Saturday Coffee 1/5/08

Welcome to 2008! This my first post of the new year. This is somewhat of a bittersweet weekend. We had such a wonderful holiday season, but this marks the end for the holiday decorations. The lights come down, the tree is undressed and sent out to become mulch, Frosty goes into hibernation. But, the house gets put back into order and cleaned up a little and we try to start things out right for the new year.

I am doing well so far on my resolutions. We are still cleaning up leftovers, but I am taking them in smaller portions. When we are out or I am getting lunch I choose a salad. I've run only once this week but once in three days isn't too bad. I am easing into, don't want to pull anything.  Update:  We've gotten back into our River Forest route.  Its a three mile loop around a really nice older community where we walk the dog.  We've seen a lot of deer over there.

The NYE party we hosted was an astounding success. We had two couples attend that haven't been out on New Year's in about eight years. Two couple ended up spending the night and were treated to an awesome Jasono's Hog Trough Breakfast. I considered it my "Last Breakfast" of that magnitude. That's really the way parties should go. Its like being a kid again. Having so much fune that you don't want it to end so your friends spend the night, then you get p in the morning and eat breakfast and watch cartoons in you PJ's.

I am also getting back into my smoothie breakfast routine. Made one this morning and it turned out fairly well, just like riding a bike. I start off with a scoop and a half of protein powder, a banana, and then usually a frozen berry medly. Today, all I had was frozen blueberries so I used those. I usually use soy milk as my "base", but I went with a cran/raspberry and OJ mix. Then, I put some Aloe vera juice in to top it off. Darla and I were watch a podcast on holistic foods and medicine and were intrigued by this product. It supposedly helps with digestive issues. The smoothie turned out pretty good actually! We will make a Whole Foods or Sunflower run this weekend and will pick up some more frozen fruit and try a different concoction.

I saw over on considerbiking that Ryan Heflin was injured in a hit and run. If you'd like, please send get well cards to him at:

Ryan Heflin
250 Wilber Ave
Columbus OH 43215

I hope you feel better and make a speedy recovery. Please let us know if you need anything.