Ugh.
I took the day off today to attend the retirement luncheon for a dear friend of mine on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (it's a 2 hour drive to the restaurant, which is why it took the whole day). I scoped out the menu of the place on line - it all looked yummy - so I had a very light breakfast, anticipating a HUGE lunch. We got into town early, and we found the guest of honor at the local maritime museum. On a lark, I said to him "Hey, let's go to the restaurant before anyone gets there, and have a Bloody Mary while we're waiting!"
Well, they all thought that was just about the best idea since sliced bread!!
So off we went.
It ended up being a bloody day, indeed, for Mary, as pretty much all of the guests thought that sounded just fine!
And we didn't eat off the menu -- our guest of honor pre-ordered a buffet of local faves, including oyster stew (yum!), chicken Chesapeake (with lump crab, of course), rockfish, and various local and in-season veges. And cheesecake for dessert.
Oh, my. It was a feast to bust a gut. I don't think I'll be reporting in for that weight loss challenge this week!