Who’s got two thumbs and ate frog legs for dinner? THIS GIRL. :)
Ok. If you don’t live in Chicago, Longman & Eagle is a gastropub in Logan Square. It’s within walking distance from my house and they have many things to teach you in the ways of awesome food and also whiskey. It’s a bit dangerous for people like me and Niles who like food and also whiskey, but it’s also pretty pricey, so we don’t get there that often. I was feeling a bit down last night, so treating ourselves to a little gastric awesomeness was in order.
And yeah, frog legs! I don’t think I had ever had them before. Not out of any grossness factor, just because the opportunity had never presented itself. They were delicious! But everything at Longman & Eagle is delicious. Fortunately for me, the portions are also pretty small.
On the way home last night, I thought to myself, that was a great dinner, but probably not the best way to slim down for your sister’s wedding. And then I thought, how cliche of you, to try to lose weight before a wedding. That’s so CATHY. Am I right? I mean, yes, the photos and memories of MC’s wedding will last forever, but you know what? So will the memories of those frog legs, and the lobster potato salad.
Old habits are hard to break. The first thing I think of when I hear “wedding” is “lose weight for a dress”, even if I’m not in the wedding. Of course, I never actually lose weight for weddings. I just feel guilty about every.piece.of.food I put in my mouth until the wedding, freak out about how fat I look in the wayyy too expensive dress I bought, reapply makeup that I’ve cried off, show up and secretly hate every thin woman there, then drink too much and become bffs with the thin women I was just secretly hating. Hmm. This is actually what I do for EVERY major event. I’m crazy.
LOL and it’s TOTALLY Cathy.
Kristin, I heart you. :D That’s such a perfect summation of it too. Every time I’ve aimed to lose weight for an event, I’ve only managed to burden myself with guilt over not being able to do it. Such a waste of time and energy!