A Beautiful Day
It was a beautiful day, so we took a ride to nearby Lafayette to have lunch at Don’s Seafood and shop at The Fresh Market, all in the interesting of continuing the good start I have made on losing weight. Don’s has a lunch menu from Monday to Saturday, an excellent thing because it offers smaller portions in addition to the obvious lower prices. I had a highly seasoned plate of grilled catfish with a green salad and Spanish rice, and Roy had the not so dietetic crawfish bisque.
After that we took our time looking at just about everything at Fresh Market, our idea of fun on a Saturday afternoon. Among other items, we bought some beautiful apples, peaches, and tangerines; a turkey and Swiss panini to share tonight; chicken breasts for Sunday; and Italian sausages for the freezer. Best of all, I stocked up on enough Fage Yogurt for the rest of the week. This is my daily treat for the perilous hour after school, and it seems to be helping. My skinny niece Samantha turned me on to this yummy stuff while I was in Little Rock, but it’s unfortunately not available in New Iberia.
DD Ashley called from Portland while we were on the way home, taking a break from the first stages of packing for her move to a new apartment at the end of October. She is really excited to be moving into a more retro apartment, downsizing from two bedrooms to one in a trade off for charm and a much larger kitchen and bathroom. She said she always wondered where people found those cute apartments you see on TV, and now she’s found one. I know I can’t wait to see it and just wish I could be there for her upcoming thirtieth birthday. By some weird coincidence, both my kids have birthdays the same week in October, so we’ll be celebrating with those both far and near in a few days.
October 4th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Hi Julia, Your lunch and your visit to the The Fresh Market sound so good. The Fage yoghurt sounds similar to the kind we had in Europe, I don’t know why but it’s so much better there, I think I know why, it’s much creamier. *hugs*
October 5th, 2008 at 6:32 am
Hi Julia: Fresh market sounds great. I’d love that restaurant. I adore catfish. Those kind of apartments always seemed so romantic. Have a great day. HUGS
October 5th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hello! Thanks for calling by yesterday, yes I was in the throes of redesigning, much as I liked that premade theme it wasn’t me!
Nothing better than lunch out, which we did yesterday, and then a browse around. We’re lucky that our husbands are happy to indulge us like that as I know many women who have to either not do it or do it on their own.
Your day out sounded very much like our Saturdays
We get the Fage yoghurt here only it’s just called Total. I’ve been eating it for years. My favourite breakfast is apricots covered with the yoghurt and a little honey. I know exactly what you mean about the perilous hour, it’s definitely my big downfall! Well done with the diet, keep going
Lots of love x