BelovedHeather
Cathlete
Hello, friends of Hatesville! 
Just become I am no longer a permanent resident here, do not assume that I will not be crashing the party on a regular basis. :7 You cannot get rid of me that easily! ;-)
I stepped away from the computer for a week to pray and prepare for a Good Friday outreach. I had an amazing experience Friday night that you can read about here if you are interested:
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=9&topic_id=48200&mesg_id=48200&page=#48247
That was Friday night. It was awesome. But today was one of those days. Saturday is my weekly treat day. :9 I plan to enjoy one treat meal every week. I woke up to a cold and dreary day. It is spring in Texas, but the weather had a case of temporary insanity or schizophrenia or something. It felt like winter!
After spending 3 hours updating my journals and check-ins, I decided that a wild blueberry muffin from Cracker Barrel would hit the spot. :9 I called and placed my order. Thankfully, they still had blueberry muffins and promised to have one waiting for me. The person who took my order wrote down my name and phone number and told me that my order would be ready for me at the front counter in 5 minutes. Perfect! I had a lot to accomplish today, so I planned to zip in there, grab my muffin, and hit the road. Cracker Barrel is out of my way, and I did not have any reason to drive that far in the wrong direction other than my muffin. I got there, paid for my muffin, and waited and waited and waited. For 30 minutes, I waited patiently (or not!) then politely asked the girl at the front counter if she could please check on my order. About 10 minutes later, the manager comes out to inform me that THEY SOLD MY MUFFIN and were fresh out for the day! I sweetly replied in my best Texas drawl, “YOU DID WHAT?! You sold my muffin that had my name on it? Did it have my phone number on it too? Did you sell it to a cute guy? Honey, you better be glad it ain’t PMS week because this is cause for justifiable homicide that time of month.” Then she had the nerve to offer me a bran muffin instead to which I replied, “Honey, this is a treat. Offer me some biscuits or blueberry pancakes!” Since it is Easter weekend, I restrained myself from telling her where to stick that bran muffin. Just kidding! ;-)
I decided that what I really wanted was another luscious piece of the lemon drop cheesecake I enjoyed last Saturday. :9 I drove back past my home and all the way out to my favorite tea and coffee shop (which is about 30 minutes from here). NO LEMON DROP CHEESECAKE! They sold the last piece this morning while the woman at Cracker Barrel was trying to convince me to take a bran muffin instead of a cash refund. Unbelievable! I decided to settle for a grilled cheese sandwich. The girl who cooked it did not leave it on the grill long enough to melt the cheese. She fixed me a frozen lemonade and put whipped cream on top. Honey, this is not hot chocolate. Who on earth puts whipped cream on lemonade?! Yuck!
I did enjoy gazing out the window at the snow. Yes, snow! It snowed all day today in Central Texas. :7 I’m dreaming of a white Easter! :7 Huge white snowflakes covered the ground. My car had an inch of snow on the roof. It does not snow in Central Texas. We get ice storms, hailstorms, and tornados, but not snow. Oh, I am so excited! This was the highlight of my day. Never mind that I could wear shorts on Christmas and may need to pull out my boots for Easter. See my note above about the mood swings the weather has been having. :7 It was 80 degrees a few days ago. Thankfully, it is not bitter cold. It is cold enough for the snow to blanket the ground but not cold enough to stick to the roads. The beautiful bluebonnets have white hats now. I hope it sticks around so I can take pictures tomorrow.
Okay, back to my journey for a satisfying treat today. Lunch did not do the trick. I tasted the chocolate mousse desert, and it was yucky. I decided that sweet was not the way to go today. No, what I really wanted was chips and salsa. I drove to my favorite grocery store in search of Hell on the Red party dip, which is my favorite salsa. The grocery store was a zoo. It will be closed tomorrow for Easter, and people go nuts when a few snowflakes hit the ground. Never mind that it will be 80 degrees again in a few hours. If you do not like the weather in Texas, wait 5 minutes. I navigated my way through all the shoppers who were pushing their carts down the wrong side of the aisle. Can we not have a traffic cop issue a citation for this offense? Abandoning a cart in the middle of the aisle while you wander around should be fined too. But I finally made my way to the Mexican food aisle only to discover that the store was fresh out of Hell on the Red. What?! This is a conspiracy I tell you. A clean eating conspiracy. All my efforts to find a satisfying treat were completely frustrated today. :-(
I am not giving up yet. ;-) I am off to make cheese pizza. :9 I hope it tastes good. It is hard to go wrong with cheese pizza, but I had to buy the store brand cheese because they were out of Kraft cheese. Otherwise, I give up. Tomorrow is a new day. Perhaps a treat for this week is just not meant to be.
I also have a tire that keeps going flat. The shop cannot find a leak to patch. I missed my appointment this afternoon to have my picture taken for the church directory. Not that I am crying over that. ;-) I had snow hair this afternoon. My accomplishment for the day is that I did not comfort myself with new shoes! :7 LOL!
Did you miss me last week? :7 LOL! Happy Easter to those who celebrate and a very blessed Sunday to everyone. :*
Tammy, welcome to the check-in. :* It is good to have another nut around here. :7 No talking trash about Kick Max. I love Kick Max! :7
Blessings,
Heather B.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV).
