Shifting Gears

That was our plan tonight at the Big Brothers Big Sister’s annual fundraiser, A New Taste, which we always enjoy attending.  After the fiasco last year when we bid with the wrong number we made absolutely certain we knew the correct number and as a result made some great purchases.  I got 6 months at my gym, Burl got a membership at a shooting gallery and some aluminum scaffolding (have no clue what he’ll use it for but he assures me it’s something he doesn’t have!) and we had a great time.

The food was fabulous but unfortunately we got full before we could try each of the 15+ restaurants – we just made sure we got Ocean Zen first and ended with ice cream from Emack & Bolio’s – and in between we sipped on our favorite beer, Bud Light Lime.

It was weigh-in day today and I had high hopes of hitting the 10-pound loss mark because I am giving myself a reward when I reach that milestone.  While I have lost steadily every week, today’s loss of .8 pounds only brought me to 9.8 total.  But I look on the positive side that even though I still have about 5 pounds to reach my personal goal (only 2 pounds for Weight Watchers lifetime) I feel so much better, have more energy and best of all, can wear some clothes that I couldn’t at the start of the summer.  And this evening I realized I was full after eating about half of what I normally would have eaten at a food free-for-all so I just stopped.

Remember our kitty?  I think he bunked in our big garage last night – when I hit the door opener this morning I saw a flash of gray bolt outside and heard a faint “mew”.  Have no clue where he’s staying now or what he’s eating – he hasn’t touched his food here since yesterday.  Here kitty, kitty, kitty.  If I catch him, do you think Burl will let me keep him?  Yeah, probably not!