On Friday a customer (as a side note...one of my favorite customers...one who I was afraid I'd never see again as in January at age 87 she broke her hip, which can be the kiss of death. She is doing GREAT though...up and around and just using a cane right now) brought us a bag of Dark Chocolate. Dark chocolate is my fav!!!!!. I love dark chocolate! The assorted bag of dark chocolate sat on the counter for a few hours and then I broke into it. I broke into it with care and consideration. Two pieces of dark caramel was roughly 180 calories. I chose to eat one. I also chose to eat that one 3/4 inch square piece in multiple bites. It took me 2 hours to eat that piece of candy. I savored it! And I felt so proud of myself to actually be in control of my addiction!!! Truly empowering!
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| Half eaten piece of candy |
Friday night I did well with my eating. I made turkey burgers and baked zucchini Parmesan. SOOO yummy!
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| baked zucchini Parmesan in the making |
Saturday was a rather uneventful day. I worked in the morning and I spent the afternoon and evening working around the house doing errands and chores....you know the kind that pile up....laundry, floor scrubbing, dishes....etc.
Sunday is the day that I really was non-stop on the go.....or rather just away from home the home time.
It started at Panera Bread for an early morning bagel followed by a morning hike!
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| Old Lime Kilns on the C&O Canal |
After the hike I headed home. After a relaxing soak in the hot tub I got myself ready and I headed to town to hook up with my parents and my brother's family. We piled in cars and headed northeast. We managed to hit a few antique shops (yeah, I bought a few bottles for my collection) as we made our way to a restaurant about an hour away from my parents house. The reason? It was a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party for my Aunt and Uncle. Yippee. A few hours later and we were heading out the door of the party and heading to the somewhat local Utz Factory Outlet. (Utz....potato chips)
I picked up some chips....some pretzels....an Utz Potato Chip hat to use whilst running (it keeps my hair under control and the sweat from dripping into my eyes). I of course took some pictures while there. It's now 8:30PM...I'm home and ready to wind down for the day.....time to start the week over again!
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| Nephew number two (7 years old) |
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| Niece |
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| My niece trying to coerce my nephew number one (the oldest) into posing.....that is actually the top of his head...... |
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| MaryFran Utz! |
