I’m following the Geezer around this weekend. His birthday is upcoming, and this year we
seem to be celebrating it in stages.
A discount coupon brought us fish tacos and slaw at the
Brigantine earlier this week. A long
awaited game arrived, and his computer needs a new graphics card to play it
properly. He’s been promised a trip to a
casino of his choice also….remember this is the guy who won the cost of our honeymoon
back at the Las Vegas tables. Two more
coupons wait to be used, and the Jim’s are taking us to their favorite Italian restaurant
Sunday night.
Birthdays are food holidays in this culture. When you are on Weight Watchers point program, it’s a problem. A tiny bit of cake from a 22nd
birthday last night was probably ten points.
There was a lot of mayo in the really good Brigantine slaw. More veggies and less fat is the name of the
game.
So today we will pack sandwiches, bananas, and diet cokes with
us when we leave the house. That will
get us through Frye’s to buy the graphics card and an estate sale or two on the
way to the Automotive Museum. While he
works, I will go see the new show at the Mingei. I can comfortably walk a bit now, and this
will be an exciting outing for me. Yes,
I will take acres of photographs.
I love birthdays in stages, and every celebration, even made up ones mean food in our families.
ReplyDeleteA problem is that everyone--except me and one brother-in-law-- is a good cook, and I make up for my lack of cooking skills by sampling and enjoying everybody's efforts. I confess, sometimes it's multiple samples.
Birthdays are ongoing occasions in my family too and not often celebrated on the exact day. Love it. I'm glad to hear you getting around better, may it continue until and congrats on the garage door. I think the camera is a great idea but I hope no one mashes the danged door anymore.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to spend your days! Happy upcoming birthday to your guy. May we all have more birthdays!
ReplyDeleteI want to go to the Mingei Museum. Love Asian art (Japan, Korea, China).
ReplyDeleteAll will be well re David's check. Tell G thanks for the encouraging words. Someone played dirty somewhere but AIG is responsible. They had no authorization to release these funds.
Yes you can have birthday cake. I have been less than careful this week, and dread the scales tomorrow. At least I am using lo-fat half and half, and eating more apples. Dianne
Hope the birthday festivities are fun every single time. Food is what most of us crave this time of year.
ReplyDeleteThere's no better way to celebrate than in stages. I'm sure you'll enjoy Happy almost Birthday to your Geezer. :)
ReplyDeleteBegan F&W today per your enthusiasm. Read Rose Valland, but got bored. Good story,poor author.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to G!
ReplyDeleteBirthdays are food occasions here, too, and our celebrations also tend to go on and on. I've already been taken out once to dinner for my birthday - and it's not till next month. The combination of Christmas, holidays and birthday for me in less than two months means that I usually put on weight at this time of the year. (1.5 kg this time, so far.) On the other hand, it's a delightfully social time.
Fish tacos sound great and I loved Fryes. I went there for the first time this last June. Sounds like a lot of fun times coming up.
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