Exercise, Caprese and Getting Along with J. What More Could I Ask for?

Good afternoon, Barb,



I must begin with thank you. Thank you for the late afternoon snack I just made myself: caprese salad and a baguette (ok, part of one anyway). It isn't quite time for dinner but I skipped lunch so I was starving. I ran into the store to grab some veggies for tonight and as I was walking by the tomatoes, I thought - hey! No one else will eat this, but I'm going to love it! I'm glad you're a food snob (so is K) because I can live vicariously through you and learn, too. I can always figure out a variation on a theme when it comes to feeding my family, so I love getting ideas from you. I don't think there's anything wrong with loving good food, and being picky about it. I mean, if you're gonna eat, for Pete's sake, why not enjoy it? It's how I feel about wine...now if only I could get to know my wines well enough to be a snob. Like I said, I'm still stocking 2-buck Chuck.



Today was actually quite nice, although I didn't do any gardening at all. I opted for a long walk (with the baby hill) outside, since it was so beautiful, instead of going to the gym. I was glad I did, although it was bloody hot even at 10:00. We have three hills in our neighborhood that are worth walking; I chickened out on the long one and the killer one. The baby one got my heart rate up for a few minutes anyway, and I even felt it in my rear a little. The fact that I got out of bed for the second day in a row and exercised alone, period, is worth celebrating. K will be home Tuesday and my goal is to go every day that she is gone; my-workout-buddy-is-out-of-town is not a valid excuse not to go.



So the day started out well. I finished up my camping reservations from last night and felt a bit of relief there - I usually wait too long and get less than desirable spots, so I was happy to get perfect spots for next year, which will make everyone happy. J helped me with this, which was kind of a nice connection, so when he wanted to go down and pick up the trailer, I agreed to keep him company. Good choice -we've gotten along well today. When we got back from there, I helped M with a job application and I ran a couple of errands; it's already 5:00. So much for gardening...didn't really want to do it anyway. He's out there washing the trailer and dinking around (totally in his element) and my boys are...? M's girlfriend broke up with him this week, which I suspected but only just confirmed by reading his MySpace. I even asked him outright if they were still together and he said they were - don't know why he wouldn't want me to know, but whatever. So I've been being really nice to him and he has no idea why. Haha!



I just realized I have to go out again and I'm bummed to cut this short because I'm so not done. I'll try to get back to it later but just in case I don't, I'll post for now instead of saving as a draft. Love you, A