Food and Family

I had a terrific weekend. One of my sisters had a big birthday party on Sunday, and I got to spend time with lots of my favorite people. Plus, there was lots of yummy food. The carrot cake was absolutely awesome--thank goodness it's a vegetable rather than a dessert, or I would have gained a lot of weight.

On Saturday I was blessed to have lunch with another birthday girl and family members. We ate at a mexican restaurant that was beautiful and had good food. I tried some enchiladas and papas, and something else I couldn't identify. All good.

Hmmmm, I'm starting to notice a theme of food running through my good times. I wonder if that has something to do with the extra pounds I keep seeing on my bathroom scales?

Lovely Days

I had a lovely day yesterday. Went out to lunch with my sister. Yummy soup and sandwiches, and blueberry lemonade--the best! We got lucky, winning the "Fifteen Minutes or Free" game, so didn't have to pay for anything. And it was only a couple of minutes longer than the 15 minutes, so we didn't mind waiting for it. We had dessert later: waffle bowl sundaes. Mine had butter pecan ice cream, chocolate syrup, and bananas. What a great way to end a fun day. Oh, yeah. We also visited Kohl's so I could redeem my Bonus Cash for an adorable frog and oven mitts. Lovely, lovely day.

My husband has a 4-day weekend because of the holiday, so I'm looking forward to cleaning the basement, garage, etc. etc. as he doesn't ever take a break from noticing what needs to be done. He might even help me with some of it... :(

Gourmet Shower

My niece is getting married next month. Today was her shower, and it was really, really fancy. Take a look at lunch:



There was ice cream and cake for dessert, but I forgot to take a picture. Yummy is hard to get on film anyway.