Catching Up

Sunday found us at a cute little house where fairies and gnomes live together harmoniously and sweet welcomes whispered in the breeze.   Wanda's World.   Think of gentler times when ladies twirled parasols, wore lacy gloves and drank tea in genteel parlors.  Combine this with happy squawks from a brightly colored bird, the sweet aroma of ginger, and lively, warm people, and you are bound to have a most perfect evening.  We enjoyed delicious asian-inspired marinated chicken, rice, green beans, corn, salad, bread and butter, cake and cookies, and a hearty game of Buzz Word.  My team won.  But then I have the good fortune of having extremely intelligent and witty friends.  Great evening!

Yesterday Kevin and I had the pleasure of seeing his darling sister from Florida for the first time in seven years.  She came into town for business so we picked her up in Crystal City and went to Chart House in Old Town for dinner.  Chart House sits at the river's edge, and again we were blessed with fall-kissed breezes and the sight of sailboats  bobbing at the pier.  I enjoyed huge coconut shrimp with rice pilaf and ice tea.  Dessert was an apple/berry crisp with vanilla ice cream, and decaf coffee.   We shared stories about our children, work lives, and family vacations.  It was fun catching up, and our evening ended way too soon.  But it left us with a desire to head on down to the Sunshine State, walk across shell studded beaches and dip our toes into the prettier part of the Atlantic.

It is now Tuesday morning, and the scale gave off some warning signals.  Did you by chance hear them going off?  It sure was nice visiting the land of "let me eat anything I want."  But it's back to the business of losing some weight.  Sigh.  Cobb Salad -- hello old friend.