It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Yesterday was so nice I got my suit on and hit the pool.   I read that sunshine can help a summer cold.  I don't think it could hurt anyway.  I only did about half my exercise though, I was wiped out after that.  I read a magazine for a bit and came up, showered, and got my pj's on.  At 2:30.  In the afternoon.  Buggers, what a life.  Hey it could be worse!  I could have a j-o-b!

I don't think I am contagious any longer, it's been a week and I have no fever.  I am ready to venture out now but not too far yet.  This has really knocked me for a loop.  I am out of orange juice and craving it like mad.  I don't usually drink it but really want it now.  I guess my innards are wanting vitamin c or something.  Do you think that really happens?  I do.  I think the body knows what it needs.

If you've been pregnant you probably know about cravings.  I sure had them.  I wanted olives.  Green ones.  Big spanish green ones with pimento.  Oh man, I can still taste them, so delicious.  I usually just buy the little ones because they are so much cheaper but once in a while spring for those big beautiful ones!

I remember visiting olive groves in Italy with Sarge, they pressed the oil and also had the olives for sale, we had dinner at one also.  A big long table with lots of people and many courses.  A lovely memory.

Shoot it's like the old fish oil is kicking in again.  It's been a while hasn't it?  Anyway that dinner had a soup with spelt.  I had never heard of it.  I think it was a grain, anyway the soup was good.  And of course there was olive oil to dip the bread, it was so green and delicious.  They have excellent balsamic vinegar also.  I brought some home and still have a bit left.  It keeps for a very long time.  

The oil I brought home is long gone though.  It does not keep for a long time.  I was able to bring all sorts of things like that home with me because we came home on a cruise ship.  Ahhh what a trip that was.  It was a Costa ship.  The Mediterranea.  The food was so good.  Very Italian and not American at all.  And the seas were like a calm lake all the way home.

I must be hungry, I keep thinking about food I ate! Ha!  I still have some roasted chicken and vegetables from the other day so I'm all set for food.  Good thing!  I have tried to stay on very healthy eating since being sick but it's hard when you aren't hungry and nothing sounds good.  I am now at my lowest weight in years.  And years.  

Keep plugging.  An old friend called me yesterday and I actually said the words "my life is not bad, I'm not unhappy".  It surprised me that it came out of my mouth.  Sort of jarred me into realizing it's true.  I mean I know I have everything I need and then some (except Sarge) but happy?  I guess I am.  Lonely at times but still.  I'll get through this, I know I will.  My kids have been such a blessing to me I can never tell them enough.  Always there and always supportive.

Have I rambled on long enough to bore you to tears?  Sorry.  You know when it get's kicked in I can't do much about it.  My fingers just fly on the keyboard trying to keep up with my brain jumping from one thing to the next.

Have a lovely Sunday.  Me too...