Turning 34 Isn't That Bad...

Yeah, if that was true but 43 it is. I'm way past my physical prime so to speak but after regaining the health and physical condition I have aspired for quite some time until I started September of last year, I feel much healthier and happier. I can't do anything with the receding hairline or the increasing number of white hair unless I cheat if you know what I mean but I'm letting that run it's course naturally. Anyway, I'm thankful that I'm still alive and kicking and actually feel stronger than ever. Every day that I'm alive, that my family is safe and healthy is something I don't take for granted. God is so good!

We celebrated my birthday a day earlier by having a buffet dinner last night at 'The Ark' since Ophine is having a class tonight. It is pricey but if you bring your appetite and know what to pick, you can have your money's worth! Their prime rib au jus is my favorite since they cook it to it's desired doneness, perfectly medium rare. It's not meant to be cooked and eaten any other way. So too are their poached salmon, raw oysters, xl peel and eat shrimps and crab legs (they did away with the King Crab legs but they replaced it with large snow crab legs). The kids always pick the food 'suitable' for them. Pizza, mac and cheese, spaghetti, fried chicken and the like...'Lugi', but what can you expect? At least their dessert table is loaded with really good stuff and the kids plus Ophine never shy away from this. Anyway, it was a great dinner and for one meal, I totally took a break from my diet. Can you blame me? Their prime rib can be my death row last meal!!! The restaurant took a beating from me at the carving station.

Too bad, I can't post my photo with the kids. Ophine's trusty p&s was not that trusty after all and it was way out of focus. I guess it was quite dim that the lens was still 'hunting' when the shutter was pressed.

Next year, it will be magnum __!!!