Aaron's Birthday

I'm mourning the loss of my weekend and yet looking foward to the week ahead.

Aaron's birthday celebration yesterday was fantastic! Dolores and Sue took him out for dinner at Johnny's Chop House in Antioch, IL and, of course, I tagged along too. He ordered some raw oysters and the prime rib with a blue cheese crust. The wait staff sang happy birthday to him as they brought him a piece of bread pudding with a lit candle. After dinner we came back to the house and he opened his presents then we watched a movie and settled in for the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. It was a great fight and Manny made history winning his 7th title!

Oh, by the way, Dolores looked "hot" in her new outfit!

My mom and I went shopping today as I've caught the decorating bug. We walked all around JC Penney, Pier 1 and World Market for almost 4 hours. I ended up buying some new chocolate brown curtains for the living room, a new chocolate curtain rod and my mom bought me some tie backs to match. Beautiful! Our new La-Z-Boys are coming on Wednesday so we're all excited to see the new changes.

Speaking of changes, my back feels better tonight after Aaron massaged it and cracked my back for me. I think he put some ribs back into place. He's an excellent healer. I had a chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato along with a garden salad for dinner and a glass of white wine. I'm going to resume my walking again tomorrow (although I did a tremendous amount of walking today as we shopped).

Food For Thought:

Thank you everyone for all the support. It's helpful to know my friends and family are pulling for me. Writing about all of my successes and my struggles helps to keep me on track. I look forward to making some more healthy choices this week.

(11:02 pm)