After hitting “publish” on my blog post yesterday, I realized I had 45 minutes before my eye doctor opened to call to make an appointment, so instead of farting around on Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram, I got my walking shoes on and headed out the door. We had rainy/stormy weather predicted but I beat the rain – it was a glorious overcast 72 degrees – perfect!
I walked our neighborhood for 40 minutes, hitting just over 5000 steps before 9 am! Some of the streets are very hilly – Lisa F. this picture of the ski jump is for you!
The hills actually helped my sore leg muscles after my workout on Tuesday. Still a bit sore today too – gah, I am old! When I got back I was able to get into the eye doctor by 9:45 – nice! I heated up a quick breakfast – one buttermilk pancake and a leftover breakfast sausage muffin. I have to apologize for my photography from yesterday – my glasses are 14 years old, and while my eyes have changed over the years, my glasses aren’t up to par – I seriously thought most of these pictures were in focus!
The eye doctor said I had a viral infection in both eyes. I told her I was confused because I wear daily contacts that I throw out at the end of each day. She said I could have picked it up from the cart at a grocery store or on a piece of equipment at the gym. While I wipe down my machine when I am done with it, it never dawned on me to clean it before I started! I have antibiotic drops I’ll take 4 times a day for the next 7 days. Just one more day wearing my glasses and tomorrow I can put my contacts in again.
I came home, said hello to Tony, emptied the dishwasher, made my lunch and headed out to get my prescription filled. While I was waiting for that, I got my oil changed on my car – so I was pretty productive! I ended up taking a half day and got to work at noon. I didn’t have to start until 12:30, but there wasn’t enough time to change, go to the gym to do my strength and get back to work by 12:30 – good thing for my morning walk!
I ended up making a chicken and veggie stir fry with whole wheat noodles. This was so filling, I only ate about 2/3 of it.
You all know that I love our deep fryer. It holds the temperature really well and nothing tastes greasy – well, until the oil gets old. I’ve needed to replace the oil in our fryer for a while, which is why I haven’t used it in a while. While Tony filled up my car with gas at Sam’s Club last week, I ran in to get oil. I was going to buy an 8 quart container of Wesson, that is until I looked right next to it and found this giant bottle of oil – 18.5 quarts and it was $21! Duh!
I ended up making us chicken sandwiches and . . . wait for it, wait for it. . . BEER BATTERED ONION RINGS! Yes, I know I’ll get shit for saying that, what with my aversion to onions – but onion rings are the exception to our rule. But we are picky about our onion rings – they have to be super thin, the breading has to stay on. My beer batter: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup beer, pinch of salt, cracked pepper – that’s it. I probably could have used half that amount as there was a substantial amount of batter leftover – I only fried up about 3/4 of one onion for the both of us. I love that I got all the peanuts for the squirrels in the backdrop of this picture – ha! I really should be a food stylist!
I didn’t get all my steps in, nor did I do my back exercises – but I plan on doing those over the weekend. I can’t remember what’s on the strength menu today, so if it’s not too long, I may be able to knock both of them out.
So every once in a while Tony will leave me a note, a letter, etc. since I normally go to bed before him. Yesterday morning he left me this note. Mind you, we are having a battle with the central air. Tony thinks that 83 is perfectly comfortable in our house, while I walk around with boob sweat at that temperature. He does keep the central air on at night though so I can sleep without tossing and turning. Tony also believes that he is going to die before me, because he couldn’t live without me. He also thinks I have a hand in all his ailments he’s had since we’ve been married, because he says he felt fine before marrying me!
Dear Lizabeth:
It’s morning and by now you’re awake. If you check the bed you will find a frozen mass that used to be your husband. I hope your night was comfortable, mine was like a night in an unheated igloo. I am writing this note to ask a favor. During my funeral can I be displayed upright holding a beer to toast to the guests attending this saddest of events?
Also, I would like to be topless. Please ask the mortician to add some hair to my chest. Oh yes, I would like to have a tattoo of my last book title “The Bitch Killed Me, She Really Killed Me.” I would like to wear very short shorts with my “cheeks” exposed.
Please remove my liver and ship it to my colon cancer doctor with a note that says “Please use this in good health.” I’m sure given a few weeks after my death, you will settle down with a guy named Troy, or Lucas.
Good-bye darling. It was fun, right up until I died.
Yours,
Tony
P.S.
Dear Tony,
All of Biz’s readers will be in attendance to see those cheeks. How could we resist?! A dead man wearing short shorts with his cheeks making an appearance? It is a once in a lifetime experience really.
Cannot stop laughing at his note!!!
