How many times have I come here and said I’m going to start up this LJ again, only to do it for a few days, then quit? Well, here I am again, making the same vow…but maybe this time it will stick.

I had to come in here a few days ago to look something up, and as I was looking at my entries, I grew very nostalgic for the time when thathobbitlady was a big part of me life. Which is kind of silly, actually, because my life now is actually so much better than it was back then. So I’m not saying, “Oh, I wish I was back there,” I’m only saying, “Hey, that was a good time.”

But this is a good time too, the best time, and I want to be able to share this time as well, with anyone who might care to look and listen. But first, a word of housekeeping…

BACK TO THE EGG

I’ve been keeping another LJ which was specifically a means of recording my weight loss efforts. It’s been a big help to me, since I’ve been rather faithful about recording my weight and my efforts there, almost every day. I think what I’d like to do at this point is to incorporate that journal into this one.

So yes, there will be entries here which deal specifically with weight loss, eating well, exercise, etc. The name of my LJ has been “Back to the Egg,” and the icon was of a pysanki egg, and I will keep that title and that icon on all entries that have to do with weight loss. So if you are interested, you can read those entries, and if not, you will easily be able to skip them. If anyone is reading, and would like to leave a word of encouragement, or share ideas on weight loss, it would be most appreciated!

In the meantime, tho, I would like to begin with this thought. Today Russ and I took a “day trip” to Montgomery, which is about 100 miles away. It’s a beautiful ride, through green hills, lots of trees, some small towns. We didn’t really do much there except go to the Mall. HAHA! We drove one hundred miles to go to a mall. This was really a time when the journey was much more significant than the destination.

Well, expect for one thing. There is, in fact, in this mall in Montgomery, a Hot Topic store!!! There is not a Hot Topic in Tuscaloosa, and I have missed being able to go in there. So I went in, and spent about an hour looking around (Russ is so patient with me!) and I actually ended up getting something for both Mary and Joey. So kids, get ready! I won’t tell you what I got you, but I think you will like your gifts.

Anyway, this was something a little different, and it was fun. Russ is such a good traveler. We spent a lot of our time LISTENING to the first two episodes of Buffy, which he has on disc. It was actually a lot more rewarding than I originally thought it would be. Well, probably because we are both totally familiar with the episodes, we could already SEE the action in our minds. The revelation was that we found ourselves hearing things in this episode we had never before been aware of. Funny voice inflections, sound effects, the music, etc. What an eye-opener! (Pun intended).

Okay, enough for now. Hope to come back here soon.