Visiting Ye Olde Alma Mater

Yesterday, Ken and I went up to Mankato. I wanted to go to Hobby Lobby to find a coffee table to match my two end tables. Well, they didn't have the furniture they usually do because they have all their Christmas decorations out, so I'll have to wait until after Christmas.

While we were there, we decided to drive up the hill to the Minnesota State University Campus. Ken had been an undergraduate there well over a hundred years ago, and I went to grad school there a little less than a hundred years ago. It had been a couple of years since either one of us had gone up there. A lot of things have changed. The field where I remember watching rugby players is now a dorm. The campus looked really nice, and it was crawling with students, which I thought was sort of strange for a Saturday afternoon. But then it dawned on us. They had a home football game that day, which was confirmed when we drove past the stadium.

It was really a beautiful day out. It was warm and the leaves were really beautiful. Although I didn't get what I wanted, it was fun and a break from routine.

I had done really well on my diet this week...up until Friday. Earlier on Friday, I weighed myself and I had lost three pounds. But on Friday night, I went to Mari's and we had one of our MD (Movie and drinks) nights. The White Russians were ok, but I REALLY like the Moscow Mules. I had too many of them and some additional snacks. Then yesterday, although I was good as far as lunch went. I had an "Energizer Wrap" as Perkins, and it was pretty good, but I also convinced Ken to stop off at McDonald's on the way home for an ice cream cone. So, today when I weighed myself, the pounds didn't look as good as they had earlier. It was pretty much a wash, but when I measured myself I discovered I lost several inches all over. Today, I'm going to be bad again. We're having a fish fry, but I know that when I get back on track next week, the weight will quickly disappear. It was all a matter of timing.