4-25-10 Sunday (Plain Ordinary)

I surrender.  I give up.  That’s it.  I’m done.  I am a big ole quitter.  I was going to give Atkins more time but screw it.  In a recent post, Alix commented -

“We already talked about Atkin's the other day, so you already know what I think, but I just want you to consider this... When do salads and broccoli ever make people fat?”

I’m still a firm believer in Atkins.  Maybe it didn’t work for me.  Maybe I was doing something wrong.  I’m gonna go for Weight Watchers.  Alix, the ex-big-ole-heffer, had done so well with Weight Watchers.   She’s truly an inspiration. 



I’m not sure when to start my new endeavor.  I suspect it will be after my Mom leaves.  She brought a bunch of recipes with her so it would seem she’s ready to cook!  I can’t disappoint her by not eating, can I?  
Speaking of food, last night while channel surfing we caught Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food network.

Inspired by the show, Jim went on line this morning to check out what restaurants in Charlotte were featured on this show.  He found 4 places, only 1 of which was open on a Sunday.  Off to the Landmark Diner we went.  It was a 15 minute wait; on a Sunday afternoon at 1:30, this place was booming.  Prior to our departure, we couldn’t find what was recommended here so we asked the server.  We mentioned the show.  She said the Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) was featured along with the turkey and stuffing dinner.  We ate the Spanakopita as an appetizer per the server’s recommendation.  It was “OK”.  I had chicken slovaki which was “OK”.  My mom had a patty melt which was “good” but nothing exciting.  Jim had a sandwich of sliced roast beef with sautéed onions and Swiss cheese.   He said it was “OK”.  While in my typical for-blog-research-mode, I found a review that said,

“For being featured on Guy Fieri's "Diner's, Drive-Ins, and Dives," my experience at the Landmark was quite ordinary.”

Perfect choice of words!  In all fairness, one of us should have eaten the turkey as featured on the show. 

 
After lunch we drove around uptown Charlotte and through some neighborhoods with huge pretty houses (Myers Park).  We spotted a man-made lake at a business park with geese and ducks so we took a closer look.  It was relaxing to watch the baby ducks swim around with mama-duck.

Everyone was tired when we got home.  My mom napped, Jim napped, I blogged.
Steaks on the grill, baked onions, and baked potatoes (not for me).  Mmmmmmmmm.  We settled in with a movie “The Stepfather”.  Good movie.  I’m not sure what’s in store for tomorrow yet.

We traveled from Flagstaff to Phoenix.  It wasn’t much of an eventful day but we still enjoyed it.  Check it out here.

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