Happy President's Day

Hubby and I have been trying to expand our interests and meet more people, so we joined a wine club a few weeks ago. We went to our first class as members yesterday afternoon. The class was called “Bordeaux 101” and was quite a bit of fun. Hubby is pretty knowledgeable about wine, but I’m not at all, and we spent 2 hours smelling & tasting for various aromas and flavors, like caramel, berry, flowers, etc. There were some really nice people there, and the instructor was very knowledgeable. We’ve signed up for another class on pinot noirs (or is it pinots noir?) this Wednesday. The interesting thing is I really didn’t drink any wine, maybe a half a glass total just from small sips of 8 different wines. I mean, I could have drunk more if I’d been in the mood, but for me it was all just the experience of smelling and tasting.

Today was President's Day holiday, so the dogs and I went on “the big walk” this morning, the same one we took on Saturday. While we were walking through a very wooded area, we could hear an owl hooting nearby. It was kind of spooky and reminded me of that part in the Wizard of Oz in the Haunted Forest. I was “Dorothy” with my 3 little Toto dogs so I started chanting…”Lions and Tigers and Bears…Oh My…” It was such a beautiful day, the dogs enjoyed it, and I got my hour’s worth of aerobic exercise trudging up and down the hills.

Dogs are so wonderful and adaptive…when we went on the same off-leash walk on Saturday, the visiting dogs were like small wild animals. They totally ignored me when I’d call them and they’d run so far ahead I was afraid they’d get lost. They didn’t slow down until they got tired (which took about 45 minutes of full out racing down the trail), so it was a little stressful walking with them.

Well, now that they’ve been with us a few days, they’ve totally adopted me as the pack leader. So on the walk today, they stayed right with me; when they did get a bit ahead, Olive (the more bold of the two dogs), constantly looked back to make sure I was coming. Whenever I’d call them, they’d slow down. It was like they were actually listening to me.

I spent the remainder of the day doing chores, laundry, etc. Although I didn’t succumb too badly, I’ve had the munchies all day. I did have a few extra crackers and a serving of non-fat ice cream which I normally save to eat at night (so I won't have it tonight after dinner). So it will be good to go back to work tomorrow because I always stay OP better when I'm at work (usually I'm too busy to think about eating). Hubby works from home so he’ll get to take care of the dogs tomorrow.

Hubby made a stir fry for dinner, the dogs are all sacked out around me, I’m watching 24 on TV…and all’s right with the world.