Fabulous

We had a fabulous weekend!! Friday night was spent watching hockey and chilling with the puppies. The Mayor had a “mandatory” practice, so we binged Dexter in his absence. Consequently, we had a restful Friday night, which was the perfect setup for an extremely busy Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday we headed down to Amerant Arena to tailgate with the Kennedys before the Panthers game. For the first time in months, it was actually quite hot outside. The arena was nice and cold. The Panthers took on the Chicago Blackhawks and gave up a goal within seven seconds of the puck drop. Thankfully, it was the last goal they’d give up on Saturday. It’s so impressive seeing Barkov and Tkachuk play in person. Barkov is an absolute magician on the ice.

After the game ended, the Hubby, John and I headed to the casino. Unfortunately, we spent the afternoon losing on the terrace. We decided to try our luck inside but found none. Mercifully, we took a dinner break and enjoyed an amazing steak at Farraday’s. My lemon drop martini was also mighty tasty. After dinner and a double shot of fireball, we were back on the slots. We built up quite the reservoir of credits over a couple of hours but lost it all in a matter of minutes. Oh well, we had an absolute blast.

Sunday we ran to Walmart to get the Mayor some work boots and Dickies for his new job. Afterwards, we crashed on the couch until we had to leave for the Mayor’s game. Last night’s game was one that they should have won. As it turns out, it’s hard to win a hockey game when it’s played as an individual game and not a team sport. Oh well! Learning to lose and lose gracefully is integral to learning to win and to live life. The Mayor’s team is supremely talented, so I’m excited to see how they channel this adversity. Overall, the ending wasn’t great, but the weekend was fabulous.

2025 Goal Tracker:

• Run a 5K: in training
• Complete Kayla Itsines program: in progress
• No afternoon Starbucks (except for travel/vacations): Made it into February and I haven’t buckled!
• Top performer at work: on it!
• Travel: working on it
• Eat to lower inflammation: in progress
• Read daily: in progress. I just finished reading Armadale by Wilkie Collins, which was great. Tonight I am starting The Eagle and The Hart by Helen Castor.
• Get out of debt: in progress
• Financial independence: in progress

Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

This question is a bit offensive. It presumes that any of my to-do list gets down. Sometimes I feel like my to-do list is like footprints that get erased by the waves. In my case, the waves would be time.