A wonderful holiday weekend!

Saturday, July 5, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014

7/5

We started today by going to a funeral.  Not the happiest of ways to start a weekend, or a holiday, but it was okay, because she was a great and gracious lady who had a large family, and she loved get-togethers, so I don't think - even though a funeral IS a sad occasion - that it was really all that sad of an occasion, if you know what I mean.  The readings and the hymns chosen for the funeral Mass were beautiful, and when it was over, we went to Frisch's for lunch with other friends from church.  This is the first time I've been to church since I've hurt my back, and I wasn't sure how my back would do, but I mostly just sat (not do the 'Catholic aerobics'), so I did okay, but I didn't expect to go to lunch, too, so by the time I got home, I was ready to lay down for a bit!
I went off the grid a little and had a country fried steak sandwich and fries with a bowl of veggie soup for my lunch.  I knew I was going to a cookout later, and didn't want to be a total pig there. (Ha!)
Not long after we got home, Josh brought Corgan and his friend Justin up and dropped them off to spend the night tonight.  They stayed home last night because of the holiday and fireworks there in Ripley.  We were going to the cookout/birthday parties today, and they were scheduled to start at 2, but weren't far away, so I made the executive decision not to leave the house until 2:30 - I needed to lay down a bit longer before heading out for the afternoon.
When we got there, the boys immediately went swimming, and I found a chair - the lounge chairs were taken - and just sat and visited.  When it was time, we had the birthday festivities, and all the food was enjoyed by all.  I made that new corn salad, and they all really liked it!  I'm glad - I like finding new dishes that people like!  I also made red-white-and-blue marshmallows, and those were a big hit, too, especially amongst the kids, but I saw adults eating them, too.  Believe it or not, I just wasn't hungry while here and didn't eat anything except some of the chocolate chip cookie cake (yes, with icing...), but no real food and no ice cream.  I can behave!  I can!
We came home a little after six, and I went right back to bed.  My back was letting me know that it wasn't happy with me, even though I did eventually get into a lounge chair.
That was it for me - I was beat!  I did get up later to get on the pute for a bit, but I guess I forgot to write my blog (shame on me!), so here I am today.


7/6

After Ron got home from church this morning, we went to Campbell's Barn for lunch, after going to Walgreen's for prescriptions, and WalMart for gasoline in his truck.  He got his fried chicken, with green beans and mashed potatoes.  Corgan got chicken livers, with mashed potatoes and jalapeno cheddar potatoes, Justin got a BLT with fries, and I got the grilled chicken wrap with fries.
We got home, the fellers went fishing across the road, and I went to bed, until we heard from Josh.  Then it was time to go meet them at Chilo Park.  I was bringing the meat - cheese weenies - and they were bringing the sides, and that was going to be supper.  We (most especially, I) did not walk the Nature Trail.  They talked about it, but then decided not to.

We, well, we females, all talked about our weight loss and plans, and I realized that I am only ten (give or take) pounds away from losing 75 pounds overall.  75!!  I think, once I've accomplished that, I can stop fighting this war with myself, and can go back to the occasional blog.  What do you think?