What's on your Thursday menu,RNYers?

True Parrothead here, I've seen Jimmy 14 times and would still go again!

Hi Julia!

This is only my second show. I'm doubly excited because Alpine Valley/East Troy WI was a big Grateful Dead tour stop, so Jimmy will definitely cover Scarlett Begonias.

Mornin' All!

Well today is the day I'm supposed to call the plastic surgeon's office with an update and, based on that, to see if he wants to see me again tomorrow or Monday. I checked in the mirror earlier this morning, and I do think this rash looks better - but I'll get DH's opinion when he wakes up. Overall, I think the recovery on this phase has been easier than it was with my lower body lift (at least so far...) - it's just this stupid allergy thing (well, there's the swelling, but that's a given in any plastic surgery - I forgot how crazy it was the first few weeks - yikes!).

We signed the contract on our screened porch yesterday, so I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Between that and having this surgery behind me, I'm feeling much less stressed than I was a couple of weeks ago. YAY!!

Nothing on the agenda today. I'm starting to go a little stir-crazy, so maybe we can get out for awhile (DH is home all week to help - although I haven't needed as much help as I thought I would).

Summer plans - not much yet. A childhood friend from Ohio will be coming to visit her sister in northern Illinois in June, so we're planning to get together for a day or two while she's here. Another friend who lives in Beirut (as in Lebanon) wants me to come to visit - I'd love to, but with the India trip on the horizon, I'm not sure I can swing that, too, but we'll see (although the Middle East in the summer? Not sure about that...might be better to go in the winter!). Also, DH's mother is planning on moving here as early as this summer, so we're trying to keep things open so we can go out to New Jersey and help. I'm guessing DH will need to drive the truck and I'll need to drive her car since she has no desire to make that long drive. Other than that????

Accountability has been great. Weight down again this morning, but only 0.2 lbs down - might be due to the sushi we had for dinner last night (soy sauce...). I'm expecting a bigger drop by tomorrow morning. I"m still 2 lbs heavier than I was the morning of surgery, and I'm sure that's all due to water (IV fluids...) since my calories have been pretty low.

3 years 10 months out:

B: blueberry protein pancakes with homemade blueberry sauce (no sugar added) and 1/3 C plain Greek yogurt, coffee with half & half

MS: protein shake

L: 2 oz rotisserie chicken and 2 T hummus on a Flat Out wrap

AS: light yogurt with raspberries

D: leftover sushi (although that might mean a small weight drop again tomorrow...hmmmm...)

ES: same as AS

have a great day, all!

Good morning all! Let's kick this Friday eve's butt and get even closer to the weekend, shall we?

Today my admin and I are ducking out at 2 -- she's never seen an Imax so I'm taking her down to the local museum for her first one! In my head it's a half day, even though I got here at 6 and I'm not taking a lunch, lol. I'm not sure if we're seeing the one on Volcanoes or the one on the ocean. There's a TJs near the museum and since there isn't actually one near me, I'll stop there on my way home.

QOTD - only activities this summer are a bunch of shows - Wicked, Trevor Noah, Eddie Izzard, Hamilton, Billy Joel, Mark Knophler...and I have tickets to see Hugh Jackman but it's looking like I will have to give those away due to a work trip; I'm hoping the work trip gets rescheduled but it's a global meeting so I'm expecting it to stick.

Menu

I had black coffee this morning....I picked the wrong cup and it only held 12 oz plus my espresso shot and pouring it into another cup so I could add half and half or PP seemed like too much work...it was better than I remember, lol.

B - ground beef and cheese casserole

L - cin raisin cottage cheese

S - L&F greek

D - tbd

I was light on fluids yesterday (only in the 80s) so focusing on that today.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

OMG is Eddie Izzard doing stand up again now?! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH! any idea if he is touring? I'm going to have to look into this LOL

Amber, he is! I just checked the schedule and he'll be in Chicago at end of May:-)

OMGGG I am totally going to see if DH and I can get tickets!!!

Going to see Trevor Noah? Do you want a +1?

I will let you know if anyone bails;-). It's the first time I'll be seeing a comedian at Red Rocks so I'm very curious how it will be. So excited to see him -- I liked his humor but then i listeners to Born a Crime and he's just amazing!

I love him to pieces. I have watched all of his earlier stand ups on YouTube and he cracks me up.