I started out, as I do most Saturdays, at WW. I knew I would hit a big milestone today, one that I have been working toward (again) for awhile. It's not the first time I've done it, but I sincerely hope it is the last time. Today my weight was 50 pounds less than the first day I started at Weight Watchers! I showed the group a photo of me 11 years and 50 pounds ago. This group never saw me when I was at my heaviest weight, and there was a lot of positive reaction, including a few hugs. It was really nice and made me feel good. :)
Next stop was to see my hair stylist Lanna. I've been getting my hair trimmed about every three months. It is down past my shoulders now! Lanna has been doing my hair for well over 15 years. She has seen it all lengths and various shades of red. She's great and I like the way she cuts and styles my hair. She is also superb at washing my hair. The little extra scalp massage is heavenly.
I met MT for lunch at Corner Bakery up on Foothill Blvd., then the two of us went to Red Butte Garden. The holiday boutique was happening there as well as a glass show. We did a bit of Christmas shopping then took a stroll through the garden.
There has been a yucky inversion in the valley for the past week. The air has been kind of thick and crunchy. Up at Red Butte, in the foothills, the sky is blue and the air is more clear. Check this out:
Look at that layer of gunk hovering over the valley. It's not nice,
Here are MT and I with the grey gunk behind us:
The sky right above the garden was pretty though. Check out the semi-frozen pond:
After our stroll, we headed back down into the hazy, foggy valley. I wanted to stop at Target to do some Christmas shopping before I went home. As I was walking away from my car, I heard a guy yell, "Hey!" I kept walking. He wasn't yelling at me. Then I heard it again, more emphatically, "Hey!" I turned my head to see what was going on, and there was my brother-in-law Kelly! He was with his wife Denise, her sister Vickie and Vickie's daughter. Vickie lives in Tooele, a town west of Salt Lake City.
I called MT and told him to swing by Target on the way home so he could see his brother. What are the chances that we would meet up in the parking lot of Target in West Valley like that? It was fun to see them!
After we chatted and I shopped, I was ready to come home. I had steak left over from last night's meal and I was planning to have steak and eggs. That plan changed when I saw the On the Hook fish and chips truck was in the neighborhood! I haven't had food from On the Hook for months. I usually miss it; they only come to the neighborhood once a month and it is not a set date. That steak will be in my fridge tomorrow, but the fish and chip truck won't be in the neighborhood tomorrow, so I had fish and chips. It tasted so good. Totally worth the splurge on WW points. I'm really full now, though.
MT and I watched a movie on HBO, Long Shot. We've seen it before and enjoyed it. It was just as good the second time through. Now we are watching the Jazz game. I'm feeling tired and happy and full.
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