Steve's Birthday

Today was Steve's birthday. Yep - he's turning 29 (again!)...  :)

We went to see our Chiropractor/Nutritional coach on Friday. We've both kind of plateaued on the weight loss the past couple of weeks, so he encouraged us to "go nuts" for Steve's birthday. Cheat on the diet, have whatever we want, and then hit the diet hard again on Monday. He thinks that might "jumpstart" our metabolisms into burning mode once again...so we said OKAY!!! He actually told me the two words I've longed to hear from a doctor forever...which were "eat as much bread as you crave"! Whoo hooo...(twist my arm why don't ya?)

So we started out our Sunday morning at the Rockwood Bakery (do you hear the angels singing???) They have AMAZING baked goods. I love their scones. Unfortunately, they didn't have my absolute favorite - the marionberry scone, so I got the mixed berry, which was almost (but not quite) as delicious. I also had my first cup of coffee since Jan. 1 - an iced sugar-free vanilla latte...which I only drank half of, because immediately it made me start feeling woozy...all that caffiene and milk - whoa - overloading my sensitive digestive system!

Later on for lunch we went to a local establishment called Twigs. I had an amazing White Truffle Prosciutto pizza. It was a thin crust, with herbed garlic oil., prosciutto, scallions, provolone, mozzarella, and white truffle oil. OMG. So good. Cheese and bread...what more could I ask for in the perfect meal? We also split one of their signature toasted pecan caesar salads...delicious.

Then we decided to go see a movie. We had seen previews for "The Bounty Hunter" featuring Jen Aniston and Gerard Butler. We like both of them, and it looked like a funny premise - an bounty hunter who gets to track down his ex-wife and send her to jail...but sadly, it ended up being a snoozer. Poorly written and badly edited. The funniest scenes were definitely in the trailer. Bummer. Can we get those two hours of our lives back please?

But on to dinner - we visited Anthony's on Spokane Falls for their amazing Alaskan Sea Scallops. They are served with rice and steamed asparagus, which would actually be a fairly healthy meal on our diet - EXCEPT for the cup of creamy clam chowder and basket of warm sourdough bread they serve with it...uh, oh. WOW. I am STUFFED. As we sat near the window at Anthony's we could see the spring storm clouds gathering, and sure enough, it was pouring rain by the time we left the restaurant. Oh well, spring showers bring May flowers!

So didn't the doctor say "eat the bread"??? I think I followed his orders explicitly today. In one day I had a scone, pizza crust and sourdough bread - and now I am actually excited to get back on the diet again tomorrow...(whew!)...but most importantly:

Happy Birthday Steve!

35 Months

Today marks 35 months since my dossier was logged in (LID) in China...and tomorrow will mark 4 months that I've been logged in with the Waiting Child program at my agency. Children continue to be matched (a lot of little boys!) and I continue to wait my turn...so not much new to report in my world.

I was so pleased to see Sandra Bullock win the Oscar for Best Actress this week. "Blind Side" was definitely one of my favorite movies of the past year. If you have not seen this movie - GO. It's not a "chick flick" or a "football movie"...it's a movie for everyone. Between this movie, and the earthquake in Haiti, the agency where I work has seen more and more people opening their hearts to adoption in recent months. February was the biggest month for new applications that we've seen in almost a year (and it was a short month) - good news for children everywhere who are living without families!

My friend Bonnie is in China and has her little NiNi now. Our agency is trying to get them back to the U.S. as soon as possible so NiNi can get the heart surgery she so desperately needs. Please keep them in your prayers in the coming weeks.