My Gibbs Moment

Anybody out there watch NCIS? I caught on to it late...am just now catching up with the current episodes, but I do love it. My favorite character is Abby...she is so out there...but totally cool. Friday morning, I had a Gibbs moment...and if you watch the show, you know what that means. If not, let me bring you up to speed. I was sitting at my desk preparing for the day of work that was sure to begin way to soon. I heard this cute little voice, a Kimber voice...no wait...it wasn't Kimber. It was her evil twin Jillian. She was telling some of the girls in my group to give me a hard time today because I sort of had an "attitude" with her the night before. Really???? I think she was being kind. It was more than "sort of". She explained to my co-worker friends how I even "mocked" her. Yes, I did. I just slowly rolled out of my cube and gazed that way. I didn't even have to tap the back of her head (Gibbs reference). She looked a little surprised to see me. We all had a good laugh and I gave her a hard time as well.


The truth is, I really hadn't felt a huge amount of sisterly love for Kimber last night while at the gym. I loved her for helping me. I was smart enough to realize how blessed I was to have her in my corner. But, I wasn't really likin it that much. Tonight however, I can't even remember the misery. I guess this "workin out" thing is a little like childbirth...where you forget the pain associated with the process. Whatever it is, I felt good now.

I REALLY wanted some fried cheese at Chili's tonight. We went there before the hockey game. I had a really stressful day. The holidays can be full of stress and I'm sure you know exactly what I mean. I have been trying to get this one thing done for about a week and everytime I get close, something interrupts me or an emergency comes up. Today I made alot of progress and right at the last step, hit a roadblock. ARGH!!! Plus, I have alot of work right now and my #1 helper at work has been out of the office for 4 days!!!! So...I thought that I really deserved that fried cheese. And as my husband let me out of the car so that I could grab the table, I warned him that I wasn't going to be good. Surprise for me...when I got in there, this Chili didn't even HAVE fried cheese. What is up with that???? It's the Chili's Too Go version with a modified menu. Well...guess I'd have to have a Big Mouth Burger. I really had a hard day and I deserved it, right??? But for some reason, I just couldn't do it. I couldn't order the very good (or bad) food. I went with the Guiltless Grill Salmon instead and a Diet Coke. I feel pretty good about it, but a part of me really wants that fried cheese. I might try the recipe I found on hungrygirl.com for a "allowed" fried cheese. It is made with fiber one and lowfat mozarella and egg beaters. Maybe I will try and do something like that which will allow me to get a "taste" of that fried cheese like substance. Yummmmmmmm. I know, I know....nothing tastes as good as thin feels...and a moment on the lips forever on the hips....WHATEVER. Remember, I'm doing it the "healthy" way. And...I will make sure I have the room on the daily calorie allowance.

Also - a big shout out and praise for my sis and her family. They are missionaries in Mexico. She was released from the hospital today and I am so happy. They are going to get to visit for Christmas which is a real treat...and I have a special surprise for them on Christmas Day...but you'll hear more about that later.

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