eating my way through the holiday
seriously
i was 4 lbs lighter
thursday morning
laws
knows
how much
i will weigh monday morning
after a really excellent dinner
on thanksgiving
only
one piece of pie
passed these lips
a smallish piece
at that
only
one albeit large glass of wine
and
truly
i did not over eat
i went shopping friday morning
with
my friend mo's daughter laura
we trekked
down
to lincoln center
back
up to west 80
stopping
in
every
store
along
the way
you'd think
any calories
i had added
would
have burned off
we met my friend mary
for lunch
at
cafe storico
the cafe is charming
the decor is
warm
warm
welcoming
the staff friendly
but
friday
the service
left a lot
to be desired
i was going to have soup and a salad
they were out of soup!
i opted instead for some bruschetta and a salad
mary
ordered a hamburger
laura
ordered pasta
my salad arrived
mary excused herself to go wash up
she was gone a while
there was a long line at the loo
not to worry
her burger hadn't arrived while she was gone
after an interminable wait
i asked someone to check
on our food
after that
the food arrived
the food arrived
toward the end of the meal
mary asked
for another diet coke
i am not sure it ever arrived
i will say this
the food was good
i ate most of my salad
i am not a fan of frisee or radicchio
alas
the chopped salad i ordered
was
90%
frisee/radicchio
was
90%
frisee/radicchio
so
i picked
then
i ate laura's left over pasta
and
some bread
when i am hungry i am so bad
if its not nailed down
i am likely to eat it
later that evening
i had
some turkey
sweet potato
green bean
leftovers
washed down with a glass of wine
deciding
i was
in for a penny
in for a pound
i downed a wedge of pie
oink
laura and mary with their new pal frederick douglass outside the ny historical society
saturday
i met
my friend lauren and her truly fabulous children emma and mike
they are really adults
the nicest 'kids'
you ever want to meet
for brunch
at
the plaza hotel
in
the palm court
a very posh place
the food and service were perfection
i totally pigged out
on
blueberry pancakes
with scrambled eggs on the side
a divine silver serving pot of coffee
no dessert
tho
i did have a taste of mike's crab cakes
yum
we had a good catch up
lauren moved 'home' to nashville a year ago
i am tickled
to be part
of
at least one
'family' meal
when
she comes to visit
i wasn't going to have dinner
after all
i had a very large brunch
around 6ish
i found myself
standing
in front of the open fridge
somehow
a plate of
leftover
turkey
stuffing/dressing
giblet gravy
got hotted up
and
eaten
i also ate a pie of pie
my thinking is
if i finish it now
it will be gone
i won't be tempted
ha!
sunday morning on my way to beautification
i stopped at bird bath bakery
for a
bakers muffin
picked up a coffee at irving farms
i am really going
to
make an effort
to begin
to rein in
my
gluttony
i'll let you know
i wasn't going to have dinner
after all
i had a very large brunch
around 6ish
i found myself
standing
in front of the open fridge
somehow
a plate of
leftover
turkey
stuffing/dressing
giblet gravy
got hotted up
and
eaten
i also ate a pie of pie
my thinking is
if i finish it now
it will be gone
i won't be tempted
ha!
sunday morning on my way to beautification
i stopped at bird bath bakery
for a
bakers muffin
picked up a coffee at irving farms
i am really going
to
make an effort
to begin
to rein in
my
gluttony
i'll let you know