Here is how I see the situation of Tony being sick since you married him: He had to be strong and tough, but then his heart knew he met someone strong enough to hold him up for a moment. His body is just catching up on all the illnesses he avoided, that’s all. That’s what is happening.
I had boob sweat over the weekend. It wasn’t pretty.
Omgooooosh Tony is too much. Hilarious!! hahahaha, I could die. I’m sorry you’ve got an eye infection – no fun! But if it’s a virus, why did they give you antibiotics? Nothing cures a virus but letting it run it’s course, or so I thought?
Gah – I am bummed about all the health problems in your household. Here’s hoping it stops now!
Ummmm… have you tried frying with coconut oil? In Chicago, there is a place called Columbus foods and you can get coconut oil from them really inexpensive (we get ours from there). It tastes amazing and light.
Hahaha his note had me laughing out loud! He’s got a good sense of humor 🙂
What a funny note from Tony!
I like onion rings, but not the ones that are wide rings, just thin ones – like the onion strings they put on sandwiches.
Hope your eyes feel better soon!!
HaHa – Tony is a funny guy!!!
83F? I would die. I keep our A/C at 73F. Thankfully, its been cool at night( rare for the summer here), so I turn it off at night. We have a LEAF that has to be charged and it can only be charged when the Air is off because it is attached to the same source as the Air. That’s going to suck come July/August.
SO…If I am reading this correctly you have to unplug your car to run your air? My first reaction is “awesome” I can live! But then the electrician in me wants to run a new circuit to the air or car.
I must admit I prefer to pollute when driving. It’s my Midwest upbringing. I also try to only buy meat that was teased before its death.
Tony
omg that is TOOOO funny
Hilarious!! You guys remind me so much of my husband, Chris and me. Chris is a big goofball and he told me that when he dies, he’d like to be stuffed by a taxidermist. He’d like to have a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other and he wants me to drag him out for all major holidays. Death seems so much less intimidating if you ridicule it!
Hahaha! Tony is hilarious!
Sorry Biz, it seems between Tony’s health, your toe and now your eyes you guys have just been having one thing after another. Get well soon!
wow. Onions huh? lol Sorry about your eyes. Gyms are gross pits of germs. that’s why I like to avoid them…lol
Tony is too funny! And I won’t even guess what kind of beer Tony wants in his hand, lol!
Blatz!
Tony’s letter was hilarious. I personally don’t think you are a Troy or Lucas kind of lady. (No offense to anyone with those names). Yeah for prompt treatment to your eyes. I am such an eye fanatic. If anything is wrong with my eyes I am at the doc asap. FYI my daughter started out like you… first it was onion rings and French’s fried onions then she moved on to caramelized onions in her fajitas , and then onion rolls (tee hee). BTW any toe updates?
I had to re-read your instagram yesterday because I thought “there’s no way she’s eating onions!!” lol.
And, omg, you guys are soo funny. I love it!
I know, we are all anti-onion, and then we eat onion rings – go figure! 😀
Tony! That note cracked me up. Actually Carlos and I had a bizarre death conversation this morning about afterlife, reincarnation and heaven. Heavy stuff for a 7 year old!
I am also wondering about the ski jump. I hope your eyes get better soon. I can’t help but wonder why an antibiotic if it’s viral?
Wow, that is heavy stuff with a 7 year old.
I am attaching a picture of the ski jump when it is lit up in the winter. Even though we are across the river from it, we can still hear the skis off the jump if we are on our deck!
She said there is an antibiotic in the drops so that it doesn’t turn into bacterial – does that make sense?
The antibiotic drop is probably a steroid type and they are using it to help relieve the inflammation which can cause further damage to the eye.
HAHAHHA!!! That note cracked me up too. And all I could think of was — oh DEAR what is going to happen when menopause comes knocking. My husband sleeps with one blanket and TWO quilts on him now because of my power surges all night long. (while I am sleeping in nada, nothing, sometimes a sheet) fun times. fun times. not! OK WHAT is up with the ski jump?! That is in your neighborhood? It is real? People use it? WHAT??? Hope your eyes are ok. =)
The ski jump is actually across the river from us, and yes, they do use it in the winter time. In fact their annual ski jump competition garners athletes from Sweden and Japan! I think this year will be the 111th year?
I love that Tony!
You eat ONION rings?!?!?! For shame!!!! I’m telling the onion police on you. No more making yucky faces at onions anymore!
That note about the A/C is too funny!
That note is so funny!
Too bad about your eyes, hopefully it heals soon.
And as for the walk in the neighbourhood: love it. I always love to see the neighbourhoods of my blogger friends.
Have a great day Biz.