2nd Day of 2009 - Good year so far!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Breakfast: Stonyfield Strawberry Yogurt

Lunch: Garlic Bagel

Dinner: (Mexican Restaurant) A few tortilla chips, steak, shrimp, mushrooms, peppers, onions, rice, refried beans

Drinks: Two hot coffees, two margaritas, one 24 oz Sapporo beer, two glasses wine

Walked 14,700+ steps

Just like last year at this time, it was an easy drive to work but not quite as cold a day. Even though temperature was 7 degrees this morning, it warmed to the lower 30s in the day. This mornings walk was rather frigid but with no wind, surprisingly tolerable with my hat and gloves on. Made a Genius playlist off a country and western song and listened to that playlist most of day on iPod.

Got a lot done at work today, mindful of vacation I'm taking week after next, I'm getting most of my December reports out of the way. So a very satisfying and productive day at work with the field very slow. Most people still in holiday mode though things will get cranking on Monday.

After work, took dog for a walk around the neighborhood and just like last year at this time, it was rolling in snowbanks and loving the cold and snow. Last year I noted in this blog that the snow cover was as deep as I've seen it this time of year but the winter got a lot milder after that and most of that snow melted away. This year, there is a lot of cold and snow in the long-range forecast so this might be the winter to remember when all is said and done.

After the dog walk, went with wife to Mexican restaurant and in effort to really lose weight this year, I only had a few of the tortilla chips and skipped appetizer. For main course, I gave 1/3 of my steak to the wife and ate the rest of the dish. Actually feeling pretty good that I didn't stuff myself to the gills as I usually do when I go to this place.

Looking forward to a very restful weekend before a hectic week at work and then a 10-day vacation in which I hope to get a lot of hiking and book reading done!