tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

I have always been scared of general anasthesia, of going to sleep and just never waking up, I guess from watching too many episodes of ER and House and whatnot.

And now it seems like I will have to undergo just that risk.

I have a gallstone which has been causing me trouble, so the doctor would like to remove my gallbladder. I’m looking forward to being pain free. Also it will force me to eat plenty of fiber and avoid high fat foods. However I am not looking forward to going to sleep and the situation of, as the doctor said, ‘the machine will breathe for you.’ I would like to breathe for myself!! And then there’s the whole checklist of things to bring to the hospital with you. “3. A living will, or power of attorney”. I don’t have a living will! Who wants to own all my debt when I’m gone? Step up and I’ll put you in the will!

I know, it’s routine surgery, etc, etc, blah, blah.

Kim, you know the drill. Should anything happen, you are in charge of IMMEDIATELY destroying my journals kept from age 14 onwards. Some things should just never see the light of day.

It has always been hard for me to understand ‘comfort eaters’ because when I get upset, the thought of food makes me ill. However, cooking always feels good. And when you’re feeling a little down, how can you NOT get cheered up by the smell of freshly baked cookies, or bread? I just don’t want to eat them when I’m done making them.

In a related, but different vein….

Every weekend for the past few weeks I have baked cookies for Aaron. I guess it’s because I feel guilty for being gone all week, and I want to take care of him in absentia.

Today, being his birthday weekend, I woke Aaron up with biscuits, sausage, gravy, eggs, orange juice, and hot sweet tea. He said the biscuits and gravy were good, which immensely pleased me, being that biscuits and gravy is one of his all time favorite foods.

This afternoon I made him some amazing blueberry muffins, made extra special by the cinnamon crumble on top of each muffin. I also made him chocolate cupcakes with the best peanut butter frosting ever (you can find the recipe on bakespace.com if you’re interested). The cupcakes were a practice run for his birthday bbq next weekend, since he wants those instead of a cake. They were slightly overbaked, but delicious nonetheless.

And finally for dinner I made a chicken/sausage pizza.

And now I feel MUCH better.

Aaron turned 30 today, so I took him out to L’Auberge Chez Francois for dinner. It’s a pretty famous restaurant in DC, and for good reason.

The place was so rustic, and so french. It was amazing. I splurged on a nice Pinot Noir, but Aaron only had a glass. Poor boy had to drive! But the wine was very good. The food was amazing as well – I haven’t eaten that much in one sitting in forever!

We were both dressed up and agreed we need to go out, all out, like that more often.

So if you’re looking for a nice place to eat in the DC area, but not in the city, head to L’Auberge! You can’t go wrong.

I’m so excited that The Biggest Loser has started again.

I find it so inspiring that these very overweight people can work so hard and lose so much weight. Every time I watch an episode I want to go to the gym and work my ass off.

It just goes to show that anyone can lose weight as long as you put in the effort. There is not that much of a science to it. You just have to commit to a new lifestyle and take in less calories than you exert. And exercise a lot.

By no means is it easy, but if these people can drop 100 pounds, I can certainly lose 5!

My mother has always said, ‘There is nothing like a cuppa tea.’ And by God, the woman was right.

Down the street from the office in Tampa is a British goods store, and they stock almost all of my favorite treats from the motherland. And, they offer tea time from 12.30-4.30pm every day. Scones and everything! Before I leave here, I am going to hit that.

As it is, today Claire and I walked over there to get a cuppa. They didn’t have Earl Grey to go, but they did have PG Tips. I haven’t had PG Tips in…ages!

It’s amazing how the smell of a hot cup of tea brings me right back to my great-uncle’s house in England.

It was a saving grace in a stressful day.

I just read a review someone posted of the hotel we are staying at for our wedding – Fusion – and seeing the view from the room, which will be our room, makes me want to be there right now!!

And in a totally opposite seasonal vein, I also can’t wait for the snow to start falling – I have my new snowboard and bindings all picked out, I just need to find a good sale and buy them. And then when winter comes, you know where to find me every weekend! Kim, come on down and hit the slopes with us!!

This morning I made biscuits for Aaron – he forgot to buy sausage so sadly there was no gravy. And they actually turned out ok, which surprised me. He keeps insisting I’ll turn into a good southern wife sooner or later… And of course I made him double peanut butter cookies which he says are the best he’s ever tasted – which only guarantees I’ll keep making them for him. He’s a smart boy.

I feel so wiped at the end of every week that all I want to do is veg out when I am home. So I really have nothing to write about. Unless you want to hear about the coding I’ve been doing for 12 hours a day, every day…but then, I’m not even allowed to talk about it.

There is no point to this post.

Oh, well I posted more pictures on our photo blog.

I started a photo blog using Dylan’s awesome site. You can get your own at DABU. Email me if you want the address of our site!