Day 3 of 14 (posted just a little late)

[auntiemeesh]

I made it through the day. Despite harsh temptation in the form of gigantic slices of chocolate and carrot cakes at the luncheon, plus complementary treat bags filled with candy and bite-sized chocolates, I made it through the day without any sweets.

eve11 and I went downtown last night to watch the Pens game on the big screen outside Mellon Arena (where the Pens were playing). This was a last minute plan, decided upon while we were at the gym yesterday morning. No lawn chairs, no blankets, but plenty of yummy/healthy food courtesy of eve11. Nothing daunted, we spread our jackets on the mulchy ground and plopped down with a great view of the screen. And then we sat there and shivered through two periods. The second period, FSN lost it's feed or something and we were stuck with the feed from the JumboTron which showed the action but had no sound or other information. At that, we were lucky. Everyone else watching the game on FSN was SOL and just had to miss most of the second period. Not that they missed much other than the Pens sucking mightily. It was a most depressing game. Due to the shivering and lack of a decent feed (at this point we didn't know it was a city wide failure) we decided to bail after the second period. So we packed up and headed to Silky's where we watched the Pens fail to rally even the slightest bit. So, Saturday it's back to Philadelphia and the hideous orange glare from all the Flyers fans. Bummer.

And on to today. I get to go in to work early, which means I get to come home early, as well. I have to babysit tonight, though, so no real fun for me. Especially as this particular family doesn't have a tv. My goal, therefore, is to take my laptop along and finish up my Merlin fic after the kidlet is in bed. One good thing - there's no sweets in their house, so that will greatly cut down on temptation.

Comments

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the will power! Stay strong--you can do it!
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[westwindschild.livejournal.com]

Sorry the game went so poorly; I was pulling for the Pens. The Caps play their win-or-go-home game tonight. I really want them to win; DH believes Boudreau might get fired if they don't advance to the 2nd round at least. I know the difference between hired and fired is only one little letter, but it seems unrealistic to demand that high a level of performance from a coach. Guess I should ask Michel Therrien about that, eh?

Have fun with babysitting!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I saw that the Caps had an outstanding game yesterday. :)

[westwindschild.livejournal.com]

They were amazing! Many of our former Hershey Bears, especially our child prodigy goalie, made the game. Ovie had his divinely inspired goal that will be on highlight reels for years to come, but it was the former Bears that won the game. I so love hockey!

[westwindschild.livejournal.com]

BTW, congrats on the Pens win yesterday. It was really an amazing game!

[antbee362.livejournal.com]

I too am sorry that the Flyers were not yet defeated. I was hoping hockey season would be over by the time I returned to civilization.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Well, hopefully things will get back to normal now. :)

[laurell.livejournal.com]

Wow. Good luck with the diet.
Way to go!
I really need one too...

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm trying to think of it not as a diet (one which is surely going to cause me to gain weight) so much as a chocolate cleansing, lol. Once I've beaten the constant need for chocolate, then I'll start worrying about portion control and fat content and all of that other good stuff. One thing at a time, right?

[laurell.livejournal.com]

Wow, you really treat chocolate as an addiction. Probably you better do.But I saw you were exircising as well, this is great. This the a whole new way of life!
Keep posting, I am getting my own inspiration from your posts!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Oh, chocolate is definitely an addiction - it's the caffeine, same as coffee. Plus the sweetness. :)