The Shoes Have Arrived.
And now I have photos. They're a little snug yet, but since they're leather they will stretch. The right one hurts but I have an injured pinky toe, so I think that's the source of it. And now, a barrage of photos!
Cultured Milk
I don't like milk. I never have. I think that this has been exacerbated by the fact that cow's milk tastes weird to me. We raised dairy goats when I was a kid and so we had raw goat's milk and only drank cow's milk if we happened to run out. At any rate, I didn't care much for goat's milk either. I always worry that I'm not getting enough calcium, especially while I'm trying to lose weight [since studies show that getting enough low-fat dairy helps with that.] I love yogurt and try to eat that often, but sometimes I'm in a hurry. Tillamook makes yogurt smoothies that are great for this but they're about the cost of 3 containers of yogurt and have roughly twice the sugar. While doing our weekly grocery shopping yesterday I spotted Nancy's Kefir Cultured Milk. At 75 cents it was more expensive than my yogurt and higher in both fat and calories but it seemed much higher on the ease factor. Plus, I'd still get all the benefits of the active cultures. So, this morning I worked out a little bit and then grabbed the carton from the fridge. I shook it, opened it, and smelled it. The smell wasn't great but that didn't deter me. I poured it into a glass and even with vigorous shaking, it remained a bit chunky. I took a small sip and nearly gagged. The taste to me was like the smell from a goat's udder. I took a second sip just in case my first was more a reaction to the smell. Nope, still tasted like the smell of an udder. So, quick and easy not withstanding, I couldn't drink it and we won't be purchasing it again.
I’m in Love With a Shoe.
I have located the perfect shoes for the wedding. Granted, they're on sale now which means that the color I want will likely be gone before I can get to a Fluevog store to try them on. I'm hesitant to order them online without trying them on because the return policy for sale items is to give store credit only. So, if they don't fit, I'm out $150 and have to hope that they make another pair of shoes that fit me. They're just so beautiful:
Edited to add A friend of mine pointed out that the shoes were available from Zappos.com for slightly more money. They've been bought and should be here by the end of next week! Now we just hope that they fit.
Christ-A-Licious!
TheBoy and I do grocery shopping once a week. We try to go on Sunday evenings, after dinner if possible, when our chosen grocery store is less packed. Although, our store of choice is brand new, so there usually aren't that many people swarming it. At any rate, we always try to make up a menu for the next week and first on this week's list was pita bread. We made some pita pizzas, because we're trying to watch what we eat pretty closely as we both need to shed some pounds. When we finally located the pita bread in the store, I was transfixed by this package looking up at me. Bible Bread!?! A little bit of research on the company doesn't reveal whether they are heavily religious, just that they're organic. They're simple, whole wheat and sesame seed pitas. They were pretty tasty, I might even called them Christ-a-licious! Which, Mac and I decided would make a fantastic url. If I thought I would ever use it, I'd register it right now.