Where's the Beach?

Free Time Friday Today was a rest day for me in regards to a workout. I am still a little sore from weights on Wednesday, then doing step yesterday sort of put my legs over the top. I  typically set up Friday as my schedule rest day anyway. It's like a little treat to myself: week over and a little free time. So what did I do with the free time? Why shopping of course. I won't brag too much, but I did find some great bargains! Besides, I think that there was some consensus a while back that shopping is indeed a form of cardio. So, in a way, I did still workout. Right? ;-) Pizza Friday Dinner was the typical homemade pizza . While I blogged, Jason made the Cheeseless Queso with a few tweaks. He wanted to try to make it more like a white cheese dip. Tomorrow I'll post his version. While snacking on the cheeselsess queso, we played pool  and let the bread machine do the manual labor for the pizza. We didn't do anything super exciting for the pizza toppings. I'm ...

What is a friend? Merriam-Webster defines “Friend” as: 1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : acquaintance 2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group 3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity) 4 : a favored companion We find our friends in many places throughout our lives. When we’re young, we usually develop friendships with our peers in school. As we get older, we find new friends in college and then in the workplace. If we’re lucky, we retain some of those original friendships. I am very blessed with a dear friend I’ve known for about 30 years now. She’s just like a sister to me. Speaking of sisters, your siblings may be another source for friendship. I consider my sister to be my very best friend besides my husband. So, our significant others are also a source of friendship.  Lately, I’ve realized that you can also find friendships in unlikely places like blogs and forums. I may never meet some o...