Well I went to see Last Vegas. The theatre had an issue with coordinating the sound and video, so they delayed the filming for about a half hour. The staff handed out free passes no expiring, for any show, any time. So I got a two for one deal today. Nice way to start out November. The movie is really a good one, lots of laughs but some very sweet, heartfelt moments as well. How could they lose with that cast?

Yesterday I was hungry all day long, I ended up slightly over my cals. so I decided to remove myself from home for the afternoon. Thus the movie. I did not have any popcorn or soda, which used to be very hard for me, in fact,I gave up my soda addiction about 10 years ago, but movies still equals popcorn and movie pop corn is the worst. So I had a LARGE chicken salad with lots of greens before I headed out. Didn't miss the popcorn at all. And oddly, I don't remember smelling it in the theatre either. Maybe I have learned to focus on other things in a theatre now?

I went to TJMAXX afterwards and couldn't believe the amount of people out doing what sure seemed to be Christmas shopping, guess they wanted to get a head start. This year, we are doing all our giving to my sister who is now in another home after the Colorado floods. Everyone else in the family will just have to suck it up. Sis comes first and foremost this year. Oh and we will also give double our Dec. donation to the Foodbank since the food stamps programs got cut today and many of the flood victims still need additional help due to businesses closed and not able to get back to their normal lives yet.

Hope everyone survived their Halloween ok. And please consider giving to your local food donation programs, there is a huge need now, and not just for holiday meals.

We have such lovely and thoughtful people on here.... Happy November to everyone....x

Jean

Ain't it the truth :laugh:

Happy November:happy:

Veteran's Day 2013

I'm with you. When I first moved to Colorado the snow fall was so romantic and charming. I am pretty much over it entirely. If I have the fireplace lit, wine and cheese handy with no place else to be, I can handle it for an evening.

I love the snow gently falling and the quiet peacefulness it brings. I don't like the ice on the roads though. So far we are having a very warm fall here in Reno.70 yesterday and gorgeous. We need snow on the Sierras soon!

Our Rockies need more snow. After the flooding in Sept. everyone was "we don't need any more moisture!" but we do need it in the mountains away from the Front Range.

I love the Reno area, similar in many ways to the Front Range area. We have had several upper 60s sunshine days, it is brilliant outside right now. Humm, maybe I should go out and do some walking??

Brrr.. I hate all this talk of snow,we are due for our first blast of cold weather this week. It had been pretty mild up to now, although I have had to clean ice off the car windscreen a few times over the last few weeks. Just as I am getting back into going for an early morning run before work at silly o'clock. I won't run on frozen pavements, not worth the risk.

Of course we don't get anything like the amount of snow or cold temperatures that you get in Canada or other places, but that means we are also not geared up for it when it does happen. I suppose it is not worth investing a lot of money in something that only happens infrequently!

Thank you and same to you. It sounds beautiful there and the 50's is a nice comfortable temperature! We just left western Massachusetts, where we enjoyed a beautiful fall, with great leaf scenes, mountain views (hills compared to the Sierras), nearby farms and fun hiking and biking. Once the temps got into the 20's at night, however, we left for our seasonal trip to Florida. An entirely different world from our Northampton home, but each good in its own way.

Had enough snow and cold for a while, thanks Mother Nature, now can I get my sunshine back?

Enjoying all the Dr. Who stuff for the 50th year celebration.

Decided on lamb shank for Thanksgiving, not going to go out. No turkey either. Hubby and I are pretty much over turkey. Too much of it over the years. Chicken, lamb, fish, lean pork, bison, and an occasional steak is pretty much it for meats for us now.

And we decided to make Christmas extra special by having Fondue, since we both love it and don't eat it, it will be our holiday treat meal. I will be doing some serious portion control because it isn't easy to fit into my cals. Using veggies to dip will help tremendously, I have been calculating what I can and can not have with it. And yeah it will be cheese for entree and chocolate for dessert. I plan to do extra exercising as well.

Anyone else trying to find out how to be naughty but nice for Chrissy?