Falling..........

Leaves mean I get to rake my yard. Whew - I'm tired from that good exercise today. Of course, I need to exercise since I've been eating way too good the past week or so.

Last Friday (Nov. 9), I got up ridiculously early (3am) to catch a flight at 6:30 am from Little Rock. I flew from LR to Memphis, and then Memphis to Gulfport. I must have had the "middle seat" syndrome because I had the middle seat for all the flights except one. And that flight didn't have a middle seat! I got to Gulfport, got my bag, and waited on Elissa to arrive. I waited outside on a bench, in the sun, and got sleepy. We went to the Harbor View restaurant for lunch, and went to Tuesday Morning while waiting on our order. She gave me a choice - go back to work with her (at a credit union) or stay at the house and rest. Duh. Rest I chose. So I ate (a fried shrimp po-boy) and watched "Speed" with her Dad before he went back to work. I rested a while, then made some hot tea and watched TV (what a treat!). I ended up watching the riveting show of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Tryouts. We went to the Trans Siberian Orchesta concert in Biloxi and sat way up in the nosebleed-we-need-oxygen-section. It was a loud, blinding at times, show. It was pretty much the same show as last year, except the opening song wasn't near as good. With TSO, you have to wait until the end to hear the really good stuff and it was a long show with no intermission. But we enjoyed it.

On Saturday, I had the opportunity to do something fun with Elissa and Mrs. Sue - strip wallpaper and paint a bathroom! The bathroom was a pepto pink and is now a more subdued and elegant cream and taupey-gray color. It was fun and I felt I really contributed - since I was the tallest and could reach the high points! :-) That evening, we went to Emeril's restaurant (yes, we had to walk through the casino to get there!) and it was yummy! I had barbequed shrimp, shrimp & grits, and Mississippi Mud Pie, along with cake-like cornbread and a potato roll. Remember I'm not big on chicken (see a previous post). Sunday, we went to church and got to visit with people. Then we went to a chinese buffet for lunch (the sushi was good!). Elissa, Mrs. Sue, and I did some shopping before heading to the church that evening. We went by Sonic for ice cream, and then enjoyed the ice cream in the Eyrich's new travel trailer - it was so nice!!! After church, Mr. George went by Church's Chicken. Yes, I did eat some fried chicken, but it was easier since it was fried! We finished up painting in the bathroom before bed.

On Monday, Elissa & I just hung out mostly. We picked up lunch and then went to the beach and ate in her car. It was so relaxing to just sit in the sun, listen to the waves and the gulls. Then she took me to the airport and I came home. I went to the restroom downstairs and the ladies room was on the right. After I went through security, I went to the restroom. I went right (I did glance at the sign).....and it was the wrong one!!!! Oops.

This was another busy week. Tuesday & Wednesday I was in LR for a training. Thursday, we had our program review with our new district staff and our new FCS state leader. This is where they come and we go over what we did last year, and they check everything out to make sure we're doing what we should. It went very well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were all very nice, complimentary, and encouraging!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a relief.

I guess I've told you all the food except for our office Thanksgiving lunch - which was Prime Rib from Eagleview. We had it catered this year and it was SO good. Which was why I raked leaves today....to burn off just a few of those extra calories I've consumed!!!