Did my last message post? I think not. So just in case it didn’t, I’ll send another message and hope it posts.

So I decided to get a massage today! Went ahead and made an appointment. I am excited and nervous, and I really hope it helps my back, even just temporarily. That’d be fine. I’ve never had a massage before.

Had lunch with Peggy today. (I ran the Marine Corps Marathon with her, remember?) We went to this little place within walking distance of both of our offices and I had a very yummy turkey burger. Mmm…want another one!

And I finally got the pictures of little baby Alison (it’s one L) and she is absolutely gorgeous. Now, I’m not just saying because she’s the daughter of one of my best friends. It’s really true. She doesn’t have that swollen generic baby look to her (which is also very cute, but that’s when babies all look the same.) She has the cutest little features and a wittle nose and wittle fingews and toesys and uh oh must stop baby talk but she’s so cute I can’t help it. The fact that she’s half white-as-white-can-be and half part-Japanese-part-other-exotic-things is I think what makes her unlike your standard newborn. Gaa! Must stop thinking about her. Heart…getting…mushy…

Had a great (if tiring) weekend with my mom. Had dinner with Tee on Friday night at a Mexican place (fish tacos – yum!) and then shopped with my mom on Saturday (got a pretty skirt and dress). We ate lunch at Applebee’s so I could try the WW dishes they have, but I was unimpressed. I can see how others might like it, but I don’t eat onions and (especially) celery, and their salads had either one or the other. Whatever. We got the chicken wraps which had corn in them. I love corn, but never in things. Only on its own. So anyway. Grilled chicken and vegetables for dinner. I want a barbecue pit bad!

Sunday we shopped a bit more, then I took my mom on the American Queen, one of my company’s boats that was in Baton Rouge on Sunday. First we ate lunch at Macaroni Grill, though, and I had this extremely delicious grilled vegetable plate. I think I may turn into a grilled vegetable.

Tonight we’re going out with Vince, the guy who introduced George and I. Can’t wait to see him.

So they’re filming a TV movie at the library across the street from my house. This morning I took some fuzzy pictures of the goings on in my jammys.

Went to a WW meeting last night with Terry. We didn’t stay for the actual meeting but I bought some of their “Just 2 Point” bars. (I just showed them to my boss, who said, “well, how many points are they?” and I giggled and she laughed at herself. TGIF and stuff.) I had one of the bars last night. Not too bad. Not great either, but at two points, I won’t complain.

Leaving for Baton Rouge after work tonight. Having dinner with Tee. Yay! Haven’t seen her in far too long, and haven’t really hung out with her in even longer. We’re going to have mexican food. Yum! Don’t know how I’m going to manage, point-wise, especially considering they’re giving us pizza for lunch today at work. And don’t think I’m gonna pass that up!

Also just found out a famous New York band might be filming a video (or maybe an MTV special) on one of our boats. Since I am a fan of this band (and no one else in the company has even heard of them), my boss said he’d do what he could to get me on the boat. Cool!

$#%&?!@

Gained back the .4 I lost last week. Highly annoying. Incredibly annoying. I was so good last week! Maybe too good? I keep reading on the WW boards and in various other places that you should have a couple of high point days each week. Maybe I should plan to use all of my flex points on two days (17 per day) instead of evenly distributing them throughout the week. Maybe that would help?

Any thoughts?

Went shopping this weekend! Had lots of fun. Laurie came with me. It was really cool because I was able to wear things at stores I haven’t even had the courage to set foot in in many years. For instance, the Gap. Express. Banana Republic. etc, etc. Ended up buying a bunch of shirts and two skirts (one from American Eagle Outfitters. Who knew?) and three pairs of shoes. Lovely.

Polly and Colin and George and I tried to go see Fahrenheit 9/11 on Friday night, but it was sold out. (Helloooo, I told George we’d have to buy tickets in advance, but he underestimates the intelligence of New Orleanians.) So we went to see a band play instead. Now, I hate New Orleans music so I don’t normally like going to see bands play, but I do love a good cover band. Tee hee! And this is a good cover band. Nothing cheesy, mostly Beatles and stuff. And we had the most delicious New Yaaawwwwk-style pizza beforehand. One slice, thank you. Stinkin’ points.

Saturday night, we were able to see the movie. Very powerful. Very emotionally wrenching in parts. Go see it. I won’t say anything else about it.

Yesterday was for relaxing and playing with the tiniest kittens ever. It took everything I had in me not to stick one in my pocket and run home with it. But of course they grow up, and Stinky is quite enough of a handful, thankyouverymuch.

Went to the gym this morning with Terry. Was nice to run on a treadmill again with fans blowing on me. Am a bit out of running shape, am looking forward to getting back into it, and with the weight I’ve lost, beating my 5K PR in the fall. And then training for my next marathon in May. But they raised the per-visit cost for civilians – $2 per visit instead of $1. Okay, still cheap, but harder to come up with.

Woah! My mom rules! She just called because she closed on a house that belonged to some friends of mine, and she’s going to give me $200 for clothes. And she says I have to used it on clothes. Yay! New shoes, too! Yay!