don't know if that's the right spelling) test to see how fast he can read. He's always had really high levels in all his grades, and he continues to excel; he's way above the standard. Not only can he read quickly, but he understands what he's reading. He took another test to find out his reading retention, it's called the Star test, and he reads at a 12th grade level. He's in sixth grade.
I'm really proud of him. He seems to be enjoying himself and learning this year and he's not literally pulling out his hair. That all makes me happy. :D
I finished reading the book "Julie and Julia" tonight. It was a good enough book. There were times when I giggled out loud while I was reading it, and other times that I thought, "My God! This woman is a nut! Why would she do this to herself?" I have to say that nothing about the book made me want to cook every recipe in any cookbook, much less "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." (I don't even think I want to eat any French food. All that butter! That's a lot of Points!)
What I did like was the thought of finding something to do, just for the heck of it, just because it's there, and then doing it in the timeframe you've allotted yourself. I guess my weight loss journey is a little like that, except I haven't put a deadline on when I'd like to have all the weight lost.
I did set some timeframe goals for myself once, but when I didn't hit the first date, I kinda got down about it, and down on myself. Losing weight is hard enough without putting pressure on myself to do it by a certain day. After that, I just went back to taking it one day at a time, and doing my best each day. I see the results on the scale each week, in the way my clothes fit, and in the way I can push myself a little more each time I go to the gym. That's enough for me.
So, happy December everyone! Let the Christmas countdown and the parties begin!
Monday, November 30, 2009
#345 Max Hall is a dork! (but T isn't)
I love that on the final day of NaBloPoMo, I have something to write about that makes me laugh and shake my head.
The big news around Salt Lake today isn't the fact that BYU beat Utah by three points in overtime. The big news is what Max Hall, the BYU quarterback, said after the game. Here's what this nice Mormon kid said:
Classic! He pretty much hates everyone: the university itself, the fans and the organization as a whole. Classless, he says. OY!
I didn't go to the University of Utah or to Brigham Young University. However, I do like college football, and these two universities have the biggest programs in the intermountain area. Around here, you are pretty much a Ute or a Cougar. Some people will say that there are no Ute fans, only Cougar haters. I don't know about that. It's true that BYU, like Notre Dame, is founded on religion. I'm not Mormon; maybe if I was I'd root for the Y, but I'm not, and I root for the U. This rivalry is called The Holy War, after all.
It's pretty stunning to me that an athlete would stoop so low in his comments to the press. It's one thing to say that kind of stuff to your family or your friends, but he was at a post-game new conference.
Almost every year someone says something that becomes bulletin board material for the next year. It's a good thing this guy is a senior! I think there are some defensive lineman for Utah that might like to tackle Max Hall extra hard if they had the chance.
Max Hall has been publicly reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference for disparaging another team in the conference. He has issued an apology in which he says his comments were "not intended to be directed at the entire organization and all of their fans...I have the upmost (sic) respect for Kyle Whittingham, his coaching staff and the Utah football players. I apologize to them and other members of the university for my comments..." He says that last year, and the rivalry game here in Salt Lake, his family was spit upon, had beer poured on them and were physically assaulted, so the game became personal to him.
Dude, you're a football player. You played well. You threw the final touchdown that won the big rivalry game for your school. This was the final regular season game of your college career. Don't be such a baby. How embarrassing for you. Your name is all over the papers and talk radio and random blogs for all the wrong reasons. Man, if there was ever a lesson for thinking before you speak, this is it.
Anyway, enough about that. It's just so intriguing to me, I couldn't resist sharing it with all six of you!
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My son is a genius. He's on the 6th grade honor roll for the first trimester! HOORAY FOR T! If I had a dollar for every time he's mentioned today that he's on the honor roll, I could buy a $5 footlong or two at Subway. :D
The big news around Salt Lake today isn't the fact that BYU beat Utah by three points in overtime. The big news is what Max Hall, the BYU quarterback, said after the game. Here's what this nice Mormon kid said:
"I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them. I hate everything about them. I hate their program, I hate their fans, I hate everything."
"So it felt really good to send those guys home," Max Hall continued. "They didn't deserve it. It was our turn, and our turn to win. We deserved it. We played as hard as we could tonight. And it felt really good, again, to send them home, to get them out of here, and so it is a game I will always remember." Max Hall continued, "I think the whole university, their fans and their organization is classless. They threw beer on my family and stuff last year, and they did a whole bunch of nasty things, and I don't respect them, and they deserved to lose."Classic! He pretty much hates everyone: the university itself, the fans and the organization as a whole. Classless, he says. OY!
I didn't go to the University of Utah or to Brigham Young University. However, I do like college football, and these two universities have the biggest programs in the intermountain area. Around here, you are pretty much a Ute or a Cougar. Some people will say that there are no Ute fans, only Cougar haters. I don't know about that. It's true that BYU, like Notre Dame, is founded on religion. I'm not Mormon; maybe if I was I'd root for the Y, but I'm not, and I root for the U. This rivalry is called The Holy War, after all.
It's pretty stunning to me that an athlete would stoop so low in his comments to the press. It's one thing to say that kind of stuff to your family or your friends, but he was at a post-game new conference.
