No Big Spenders Here

I guess this entry is more about what we didn't eat than what we did. Today's menu was nothing new, interesting, or spectacular. Jeff and I started the day with a frozen whole grain waffle and some meatless sausage. For lunch we ate leftover shrimp scampi with rice, and it was pizza night for dinner - at our son's behest. So our meals were rather ho-hum today. But we did manage to stay on track with eating at home.

Around noon our boy announced that he would like to walk around the mall for awhile, so we agreed that we'd eat before going. This was easy since we had left overs in the fridge. After arriving at the mall, we also managed to side step temptation. We did not eat a chocolate dipped cone at Dairy Queen. We did not stop at the coffee shop attached to Barnes and Noble. We did not even walk into the candy store along the way. In short, we were on our best behavior.

This is pretty rare for us, actually. It is difficult to go to the mall without wanting all the goodies attached to the trip. Our only concession was to drop a couple of quarters in gumball machines to get something to chaw on while we walked.This turned out to be a double-edged sword. On one hand the gumballs were sort of hard to chew making us really work our jaws for the taste. On the other hand, they did manage to provide some oral gratification short of consuming food which is hard on the wallet and the waistline.

Our self-denial was rewarded when he came home to pizza night and the latest episode of True Blood. We have discovered Red Baron's new pan pizza which strongly resembles the old Pizza Hut pan pizza crust, my all time favorite. Thus, thirty minutes after arrival we were firmly ensconced on the couch munching pizza, watching Sookie and Vampire Bill, while sipping the end of the tawny port. All in all, it was a good day.