I was so disappointed. Part of what I was looking forward to was the EXPERIENCE of my coffee today. I didn’t get the experience. I’d wanted to go a little earlier, my sister wanted to go at 3:30 so we could have coffee then she’d leave for work. (I’m watching my nephew tonight because she’s working the night shift.) But, she called me when I was on my way because it was “too crowded” downtown and she didn’t want to go.
NO KIDDING — IT’S CLASSIC CAR SHOW WEEKEND. What did she think it was going to be like downtown?!?! She wanted to “just meet somewhere else” but that wasn’t the point, the point was I WANTED COFFEE OUTSIDE ON MAIN STREET. So, I picked up my nephew and went with just him.
Unfortunately, I was a little pissed by then so the coffee didn’t taste as good. I shouldn’t have even gotten it at that point. But, I’d looked forward to it for so long that I did. And was disappointed.
But, the afternoon/evening downtown was fun. 
We went for coffee then sat at a sidewalk table and watched the crowds. Then we walked down the middle of the street and looked at the cars on the way to the park. (I’d promised the nephew we’d go to the park and I’ve taken him downtown two other times this week and we didn’t get there so I wasn’t going to disappoint him today.) We ended up not going to the park, though. He wanted to play at the beach and in the “river” so we (well, really he) did that instead. It was a lot of fun until he lost one of his shoes in the lake (after he’d already lost it once and I ran in after it SOAKING my tennis shoes) then threw the other shoe in the lake afterwards. He got to walk to the car barefoot.
Then we went to dinner. We went to one of my favorite pie places so I ordered a piece for dessert – I really wanted something sweet. But, I was proud of myself — I ordered the berry pie that I wanted and asked the waitress to bring me half the slice and box up the other half. I’ll eat the other half tomorrow or Monday.
Tonight I bought some workout clothes online. It’s been a little frustrating. I’m very large chested so doing any impact exercise (i.e. power-walking or running) is physically painful because of the bounce factor. It’s not that I’m ill-fitted for my bras, it’s that they aren’t designed for that type of movement. So, I found a highly rated (but not super expensive) large-cup sports bra and a large-cup workout tank. Both were rated pretty high. The tanks only complaint was that some people said they needed a second bra for added support which is why I bought the sports bra. They should come in about a week (hopefully less).
I’m also contemplating something. It’s probably stupid but I got a flyer today for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team In Training program. Believe it or not, I’ve actually always wanted to run. I like the idea of running. The bouncing women (they ain’t no girls) have always kept me back. But, if I were able to get that under control, I actually would like to train to run. It scares me to think of a marathon or even a half-marathon but it’s a goal to work towards, right? So, I’m going to think about it. They have a team about 45 minutes from me but that really wouldn’t work (I know me, I’m not going to drive 45 minutes to train for a marathon). But, I did read some stuff online tonight so maybe I’ll start some things. If I were able to actually think about running (or even power walking) without getting boob-slapped then I can begin thinking about the next step.
We’ll see
Today’s report card:
Saturday: Calories: 1,478, NQ: B (It was the coffee — but I might have overestimated the calories because I changed to non-fat with no whipped cream but I’d prefer to estimate high and the fries that I had with dinner that I didn’t really want but I was tired.)
18 June 2009, 8:24 PM
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