Party Time!

We had a GREAT time on Saturday night! I haven't thrown a party in years, and everybody I invited except for one family came. We had hamburgers and hotdogs and Miller Lites and strawberry margaritas, and I got a little tipsy (enough that I was feeling a little shaky yesterday at work, and enough to realize that I am getting too old for that kind of drinking) but what the hell, I had fun dammit! And today I have the day off, I plan to go for a hike this morning, and hopefully I will get so hot I'll just have to get in my still very cold pool.

Things have been going pretty well for the last few weeks in general. I remember thinking a long time ago that if we could just get past the work conflict, then I think we might just have a chance of making it. When I say "we" I don't mean me, I mean me and him. I have posted several times here about all the drama I have suffered in the past and how he doesn't like me to work late and how he calls all the time and embarrases me. Well, it's actually getting better! And I would never have believed it. I thought you couldn't teach an old dog any new tricks. He hasn't called me in a long time at work. Could it be that he finally listened? Whatever. I am very very happy about it, and hope it continues to be a positive trend.

I know I said that I would continue to track my diet progress here. I'm still doing good. Down to 158. That's seven pounds since I started two weeks ago. I'll do it this time. I found a system that works. Breakfast only if I'm hungry. Soup or salad for lunch and a nice dinner but a modest portion. Snacking between meals? Nope. And how did I curb this terrible habit? Simple. I didn't buy very much junk food this time at the store. I get so tired of my boyfriend griping at me because the kids ate all the chips, fruit snacks and cookies, so this week I just didn't buy very much of that stuff.

Hot topic: A group of National Guard soldiers are returning home to Davenport today. They have been gone for thirteen months in Afghanistan. Now I'm sure that there are things of more significance that happened yesterday, but this is the one sixty second newsbite that caught my attention. Also on the cover of The Enquirer the headline screams that Carrie Underwood had affairs with Anthony and Bo. I totally believe it. I'd have banged Bo too. Not that I think he's particularly hot, but I just get this feeling that if I was in such close quarters with him, stuff would have happened. And Birthday Boy, I know you're reading this, so keep in mind that this is only a hypothetical comment. I am too old to be an American Idol, and of course if I was with you, NOTHING would have happened because my heart belongs to you, darling.

Last Great Book: I finally finished the Mr. S book. I will probably be getting the new issue of Playboy and Vanity Fair sometime this week and of course I will be reading those cover to cover.

Best Movie: Ray. I thought this was excellent. Jamie Foxx really did deserve the Best Actor Oscar. He was so good, I forgot it was Jamie and it really seemed as if it were Ray himself in that movie. The actor who played Ahmet Ertegun was great too. I can't remember his name... ooh wait a sec, I have IMDB bookmarked... hang on... Curtis Armstrong! He played Booger in Revenge Of The Nerds! Somehow I can't believe that record company executives are that sincere and compassionate, but Curtis Armstrong made Mr. Ertegun seem so.

Great Album: I didn't listen to any album this week. I am currently going through a phase where I just like to make my own mix CD's of all the tens of thousands of songs I know and love. Of course I had to make a bunch for the party. The standouts: The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin and The Hardest Button To Button by the White Stripes.