This morning I'm down two more pounds to 267. I'm pretty happy with that. Although I did not write it in a blog, I did log it into Lose It! on my phone that on May 30 I weighed 285. So from then to this morning, I have lost 18 pounds. YAY!
Yesterday I never sat down to write a blog, but it was a mostly ordinary day with one exception. We got up very early in the middle of a huge thunderstorm to go down to Quest for fasting blood draws. Fortunately, by the time we had to get out of the car to go into the lab, the rain had dwindled to a light shower, and it was over when we came out. In the morning, I played Mahj and won one game. In the afternoon, I didn't win at all, but we cut the game time short by 90 minutes because another thunderstorm was threatening. Nobody wanted to walk home in the storm, so we quit about 2:30. Actually no storm ever came, just threatening wind, dark skies, and thunder. By the time we all got home, it was sunny and bright the rest of the day. LOL That's Florida for you.
The rest of the day I literally sat in my recliner watching hours and hours of TV. HAHA! Not the best use of the hours from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., I know.
I also talked to my brother Mark last night for nearly an hour. He is a great one for making phone calls. Of all my siblings, he's the only one who calls frequently when it's not my birthday or some holiday. Even our kids don't call as often as Mark. I love that man so much! I'm lucky to have these wonderful siblings.
One of the reasons he called is to invite us to go on a New Year's Eve cruise with him and his wife Carol, whom we also love very much. The cruise is six days and will extend through her birthday, so it's a double celebration. The cruise is on Carnival Ecstasy out of Charleston, SC, so I am VERY interested in going. We have been on the Ecstasy before and loved it. We have never sailed out of Charleston, but I love the idea of sailing out of a different port. I'd love to spend six days with two of my favorite people and to honor Carol on her birthday. Mark wants to make it a surprise for her! How cool. We have the time, but do we have the money? That I'm not sure of, but it might just have to be something I charge and figure out how to pay back later. I REALLY want to do this. I have to talk my Mark into doing it now. LOL
Today I'm playing tournament Mahj with a large group, sponsored by the New England Club. They are using a specially created made-up card that includes hands from many cards of the past. That should be fascinating. I'm picking Susie up at 9:45 this morning for it. There is lunch included in the price, and I have no idea what it is going to be. I don't even know if there's going to be anything vegetarian that I could eat. When Hadassah sponsored the tournament, I had no doubt that there would be something dairy for us all to eat, but this is the New England Club. For all I know, there will be clam chowder and lobster roll. LOL! Well, the good news is that if the food is mostly all unkosher, then I won't eat it and won't gain any weight. There will probably be a salad or some vegetables at least. I almost hope that salad and veggies is all I eat this afternoon. I'll let you know tomorrow!
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