I've been avoiding ice cream for at least 2-3 months, maybe longer. But my downfall came this morning when I went to Costco. Costco always has lots of tables set up throughout the store where they give away samples of some of the good things they carry. I usually avoid these samples but today I got caught by the ice cream lady. I love vanilla ice cream and their 2 half-gal. containers for under $12 is hard to beat, especially when the ice cream is creamy delicious vanilla from the Humboldt Dairy. I normally don't take samples of anything but I knew I could never pass this one by, and as soon as I had eaten the contents of the little paper cup I headed for the freezer section and bought ice cream!
I also bought some regular bread since my Costco doesn't carry the gluten free kind I like and I am not going to drive out to the Folsom store any time soon to get more of it. I've been pretty good at going gluten free but can't say I've noticed a great difference in how I feel, so maybe going back to it will cause a reaction. I think I will always look for gluten free products but won't be so insistent on it and see what happens. Bread and ice cream - it's enough to send me into spasms! I love good bread and of course, I love good ice cream.
I was up very early this morning as I had promised Jeannie to go over and feed the cat, which I did. He was happy to see me as his food and fresh water bowls were empty. He ate a bit and then would come over for me to pet him for a few seconds, then back to the food. I still don't like cats, but this one is a fairly nice one. I will go back this evening and fill the bowls again, and I think Ara will be back from the camping trip this evening as she has to go to work tomorrow, so she will take care of him until the family returns later in the week.
They had a terrible trip to Bodega Bay - as if the traffic wasn't bad enough, the van Donald was driving had a flat tire. Fortunately they were able to pull over in a good spot where there was a nice grassy area where the little girls could sit away from the road and the traffic. Jeannie and Ara were following them in Ara's car, so they stopped as well. Donald got the tire changed but they didn't arrive at the camp site until after dark. One of their friends was camping in their RV, so the girls went in for pizza and cold beer, while the guys set up the tent! I hope nothing else spoils the camping trip. Bodega Bay is beautiful but I would never go camping on a beach where the cold wind blows incessantly. Give me the cool, quiet mountains any day! But I can't say much because at least they are camping and I'm not!
I'm having a huge debate with myself as to whether I should go walk at the gym for a while this afternoon. I can't count Costco as much of a walk, although I was on my feet for an hour cruising the aisles. But walking is walking, right?
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Ummmm, ice cream would be soooo good right now, but I'm wearing a temporary crown on a tooth right now and it's very sensitive to cold. I just read about and saw your beautiful dress that you wore to the service (yesterdays post). My daughter and granddaughter buy a little top that's called a shrug. They seem to hit at or a bit above the waist, and you can get them in different materials and sleeve lengths. (I look at them in catalogs, www.Blair.com has them, they may even sell them at Walmart, etc.) I'm sure your granddaughter could show you some when you get into stores together. They would give you the coverage over dresses like the one you had on at the service and a little warmth too. They would look good with jeans too! I like the three quarter length that hit right below the elbow. White would go with any color dress. Heck, I don't even own a dress! I like jeans, longer shorts, dress pants/shirts and t-shirts.
ReplyDeleteI think my little black sweater is sort of like a shrug although maybe a bit longer, but it has 3/4 sleeves. It's ironic that I never wear dresses, don't own any that are street length, but I have 4 long ones!
DeleteI had never heard of Humboldt dairy, but looked it up and read they are doing so well they are going to expand nationally.
ReplyDeleteThe ingredients look pretty good. Enjoy your ice cream! You diet is excellent and you deserve a treat now and then.
Yes, Humboldt ice cream is delicious, maybe the best vanilla ice cream I know of. I think life is too uncertain and too short to deprive myself forever for a taste of ice cream, or a beer now and then, or my morning coffee!
DeleteYep walking is walking. Exercise is exercise no matter how it happens. At our age we do what we can when we can and call it good.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. Are you getting any exercise with your casting arm lately?
DeleteI agree with Barney. If I walked around Costco for an hour that would be it for me. I also love good vanilla ice cream.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget I was pushing a cart while walking around Costco! I think my walking there probably wouldn't cancel out that delicious, creamy ice cream though.
DeleteI'm with the others walking is walking and it doesn't matter if you were pushing a cart. As a matter of fact pushing the cart is an added bonus well that's the way I see it.
ReplyDeleteI ended up going to the gym and walking another mile or so, which makes me doubly virtuous!
DeleteMe too, walking is walking. So sorry to hear about the flat tire start to their trip. Hope all goes perfectly for the rest of it.
ReplyDeleteThe traffic was terrible anyway. We drove only about 100 miles west to my nephew's interment and saw some heavy traffic both ways, but going east toward the Sierra was the worst of it, which meant we were in it coming back. It became very heavy going both ways - the coast and the mountains are getting a lot of visitors this holiday.
Delete"I ended up going to the gym and walking another mile or so, which makes me doubly virtuous!"
ReplyDeleteYou made me smile after reading this and it certainly does make you doubly virtuous :)