The First Hiatus

Yep, that's right, readers. Tomorrow I venture south for two days of wine tasting in Temecula and animal watching at the Wild Animal Park with a Kansas City-based friend. She is also on a diet, so we will be enacting the old stereotype of two adult women on a diet, drinking too much.

While I will attempt to make healthier choices, I do intend to enjoy my meals out. So, that means no special requests to the kitchen. And probably no margaritas. My goal: to enjoy the trip without gaining any of my 9 lost pounds back.

I will also do what Ms. Guttersen discourages-- saving all of your week's wine for a single day. But come on, we are taking the drunk bus! I'm not paying $88 to spit my wine out.

So, back with a full report on Tuesday.