Today was certainly a day with two distinct parts for me. I was sort of blindsided at work with some information that I'm sure I'll process and reflect back on quite a bit. I learned a valuable lesson about trust, the difference between being friendly and actual friendship, and the overall importance of being professional and polite.
When I left work I had a dreadful headache, mostly because I didn't drink nearly enough water and instead had much more caffeine than I needed. When I got home I filled up my glass with ice and water and slurped it down quickly. Almost immediately I felt myself perk up, just like wilty leaves on a plant that needs to be watered. My headache slid away. I put on some music and started my evening.
Tomorrow we'll be leaving for Idaho, so tonight I planned to make a couple of foods to take with me for Thursday's feast. We'll be staying at a hotel, and I didn't want to clutter up Linda's kitchen with my cooking. It's just as easy to make it here and pack it. I made sweet potato casserole a la Ruth's Chris and a chocolate Texas sheet cake (from scratch!) I've never made the cake before. It smells divine and I know the frosting is delicious. I can't even fathom how many WW points the a sliver of the cake would cost. I refuse to even calculate it. The darn thing has about a pound of butter in it. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be amazing. LOL
I also had book club tonight. The book club I'm in holds it's meetings on Twitter. It was sort of challenging to follow along with the discussion and cook at the same time. I'm not great at multi-tasking, but I can do it when needed. For book club we are reading "Refuge" by Terry Tempest Williams. Ms. Williams is a local author and this particular book focuses on the parallels between what was taking place in the author's life in the early 1980's with the rise in the level of Great Salt Lake and what the rising water meant to the migratory bird population at the Migratory Bird Refuge. The pairing may seem unlikely, but she's putting it together and it is pretty fantastic. I've really enjoyed the enjoyed the book so far, as have most of the people in the book club. We will finish it next week.
That's all for tonight. I'm pretty sure I'll be writing from Pocatello tomorrow. Good night!
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