147: The Party Train Rolls to a Halt

Just a quick one tonight—the day has been filled with party leftovers in every category: spirit, food and equipment. We continued to celebrate with family, open presents, feast on leftovers and play on the bouncy-bounce and spend time relaxing under the tent. Every year the party seems longer and longer—a notion aided by the Thurs-Friday nature of Ruby and my birthdays. When they fall on Tues-Wed, it probably won't be such a big deal. We made a big deal out of it, no matter how you count it, and a great time was had by all, discounting those five minutes reserved for meltdowns by those feeling (and not feeling) their age. Today I got to play an hour of tennis against my brother in law who has pretty much been the player to beat in the family. That was great exercise, and thought I raises my metabolism, I also eat more, so it's probably an even swap. The whole thing about the birthday weekend, was that even though it was possible to stay on SoBe, it was almost possible to get an exact reading of what I ate. But here's my guess:

Breakfast (Pre tennis)
1 Slice Mastemacher bread
1 tsp peanut butter
Tea

Snack Post Tennis
6 oz yogurt with a cut-up nectarine
25 almonds
1 dragon stick
2 oz 50% lite cheddar

Lunch
Left over Chilean Sea Bass
Snowpeas
A few boneless spare ribs
6-7 oz. red cabbage

Late in the day snack
A few blueberies, 1 cherry
1/4 cup mixed, unsalted nuts
2 oz lite jalapeno cheddar
1 joy stick
1 Diet Coke

Dinner
Teriyaki Steak Tips
Broccoli and Peppadew Salad

Good grief, what a time. I certainly spent a lot of time running up and down, back and forth, sitting, standing, running, walking, inflating the bouncy-bounce and deflating it, carrying Mag from here to here. Though I'm not ready to get back to life as we know it, I'm sure ready to move on from the birthday. Thanks everyone who made it happen, made it special, or just didn't make it embarrassing.