Sun 13 May

Had a great time in Madison yesterday with Laura. She treated to brunch at Sardine's for Mother's Day and even bought half a dozen oysters for us to share! We were able to get her a belated additional birthday present since all we got her were a pair of Costco jeans on our last visit. She is for sure moving to Colorado to begin her teaching at the School of Mines on Aug 10, so she will need hiking boots. We took her to REI and got her a nice pair of Oboz. I got a nice pair of Chaco casual shoes, sort of sneakers but nicer looking and only a size 9 so I don't feel like I'm wearing tuna boats on my feet when I don't need to worry about foot swelling. I will be much happier to have nicer looking walking shoes for our Europe trip. I was also most pleased this morning that the scale was back down to 147. Hopefully this is a return to what had been my normal, rather than an anomalous low day. Food: 8:30 am Chocolate chip danish, 103 g blackberries, coffee