I'm not much of a bacon eater, and I'm generally not much of a meat eater, but I do love some ham. Ham is that perfect mixture of sweet and salty, pink and delicious. There is nothing like sweet potatoes and ham, ham and cheese, ham and eggs, green eggs and ham, and ham with, well, just about anything. I rarely eat it, and when I do eat it, I eat it sparingly, but I wanted to let everyone know just how great ham is. Celebrate ham!
With that out of the way, I have some great news. First, today was my 5th session of deep water aerobics. I'm absolutely loving the class and I can currently feel almost every muscle in my body, especially the abs and arms. While I'm not losing any more weight, I can see and feel my body getting more toned. It is terrific! This is something that I will absolutely continue. I will try shallow water aerobics at some point, but for now, I'm loving deep water aerobics.
Second, I have my first guitar lesson next Tuesday at noon. I am very excited about this. My sister gave me the awesome present of an acoustic guitar for my 40th birthday. That was six years ago and I still have no idea how to play it. I tried to teach myself, but I was a poor teacher and a poor student. So, now I'm excited to have a real teacher to help me learn this thing. I'll be going to 5 Star Guitars. The fellow who helped me get set up was really helpful I told him that I was a true novice, to the point of not even knowing how to hold the darned thing. He said that was no problem, I just need to tell the teacher what I'm looking to get out of lessons. I told him I hadn't thought much further than simply learning how to hold, tune and play the guitar. He told me to think about what me playing the guitar successfully looked like. What kind of music was I playing? Was I reading music or just using basic chords? Was I performing in a band or just with myself? Things like that. Really helpful!
Third, I found something else new to try. Next Thursday is a Turkey Trot over at Washington Park, near the zoo. It is a 4-mile walk/run early on Thanksgiving morning. I can park at a transit station and take Max over. I've always wanted to do one, but never got around to it. So, this year is the year. I'm also thinking about doing the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis on December 8th. We used to do that one in Seattle.
That is it for the news. Now for a movie review! Catching Fire, the 2nd movie in the Hunger Games series, was fantastic! They did a much better job with the second one than the first, especially outside of the arena. It rang much truer than the first movie, both to the spirit of the books and to the characters themselves. I was tense for most of the film, concerned about the fate of each person in that world. Peta didn't bother me nearly so much in this one, and Snow was pure evil. Excellent! The elder victors were VERY well cast and the whole thing was entrancing. Brian and I both gave this two enthusiastic thumbs up.
Dinner was sweet potatoes, a small slice of ham, green beans and some bread. YUM!
Be happy and healthy!
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