Whoosh

The weekend flew by, as they always do. We went to the farm for our barbecue...didn't happen. A downpour of nigh biblical proportions was had. So, we packed it up and headed back to town to cook everything in Granny's kitchen. Hubby was saying prayers the whole way down the "road". He didn't think it counted as a road. Ah well. Despite the fact I ate less than I normally would at one of those gatherings, I'm pretty sure I overspent every point I had those two days. Plus about 50. I have no idea how to gauge the point value of homemade french fries, burgers, sausage and pumpkin pie. So, I just assumed it all added up to like 90. Despite the unhealthy nature of the food, the nature of the get-together and family time was definitely healthy. We all had a great time.


I got a surprise check in the mail...a refund from the last university I attended. I'm all for surprise blessings like that. With part of the funds, I acquired a stand-mixer (not Kitchen-aid, but a very sturdy Sunbeam) for only $74.00 at Walmart. They were on clearance! Down from $150. I told the husband it was an anniversary present for us (married one whole year on Saturday 10/2). My reasoning to him was that if I had the stand mixer, he gets better pumpkin pies. I also got a pedometer to help me out along the way.

After Wal-mart purchasing, I finally was able to get the oil changed in my truck. It was only, oh, 23000 miles past due. Most likely. It'd been a very long time, since the truck was given to me by my dad, who never changed the oil but rarely. Finally able to afford it. Woot. THEN, I went and played some DDR for the first time in years. And, at 50 cents a game with an empty arcade I will be doing it again. And again. And again. I'm stoked about that. I managed to make it through 5 games before I called it quits. Each game lasts approximately 8 minutes from start to finish. Give or take. So, that's some pretty good aerobic exercise...even if I only played on light mode. I gotta get my endurance back up. Still, it's a start! And a form of exercise that I know I will do over and over again because I have so much fun doing it. Yay!! Not looking forward to my weigh-in on Thursday because of the weekend. But, when I'm down about it and trying so hard is when I really really need to go. So, I will. But I don't want to.