It’s Half term this week at school and it’s nice to be off. However
I always have to schedule all my appointments and stuff so I don’t really feel
like I’m having a break or rather a break from work but I sure as hell have
been having a break from weight watchers! Isn’t that what always happens, you
have your diet under control then the calendar has to throw a spanner in the
works by way of a 3 day holiday weekend and I know we all start off so well,
just eating a little but ending up as drunk as a skunk because you haven’t
eaten enough. On to the second party and
I stuck to the salad and bean dish, you know that really healthy dish no one
else has gone anywhere near because it’s sat in between the potato salad with
boiled egg in it (everyone’s favorite) and the lovely yummy sticky homemade pork
ribs so you know no one is reaching for lashings of butter and kidney bean
salad right? Well that’s what I had at the second party however at the second
party there was the biggest pavlova I have ever saw. It looked delicious but no,
I shall not be tempted! I sat there for what felt like an eternity listening to
everyone else oh-ing and ah-ing over the perfect dessert. But when no one was looking I took a fork and
just helped myself to a little nibble - no I’m just kidding - I got as much on
that fork as I possibly could and shoved it right in my mouth. Thank god no one
spoke to me because there would have been cream and meringue everywhere! I was
almost going to go in for another bite but I thought if I used the same fork it
might count as double dipping so I thought better of it. I did however go back
later with a clean serving spoon (it holds so much more than a fork) Yumm!!! By
the third party I had not an ounce of will power or self-control left so I just
went ahead and ate and drank whatever I liked. Not to worry I’ll start on
Tuesday oh wait I have a lunch date with some friends - I’ll start Wednesday.
Oh that reminds me I was going to tell y’all about my blind
date a couple of week ago. Oh what a dilemma I have - I could tell you about
the blind date OR I could tell you what happen with my sore leg? Decisions,
decisions…….What way to go?
Ok blind date and if I have enough time I tell you about the
leg. if not you’ll have to wait for that little chestnut next week and believe
me it’s hilarious!
When I was training for the MS150 I received a friend
request on Facebook. I looked at the name and I had no idea who this person was,
so as every good mother tells their children “Don’t accept friends on Facebook
if you don’t know the person” I just
went right ahead and accepted. In my defense I saw a picture and the word
Scotland so that sealed the deal for me, anyway turns out she knows another
friend of mine. The girl that friend requested me is Issi and she’s Scottish and she’s doing the
MS150 AND she drives a Volkswagen beetle (bug for you Americans out there)! I know, I can hear you all out there – “Wow you’ve
friend requested yourself” (probably something I would do). No, it’s all true,
or is it? Well we’ve started instant messaging and texting (yes we exchanged
phone numbers, something else I tell my boys not to do.) but we can never quite
get to meet up or to ride together but we decide on ride day we will meet at
the end of the first day at La Grange. So I’m looking forward to it. If you
know me well enough you know I’m a phone junky. I take it everywhere and I mean
everywhere. I even have the flashlight
app to go to the toilet at night but at La Grange I didn’t get a call or a
message from the elusive Issi. Could
this be someone playing a joke on me? Anyway I’m so tired I don’t think
anything of it but then half way through the second day my phone pings and,
what do you know, a message from Issi but she has just crossed the finish line
(hmm how convenient I won’t get to see her today) oh well, never mind. I forgot
to mention the one thing we don’t have in common is she is super fit.
A few days later I get an instant message from… you guessed
it - Issi and she wanted to know If we could meet up somewhere for lunch. Now all you mothers out there are screaming “DO
NOT MEET UP!” because I know that’s what I’m screaming to the boys. But come on,
it is lunch and y’all know how much I love my grub. So we arranged to meet at Vintage Park a
couple of weeks later for lunch.
The Friday night before my big blind date I was out with
some friends at 1252 tapas bar (great place) and I was telling them all about
my date the next day. Well they were horrified that I’d go. They had her as
some kind of lesbian stalker but I have to say not one of them - and you all
know who you are; Smug Git, Lesley, Roy, Cathy and Brendon - offered to come
with me (or maybe they did… I ended up a tad tipsy)
The big day arrives and I get ready. Get my rollers in… Get
the face on… I wear a nice pair of shorts and a nice top. I’m looking good! Then
it dawns on me, I don’t even know what she looks like. I mean sure I’ve seen a
picture but really, stalkers have never changed their profile pictures… Shit
what if?... I get to the restaurant and walk inside, look around the place and
I spot her right away. She even looks Scottish! I walk over, introduce myself
and she is the nicest lady ever what a lovely lunch….I had you all going there
for a minute didn’t I? She was a very lovely lady and we have arranged to meet
again soon.
I think this particular blog has gone on long enough so you’ll
just have to wait till next week to hear all about my physical therapy and let
me tell you it will be well worth reading.
And for the few friends who know what’s going on mum’s the word (or for
my American friends “Loose lips sink ships”)!
See Y’all next week Iz x
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