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214.4 - down another tenth. i'll take it!

Post Christmas Winter funk is definitely a thing! Sorry you were feeling blue yesterday, Liz. I think a lot of people have post holiday funks, or let down after the holidays. Some have SAD. I am lucky to not have many symptoms associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder! BFF is severely affected! So is my brother's father in law.

Yesterday's cleaning did not happen as hoped, but I got a start at least... More today... Maybe... LOL

Had a really good workout yesterday, followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill. I believe my addiction tendencies are transferring to exercise. There are worse things, I suppose. Today is a partner workout with my trainer - always fun.

Blitz had a long distance date today. The girl lives in Nebraska, so his DNA had to get shipped FedEx overnight. Another date tomorrow morning! Animal husbandry sure has gone high tech!

Ron wants to go to a movie, so we'll have to figure that one out!

Not much else here. At least no rain so far today. Stormed something fierce during the night. I did not waken, but the debris in the yard was plenty of evidence!

Greetings all

Taking my sweet time with coffee and such today. DH is off with the ROMEOS having lunch. They have had this group for 15 plus years and includes the recently widowed friend. So it's all good. We will indeed be taking steps to keep him social. He actually does quite a bit - has a book club in addition to Romeo group and I think he goes to boxing for his Parkinson's disease. Mexican restaurant so DH will bring home something to add to the explosive amount of food we already have.

CC Happy Birthday!! Enjoy the restaurant and avoid the tourists. Those candles look really nice. Great with your southwest style house. Enjoy the day which I know will include football.

Paula so glad to hear that the caffeine avoidance is helping DH. It would indeed be great if that is all that is needed. It does seem that such things affect is more as we age. Something to think about.

Yep Liz, post Christmas funk. It's a thing. But it will pass with the next events. You have a gift for family connection.

And speaking of gifts, DD you have one as well to be with college roommates! What a great time. Enjoy.

Ann Happy Day Four!! What a cool wedding. Perfect. Big blow out weddings are for the very young. Judge sounds like a class act as was the entire event.

Not sure whet I will do today. Gym visit planned and I really need to deal with my laundry/clothing chaos. Piles of stuff that needs to go to thrift or pet rescue, Or just tossed. Living in this sort of hippie place makes me feel very guilty for throwing things in the garbage. One is expected to recycle and repurpose everything. But doing so has turned our home into a veritable land fill. Need to toss. I am only one of 8 billion garbage producers on this planet after all.

We continue to watch Ripley. It's getting pretty bizarre but compelling. We will probably do the rest tonight unless we get sucked into football.

Diane S

TGIF after Christmas! I'm throwing out sweets of all kinds. Back to trying to eat healthy, which is tough in a home with no functioning kitchen--just a refrigerator/freezer and a microwave. I've gained 3 pounds in the last week and want those to go bye-bye fast!

Peps, to answer your question about our wedding ... we knew we wanted to get married before year-end, and I'd told all my sibs and other family members at our recent family gathering in Texas. I really liked the Christmas Eve concept (romantic, sweet, easy to remember, feels special), so we got the license the day before at a county government office. That night (at a Christmas party) we asked my husband's daughter and husband if they'd stand up for us the next day, which they were happy to do.

We hired a judge (Justice of the Peace) to come to our home to marry us. It cost $175. He'd said he'd been through 4 massive remodels in his life, so he didn't mind the mess. DH's daughter took lots of wedding pix, which I appreciated. The judge was an experienced photographer, too (he said he's conducted 20,000 weddings over his lifetime--he was just a few years younger than me).

After the judge left, we four had a bottle of nice champagne. The whole thing, including our time with the witnesses afterward, couldn't have lasted more than an hour and a half. It was exactly what I wanted--nothing expensive or exhausting. I've been married now 3 times--every time by a judge--so big, fancy weddings have never been my thing.

The big reveal was on Facebook, which garnered sweet wishes from friends all over the world. It also accomplished the "Ann's moved to Kentucky," announcement. We're planning a vacation/honeymoon sometime in February when we have to be outside of our home while the floors are being refinished.

As DH said this morning, "Day Four!" He says it like he's keeping track of the deadline by which he can return me and get all his money back. LOL!

Good news on DH!

Happy Birthday CC! I hope you have a lovely day celebrating your arrival into this world! It's a better place because of you.

These sorts of days can be bittersweet with reminders of what once was. Hugs to you Liz. You've had to say goodbye too early too many times.

I get the kids are faraway sadness. DD is here until January 6, then I won't see her until Mid May. DS left yesterday, and the energy in the house felt different this morning. My consolation is they are both in a good season right now, and leading the lives they want. In fact, DS is joining his lovely girlfriend at her family's winter home in Palm Springs for New Year's Eve. (He's arriving on Saturday).

Dinner with the college roomies was wonderful as always. It's one of the safest zones in my life. We can tell each other just about anything and there will be empathy not judgement. Now you might get a tough love piece of advice if needed, but it won't sting. Pretty amazing.

No real plans today. DH and I might go see A Complete Unknown, the new movie about Bob Dylan. If not tonight, we'll see it sometime during break.

My weight is at the top end of my range. Time to pull back from the Christmas treats. It feels totally doable. Also, I need to take my shot. Ummm, I can't remember for sure if it was 10 days ago, or more! Maintaining has become easy, without much thought besides protein. But every so often I need to focus more, and today is that day :)