Day 304: Night Four of Chanukah

Today Emily and I set out to get back to Boston. Our original plan was to pick up our niece and go to the local community market, that does does a nice job of fruit salad, tuna salad and the like and eat that on the road, but en route Emily said she'd like to stop at Reins (http://www.reinsdeli.com/) on the way back, so we figured "Okay, we'll do that." When we got there, it was like the scene in "It's a Wonderful Life" where everyone demands their money because the S&L is failing, only at Reins people were demanding stuffed derma and side of latkes. We were thinking we would take out if the line was too long but the take-out line was too outrageous, so we split. I thought, 'they are turning away money with their poor line policing.' If Roger Berkowitz from Legal ran Reins, they'd be making TWICE AS MUCH MONEY, they'd have second restaurant and would be considering going public. Instead, they lost our business but we all enjoyed their bathroom. We made do with what was in the car.

Breakfast
2 Slices of Balthazar Multi-grain Bread
Peanut Butter
Tea

Lunch
2 Joy Sticks
1.5 Cheese Stick
A few slices of Clementine
2 Dried Peaches
4 Dried Apricots

Dinner
Shrimp
Sauteed Cabbage
Salad ala Molly (that is diced carrots, and a dressing of Olive Oil and Lemon)

As you all know, traveling in the car is tough, but it's even tougher when you plan on several stops you don't make to get food-supplies. Then, you're trying to feed your kids and all your plans go to hell. However, I've been on the diet long enough that I know that you have to make do and in the words of Ruby's preschool, "You get what you get and you don't get upset." So I gave up my yogurt (to Ruby, who devoured it) and made two with two joysticks. Naturally, when we got to Boston I spent nearly $200 in groceries and we all got caught up on our calories.