7/9/06 - Austraila!!!
10:30am
--1/2 cheese omelet
--2 pieces of bacon
--1 4" pancake with sugar free syrup
--2 pieces Greek toast
--2 pkts jam
--1/2 small chocolate milk
Wow, I'm glad DH and I split this omelet! It was huge! Unfortunately, as soon as the waitress heard we were going to split it, she got pretty snotty. Plus, we had ordered some orange juice, but when I got it it was super duper bitter--they either got too much of the zest or the got a bum orange or two. She was not thrilled with me when I sent it back, but what can you do? At least the food was really, really good. I think I'm set for a while.
I am so up for a trip Down Under! Everyone get packed! Surfing sounds great, Bondi Beach, Uluru, Sydney Harbor Cruise. Pack well, we could be gone a while
One of my neighbors is having a Mary Kay party this afternoon. I'm going, but it is my very last home party! I've started telling people that I won't be going to any more "parties" and it feels great! I've already turned down 3 this week! After the "party" I'll have a little time to myself, then I'll be meeting my mom for dinner and a play. The community college where she works is doing The Trip to Bountiful, which is one of my mom's favorite movies. I'm just happy to be doing something a little different tonight. DH is not going, and unfortunately I won't get to see too much of him this weekend because he's going to a White Sox game tomorrow with one of his vendors. Next weekend he's going back home to Ohio (without me, mercifully. MIL and I aren't exactly buddies...) so I'll have to savor the time we can find!
Oh, I almost forgot! Update to the TA situation--I never heard back from the first one (icruise.com, for those playing along at home) but our very own Barb (I think she goes by Inkkognito) of
Castaway Club fame got me a great group rate on the same sailing. It was only about $80 more than the "too good to be true" rate. So, all's well that ends well.
Also, I think the kitties are pretty much recovered. Magellan still has a few more days worth of Amoxil, but they both seem happy and healthy and no one's gotten sick since last Sunday!
2:15pm
--1/2 cup mixed fruit
--1 t. veggie dip
--6 grape tomatoes
--7 baby carrots
--1 celery stick
--1" square oatmeal chocolate bar
--1 fun size Milky Way
Well, the Mary Kay party bordered on the ridiculous, but it was nice to see one of the girls who used to go to Curves with us. Plus, I found a lip gloss that was a nice berry--just like my actual lip color but about 3x more intense. It's perfect, so I coughed up the $13 for a tube. Yikes! I usually wear makeup about once a month, so this was a big step for me.
5:00pm
--1 fun size Snickers
A leftover from the party.
6:00pm
--1 crab rangoon
--2 1/2 cups pad thai
--1 almond cookie
--1 fortune cookie
The pad thai was really good. I ate more than I intended, but I can live with that. The play was very well acted. I was really impressed with their work, and my mom was in a pretty good mood, so it made for a very pleasant evening.
12:30am
--1/2 medium cheese pizza
--12oz 1% milk
OK, why are the idiots still going with the fireworks?!?
The coolest thing happened today. DH checked the mail while I was out and there was a check for several hundred dollars from our state!!! Apparently there was some kind of overpayment/correction with our 2003 taxes. In theory I should be a little ticked that the state had an interest-free loan of our money for 2 years, but I'm just stoked!!!