Almost every year someone says something that becomes bulletin board material for the next year. It's a good thing this guy is a senior! I think there are some defensive lineman for Utah that might like to tackle Max Hall extra hard if they had the chance.
Max Hall has been publicly reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference for disparaging another team in the conference. He has issued an apology in which he says his comments were "not intended to be directed at the entire organization and all of their fans...I have the upmost (sic) respect for Kyle Whittingham, his coaching staff and the Utah football players. I apologize to them and other members of the university for my comments..." He says that last year, and the rivalry game here in Salt Lake, his family was spit upon, had beer poured on them and were physically assaulted, so the game became personal to him.
Dude, you're a football player. You played well. You threw the final touchdown that won the big rivalry game for your school. This was the final regular season game of your college career. Don't be such a baby. How embarrassing for you. Your name is all over the papers and talk radio and random blogs for all the wrong reasons. Man, if there was ever a lesson for thinking before you speak, this is it.
Anyway, enough about that. It's just so intriguing to me, I couldn't resist sharing it with all six of you!
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My son is a genius. He's on the 6th grade honor roll for the first trimester! HOORAY FOR T! If I had a dollar for every time he's mentioned today that he's on the honor roll, I could buy a $5 footlong or two at Subway. :D
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
#343 be below average
It's halftime of the BYU - Utah football game. This is probably the biggest rivalry in the state, and it has a nickname: The Holy War. I'm rooting for the Utes, but I don't know if they'll be able to win this year. The game is in Provo, Utah has a freshman quarterback who seems pretty incapable of throwing the ball to any of his own receivers, and the Utes can't seem to establish a running game. Cougars are up 13 - 6 at the half. I only fell asleep for a few minutes in the first half.
I forgot to write about how much fun we had at the Jazz game on Thursday night. It was great. The suite wasn't full, so it was really comfy. We had the delicious ESA guacamole. I wasn't hungry AT ALL, but the guac is so good, how can you not have any? At halftime we had some apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. YUM.
During the second quarter I noticed that Bear was in the suite two doors down from us, so T and I went to the hall to watch him mess around. He squirted silly string on the girls from the suite next door, and I got a little stringed also, but not too bad. After he posed for pictures, Bear jumped on his Segway scooter and zoomed down the hall, pausing to slap paws with T and I. It was cool. BTW, the Jazz blew out the Bulls by 18 points. Carlos Boozer had like 28 points. He was good. We all had a fun time.
I took T shopping today, not for Christmas presents, but for clothes and shoes. Everyone in our family has lost at least one pair of shoes to the evil chewer called Osi. Both T and I got two new pairs of shoes apiece. T has had a growth spurt and none of his jeans fit anymore. He's been wearing track pants, but now that it's getting cold, I think he needs some jeans. We went to Old Navy. They were having a great sale. He got six pairs of pants for $80. That oughta hold him for awhile.
I did ok at WW this week. I did gain, but only .4 lbs. I was ok with that considering that I did eat a LOT on Thursday. On Saturday the 5th I'd really like to see myself sitting at -90. I'll work hard this week to make that happen!
At my cycling class this morning, then again at WW, I heard a disturbing statistic. The average person gains around seven pounds between Halloween and New Years. ACK!! I cannot have that! As I pondered this horrifying thought during cycling, one of the other people in the class looked around at each of us and said, "Well, it's a good thing none of us are average." I loved that!
Here's to being below average!
I forgot to write about how much fun we had at the Jazz game on Thursday night. It was great. The suite wasn't full, so it was really comfy. We had the delicious ESA guacamole. I wasn't hungry AT ALL, but the guac is so good, how can you not have any? At halftime we had some apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. YUM.
During the second quarter I noticed that Bear was in the suite two doors down from us, so T and I went to the hall to watch him mess around. He squirted silly string on the girls from the suite next door, and I got a little stringed also, but not too bad. After he posed for pictures, Bear jumped on his Segway scooter and zoomed down the hall, pausing to slap paws with T and I. It was cool. BTW, the Jazz blew out the Bulls by 18 points. Carlos Boozer had like 28 points. He was good. We all had a fun time.
I took T shopping today, not for Christmas presents, but for clothes and shoes. Everyone in our family has lost at least one pair of shoes to the evil chewer called Osi. Both T and I got two new pairs of shoes apiece. T has had a growth spurt and none of his jeans fit anymore. He's been wearing track pants, but now that it's getting cold, I think he needs some jeans. We went to Old Navy. They were having a great sale. He got six pairs of pants for $80. That oughta hold him for awhile.
I did ok at WW this week. I did gain, but only .4 lbs. I was ok with that considering that I did eat a LOT on Thursday. On Saturday the 5th I'd really like to see myself sitting at -90. I'll work hard this week to make that happen!
At my cycling class this morning, then again at WW, I heard a disturbing statistic. The average person gains around seven pounds between Halloween and New Years. ACK!! I cannot have that! As I pondered this horrifying thought during cycling, one of the other people in the class looked around at each of us and said, "Well, it's a good thing none of us are average." I loved that!
Here's to being below average!
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