Except For The Cold I'ts Good To Be Home

I was not terribly happy to only have lost half a pound this morning!  (insert big sign here) 157.3 but glucose was 102 so if I can keep that down the weight will follow.  It's really taken me a while to get back into the groove.  I've been so tired!  Maybe it's that it was a two day process to get home from Florida.  And it's been super cold.  Usually I don't mind the cold because it also means clear sunny weather.  After lounging around in 8o degree weather though it's just brutal to wake up to 8 degrees.  :)  Ok, enough whining.  I love the ocean and the beach. While we were waiting for our plane in Miami before heading home we decided to take a bus to South Beach and wander around.  There was a wonderful street where there was an outdoor market with lots of outdoor restaurants.  We walked down to the beach where I took off my shoes, rolled up my jeans and waded in the waves and picked up shells.

It reminded me of when I was a kid.  We used to vacation in Florida or the gulf coast in Alabama every year.  That may be why sun and sand are really my definition of vacation.  Here are a few pics from the trip.









 Here's Dave lounging on deck, fruity drink in hand, not caring that he now weighs over 200 lbs.  :)

View of Miami from the deck of the ship

 Dave, Gary and me getting ready to sail away.  We were still in our jeans.  Our suitcases had not yet been delivered.

In Costa Maya we kayaked over the barrier reef in clear kayaks.  It was fun.  I was very glad we were not the poor couple whose boat sank.  :)

Here we are before dinner one evening.  These pics were taken by the photographer on board.  I almost didn't bring them home because I am not pleased with the way I look in any of them.  Then it occurred to me that in 10 years I'll probably think they look great :)

And a more casual little portrait...















And finally, here's a pic of Dave and me along with Dave's sister Lorie (who was celebrating her 50th birthday) and her husband Gary.

Now that we are back we decided to break out our first "Panda" steak.  She's pretty tasty :)  Last night I made sirloin steak with caramelized onions, curried asparagus and Parmesan baked sweet potato fries sprinkled lightly with sea salt, pepper and fresh thyme.  Except for one lobster dinner on the boat I'd have to say I enjoyed my home cooked steak dinner as much as anything I ate on vacation.

Of course the entire steak is too much for one dinner - for me at least.  Dave had no problem polishing his off.  I saved half of my steak and Dave made some very tasty steak and eggs for breakfast.   It's nice to have him around this winter.  Not only do I not have to feed the animals but he's been doing most of the cleaning.  How bad can that be?  :)  So... yeah!  It's good to be home!

Ciao!