The Start of 2009

Ah, come on friends, you KNOW there is a story here!

Spent the last day of 2008 at Sea World here in San Antonio with our daughter and three grandgirls, aged 3-7. We stopped at Cracker Barrel on the way for our traditional breakfast. After Sea World was done, we met her hubby (who had to work) at one of the first restaurants they ever took me to, "Cha Cha's".

Started with their premium margaritas at $27 per pitcher. They are simply the best margarita I've ever had. Smooth as silk.

Then on to the chips and nicely spiced salsa.

Gorditas were next, served with beans and rice. One ground beef, one pork.

Good stuff.

Got home about 7pm Suddenly extremely tired -- and can you believe that walking around Sea World for 6 hours only got me 7,000 steps on my new pedometer?

Decided to forgo any New Years Eve's festivities, and went to bed.

Woke up at 5 minutes after the beginning of the new year praying........to the porcelain god in the bathroom. Well, actually I was sitting on the porcelain throne with a bucket (the wastebasket) in my lap.

First the margaritas

Then the breakfast

Then the mexican food

Crawled back into bed, only to repeat the whole scenario every 20-30 minutes through the night.

Soon it was once an hour, and now I am pleased to report it's been three hours since any incidents.

I have consumed a bottle of water, a bottle of gatorade and six saltine crackers.

Think this could be the start of a new diet for 2009?

Hope your New Years Day started with much more fun than did mine.

Happy New Year!

Susan