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Liz I've heard of the Bubble Room, it's iconic. I hope you were able to get in.

Brazil does not celebrate Valentine's Day, but DH and I wore red today to note it for ourselves. We had a wonderful day today with my two brothers, their wives and my sister. My Brazilian family is 5 siblings. We've seen everyone except one brother. I don't know if we will see him, as he doesn't come around a lot anymore according to the others. The other close friend is a cousin. We went out with her and her husband last night.

The house I lived in exists no longer. It was torn down, and an apartment building rose in it's place. It's funny though, the footprint of the building is very similar to the house. It's even the same driveway to the garage. My oldest brother took us there to look at it and the tree he helped plant as a kid, which was also preserved.

Not sure what our plans are for tomorrow. Next week we are going on an overnight road trip with one of my brothers, and the other will meet us in the evening.

Everyone is making plans for our next visit. It feels very nice.

Greetings all

Clouds today but no rain yet. My back has been sort of sore so I am lazing about after taking advil. Back Ache is probably from how I sit (and the amount of time I sit) but oh well.

We watched some curling last night for lack of anything better and we kind of got into it. Turns out they wear a different shoe on each foot - one that slides and one that grips. Also learned the scoring sort of. USA won gold for first time so I guess that is why they showed it. Missed the quad god crash because I went to sleep.

Sage travels Liz. No more cute deer for awhile. And no more stink eye dog.

Paula that sounds like a decent deal on the consignment shop. Our gallery dues are $60 plus 20% commission plus working one day a month. Hope you find something that works out. Don't hold your breath for picture of the pedestrian with dogs. I am usually driving when I see her.

BBQ sounds good CC but I am sure it indeed was salty. Seems like any prepared sauce has loads of salt.

Peps I bet those t shirts look just fine. I vote for comfort and convenience.

The last of the shrimp tonight. DH does not know yet that I got some vegetarian black bean burgers for dinner as well as some other little frozen do dads. I have a slight urge to eat more healthy.

Happy Valentines day to all and all significant others. I ventured into the back yard for flower pictures and will post if I can

Diane S

HVD, as some of my students used to say... I can't remember when, but at some point during my teaching career acronyms became the thing... HVD, FOMO, YOLO, LOL, LMOA, DD, DS, and the like...

I completed three good workouts this week. I'm pleased with that. Great session with the NUT therapist yesterday.

New obsession: following a plastic surgeon out of NYC on YouTube. The guy is honest to a fault and is not a surgery pusher. He also does celebrity comparisons over the years and speculates on what procedures they may have had and the costs.

I bought a few V neck workout Ts. They are sooooo comfortable and don't wrinkle and double as casual wear so, which makes running errands and fitting the gym in before or after really convenient. But I discovered yesterday at the gym the cut of the shirt does not hide my skin roll at the pant line or the extra fat under my arms on the chest wall. I began to feel self conscious.... Boooo.... Funny how we can be so hyper aware of our "faults". I bet I am the only one *****ally notices these things, too.

Have clients in a few, so I must be off....

Edit: Oops.... 201.7

119.8 - up .6 due to eating wonderful tapas for lunch yesterday. We returned to the place we went to in Key West last week. So good! I wish we had a place like that near our home.

We also returned to a bar we had been to last week because the same female singer was there. A lot of regulars were present specifically to hear her. Tons of local talent in the Keys, but it makes sense as it is such a cool place to live.

No more deer views since we are leaving in a couple of hours. I am sad to go but looking forward to being back home tomorrow. We drive to Captiva this morning probably arriving early afternoon. Tonight we are going to an iconic restaurant called The Bubble Room for Valentines Dinner. It doesn't take reservations so I expect we will have to wait quite a bit. Maybe we should do the early dinner thing again? I wouldn't mind as I have been wide awake since 4 am so expect to be tired tonight.

Have a vibrant Valentine's Day!

Leopard hat lady sounds like quite a character. People watching can be so much fun!

Spring sure is early in your part of the country.