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Welcome back. I wish the warm weather could have stayed around a little longer for you and Paula. I spent one NYE in Florida years ago, and we were at a beach restaurant, sitting in adirondack chairs on the sand by a fire, drinking something fruity while wearing light jackets. Doesn't sound like that could happen this year. Once your guests leave do you have some down time?
Today is the first day I hae been alone in the house for a week. Although I absolutely LOVE having my kids here, I am enjoying the quiet. I'm wearing my workout clothes and will leave for Planet Fitness shortly. And I'm eating some eggs, instead of starting my day with a latte (protein forward with a cup of milk) and 2 cookies (not protein forward, but delicious). I sent the last of the cookies home with DD to share with her beau. Did I mention he sent us a beautiful bouquet of Christmas flowers? Sweetheart.
Today is all about washing sheets, resetting the guest rooms and packing. It will feel very good to get started on that.
118.4 - up 1. I am pretty sure after looking at my records that the scale here is slightly higher than the one up north probably by 1/2-3/4 pounds. Not a big deal.
We got home before 3 yesterday and it was a beautiful, sunny warm day in the low 80s. We took Justice for a long walk in the afternoon but DH was dragging (and I wasn't feeling too spry either). I think the adrenaline from all that traveling had crashed. We both felt exhausted. We calculated that we drove something in excess of 1500 miles going back and forth to various venues over that 2 week period. A lot of moving around. I left part of a vial of tirzepatide in the refrigerator there. Luckily I have lots more here, but I hate losing some of it. Good thing it wasn't a full one.
In contrast to the sunny warm day yesterday, the wind is howling this morning. Our lanai faces north so when there is a north wind, it blows like crazy and makes all kinds of noise. Can't open the sliders when it is like this. The temperature when I got up was 64, but the wind was just changing so the temperature will be going down from there. Today we have our usual end of year guests arriving for 2 nights while on their way to the Florida Keys for 2 months. We are sharing the rental with them for the first 2 weeks of February. But in the meantime we have to get ready for company after just getting home. I have appointments all day on top of that for my hair, my osteoporosis injections, and a Justice vet appointment.
Hopefully prior to all that there is time for a Justice walk. Have a toasting Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I haven't been out for NYE other than dinner at a normal time in years. I don't even stay up until midnight LOL.
Last show before your PS? If you are lucky you won't bruise much so your downtime will be minimal. I bruised a lot so I was totally in for a week, then wearing dermablend makeup (the thick stuff) to cover the bruising for probably another 3 weeks.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Hi all!
Not much going on in my world. We went to see Cirque du Soleil Echo yesterday. Cirque du Soleil is always impressive and Echo was no different.
Just been getting my ducks in a row for the big Palm Springs dog shows this upcoming weekend (Friday - Monday), Molly's breeding, and my surgery. Then I guess I'll be getting a lot of down time to relax and recuperate.
NYE plans are to stay in. We're thinking of picking up take out Chinese and watching a movie. I want to leave at 6 AM Thursday morning, so ringing in the New Year
Bundling up... I guess it's all relative! I thought it was so warm here today. It didn't get out of the 50s, but it was sunny! For a while I was in shirtsleeves. Same temps Paula is talking about bundling up for! LOL!
VIVA O BRASIL!
I'm with your DH! Salmon loaf and Tuna Casserole... 
on 12/29/25 4:39 pm
The soup is good! It made a ton, so I'll have to freeze a bunch of it. It must be a few pennies a bite. A bag of dried beans, 1 ham hock, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 tbsp butter. Water. And that's it. I wish we still had Home Ec classes in schools. With groceries so expensive, this would be such an inexpensive, easy filling meal for a family.
https://unpeeledjournal.com/u-s-senate-bean-soup-recipe/
Trip is coming up fast! Happy packing! Impressed that you can do your own alterations!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
I am getting so excited for you!!! Two weeks! You are going to have an absolutely fabulous time! Good luck on the packing. I try to just pick the luggage I am willing to schlep around and pack what will fit which is still always more than I really need.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 12/29/25 2:54 pm
Our MI neighbors spend a lot of time at a second home and are always forgetting to pause theirs. So we have to shlep over there and get it and store it until they return... Though Liz is likely too organized to do that!
Well Liz, I do hope "the kids" do a better job with getting the faucet fixed before summer season starts.
Thoughts and prayers to the Florida Gals and the cold weather they are facing. Hopefully no Iguanas fall out of any trees near you. All joking aside, it is true that lower temps in Florida can eat right through you due to the damp wind.
I am still eating Christmas leftovers. I made a lot of lasagna apparently. The stuffed shells are long gone, but the lasagna remains. Weight is steady.
I opened my Delta app to check on a flight number, and it said 13 days to check in! 2 weeks from now, at this time, DH and I will be airborne on our first leg of the trip to Atlanta. Then to Rio, then to Porto Alegre. Our initial flight from Rio to Porto Alegre on Gol Airlines was cancelled, and now, instead of arriving at 1pm, we will kill 7 hours in Rio, and get to Porto Alegre at 5:45pm. The entire trip will take 23 hours. We will have dinner with a couple of friends, and the next morning a driver will take us to a mountain town. I'm not planning anything for that day, besides poking around, because we are going to be tired.
Today I booked a tour to hike at a famous canyon in the area. There were no warnings about difficulty levels etc so hopefully it will go okay. DH said that it's probably not a concern to the guide, if it is to hard, well, sucks to be you. But they asked for our ages, and one thing I know about Brazil is they take care of their older senhoras. It would be pretty shameful to them to abandon a grandma aged lady on a too hard trail. : ) I'd better get back to the gym these last 2 weeks!
DD is sleeping in my office/closet room. Tomorrow, after she leaves, (sad), I'm going to start packing. I'm going to need to try on some things because a few dresses I bought at the end of the summer might need some light alterations such as shortening straps on sun dresses. As per usual, I will want to take too many things, and will need make tough decisions. I really struggle with sandals, because I want to bring sporty and dressy in multiple colors. There is never enough room. And I'll need room to bring a few things home too. I can't believe it is almost here.