Just become I am no longer a permanent resident here, do not assume that I will not be crashing the party on a regular basis. :7 You cannot get rid of me that easily! ;-)I stepped away from the computer for a week to pray and prepare for a Good Friday outreach. I had an amazing experience Friday night that you can read about here if you are interested:
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=9&topic_id=48200&mesg_id=48200&page=#48247
That was Friday night. It was awesome. But today was one of those days. Saturday is my weekly treat day. :9 I plan to enjoy one treat meal every week. I woke up to a cold and dreary day. It is spring in Texas, but the weather had a case of temporary insanity or schizophrenia or something.
It felt like winter!After spending 3 hours updating my journals and check-ins, I decided that a wild blueberry muffin from Cracker Barrel would hit the spot. :9 I called and placed my order. Thankfully, they still had blueberry muffins and promised to have one waiting for me. The person who took my order wrote down my name and phone number and told me that my order would be ready for me at the front counter in 5 minutes. Perfect! I had a lot to accomplish today, so I planned to zip in there, grab my muffin, and hit the road. Cracker Barrel is out of my way, and I did not have any reason to drive that far in the wrong direction other than my muffin. I got there, paid for my muffin, and waited and waited and waited. For 30 minutes, I waited patiently (or not!) then politely asked the girl at the front counter if she could please check on my order. About 10 minutes later, the manager comes out to inform me that THEY SOLD MY MUFFIN and were fresh out for the day! I sweetly replied in my best Texas drawl, “YOU DID WHAT?! You sold my muffin that had my name on it? Did it have my phone number on it too? Did you sell it to a cute guy? Honey, you better be glad it ain’t PMS week because this is cause for justifiable homicide that time of month.” Then she had the nerve to offer me a bran muffin instead to which I replied, “Honey, this is a treat. Offer me some biscuits or blueberry pancakes!” Since it is Easter weekend, I restrained myself from telling her where to stick that bran muffin.
Just kidding! ;-)I decided that what I really wanted was another luscious piece of the lemon drop cheesecake I enjoyed last Saturday. :9 I drove back past my home and all the way out to my favorite tea and coffee shop (which is about 30 minutes from here). NO LEMON DROP CHEESECAKE!
They sold the last piece this morning while the woman at Cracker Barrel was trying to convince me to take a bran muffin instead of a cash refund. Unbelievable! I decided to settle for a grilled cheese sandwich. The girl who cooked it did not leave it on the grill long enough to melt the cheese. She fixed me a frozen lemonade and put whipped cream on top. Honey, this is not hot chocolate. Who on earth puts whipped cream on lemonade?! Yuck! I did enjoy gazing out the window at the snow. Yes, snow! It snowed all day today in Central Texas. :7 I’m dreaming of a white Easter! :7 Huge white snowflakes covered the ground. My car had an inch of snow on the roof. It does not snow in Central Texas. We get ice storms, hailstorms, and tornados, but not snow. Oh, I am so excited! This was the highlight of my day. Never mind that I could wear shorts on Christmas and may need to pull out my boots for Easter. See my note above about the mood swings the weather has been having. :7 It was 80 degrees a few days ago. Thankfully, it is not bitter cold. It is cold enough for the snow to blanket the ground but not cold enough to stick to the roads. The beautiful bluebonnets have white hats now. I hope it sticks around so I can take pictures tomorrow.
Okay, back to my journey for a satisfying treat today. Lunch did not do the trick. I tasted the chocolate mousse desert, and it was yucky.
I decided that sweet was not the way to go today. No, what I really wanted was chips and salsa. I drove to my favorite grocery store in search of Hell on the Red party dip, which is my favorite salsa. The grocery store was a zoo. It will be closed tomorrow for Easter, and people go nuts when a few snowflakes hit the ground. Never mind that it will be 80 degrees again in a few hours. If you do not like the weather in Texas, wait 5 minutes. I navigated my way through all the shoppers who were pushing their carts down the wrong side of the aisle. Can we not have a traffic cop issue a citation for this offense? Abandoning a cart in the middle of the aisle while you wander around should be fined too. But I finally made my way to the Mexican food aisle only to discover that the store was fresh out of Hell on the Red. What?! This is a conspiracy I tell you. A clean eating conspiracy. All my efforts to find a satisfying treat were completely frustrated today. :-(I am not giving up yet. ;-) I am off to make cheese pizza. :9 I hope it tastes good. It is hard to go wrong with cheese pizza, but I had to buy the store brand cheese because they were out of Kraft cheese. Otherwise, I give up. Tomorrow is a new day. Perhaps a treat for this week is just not meant to be.
I also have a tire that keeps going flat. The shop cannot find a leak to patch. I missed my appointment this afternoon to have my picture taken for the church directory. Not that I am crying over that. ;-) I had snow hair this afternoon.
My accomplishment for the day is that I did not comfort myself with new shoes! :7 LOL!Did you miss me last week? :7 LOL! Happy Easter to those who celebrate and a very blessed Sunday to everyone. :*
Tammy, welcome to the check-in. :* It is good to have another nut around here. :7 No talking trash about Kick Max. I love Kick Max! :7
Blessings,
Heather B.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV).
